Educators Assail Askew Budget Burden Shifted to Public
Florida educators and education commissioner criticize Governor Askew's 1.5 billion dollar public school request as shifting costs to local taxpayers. The broad budget plan also outlines a five billion dollar package with a solid tax measure for district funding.
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Fla
UPI
Reubin Askew
Ralph Turlington
Florida Coalition For Responsible Funding of Education
Askew
Fair Loses Challenge On Primary
US District Judge William Stafford dismissed Jim Fair’s suit demanding presidential candidates swear to uphold the Constitution while Florida primaries. The motion was not heard on cald reasons and the case ends, with Fair reacting in disbelief. The political dispute ties to education funding and state vs local cost shares amid budget debates and proposed property tax shifts.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Askew
Thailand Seeks Indefinite U.S. Troop Stay Amid Conditions
Bangkok says it may allow some U.S. troops to remain indefinitely but will order all out by March 20 if conditions are not met. The Foreign Ministry cites sovereignty and national interest as key constraints. U.S. officials expect a general approval within days as defense cooperation projects are discussed.
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UPI
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United States
Ford Quelled Budget Padding Defense Chief Tells Solons
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld testified before the Senate Budget Committee that the 1977 defense budget of 112.7 billion dollars was trimmed from an attempted 1 billion padding and that the final figure could grow if talks with the Soviet Union on strategic arms fail. He defended the budget as necessary to maintain military parity, rejected claims detente has failed, and warned against retreating into an arms race.
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Solons
Washington
UPI
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Rumsfeld
Senate Budget Comite
Soviet Union
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Sen
Henry Bellman
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Colonial Threats Spark Wilmington Mobilization in 1776
Dateline 1776 North Carolina reports British Governor Martin threatening to burn Wilmington unless supplies are provided. Residents organized defense, with the colony recording 9,400 men available in the southern sector to resist his demands.
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Marin
Wilmington
Martin
Mother to be Quizzed On Son's Commitment
In Tallahassee a Senate hearing officer will question Mrs. Dorothy Daniels on her son Marion's 1962 commitment to a Sunland Training Center amid his $78,000 claim for special education and damages for years lost while held in a state institution. Marion, now 25, contends the state should pay for education and he faults prior hospitalizations and releases.
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Dempsey Barron
Daniels
Por St. Joe
Medical Bill Fund Opened for Fort Wabson Family
A fund at Eglin National Bank collects donations to cover medical bills for BI Bozeman and his family after a February 27 electric shock at their Fort Wabson Beach residence. Bozeman, a private surveyor, is in grave condition with about 1909 dollars of expenses in the first 36 hours and no medical insurance. He and his wife Linda have two children aged two and five.
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Wallace ignores upset defeat eyes Illinois in Florida primary
Alabama Governor George Wallace shrugged off a surprising loss to Jimmy Carter in the Florida primary and planned to campaign Tuesday night. He boasted of strong support from a cosmopolitan base and predicted a large delegate block at the convention.
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Gulf Oil Pays Angola for Drilling Royalties
Gulf Oil Corp reports it paid 102 million dollars in royalties held in escrow since December to the pro Soviet faction in Angola for offshore Cabinda drilling and is negotiating for resumption under new terms. The Angolan operations accounted for 8 to 17 percent of Gulf overseas activity with 125 wells yielding about 14 000 barrels daily before independence turmoil.
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UPI
Gulf Oil Corp
Angola
Endangered Lands List Frozen Short of Cash
Florida Cabinet delayed adding projects to the endangered land purchases list after Comptroller Gerald Lewis warned about exhausting the remaining 105 million in the program. The cabinet removed Big Pine Key and Cape San Blas from the top priority list, postponed six new additions for two weeks, and kept a coastal setback line to curb erosion while reviewing the program.
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DNR
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Airport Motel Fire Kills One in Los Angeles
A two story Ramada Inn near L A X was swept by a tasking blaze Tuesday forcing guests to leap from windows. One woman died and about a dozen were injured including several with ankle or lip injuries.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Ramada
Los Angeles International
Twister
MacClenny
Trento
Italy
Bailey Scores Against Prosecution's Witness at Hearst Trial
In San Francisco the defense questions government psychiatrist Joel Fort, a 270-case veteran, alleging bias and strategy influence. Fort admitted reading Alice in Wonderland and Katharine The Trial, while Bailey pressed for credibility and questioned publicity. Fort testified about Hearst’s SLA involvement and bank robbery role, and noted a March letter urging secrecy of his testimony.
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UPS
Patricia Hearst
Joel Fort
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Batley
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Symbionese Liberation Army
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Sangary
Lewis Carrall
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