Senate Considered Gay Rights Access in Housing Debate
The Senate Appropriations Committee room hosted a forum on gay rights as lawmakers debated HUD funding for 1978. Differences remained between House and Senate bills on federally funded abortions, with the House banning elective abortions and the Senate allowing funding only in specific cases. In St John New Brunswick a fire in city hall detention area killed 20 prisoners with many officers and inmates injured.
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Mitchell Enters Prison as First U S Attorney General
John Mitchell, 63, becomes the first U S attorney general to be imprisoned, fingerprinted and photographed at Maxwell AFB federal prison camp. Haldeman, 50, surrendering a day early, is moved to Lompoc prison near Los Angeles.
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Weather and notices snapshot from Beckley newspaper
Weather report covers highs in the 80s and 60s with rain chances and extended outlook for Friday through Sunday. River gauges show Greenbrier below normal and Lake Bluestone with 2.6 gates open. Also notes John Ehrlichman sentence in Watergate case and related editorial context.
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Carter Backs Interest Plan in flood relief effort
President Carter favors lower federal disaster loan rates for Appalachian flood victims but opposes loan forgiveness. Senate Leader Byrd notes Byrd and Rep Rahall plan to meet Carter on the relief measure. Carter backs 3 percent business and residential loan rates, while opposing any loan forgiveness.
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Brezhnev and Giscard Sign Détente Declaration
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and French President Valery Giscard d Estaing signed a solemn declaration during Brezhnev’s visit pledging cooperation to slow the arms race and curb nuclear spread. The accord, reached after last minute wordings, marks the most positive result of the three day trip and signals broader French support for disarmament and Western alignment.
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