Quebec Language Law Provokes Mixed Reactions
Quebecers mark St Jean Baptiste Day amid rising nationalism as Bill 1 seeks to make French the dominant language in government and public life. Non French speakers worry about coercive provisions and migration trends while some business leaders fear adverse effects on commerce. Ottawa faces uncertain action.
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St. Jean Baptiste
Parti Quebecois
Quebec Party
Quebec
National Assembly
The
Assembly
Ottawa
Robert Bourassa
Camille Laurin
Montreal
Thought For Today on church separation and taxes in First Amendment
Sen. Sam J. Ervin states that Madison and peers aimed for no official link between government and any church or churches and oppose tax support for any church or religious institutions. He emphasizes strict separation in public funding and governance.
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James Madison
Sen
Sam J, Ervin
Washington Addresses Washington Addresses
Senators and Representatives are listed with office locations in Washington D C including Randolph Byrd Rahall Mollohan Slack Staggers and Staggers rooms in the Cannon and Rayburn buildings with ZIP codes 20510. The document provides contact points for lawmakers in the 20510 district.
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Jennings Randolph
Senate
Washington, D. C
Sen
Robert C. Byrd
Russell Building
Nick J. Rahall
Cannon House
Washington D. C
Robert H. Mollohan
John M. Slack Jr
Rayburn House
Washington
Miss Margaret Smith crowned Queen of the Brier Court
Miss Margaret Marlene Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Emery J Smith of 300 Highland St served as maid of honor in the Queen of the Brier Court at Greenbrier Military Academy held at The Greenbrier. Her escort was Joseph H Perdue who is engaged to her. Plans for a new Assembly of God Church at 114 Valley Drive depend on Beckley officials and will cost about 50000 with gothic design.
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Margaret Marlene Smith
Emery J. Smith
Highland St
Greenbrier Military Academy
Greenbrier
Joseph H. Perdue
Beckley
Proposal to expand Grandview and Little Beaver state parks
Bug Dust Editor urges West Virginia to link Grandview and Little Beaver parks into one large state park network. Proposes land acquisitions, improved roads, cabins, a lodge, and airport picnic areas linking three sites for a regional recreation hub. S. Monroe Bledsoe elected president of the veterans club at Huntington convention.
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Grandview State Park
West Virginia
New River Gorge
Grandview
Crow Little Beaver Park
Little Beaver
Raleigh
The
Conservation Commission
Memorial
Penman
Park Dam
Little Beaver Lake
Airport
Shady Spring District
S. Monroe Bledsoe
Huntington
Veterans Club
Sprague pool reopens drawing crowds in chilly season
The Sprague swimming pool is again open and Cecil Miller serves as manager as many residents plan to enjoy the summer sport despite the cool weather.
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Sprague
Cecil Miller
Contaminated Lake Michigan Trout Spark Police Action
Unlicensed renegade fishermen have netted PCB contaminated lake trout for sale in New York Detroit and Chicago over at least three years. Michigan officials pressure wholesale dealers to stop buying the poisoned fish while agents face threats and attacks during a broad pollution cleanup effort for the Great Lakes.
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Lake Michigan
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Greencoats
Great Lakes
Loren Bonde
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Madison
Wis
Food and Drug Administration
United States
Detroit River
Lake Erie
Erie
Lake
International Joint Commission On Reduction
Windsor
Ont
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
United States Steel Corp
Gary
Ind
Reserve Mining Co
Duluth
Lake Superior
Michigan
Longest Panter case ends in deadlock after 320 trial days
In Chicago the Black Panther civil damages trial ends with a 4 to 2 deadlock after 320 trial days and $2 million cost. Jurors Sallie Jones and Colette Barbosa, the lone Black and white members, split on whether police committed abuses in the pre dawn raid that killed Fred Hampton.
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Black Panther
Cook County
Sallie Jones
A&p
Colette Barbosa
Democrats Bank on 20 Million Nest Egg for 1980
A National Finance Council Executive Committee in Washington plans a $20 million fundraising goal by 1980. One thousand donors pledge $20,000 each to back Carter, funding debt payoff and campaign needs. The drive emphasizes involvement and access to officials through seminars and events.
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Washington
New National Finance Council
George McGovern
Carter
North Carolina
Joel McCleary
Dallas
Jess Hay
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Raleigh Register
LB Park
Thomas F. Stafford
Michigan Lakes
Fred Hampton
Panthers
Ilinois
Joseph Sam Perry
Perry
Elmer Fudd
James Montgomery
Joseph S. Witkowski
Police
Mrs. Barbosa
Midland
the Waldorf
McCleary
Philadelphia
Carteran
Council
White House
OPAL
Angola
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