House Rejects Nickel Gas Tax Hike Amid Energy Fight
The House voted 339 to reject President Carter's proposal for a nickel-a-gallon federal gasoline tax to fund mass transit and roads. Backers framed it as conservation, while opponents warned it would burden suburban and rural motorists and fail to curb consumption.
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House
Carter
William Steiger
R-Wis
National Energy Program
U.S
James J. Howard
D-N.j
New Agency Becomes Law Forming Energy Department
President Carter signed into being the Department of Energy the first new Cabinet agency in 11 years. He nominated James R. Schlesinger as secretary and the Senate energy committee approved him 12-0. The new department will run about 50 programs with a $10.6 billion budget and 20 000 workers, aiming to start by Oct. 1.
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Enix
Carter
Department of Energy
James R. Schlesinger
Senate Energy Committee
Schlesinger
Senate
White House
Rose Garden
New Energy Agency
Jody Powell
Congress
Lincoln Drive widening bid tops rivals in county review
Gilbert firm Hunter Contracting Co submitted the apparent low bid of 773 679 for the Lincoln Drive widening project in Maricopa County. The county will fund about 300 000 with the rest from Paradise Valley. The project has sparked a recall election and possible legal action by a town group amid council tensions.
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Lincoln Drive
Hunter Contracting Co
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Robert R. Adams Construction Corp
Phoenix
Paradise Valley
Northeast Valley flood plan stalls amid cost and policy clashes
Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Phoenix, and Maricopa County engineers seek cheaper flood protection for 24 square miles in the northeast Valley. Consultants propose 100-year protection at 38 43 and 28 million for channels and detention areas but county officials question discharge figures and note conflicting development plans. Bond urges detention areas north of Thunderbird Road and west of Scottsdale Road, costing about 6 million, while others push mixed approaches and cost cuts.
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Chris Shuey
Scottsdale
Paradise Valley
Phoenix
Maricopa County
Collar, Williams and White
Leslie Bond
Bond
Thunderbird Road
Scottsdale Road
Arizona Project
Len Erie
Jack Leavitt
Flood Control District
Dave Burris
Gary Herberger
Burris
Leavitt
Herb Donald
Bob Atherton
Eric
Weather outlook flags heat and possible storms
Sunny and warm conditions continue with high near 105 and overnight low around 85. Humidity remains high and a 10 percent chance of measurable rainfall exists this afternoon tonight and Friday afternoon. Noon temperature reached 105 with 23 percent humidity.
Scottsdale water hook up fee ruling faces rehearing request
Home Builders Association of Central Arizona filed a motion for rehearing of the Arizona Court of Appeals decision upholding Scottsdale’s $400 water hook up fee as constitutional. City Attorney Richard Filler expects a quick denial and the association plans to seek review before the State Supreme Court. The city has held nearly $1 million from fees since 1972 with funds earmarked for water and sewer system improvements including a $4 million North Scottsdale project.
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Arizona Court of Appeals
Scottsdale
Home Builders Association of
Central Arizona
Richard Filler
State Supreme
Superior Court
Robert Myers
Court of Appeals
Scottsdale Shadows
Filler
Franklin D. Aleshire
North
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Carter asks Congress to let millions stay in U S
President Carter proposes that aliens who entered before 1970 register and become legal residents with eventual naturalization. He seeks to curb new crossings while offering status to long‑time entrants. In Los Angeles, Leslie Van Houten murder trial jurors report a 23 day deadlock after deliberations.
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Carter
Congress
United States
Los Angeles
Leslie van Houten
Superior Court
Edward Hinz
Charles Manson
Vance Opens Tough Round With Assad On Peace Plan
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance meets President Hafez Assad in Damascus to seek approval for a new framework for preliminary Middle East peace talks. The talks mark the hardest phase yet in the pursuit of a viable plan.
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Syria
Cyrus R. Vance
Hafez Assad
Middle East
Story
Police hunt bombers in New York bomb threats
Federal and city police investigate a Puerto Rican terrorist group after bombings and threats forced evacuations of Manhattan skyscrapers. Today additional threats emptied two towers. no bombs were found and no link to Wednesday's violence is established.
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New York
Manhattan
Bell strike likely after Bell System talks stall
Washington 700000 telephone workers face a looming walkout as contract talks with Bell System fail to progress. President Glenn E Watts of the Communications Workers of America calls bargaining deadlocked and an imminent strike seems inevitable.
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Washington
Bell System
Glenn E. Watts
Communications Workers of America
FPC Blames Con Ed In New York City Blackout
The Federal Power Commission faulted Consolidated Edison for being inadequately prepared and slow to act to avert the July 13 14 blackout in New York City. FPC Chairman Richard D Dunham called the current system clearly inadequate.
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Federal Power Commission
Consolidated Edison
New York City
FPC
Richard D. Dunham
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