No MIAs Alive, House Panel Concludes
A House Select Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast Asia concluded no Americans are believed captive in Indochina. The panel urged continued information gathering on unresolved cases and recommended resuming case reviews to possibly reclassify remaining missing as dead.
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House
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United States
G. G. Montgomery
Dmiss
Pentagon
Ann Griffiths
League
Select Committee
Ben Gilman
R-N.y
Carter Cabinet picks spark concern over missed diversity
In Washington and Atlanta, women and black leaders warn Carter may limit minority and female appointees to HUD HEW or similar posts. Aides say at least two women and two blacks are hoped for in cabinet-level roles, though several top posts have already gone to white men.
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Labor
Commerce
Frances Perkins
Franklin D. Roosevelt
HUD
HEW
Department of Transportation
Atlanta
Pennsylvania Moves Toward Nuclear Waste Disposal Site
Harrisburg reports the Advisory Committee on Atomic Energy votes to set standards for a low level nuclear waste burial site in Pennsylvania. No sites named. soils suitable in several county regions. process could take up to a decade and involves environmental impact statements and licensing hearings.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Advisory Committee On Atomic Energy
Penn State
Lancaster County
Erie- Crawford
Athens-Towanda
Bloomsburg-Newport
Thomas Gerusky
State Bureau of Radiological Health
Kentucky
South Carolina
Gerusky
United States
R.F. Gilkeson
Philadelphia Electric Co
Male Birth Control Pill Seen Effective In Tests
A male birth control pill may safely reduce sperm production in early human tests. The report, part of a Ford Foundation seminar, notes over 200 potential fertility developments while warning funding cuts could delay progress. The pill combines danazol with a synthetic testosterone to suppress sperm.
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New York
Ford Foundation
Gilmore vows to seek freedom after Utah death sentence
Convicted killer Gary Gilmore, condemned to be executed at sunrise January 17 by 4th District Judge J. Robert Bullock, criticized the judge as a moral coward for delaying the sentence. Gilmore pressed for immediate execution and said he would seek his release in every court.
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Provo
Utah
Gary Gilmore
Gilmore
4Th District Court
J. Robert Bullock
Bullock
U.S. Supreme Court
Tax-Free Fringe Benefits Under Review by Treasury
The government moves to trim tax free fringe benefits for executives and workers, with debate over tuition waivers and airline free travel. Treasury and Congress weigh potential changes and a possible $100 million impact, spurring warnings of heavy recordkeeping and administrative burdens.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Treasury
Congressional
James G. Martin
R-N.c
House
Ways and Means Committee
IRS
William E. Simon
Martin
Simon
Congress
Weather Outlook for Laurel Mountain Area
Partly cloudy through Friday with highs near 40 and Thursday night lows in the mid 20s. Winds southwest 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent Thursday and Thursday night.
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Laurel Mountain
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