Carter cited for poor timing on 18 dam funding cuts
Officials in 15 states warn Carter would withhold fiscal 1978 funds from 18 water projects amid drought and safety reviews. Critics bid Congress reject the move. supporters note review. Central Utah Project’s Bonneville Unit praised as essential despite cost and delay.
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Associated Press
Carter
West
Congress
Edward Clyde
Utah
Central Utah
Bonneville
Air conditioning arrives by air at Murphysboro High
Helicopter airlift delivers 23 heating and cooling units to the roof of Murphysboro High School in about an hour. The helicopter crew completed the installation efficiently as part of the new building’s modernization.
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Murphysboro High School
Pennsylvania
Eater Sheet Metal Co
Mt. Vernon
Murphysboro Community Unit
James Blackwood
Mail fraud business booms in states across the nation
Postal Service officials warn of a half billion dollar swindle by mail fraud promoters. They note a growing market for lists of top customers and easy access to scam products. Authorities cite revenue rising to at least 514 million in fiscal 1976 and urge caution over offers that seem too good to be true.
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Washington
Postal Service
Ziebarth
Ziebarch
Miners Strike Actions Spread Across Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois miners extend a strike as Consol bid at Burning Star 5 near De Soto enters a second week after a February 14 start. More than 7,000 workers refuse to cross picket lines over absenteeism clause disputes with Consol.
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Barbara Schechter
Illinois
Consolidation Coal Co
de Soto
Consol
United Mine Workers of America
Gerald Woodside
Burning Star 5
UMW _ International
Gene Mitchell
Arnold Miller
Miller
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Woodside
Pinckneyville
Inland Steel
Old Ben Coal Co
Freeman United Coal Co
Peabody Coal
AMAX
Southwestern Coal Companies
International festival marked by Southern Illinois students
Foreign students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale plan their annual international festival from Tuesday through Sunday as listed in The Southern Illinoisan Calendar. The item appears amid page 3 coverage of campus events and schedules.
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Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Southern Illinoisan
Labor federation pushes to revise Taft Hartley right to work
The AFL CIO calls for changes to core labor laws including the Taft Hartley right to work provision as part of a national drive. A Harris poll shows a majority of Americans view President Carter as starting off well.
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Afl-Cio
Carter
Salukis Eye Top Twenty Return In Upset Bid
SIUC Salukis, ranked 18 5, plot another upset to crack the top twenty as Sport Talk hints at a dramatic bid. Auto racing reports say Bobby Unser suffers burns in Sunday's Daytona 500 won by Cale Yarborough.
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Siuc Salukis
Sport Talk
Illinois
Bobby Wawak
Cale Yarborough
Louisville water safe after carbon tetrachloride spill
EPA says Louisville water remains safe due to filtration and residents are no longer urged to boil drinking water. Spill traced to a 20 mile Kanahwa River stretch near Charleston West Virginia with 70 tons released. Investigators focus on one of two chemical plants as carbon tetrachloride poses cancer and organ damage risks above 50 ppb.
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Louisville
Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency
Kanahwa
Charleston
W. Va
EPA
Vance cites sharp gaps between Israelis and Arabs on peace talks
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance reported continuing deep differences between Israelis and Arabs over Palestinian and related issues blocking resumption of Middle East peace talks. He cautioned against optimism and noted a desire to redirect economies from heavy military spending. He was seen off by Syrian Foreign Minister Abdulhalim Khaddam.
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Damascus
Syria
Cyrus Vance
Mideast
Vance
Middle East
Abdulhalim Khaddam
Southern Illinois warms to 60s by Thursday forecast
A mild trend from Sam Alkhalas at Southern Illinois Airport projects daytime highs in the 50s on Tuesday and reaching the 60s by Thursday. Nights stay in the 20s to 30s with no precipitation expected as a large high pressure system locks in the mild spell. The Sunday high was 42 and the low 25.
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Southern Illinois
Sam Alkhalas
Carbondale
Arkhalas
Alkhalas
Plains Baptist Church split as pastor resigns over integration
In Plains Georgia the Rev Bruce Edwards quit amid a church rift over inviting black preacher Clennon King to join. Parishioners and Hugh Carter cited the turmoil as the bloodiest day in Plains Baptist history. Edwards blamed pressure from those opposing an integrated church. The resignation takes effect after a dispute at a meeting about a children's home donation.
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Carter
Bruce Edwards
Plains Baptist Church
Hugh Carter
Clennon B. King
Edwards
Plains
First Baptist Church
Washington
White House
Plains Church
Hugh
White House trims perquisites to cut costs
White House aides lose costly perks as President Carter pushes efficiency. Hugh Carter, 34, oversees cuts from in office meals to newspaper subscriptions and TV sets. He aims to curb waste, sharing papers and reducing staff luxuries to model a lean government operation.
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White House
Washington
Carter
Hugh Carter
Air Force One
Plains
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Oroville
National Labor Relations Board
Three States
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Burks
UMW
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