Carter backs labor reform as Senate wrangles filibuster
President Carter reaffirmed support for labor law revisions to Senate leaders during a White House meeting with Majority Leader Byrd and others. A 60 vote cloture fight looms as Republicans continue a filibuster, with Williams and Javits among attendees. In Congress, House and Senate agenda includes NYC loan guarantees, budget measures, and a debate on abortion funding and inflation targets.
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Washington
Carter
Senate
Robert Byrd
White House
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
Human Resources Committee
Williams
Byrd
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Labor
Ray Marshall
House
New York City
Congress
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate Banking Committee
Treasury Department
Postal Service
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
New York
Property-tax rebellion spreads as Prop 13 faces vote
Howard Jarvis promotes a California property tax cut of about seven billion dollars a year as a national movement takes shape. He speaks to 500 supporters in Laguna Hills and predicts strong primary support while noting reform efforts spread to 39 states and measures vary widely.
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Laguna Hills
Calif
Howard Jarvis
California
Orange County
Los Angeles
Michigan
Oklahoma
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Utah
New Marion drift mine opens as 500 jobs loom
Barbara Schechter reports Williamson County gains a new drift mine near Marion plus two more underground pits planned for 1979. Morris Coal Co will invest $20 million to build Morris No. 5 6 and 7 on 8000 acres, producing about 2.4 million tons annually with 60 miners currently employed at No. 5. The project includes box-cut drift mines and a future No. 6 expansion, with No. 7 a slope mine, all under 20 year life projections and a TVA coal contract.
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Barbara Schechter
Williamson County
Southern Illinois
Marion
Morris and Sons Coal Co
Buddie Morris
Morris
Ada Resources
Houston
Tex
Illinois 13
Morris Coal
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Downing
Rossclare
Ohio River
Southern
Illinois
No. 5
Morris 6
West Virginia
Kentucky
Parton
Earl Willis
Benton
Bill Melvin
West Frankfort
No. 7
United Mine Workers of America
Freeman United Coal Co
Orient 4
Pittsburg
Freeman United
Missouri School of Mines
Rolla
Peabody Coal
Island Creek Co
Sturgis
Midwest Mining and Construction
Kenellis Energies
Harco
Saline County
Western Fuels Association
Kansas City
Kan
Sikeston
White House missives leave Mrs D wondering who Warren D Riebe is
Seattle reader Mrs D questioned White House communication after letters urging against Jack Tanner’s federal judgeship referenced Warren D Riebe. From Oct 1977 to May 1978 she and others pressed Carter’s office about Tanner while seeking clarity on Riebe’s identity and role.
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White House
Warren D. Riebe
Seattle
Jimmy Carter
Seattle Times
Jack Tanner
Carter
Tacoma, Wash
James F. Gammill Jr
Presidential Personnel Office
Gammill
Mrs. D
Tanner
Senate
Portland
Ore
House subcommittee backs seven year ERA extension
A House civil and constitutional rights subcommittee approved extending the ERA decision window by seven years. The 4 to 3 vote moves the measure toward the full Judiciary Committee for action within weeks. Supporters claim 17 votes on the 34 member panel, just shy of a majority, with prospects for floor passage.
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Senate Banking Committee
Proxmire
House
Senate Human Resources Committee
Washington
Don Edwards
D-Calif
Judiciary Committee
Edwards
Senate
Weather and notices from a late edition
The National Weather Service forecasts partly cloudy weather tonight with a chance of thunderstorms and a low in the low to mid sixties. Tuesday remains mostly cloudy and warm with a chance of showers or thunderstorms and a high in the eighties. Through Thursday partly cloudy with temperature changes, highs 75 to 85 and lows 55 to 65. The piece also previews articles on state school aid, dental pain research, federal clean air standards, CETA programs, and editorials. It notes sports and local interest items across several pages.
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Ernie Branson
Associated Press
New Marion
Chiago and Harrisburg Coal Co
Orren Beaty
Western Fuels
Tennessee
Idaho
Nebraska
Justice Department
Anthony C. Beilenson
Beilenson
John Seiberling
Ohio
Robert F. Drinan
Murphysboro
NAACP
Roy Wilkins
FBI
Martin Luther King
Washington Bullets
National Basketball Association
Silvio Martinez
St. Louis Cardinals
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