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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1978
Page
2
Peg McCarthy aged 13 from Topeka Kansas won the first National Spelling Bee in Washington DC. Runner up Lyn Sue Kahng, 12, from San Diego California, misspelled crescive. Peg correctly spelled the winning word sealing the victory.
The White House confirms Carter campaign lawyers are negotiating with the FEC for a possible out-of-court settlement. The FEC has voted there is reasonable cause to believe violations occurred, with talks describing a few thousand dollars and a minor issue.
The government cited New Jersey contractor Research Cottrell for 10 willful violations and six other serious infractions at the Willow Island West Virginia site where 51 workers died when scaffolding collapsed. OSHA said criminal action is possible and cited two other firms with violations after a two month probe into the April 27 disaster at the Monongahela Power Co. tower.
The Soviet Union quickly criticized President Carter's policy speech calling Washington and NATO global policemen. Tass, the Soviet news agency, charged Carter with blaming others for Africa's conflicts and rejected his assertions about Soviet and Cuban military support. The Washington dispatch followed Carter's Naval Academy remarks.
President Carter announced a 10 billion fund to spur savings and loan associations to finance housing in old urban neighborhoods. Officials estimate about 300,000 houses could be repaired or built over five years. The fund is financed by securities sales, not taxes, and managed by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board which collects fees from regulators. Savings and loans must submit action plans. approved lenders borrow at below market rates and then loan to home buyers at normal rates.
Bonnie Chudacoff, a 26 year old bureaucrat in Chicago, awaits policy clarification from the Mayor's Office of Senior Citizens after directing that prayers at a federally funded lunch be nonsectarian. About 70 seniors attended at Queen of Angels Church where Frank Seifermann noted a Jesus Christ reference was removed.
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