Carter unveils urban plan to reroute 40 federal programs
President Carter outlines a broad urban strategy to redirect 40 federal programs to distressed cities while prompting investment and job creation in troubled areas. The plan includes a $1 billion soft public works program, $2.7 billion for urban programs, a 30 year $1 billion interest subsidy, a National Development Bank, and tax credits for firms hiring hard-core unemployed and expanding in decaying areas. The proposal, to be sent to Congress, would require urban impact analyses from agencies.
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Insurance costs soar over Amoco Cadiz spill
French officials say cleanup and damage claims could exceed 30 million, far beyond the 30 million insurance cap for pollution disasters. Amoco insured the tanker for 12 million. Shell insured the oil for 20 million.
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Weather limits Easter observances across nations
Rain and gloom dampened Easter celebrations in the United States and in Rome. President Carter canceled plans for a sunrise service at Camp David due to an ice storm. Rome had chilly winds with a drizzle over 100,000 worshippers as Pope Paul VI conducted mass. The White House Easter egg roll was canceled. In Jerusalem, Monsignor Bertelli led a high Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher for about 20,000 pilgrims. Pope Paul, aged 80, proclaimed Christ is risen from a roofed scaffold before St. Peter's.
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Arabs rally in Cairo to seek Arab unity over stalled peace talks
Arab diplomats gathered in Cairo to reunify amid stalled Sadat Begin peace talks. Five hardline states boycott Arab League talks while PLO calls for a U.S. appeal for recognition. In Israel the cabinet backs Begin plan for autonomy long term. Firing in southern Lebanon continues as UN patrol is caught in crossfire. Sadat and Beirut reports color the crisis as regional powers diverge on peace.
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Rain Sox East U S with sunny Central States invars
Rain covered the eastern section with heavy showers from the Carolinas to New England while much of the nation enjoyed sun. Mild temperatures spanned from the Pacific to the Mississippi, with cooling over the East and significant damage in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley where half a million trees were blown down. Over 30 thousand remained without power Sunday morning, with many still awaiting restoration by nightfall.
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Arkansas preacher prays for mother to rise on Easter
Daniel Aaron Rogers of Harrison Arkansas prayed over his mother's body in a Reeds Spring Missouri freezer on Easter Sunday hoping she would rise. The 81 year old Mrs. Rogers died February 2 in Harrison and her son plans further actions if she does not awaken.
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Major Donors Shape Thompson Campaign Contributions
Donors listing state figures show Republicans Gov. James R. Thompson receiving 40 percent of recent funds from individuals, unions, corporations, and two Illinois DOT employees. Thrall Car Manufacturing Co contributed $3,000, while L. S. Heath & Sons led corporate gifts at $7,500.
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Thrall Car Manufacturing Co
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Illinois Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Foundation
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Industrial Pollution Control Financing Authority
Oswald in CIA Japan claim sparks House panel hearing
Former CIA finance officer James Wilcott testified to the House Select Committee on Assassinations that colleagues said Lee Harvey Oswald was a CIA operative in Japan in the late 1950s. Wilcott, a 1957 to 1966 CIA veteran, recounted Tokyo station discussions after Kennedy's 1963 assassination.
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Officials hunt source of St Louis strep illness
In St Louis at a banquet on March 16 at Stouffer's Riverfront Towers, about half of 850 attendees fell ill with strep throat. Health officials, including Dr Helen Bruce, said contaminated food from a food preparer may be involved. two hotel employees tested positive for strep. CDC and Missouri health officials are investigating.
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