Costs of energy bill seen as far reaching
Washington report notes the energy bill passed by the House could raise costs across many sectors. If enacted, refinery taxes may add seven cents per gallon of gasoline and push up petrochemical and plastics prices. Homeowners could gain tax credits for efficiency upgrades, while energy taxes may boost utility and industrial rates.
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William Clayton Washington
UPI
Carter
Congress
House
Jim Wright
Senate
Uncle Sam
Bell System and Communications Workers avert nationwide strike
The Bell System and Communications Workers reach a tentative three year contract worth about 3.3 billion dollars, averting a nationwide strike set to begin at 12:01 a.m. EDT. The pact raises wages about 31 percent over three years, adds five vacation days, better pensions, and health coverage, with switchboard operators earning about 257 dollars weekly by 1980. The agreement, subject to ratification, covers 500 000 workers with expectations of similar deals for about 200 000 more.
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Washington
UPI
Bell System
Communications
Glenn Watts
Watts
Carter
Rayershall
Wayne Horvitz
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Carter seeks overhaul of welfare with $30.7 billion plan
President Carter urged Congress to scrap food stamps, AFDC, and SSI and replace them with a single monthly lump sum of 4200 for a family of four. The plan would create up to 1.4 million jobs or training slots with child care, plus tax credits, aiming to make work more profitable than welfare. Support varied and hearings were anticipated in September.
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Plains, Ga
UPI
Carter
Congress
Capitol Hill
Seventeen escape from Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh
Seventeen inmates escaped from the Allegheny County Jail in downtown Pittsburgh Saturday night. Spokesman said the break was found around 8 p.m. after cells were secured and the men reportedly fled through a window by sawing through bars. No vehicles were reported missing.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Allegheny County
Free
Coal strike costs WV $3.8 million daily in lost wages
West Virginia coal field wildcat strike lasts six weeks, cutting 500000 tons daily and idling about 60000 miners in WV with another 10000 out in Kentucky and Ohio. Association president Edwin Wiles warns production may drop below 1938 lows and outlines lost wages, royalties, taxes, and future fund impacts.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
West Virginia Coal Association
Association
Edwin Wiles
West Virginia
Wiles
Mountain State
Kentucky
Ohio
Fires rage across northern and central California region
United Press International reports two major wildfires in California growing to 70 000 and 60 000 acres in Lassen Modoc and Ventana Wilderness area as smoke travels over 1000 miles causing storms hail and cooling Idaho by ten degrees. About 10 000 firefighters battle 72 fires with nine still out of control.
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United Press International
California
Avithin
Lassen-Modoc National Forest
Oregon
Big Sur
Idaho
National Weather Service
Boise
Baker
Ore
Gooding
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Marble Cone
Ventana
Santa Lucia
Federal State Fire Command Center
Sacramento
Scarface
Lassen- Modoc
Neutron Bomb Condemned Amid Hiroshima Anniversary Observance
Thousands in Japan marked the 32nd Hiroshima bombing anniversary with services in Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park. U.N. General Assembly President Amerasinghe condemned U.S. plans for a neutron bomb, calling it an assault on humanity. He cited the atomic age's devastation and urged total nuclear disarmament.
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Tokyo
UPI
U.S
Hiroshima
U.N. General Assembly
H. Shirley Amerasinghe
Peace Memorial Park
Takeshi Araki
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