Coffee crisis labeled myth by Congress hearings
Lawmakers charge there is no coffee shortage as shelves stay full while prices rise. Rep. Annunzio cites stockpiling as a cause and Rep. Richmond accuses Brazil of inflating prices via export taxes, warning of a $6.5 billion windfall to producers. Rep. Findley faults the International Coffee Agreement and opposes aid to Brazil.
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UPI
Congress
Brazil
Frank Annunzie
D-Ill
America
Fred Richmond
D-N.y
State Department
Paul Findley
R-Nt
United States
Supreme Court to rule on minority admissions program
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if a school's special admissions program favoring blacks and other minorities discriminates against whites. The ruling could influence affirmative action programs across schools and businesses nationwide. Civil libertarians have praised these programs as remedies for past discrimination.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Warnke Nominees Approved for Arms Control Roles
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Paul C. Warnke to lead the U S Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and serve as chief U S negotiator at the strategic arms talks with the Soviet Union.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Carter
Paul C. Warnke
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
U.S
Soviet Union
Texaco accused of hoarding gas reserves in Gulf
Congressional investigators accuse Texaco Oil Co of withholding gas from Tiger Shoal and Lighthouse Point fields off Louisiana to maximize profits. The two nonproducing Gulf Coast reservoirs contain about 0.5 trillion cubic feet, with production delayed to benefit higher prices. The panel says these reserves should have been pumped to interstate pipelines this winter to ease shortages.
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Texaco Oil Co
Gulf of Mexico
House Commerce Subcommittee On Oversight and
Tiger Shoal
Lighthouse Point
Louisiana
Texaco
Congress
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Texato
Gulf Coast
Interior Department
Gallaway
Two-Man Bank Robbery At Yonkers Bank Panics City
Two men robbed Hudson Valley National Bank in Yonkers at 7 15 am taking at least 34 000 with officials estimating total loot up to 1 million The bandits wearing ski masks gloves and using walkie talkies left no getaway vehicle seen They cuffed three staffers to a basement stair rail and triggered an alarm during the heist at East Grassy Sprain Road.
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Yonkers
Hudson Valley National Bank
Yonkers Raceway
East Grassy Sprain Road
Harry Masee
Massena power plan overturned in court ruling
A St. Lawrence County judge denied Massena’s bid to take over Niagara Mohawk Power facilities for a municipal system. The ruling cited substantial plan changes from the referendum approved in 1974 and noted the town would pursue condemnation or appeal before proceeding. The NiMo system serves about 20,000 customers in Massena.
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Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
St. Lawrence County
Michael W. Duskas
Niagara Mohawk
Lawrence White
PASNY
Power Authority
State of
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Duskas
Carter seeks 19.4 billion budget boost in 1979 plan
President Carter signs and sends to Congress a 19.4 billion hike to Ford's 1978 budget. He seeks hospital charge limits, more education housing and energy outlays, and trims defense. He rejects cuts to food stamps and health programs, calls for radical zero based budgeting, and notes the deficit would reach 57.7 billion under his proposal.
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Carter
Congress
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Oval Office
Senate
House
Bert Lance
Georgia
Fire Claims Three Lives At Willow Point Nursing Home
A fire at Willow Point Nursing Home in Vestal, Broome County, killed at least three elderly residents and left one man missing. Eleven others, including two policemen and a firefighter, were treated for smoke inhalation. El len Armstrong, 84, was in critical condition at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. Firefighters confined damage to the third floor and evacuated residents to nearby facilities.
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Broome County
Vestal
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Binghamton
Ellen Armstrong
Ideal Hospital
Endicott
Binghamton General Hospital
Weather outlook from Hancock Airport predicts warm night
The weatherman at Hancock Airport reports mild cloudy conditions with southerly winds bringing milder temperatures. Tonight may reach 90 degrees with a 20 percent precipitation chance. Rain is forecast tomorrow as temperatures rise to the mid-40s with an 80 percent chance of rain.
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