Carter energy proposals suffer severe blows
Washington reports that House Ways and Means Committee scuttled Carter energy ideas including a gasoline tax and a tax on large cars. A separate energy subcommittee rejected federal natural gas controls and favored phased decontrol. Compromises set 1979 start for gas guzzler tax and lower mpg target, while producers face shifts in policy.
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Washington
UPS
Carter
House
Ways and Means
Otis Pike
D-N.y
Energy Subcommittee
House Commerce Committee
Robert Krueger
Dtex
al Uiman
D-Ore
Kissinger Warns Against Communist Participation in Western Europe
Former secretary of state Henry Kissinger warned that allowing communist participation in Western European governments would wreck NATO and weaken the western alliance. He urged Europe not to equate communist victories with policy shifts and cautioned against undercutting anti communist resolve.
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Washington
UPI
Henry Kissinger
United States
Kissinger
Italy
France
Spain
Portugal
Europe
ISU Campus Hosts 40th Hoosier Boys State Week
Indiana State University prepares for the 40th Hoosier Boys State with 950 high school seniors arriving for registration at 9 a.m. BW Breedlove leads the program with William Jackson as associate director and Steven W. Sanger coordinating activities. Participants will be housed on campus and join a full slate of drills parties conventions and a statewide election to pick 1977 officers. The governor and Outstanding Citizen will advance to Boys Nation later this summer.
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Hoosier Boys’ State
Indiana State University
Breedlove
William Jackson
HBS
Steven W. Sanger
American Legion
Hoosier Boys
Boys’ State
Indiana
Uganda's Idi Amin War of Nerves and News Briefs
Regional headlines note Uganda leader Idi Amin in a war of nerves while Inside pages preview features on views and murder, Costa Rica dispatches, and local notes. Weather shows partly cloudy, highs near 80s, extended chance of thunderstorms into Tuesday.
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Uganda
Idi Amin
Terre Haute
Terre Haute Council Lowers Well-User Rates to Four Dollars
Terre Haute City Council approved a sewer rate amendment returning well-user charges to 4.00 monthly after laundromat complaints about water steam losses. The body also rezoned 4304 N 134 St and reintroduced six appropriation ordinances for a street program and city departments. Six of nine members attended. three were absent.
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Colleen Sims
Tribune
Terre Haute
State Board of Accounts
N. 134
Terre Haute Humane Society
Hyte
Board of Public Works and Safety
Fort Harrison
Police Department
S. 3Rd St
S. 25Th St
N. 31St St
Layer Ave
Kester Ave
Illiana Development Corporation
Quality Electric Company
Laughner
Farrington Street
18Th Street
Larry Kirchner
John S
Pete’ Lamb
Asa Malooley
Jack Neaderhiser
Cities Considered For Demo Convention
The Democratic National Committee executive committee reviews a 36 city list for a mid term convention next year. Criteria require ERA approved states and Democratic governors and mayors. fall is favored to avoid primaries and boost publicity ahead of 1978 elections.
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Washington
DNC
Austin
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo
N.Y
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Ohio
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
el Paso
Ft. Worth
Tex
Honolulu
Houston
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Calif
Seattle
Wash
St. Paul
Carter to Decide on B1 Bomber Production This Month
President Carter met with B1 bomber opponents and supporters, then said he would go into seclusion and decide this month whether to order a go ahead on production. Opponents called the project unnecessary in the missile age while proponents urged modernization of the fleet.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Pentagon
Community weighs future use of historic library building
Exploration underway to decide after the Emeline Fairbanks Memorial Library moves to a new site on Sept 1 1978. Vigo County Library Board members Ned Bush and Carolyn Henson coordinate research on preserving the landmark potentially as a museum or cultural center. Discussions involve Indiana State University and legal questions over title transfer and ongoing operating costs.
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Emeline Fairbanks Memorial Library
Vigo County Library Board
Ned Bush
Eugene V. Debs Foundation
Carolyn Henson
Terre Haute
Betty Martin
VCPL
the Tribune
Indiana State University
Guille Cox
Library Board
ISU
North Eighth Street
Crawford Fairbanks
School Corporation
Martin
Cox
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Krueger
Richard Ottinger
Fred Williams
National Fire Service Council
Indiana Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Williams
Jim Bell
Honey Creek
Hulman Center
House of Photography
America
Moscow
NATO
White House
Craig McKee
Boys’ ' State
Jack Anderson
Costa Rica
Vesco
Merica
Capitol Gossip
Council
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