Government to cite Willow Island builders in deaths
Washington AP reports the federal government plans to cite at least two contractors for willful violations of safety rules after the Willow Island scaffold collapse at Monongahela Power Co. in West Virginia. The disaster killed 51 workers on April 27.
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Illinois House rejects ERA for second time
Illinois lawmakers defeat the Equal Rights Amendment 101 to 64 in the House, leaving Illinois the only northern industrial state not to ratify. Supporters, including President Carter, vow to reassess tactic as hopes for a 1978 vote fade and Sen Dawn Clark Netsch calls the issue not dead yet.
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U.S. Newspapers Grow in 1977 Readers Revenue
The American Newspaper Publishers Association reports daily readership at about 120 million, with 1977 advertising revenue up 11 percent to a record $11.1 billion. The ANPA release cites gains in circulation employment and newsprint use, based on trade and government data.
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UPI
American Newspaper Publishers Association
ANPA
Anpa Research Institute
Grads receive daily draft notice hoax shocks West Virginia
Hundreds of high school graduates found a mock draft notice among their graduation cards in Huntington and Beckley West Virginia. The Army is investigating the hoax and has ordered an inquiry by the Beckley District Recruiting Command covering southern West Virginia eastern Kentucky and southwestern Virginia.
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