NOW elects Smeal to lead women’s rights group
Eleanor Smeal, 37, of Pittsburgh, defeats Shelley Fernandez in a Sunday vote to head the National Organization for Women. She plans to push Social Security disability payments, Equal Rights Amendment passage, and income equality, noting her NOW salary will be her first paycheck.
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Flood victims in Tug Valley plan shutdown of nonessential businesses
Several hundred flood victims in the Tug Valley area of Williamson West Virginia announce a protest to press federal officials for action. Spokesman Riley Maynard says they will shut down coal mines railroads and nonessential businesses while allowing food and drug stores and life support services. Residents displaced by flooding earlier this month face ongoing hardship.
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Maynard
Lottery Putishurgh Auction Draws Attention
Partial OCR reads a local raffle in Pennsylvania and a rummage sale listing for April 23 and 24 at McCauley Building with a 5 cent bid. The fragment mentions Mitery and numbers but is garbled.
Chewsville Lam Club Chicken Dinner at UM Church
Chewsville Lam Club announces a chicken and waltle dinner at the Chewsville UM Church scheduled for Saturday April 30 at 4 8 p m. Proceeds support club activities with tickets available at the church.
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Chicken & Waltle
Chewsville UM
Americans ready to cap North Sea oil leak
American experts mobilize with the Shadow barge and two firefighters aboard the Phillips rig to seal the North Sea blowout Miles offshore The plan centers on a Christmas tree cap while weather limits progress Officials note the slick spans about 12 miles and wind shifts threaten operations with cleanup crews targeting surface oil removal and risk mitigation by Norwegian authorities
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Olav Latisen
Ore Pollution Control Agency
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Hattenberg
Auto air bags back in spotlight amid safety debate
The federal government opens a new study on whether passive restraints like air bags should be mandatory in future cars. A Washington hearing is planned with written comments due by May 17, and testimony weighs safety versus increased car costs and freedom of choice.
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Secretary of Transportation
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Fraternity of presidents strained by public disputes
AP report notes friction among former presidents as Jimmy Carter accuses Gerald Ford of forgetting the secret handshake and Ford retorts. Carter supports programs he once opposed while Ford challenges his stance and tone.
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White House
Friction among ex presidents reshapes early Carter Ford era
The piece notes a rift between Ford and Carter in the first 100 days of the Carter administration. Ford’s public critique, including a claim on arms talks, challenges Carter’s policy and era of cordial post presidency conduct. Mondale urges Democratic leaders to push back on Ford comments.
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