Weather experts: no major flooding expected in Northeast
AP reports a thawing Northeast likely brings little flood risk unless warm rain follows heavy snow. Officials say rivers may rise but stay within banks. ice floes and frozen ground could complicate runoff. Corps notes low reservoir levels and possible dredging for deeper channels to aid navigation.
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Washington
National Weather Service
Hubert A. Clark
Weather Service
Ohio River
Kanawha River
West Virginia
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Clark
Allegheny
Monongahela
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Kanawha
Hudson
Connecticut
Oklahoma considers medical execution method bill
Oklahoma Senate panel endorses creating a death method using ultrashort acting barbiturates with a chemical barrier as a humane alternative. Lawmakers cite humane, quiet execution while officials warn against expanding department options and seek a single medical approach.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Senate
Kald Sensley Grantham
D-Ponca City
Hoy Chapman
Ie Action Caue
Ned Benton
Correctkinnt
Heaton
Black attorney defends Ku Klux Klan member in kidnap and assault case
A black attorney in Omaha says he did his best defending Hubert Lauritsen, imperial wizard of a KKK group, convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13 year old. Lauritsen, denied new trial, faced a four man eight woman jury. The attorney hopes the proceedings may soften Lauritsen and others' views of blacks and America.
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Omaial Neb
Douglas County
Uist
Griggs
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Lauritsen
Mail rates won't go up this year
Washington AP reports the Postal Service will cancel planned rate increases due to improved finances. A recent quarterly surplus of 363 million from October to December 1976 reduces expected inflationary pressure, delaying hikes from 15 to 16 and 17 cents for first class mail. Officials caution recovery remains fragile amid higher labor and fuel costs.
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Washington
Alana Te Ise
Hut
Postal Service
Doe
Smkrens
Wilhon
Benjani FL Bailor
Government health plans blamed for taxpayer costs
A GAO investigation cites Blue Cross Blue Shield and Aetna Casualty insuring more than six million federal workers and dependents, with misapplied payments and weak cost controls contributing to rising premiums paid by taxpayers. The report urges tighter controls as costs for government programs climb toward about 29 billion dollars in the year ending Sept. 30.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
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Blue Shield
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Civil Service Commission
Insurance Warriers
Ional
Elmer of
Aetna
GAO
Keller
Moe Cross-Blue Shield
U S May Open Talks With Cuba Over Hijacking Pact
The Carter administration signals willingness to open direct talks with Cuba on an anti hijacking pact and steps toward normal relations after a yearlong break. State Department invitation cites freeing American detainees, including Huber Matos, while Secretary Vance says no direct communication exists yet and no final plan on talks.
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Carter
Cuba
Kat
State Department
Hich
Fidel Castro
Huber Matos
Cyrus Ro Vance
Castro
Ins
Barbados
Daily Mail notice with garbled postal and pricing data
Fragmented OCR text from a local notice page lists names, codes, and postage figures with multiple typos. It references republication terms, a weekly rate, and several place names, but the exact actions, deadlines, and entities are unclear due to garbling.
Millions seek roots after Haley saga in Roots boom
Thousands pursue ancestry as interest in genealogy surges nationwide. National Archives reports a 40 percent weekly rise in research card requests, plus a 12 to 18 percent jump from members of the National Genealogical Society. Black seekers grow. many visit census records, aided by archives staff and new leaflets. The Mormon Church notes increased interest and maintains a vast genealogical library while denying priesthood for blacks.
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Washington
Alex Haley
National Archives
National Genealogical Society
Law
Society
Staley
Kunta Klote
America
Library of Congress
Huth Klein
Daughters of the American Revolution
Klein
van A. Stilley
The
Genealogies Society
United States
Linder
Sail the Archives Normal
General Informaton
Sul Lake City
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Doc LeFevre
Mormon Church
Kennedy Says He Is Fine With Political Quiet For Now
AP Special Correspondent Walter A. Mears reports that Senator Edward M. Kennedy, facing a Carter presidency, says political pressure is off for the moment. He plans to press health, welfare, tax reform, and energy issues, remains undecided about a national bid, and expects Carter to win re election with Mondale in 1984. Kennedy holds key senate roles and chairs the antitrust and monopoly subcommittee, aiming to influence energy and economic policy.
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Washington
Sen
M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Carter
White House
Senate
Walter F. Mondale
Mondale
Tray 49
Office of Technology Assessment
Congressional Research Agency
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Congress
Kennaly
Atlanta Journal
Madia
Lottery roundup reveals Maryland and Pennsylvania numbers
Harrisburg AP reports this week s Pennsylvania kytury Malthe Mi list shows numbers with 3x7 and 9 matches. In Baltimore AP notes Maryland Numbers Game gallia lottery drawing produced live three zero nine.
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Pennsylvania
Gollar
Baltimore
Maryland
Gally
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