Alaska pipeline welding scandal threatens project fate
Federal officials revealed widespread welding flaws on the Alyeska pipeline with about 2 000 welds needing fixes and 915 inaccessible for repair or inspection. Witnesses testified that lax or questionable inspection methods and possible falsified X ray records raised concerns about safety, legality, and the project’s completion timeline.
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Lendel
Washington
Alaska
Alyeska
Pebe
House Energy and Power Subcommittee
Femircamental
Congress
Army
Geermment
Aspen
Aston
Peter Kelley
Lecheichas
Kelley
Kotohbin Industries
Republicans eye unity platform shaping 1976 campaign
Washington AP reports Republicans aim for a concise platform on big issues with Ford and Reagan in general agreement. Debates may focus on foreign policy and divisive topics like abortion busing and amnesty to avoid floor fights.
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Washington
Republican Party
Ford
Hansid Reagan
Guy
Robert Ray
Iowa
Republican Platform Committee
Vaily Mase
Ray
Feagan
Plaformy
Uncommitted delegates to decide GOP race
Delegates remain split between Ford and Reagan as seven states choose the final delegates. An AP count shows Ford leading 1006 to 994 with 157 delegates still to be picked. Campaigns forecast varied totals, while party officials warn of renewed infighting in Minnesota Montana and New Mexico.
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GOP
Ford
Reagan
Pemocrals
Jimmy Carter
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Ames
Iowa
Ray
Hay
Endor
Afl-Cio
Andrew Biemiller
Selna Roosevelt
National Abortion Rights Action League
Terry Ryan
Fort
Howald Reagan
Hove
Indiana
California
The
Jaycees
Indianapolis
Reagat
Associated Press
Minnesota
Montana
New Méxica
Connecticut
North Dakota
Colorado
Utah
Osawe
Heagas
Contecrficult
New Mexico
Blind Iowa delegate leads at Republican convention
Grinnell public notices Peggy Pinder, a blind delegate from Iowa’s 1st District, plans to study at Yale Law School with a Ford backing. Her background spans Grinnell media, Cornell College, and early political activity. She credits family support and aims to demonstrate that blind citizens can participate at the national level.
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Grinnell
Town
Peggy Pinder
Ford
Ronald Neagas
Grinmell
Iowa
Alf Landon
Miss Finder
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Awa Braille
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
GOP
Yale University Law School
Rob Griffin
Michigan
Rega
Kansas City
Miss Pinder
J.G. Watt
Ane
Flu vaccines show promising results for flu prevention
Washington AP reports that initial human tests of basic flu vaccines show promising results with few side effects among 5 106 participants. Experts say vaccines could be combined to immunize most Americans over four and a half decades, with children needing closer monitoring and safety concerns.
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Washington
Sai de
Harry “Mayer
David Karzon
Vanderbilt University
Karmen
Toscather
Karzon
Senators Divided Over Tax Plan Raising Wealth Taxes
Senate fights over a Finance Committee bill to raise taxes on wealthy Americans and firms. Long rejects Budget Committee authority while Muskie pushes for broader extensions and closing loopholes. Debate centers on how to extend or renew tax cuts and the potential impact on families.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Fussell B. Long
D-La
Edmund §. Muskie
Maine
Long
Budget Committee
Hiwig
Muskie
Finance Committee
Congress
Muskle
Cou- Mines
Henry Bellman
al Okla
Iberals
Massachusetts strike extends as unions seek federal mediation
Massachusetts state employee unions claim a breakdown in wage talks and press for federal mediation amid a historic 19,742 worker walkout. Gov Dukakis warns against continued walkouts as negotiators hold a third meeting without accord.
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Howard V. Doyle
Alliance
Tomand
Superior Court
Thomas Morse
Massachusetts
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Apain
George Bennett
Employe Rebutions
al Obi Sac Tay
Paul Quirk
Social Workers Guild
Michael
Dukakis
Govrinora
Gures
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Office of Pipeline
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D-Mich
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Rey
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Republicans Eye Unity Platform
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Mint
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Plains
Carter
New York
Bob Lipshatz
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Treasury Department
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Han & Storage, Inc
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