Noted figures speak on politics and sport in brief items
Earl Butz derides Kennedy saying he cannot tell a cow from a coyote while addressing stockmen in Louisville. Gerald Ford plays golf in Gran Rapids to fund a museum named after him. Leon Jaworski proposes a commission system for public official misconduct inquiries at a ABA convention in New York. Jody Powell says he quit smoking about ten days ago while visiting Vienna, Georgia.
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Earl Butz
Edward Kennedy
Leon Jaworski
Watergate
American Bar Association
New York
White House
Jody Powell
Vienna
UPI
Firestone earnings drop on Steel Radial 500 scrutiny
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. chairman Richard Riley said earnings for the third quarter ending July 31 may be lower than a year earlier as negative publicity over the Steel Radial 500 tire weighs on results. The NHTSA has begun hearings on a possible recall amid safety defect concerns. Riley warned the controversy will hinder near term earnings.
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AKRON
UPI
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Firestone
Richard Riley
Riley
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
WHTSA
Tick invasion ends in Tulsa after mass tick migration
Public health officials report a mass migration of bloodsucking ticks at the Hubbard home in Tulsa. The incident left two dogs dead and prompted calls for individual homeowner pest control measures while officials caution against a citywide eradication program.
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Tulsa
Okla
UPI
Ray Hubbard
George Prothro
Prothro
Hubbard
Unpaid desegregation bills eyed in Ohio case
UPI reports Cleveland federal court to hear challenges over more than 200000 in unpaid bills run up by the Cleveland public schools desegregation department. Attorneys say the debts were not submitted for board approval, affecting 27 consultants and 68 staff, with daily rates up to 250 and one fee of 9900 for six weeks.
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Cleveland
UPI
U.S. District Court
Frank J. Battisti
Department of Desegregation
Cleveland Public Schools
Cleveland Board of Education
Nuclear plant hearing questions economics of Erie project
Ohio Power Siting Commission hearings on the Erie nuclear plant feature investor banker Saunders Miller testifying for the Toledo Coalition for Safe Energy. Miller argues the project would saddle paper-company sponsors and northern Ohio electricity customers with financial disaster, citing optimistic nuclear projections and pessimistic coal assumptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HURON
UPI
Ohio Power Sitting Commission
Erie
Saunders Miller
Mineapolis
Toledo Coalition For Safe Energy
Mike Ferner
Coalition
Miller
Erie Plant
Ohio
Toledo Edison
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Ohio Edison
Pennsylvania Power
Duquesne Light
Ferner
Brown proposes youth corps to boost public service
Rep. Clarence Brown announces a national youth corps plan at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. He argues it would create educational and vocational opportunities, bolster military and civilian service, and help address shortages in active duty and reserve forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
Brown
United States
Return of draft registration sparks Senate clash
Sen. Hatfield condemns Rep Morgan for reviving a plan to restore male 18 plus registration for possible draft. Morgan argues it boosts readiness and mobilization. Hatfield warns of a division era conscription. The amendment failed 71 to 16 after tense debate.
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Sen
Robert Morgan
D-N.c
Hatfield
Morgan
Camp David to Host Sadat Begin Talks With Carter
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin will meet President Carter at Camp David on September 4, aiming to break the Middle East peace stalemate. Senate aides report the briefing to congressional leaders. Vance’s mission follows Sadat’s suspension of talks, with no major concessions anticipated.
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Camp David
Sadat
Begin
Cyrus Vance
Middle East
White House
Vance
State Department
Hodding Carter III
Anwar Sadat
Carter
Menachem Begin
Farouk
Montazah
Mediterranean
Israel
Alfred Atherton
Saudi Arabia
William B. Quandt
National Security Council
Jerusalem
Washington
Carter to Sign New York Aid Bill at City Hall
President Carter travels to New York to sign a 1.65 billion federal loan guarantees package spanning 15 years to avert bankruptcy for the city. The measure promises no cost to taxpayers and would backstop loans using municipal pension funds, supplementing private bank lending that has funded a 4.5 billion package over four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Carter
New York
City Hall
Congress
Defense bill nears House vote amid tax split push
House leaders push toward a final vote on a multibillion-dollar defense appropriations bill while pressuring the Ways and Means Committee to split the prolonged energy tax bill. Debate extended into the evening as lawmakers weighed sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House
Ways and Means Committee
House Defeats Moves to Kill Nuclear Carrier in Defense Bill
The House backed a fifth nuclear aircraft carrier with a 218 165 vote and rejected two attempts to impose 2 percent across the board cuts on the defense appropriations bill. A 327 53 margin defeated the first cut and the second was blocked by a voice vote. Leaders sought a final vote the same day. Members Ottinger Jeffords Mineta Krebs urged splitting energy tax credits from the energy tax package for quicker action. In the Senate an amendment adding 2.5 million to the Selective Service budget passed as part of defense funding.
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House
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Rokla
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Robert Dole
Kansas
Senate
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Tom Cleveland
W.L. Graves
Jackson
Miss
Defense
Richard Ottinger
Dn.y
James Jeffords
R-Vt
Norman Mineta
D-Calif
John Krebs
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ullman
Apartment of Housing and Urban Development
Brian Buckett
Brian
Columbus
William E. Rapp
Willia
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