Burns to Join Lazard Freres as Senior Adviser
Former Federal Reserve Chair Arthur Burns will join Lazard Freres on September 1 as a senior adviser, consulting on financial matters with emphasis on international activities. President Carter nominates Nancy Teeters to Fed Board, first woman in that role. Gloria Steinem targets Saudi Arabia and the State Department in new activism. Nancy Lopez announces engagement to Harrisburg sportscaster Tim Melton.
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Lazard Freres
Burns
Carter
Nancy Hays Teeters
Federal Reserve Board
Gloria Steinem
Saudi Arabia
U.S. State Department
State Department
Nancy Lopex
Harrisburg, Pa
Tim Melton
UPI
Self abuse abortion trial opens for first woman charged
In Bowling Green Kentucky a jury is seated to decide the case of Maria Elaine Pitchford 22 charged with performing an abortion on herself The trial tests women rights and features NOW activists in court Pitchford faces 10 to 20 years if convicted Prosecutors say she used a knitting needle while five to six months pregnant and was indicted on manslaughter and illegal abortion charges.
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UPI
Maria Elaine Pitchford
Miss Pitchford
Flora Stewart
Warren County
Fuel cost increases criticized at Ohio public hearing
Senator Howard Metzenbaum urged abolished the fuel adjustment clause used by utilities to raise bills. He said it substitutes for rate hearings and fuels excess profits, citing 18 percent Ohio utility profit rise 1976 to 1977 and Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. profits up 40 percent. Rep William Mallory supported the critique as the Northside Block Club attended the Cincinnati hearing noting doubled bills in 1977 and again this year.
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LaVerne Willsey
Chardon schools face uncertain first day as strike spreads
Chardon Public Schools with 3200 students planned to open but nonteaching staff strike over loss of medical benefits. Local 180 members halted work after the contract expired July 1 affecting bus drivers, cafeteria workers, custodians, secretaries and mechanics. Most teachers joined the picket with OAPSE, leaving classes in doubt.
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Chardon Classroom Teachers Association
Congress gets nod over Carter in Harris poll
New York based Harris poll finds 63 percent disapprove Congress performance while 69 percent rate President Carter poorly. The survey of 1,200 adults marks only the second time in 15 years Congress edges the executive in perceived effectiveness, driven by discontent with Carter. It notes 63 percent oppose ratifying Panama Canal Treaties, despite Carter urging approval.
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Debra fades as Louisiana evacuations end after false threat
In Cameron Louisiana residents flee inland as Tropical Storm Debra weakens after lingering offshore. One man drowns in the Gulf while a worker from Winnsboro is swept from an offshore platform. Debra’s landfall proves less dangerous than feared.
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Puerto Rico status debate heats at United Nations
Puerto Rico Governor Carlos Romero Barcelo defended statehood at the U.N. Decolonization Committee disputing independence efforts which Cuban ambassador Raul Roa denounced as anti patritic. U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young signaled possible observers for a future referendum while Washington reaffirmed self determination.
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Pro-Statehood
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Latin America
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Reynaldo Paniagua
Puerto Tian
Campaign clash over alleged office irregularities in Ohio
Ohio Auditor Thomas E. Ferguson and Prosecutor George C. Smith trade charges in a political fight for attorney general. Ferguson accuses Smith of soliciting funds from state workers and using county resources for campaigns, while Smith accuses Ferguson of postage, furniture purchases, and using staff for politics. Ferguson seeks a fair, independent investigation and seeks a pending audit of his own office.
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Ohio
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Franklin County
George C. Smith
Ferguson
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Lawrence Huffman
American Bar Association
Code of Profesional Responsibility
Ohio Law
Illinois develops blood test to detect marijuana impairment
Illinois toxicology lab announces a new blood test for delta-9 THC to prove marijuana impairment at the time of blood draw. The method, open to law enforcement on a service basis, uses gas chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify THC and measure intoxication timing.
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