Pickets Target Harris at Springfield Conference
Pickets at the Governor's Conference on Community Revitalization in Springfield accuse Housing and Urban Development Secretary Patricia Harris of neglecting poor communities. Harris rejects being scapegoat and urges accountability from local officials.
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Governor’s Conference On
Springfield
Mass
Housing and Urban Development
Patricia Harris
Harris
John Stockwell
CIA
U.S
Angola
Zaire
House
Jimmy Durante
St. John’s Hospital
Santa Monica
Calif
Beverly Sills
Boston Opera Company
Don Pasquale
Loew's
Orpheum Theater
Boston
UPI
Resorts International opens new casino in Atlantic City
Atlantic City celebrates the opening of a $50 million Resorts International Hotel Casino on the boardwalk after state approval. Governor Byrne led the ribbon cutting while James Crosby of Resorts International touted a new era for the resort as police brace for holiday crowds and big tourism demand.
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New Jersey
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Resorts International
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Casino Control Commission
James Crosby
Bahamas
Edwin Roth
Mass illness prompts schoolwide medical visits
Fifty four students at Alfred A. Benesch Elementary were treated after fainting and complaints of dizziness and nausea. EMS transported them to three hospitals while investigators checked for gas leaks and ruled out a toxic cause. Officials attributed the scare to mass hysteria sparked by a single child’s illness and a possible air conditioning issue.
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Cleveland
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Alfred A. Benesch
Cleveland Emergency Medical Service
Lutheran Medical Center
St. Vincent Charity Hospital
St. Alexis Hospital
East Ohio Gas Company
Kurfess Attacks Brock Over Rhodes Endorsement
Ohio lawmaker and Rhodes opponent Charles F. Kurfess blasts Republican National Chairman William Brock for endorsing Gov. James A. Rhodes while Brock campaigns for Ohio legislative candidates. Kurfess accuses Brock of politics as usual and warns the endorsement could hurt the GOP.
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Columbus
UPI
William Brock
James A. Rhodes
Charles F. Kurfess
Brock
Rhodes
Ohio
Mark Whitfield
Medina
Carter pushes ERA in Illinois Legislature
President Carter directly appeals to Illinois lawmakers to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment urging passage in a joint state house session in Springfield. He notes Illinois has an ERA provision in its constitution and explains the need for three more states to reach constitutional status. He also campaigns in West Virginia for Sen. Jennings Randolph later.
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UPI
Carter
Illinois
West Virginia
Springfield
Charleston
W. Va
Jennings Randolph
Arch Moore
ERA
Gromyko denounces neutron bomb at disarmament session
At the United Nations Gromyko denounces the neutron bomb as inhumane and denies building up nuclear threats while signaling openness to a new US USSR strategic arms treaty. He plans talks with Carter in Washington on a second treaty and stresses progress in SALT meetings.
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R.M. Sorgs
Uniied Nations
UPI
Andrei Gromyko
United Nations
Europe
Walter Mondale
United States
U.N. General Assembly
Washington
Carter
U. S
Carter aide condemns steel price hikes as inflationary
White House inflation counselor Robert Strauss said the Carter administration would vigorously oppose any steel industry price hikes, calling them inflationary. He criticized U S Steel chairman Edgar Speer for threatening a 7 percent rise and urged industry cooperation while promising to discuss concerns. Strauss spoke to the Dallas Chamber of Commerce noting progress in the inflation deceleration program.
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UPI
Carter
Robert Strauss
White House
Speer
Strauss
Farmers feel they're misunderstood in Washington call
A UPI report notes 90 percent of rural callers to the Agriculture Council of America toll line say nonfarm consumers misunderstand farm issues. The group plans July calls inviting urban shoppers to discuss knowledge of farm programs, costs, exports, and farmer risks.
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Washington
UPI
The
Agriculture Council of America
Council
Jim Eskin
Congress
Rhodes blasts EPA as insensitive to steel industry costs
Governor James A. Rhodes condemned the EPA for harming steelworkers and the economy by enforcing strict rules. He cited EPA chief Roy Gamse admitting regulation adds 16.75 dollars per ton to steel cost, noting layoffs and national security concerns in Youngstown and other cities.
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Youngstown
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