Carter proposes broad pardon for draft resisters
Jimmy Carter campaigning in Seattle told the American Legion he would pardon all those who refused to be drafted to Southeast Asia. The crowd booed but legionnaires gave a standing ovation after his remarks. Ford urged four debates starting with national defense and followed by domestic foreign and economic topics. Representatives from both campaigns planned talks on time and format later in the week. Ford's running mate, Senator Robert Dole, said he aims to defend the Ford administration.
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Chris French
Associated Press
Jimmy Carter
Seattle
American Legion
Southeast Asia
Carter
Legion
Ford
Vail
Colo
Sen
Robert Dole
Kansas
Carter declines blanket amnesty pledge amid Legion convention
Utah congressman Howe reports from Washington as Carter Cochran links the war deserter issue to military justice. In Seattle he says blanket pardon not for those who violated Selective Service laws, while notes Legion views. He notes legionnaires may oppose pardons for defectors.
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Carter Cole
Washington
American Legion
Seattle
Legion
Carter
Government studies coinage options through 1990
The U S Mint commissioned a study on future coinage needs through 1990 by the Research Triangle Institute. Final recommendations unlikely before September and congressional action is required. Options include phasing out the penny and possibly introducing a 2-cent piece to ease change and disruption.
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U.S
Stuart
Solon warns oil leases could harm Montana wildlife
Rep. Al Luebeck warns in Helena that proposed oil and gas leases threaten prime wildlife in the Upper Ruby River drainage south of Sheridan. Beaverhead National Forest lists Gulf Oil and others seeking about 140000 acres. Luebeck says the area hosts Montana’s finest elk moose and deer herds and could be harmed by drilling roads and plants. He notes leases cover more than half of the land and urges restraint to protect wildlife while development proceeds.
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Ruby
Forest
Adjacnet Bureau of Land Management
Berserk bar siege ends in tragedy in Omaha
Jimmy Green, 31, locked himself and three hostages in Whitcomb's Halfway Tavern in South Omaha for 17 hours. Police rushed the bar at 7:20 a.m. Tuesday. one hostage died and another was wounded, the wife of the bar owner.
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Omaha
Neb
Jimmy Green
Green
Whitcomb
Pawnee
Okla
Omaha Police Division
Joe Friend
Nathan H
Joe’’ Culbertson
Bertha Green
Senate approves one billion bailout for Postal Service
The Senate passed a 1 billion dollar stopgap bill to aid the debt-ridden Postal Service, freezing rates and prohibiting service cuts until a special commission reports by Feb 15, 1977. The vote was 79 to 9 with House talks to follow and a Hollings budget-control proposal rejected.
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Washington
Senate
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Congress
Jesse Helms
Rn.c
Helms
House clears path for George Washington to general ranks
House vote 275 to 107 sent the Bicentennial bill to the Senate promoting George Washington to general of the armies the highest U.S. Army rank. Rep Nedzi questioned the move saying Washington’s status is already secure and the bill’s sponsor said it honored the Bicentennial.
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Washington
House
George Washington
U.S
Senate
Lucien N. Nedzi
Dmich
Mario Biaggi
D-N.y
Congress
Nedzi
United States of America
John Pershing
John Adams
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
House Armed Services Subcommittee
Public critics attack proposed meat rules as waste recycling
A consumer group in Washington says new Agriculture Department meat regulations would allow bones in hot dogs scraps in canned stew and fat in many foods. Public Citizens Health Research Group urges rejection calling rules a shift to turning garbage into money.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Public Citizens’ Health Research Group
Mortuary Guards Gate Funeral Home Visits After Burglary Wave
In Terre Haute Indiana a mortuary adds armed guards for homes of funeral relatives following a burglary surge. Mattox Wood Chapels president Joseph Mattox says licensed guards and off duty police will protect homes while families attend services, citing burglars using obituaries listing kin and service times for targets.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Joseph Mattox
Mattox-Wood Chapels
Goodyear Rubber workers accept 36 per cent wage boost
A tentative contract in Columbus Ohio gives United Rubber Workers and Goodyear Tire a 36 percent raise over three years. The 126 day strike is near end with 80 cent hourly rise plus 69 cent cost of living adjustment. Ford GM Chrysler and AMC contracts expire Sept 14 and could trigger broader action.
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Los Angeles
Columbus
Ohio
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Goodyear
URW
Uniroyal Inc
B.F. Goodrich Co
Firestone Rubber Co
Firestone
Detroit
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler Corp
American Motors
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