Carter says US will not impose Middle East settlement
Washington officials insist Washington will not force terms in the Middle East while urging direct talks and full normalization between Israel and Arab states. Secretary Vance reassures Rabbi Schindler the plan has no outside-imposed terms, even as Begin signals conditions and a split with Washington over preconditions. Rabbinical leaders worry over tempered steps toward full relations and possible Arab reluctance toward formal treaties.
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Washington
Carter
Israel
United States
Middle East
Cyrus R. Vance
Menahem Begin
Jerusalem
State Department
Begin
West Bank
Jordan River
Jordan
Gaza
U.S
Alexander Schindler
New York
Vance
Schindler
Conference of Presidents
Isaeli
House to reconsider recent 12900 pay hike vote
The House weighs repeal of the 12900 pay raise for members of Congress, with a pivotal vote expected Wednesday. If the amendment to strike funds for the higher salaries survives, the pay for representatives and senators could drop from 57500 to 44600, affecting other top officials as well. Senate review, conference talks, and precedent about pay differences between houses color the process.
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Washington
House
Congress
Rules Committee
Senate
Representatives
Fighting flares in Lebanon ignite Beirut camps clash
Rival Palestinian guerrilla forces fought through the night in Beirut camps Burj el Barajneh and Chatilla while Christians shelled southern villages near the Israeli border. Eleven dead and 30 wounded reported as a cease fire paused the fighting. Saiga and Rejection Front factions battled with rockets mortars and machine guns following an explosion at a Saiga office.
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Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut
Lebanon
Burj el Barajneh
Chatilla
Saiga
Rejection Front
Arab League
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Christian Phalange Party
Elias Sarkis
Saiqa
Iraq
FBI weighs disposing of 6.5 million protestor files
Justice Department and FBI consider destroying hundreds of thousands of files on individuals or groups who engaged in political protests. Law requires archival transfer rules and involvement of the National Archives. Lawmakers criticize hoarding noncriminal files amid high FOIA demand. Local Lebanese conflict update follows with ceasefire context.
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Washington
FBI
Justice Department
Bureau
William Schaffer
Department
National Archives
House
Robert F. Drinan
D-Mass
Drinan
Miller defends UMW election against Patterson challenge
United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller vows he will not let Lee Roy Patterson steal the June 14 election. Patterson plans to challenge and seek a new balloting, claiming ballot discrimination. Miller, Patterson, and Patrick completed a three-way race with Miller re elected for five more years. Church doubts Patterson’s discrimination claim while predicting possible board support shifts. Miller warns turmoil could hinder bargaining with coal operators.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Lee Roy Patterson
UMW
Miller
Patterson
Harry Patrick
UMW International
Madisonville
Sam Church
Patrick
Hearing on flood relief hearings eyed in West Virginia
Rep. Nick Joe Rahall says congressional hearings on the federal flood disaster relief program in southern West Virginia may be held later this year. He delivered 600 letters from flood victims to President Carter who showed interest and promised acknowledgment. Maynard and Randolph discuss timing, with Maynard threatening to act if Congress does not act by Sept 1.
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Charleston
W.va
Nick Joe Rahall
Dw.va
West Virginia
Rahall
Carter
Mingo County
Elliott
Spike’ Maynard
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Congress
Maynard
Rockefeller appoints new West Virginia Civil Service Commission
Gov. Jay Rockefeller unveils a three member Civil Service Commission as former head Wayne Sinclair and two ousted colleagues denounce the system. Sinclair vows a trust fund to finance lawsuits while the legislature’s civil service reform faces court challenges. The new panel includes Tinder Logsdon and Murphy, with chairman to be chosen from among them.
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Charleston
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
Civil Service Commission
Wayne A. Sinclair
Rockefeller
Andrew Jackson
Sinclair
Supreme Court
Commission
State Supreme Court
Fred H. Caplan
Thomas R. Tinder
Arch A. Moore Jr
West Virginia Savings and Loan League
Donald G. Logsdon
St. Albans
Roland J. Murphy
South Charleston
Union Carbide
United States
Puerto Rico
Logsdon
Murphy
Arden Hodges
Hospital register list of admissions and discharges
The record lists admissions at June 27 for Bowlesburg Estella Shaffer and Albright James Eliott, Kingwood Robert DeWitt, in Dependence Carl Jackson, Bruceton Mills Enna Sisler, Tunnelton Marilyn Shay and Phyllis Sigley. Discharges include GRAFTON Steve Edwards Margaret Kerns and Earl Boyce. Grafton ward also notes William Ward Mattie Sapp Clarisse Minney David Nestor. Goff Shomo in Flemington and Fairest Funk in Thorn Ton are recorded for the period.
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Grafton
William Ward
Mattie Sapp
Clarisse Minney
David Nestor
Flemington
Goff Shomo
Thornton—Fairest Funk
Steve Edwards
Margaret Kerns
Earl Boyce
Preston Memorial
Bowlesburg
Estella Shaffer
Albright
James Eliott
Kingwood
Robert DeWitt
Independence
Carl
Jackson
Bruceton Mills
Enna Sisler
Tunnelton
Marilyn Shay
Phyllis Sigley
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Fetterman Municipal
Bill Byrd
Fighting Flairs
Nabatiyeh
Arc
Fetterman
Church
International Executive Board
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Jay
Moore
Taylor County
Washington St
Grafton City Hospital
Hospital Register
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