Senate Rejects Delay on Alaska Oil Pipeline Route
The Senate voted 61 to 29 to defeat Mondale's amendment delaying pipeline construction for a year to allow a NAS study comparing Alaska route with a Canadian line. Supporters say delay worsens energy crisis. environmentalists seek Mackenzie Valley routing.
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Mondale
Henry M. Jackson
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North Slope
Prudhoe Bay
Valdez
Congress
National Academy of Sciences
Nixon Improves Slightly as Pneumonia Treated at Bethesda
President Nixon rests reasonably well at Bethesda Naval Medical Center after admission with viral pneumonia two days ago. Temperature fell from 102 to 100, chest pains eased, doctors say he will likely be hospitalized seven to ten days.
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Nixon
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Walter Tkach
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Air Force
Walter R. Tkach
Peron to Run for Argentina Presidency Amid Resignation
Aging former dictator Juan D. Peron signals he will run again after Congress accepts Hector Campora's resignation. Peron, exiled in Madrid, vows to spend his life in service if health permits, while his Peronist movement gains a dominated parliament and his return faces legal and political hurdles.
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Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Congress
Hector J. Campora
Madrid
Campora
Heat Returns After Mid-Week Weather Swing
A severe thunderstorm Tuesday disrupted power in Clarke and Frederick Counties with lightning causing several minor fires. Temperatures fluctuated through the week from 68 to 85 degrees with a cooler spell on Wednesday and a return to 80s by Friday.
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Clarke
Frederick
New Rt. 50 Bridge Planned in Clarke County
Virginia officials plan a new 1,093 foot bridge over the Shenandoah River in Clarke County to support a 2.7 mile parallel Rt. 50 roadway. The project includes grading draining and paving along the improved two lane alignment between Ashby Gap and Rt. 723.
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Richmond
Virginia Dept. of Highways
Clarke County
Clarke
Shenandoah River
Ashby Gap
Virginia economists foresee surpluses for state budget through decade
A Virginia report by state economists projects large surpluses through the decade if expenditures stay flat. With programs expanded, surpluses shrink to modest gains, and errors in revenue projections could flip surpluses to deficits. The study notes rising costs in education and welfare will dominate state spending, while localities may fare better overall but face stress in large cities.
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Virginia
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Division of
State Planning and Community Affairs
Revenue Resources and Economic Study Commission
General Assembly
Nixon aide testifies on Watergate flood of stories
Richard A. Moore testified before the Senate Watergate committee that a flood of news stories did not make Nixon suspicious of White House involvement. He said suspicions grew around March 1 and urged Dean to disclose hush money discussions, while committee chair Sam Ervin pressed for Nixon to testify. The article notes Kalmbach’s $210,000 hush money payoff and mentions other White House positions on disclosure.
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Nixon
White House
Richard A. Moore
Moore
John W. Dean III
Senate Watergate Committee
Dean
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Kalmbach
Watergate
Watergate Committee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Ervin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jerome B. Wiesner
John D. Ehrlichman
Anne Armstrong
Armstrong
Tallahassee, Fla
W. Clement Stone
Kissinger May Succeed Rogers As Secretary Of State
Reports say President Nixon privately discussed moving Henry Kissinger from national security adviser to secretary of state within months. Rogers refused comment, Kissinger said no discussion occurred, and Rogers continues to oversee Japan talks and U S relations with Europe and Asia amid questions raised by CBS.
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Henry A. Kissinger
William P. Rogers
CBS
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Rogers
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Japan
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Europe
Tokyo
China
Dan
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
Supreme Court
Soviet Union
Peking
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Latin American
Jefferson County Prosecutor Drops Bid to Halt Harpers Ferry Festival
Charles Town West Virginia AP Robert Skinner Jefferson County prosecuting attorney says he will not seek an injunction to stop the bluegrass music festival set for August 10 to 12 at Harpers Ferry. He cites low rent concerns and only three complaints while noting the event known as the Generation Gap Togetherness Peace Love Blues and Bluegrass Folk Music Arts and Craft Festival had previously been banned from Oak Grove Virginia.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Robert Skinner
Jefferson County
Harpers Ferry
Skinner
Generation Gap Togetherness
Oak Grove
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