Carter urges Canal Zone residents support during takeover
President Carter asked U S citizens in the Canal Zone to back the shift as Panama gains full control of the canal by 2000. He acknowledged disagreements but affirmed the treaties as a fact and promised job protections for Americans in the zone while acknowledging tough moments ahead.
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Canal Zone
Carter
U.S
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Panama
Senate
Torrijos
Washington
Tax revolt spreads beyond California to taxes nationwide
AP NBC poll finds taxpayers oppose all levels of taxation and want one third cuts in state and federal levies. Voters cite Proposition 13 as a model for broader reform, with 53 percent outside California willing to back similar measures. Inflation remains the main worry for most Americans.
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New York
California
Associated Press
NBC News
Judges Get Drunk and Flunk Driving Test in Nevada
In Carson City five judges drank alcohol then steered police cars through an obstacle course to test driving skills. They enjoyed the run but all failed, each citing insights into drunken driving by defendants, with remarks from Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Seymore Brown.
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Nev
Las Vegas
Seymore Brown
Brown
Nevada Judges Association
Tonopah
Justice of the Peace
Sulan Terrell
Nevada
Cattleman Protest Over Carter Beef Import Plan
George M. Stoddart reports that Carter’s decision to import 200 million pounds of foreign grass fed beef may ease consumer prices but hurts Shenandoah Valley cattlemen. Economists call the impact psychological and mild economically, while local farmers fear reduced profits and herd reductions in the near term.
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George M
Shenandoah Valley
Eldon Ball
Dept. of Agriculture
WPI
Joe Coffey
Ball
Carter
Rutherford Is Found Guilty
Rutherford is found guilty of nonfeasance by a Warren County jury, with a recommended $50 fine. The trial covered missing parking meter fine money totaling about $1,000 and whether Rutherford failed to investigate the disappearance. Proceedings continued with motions to set aside the verdict and specific jury instructions from Judge Duncan C. Gibb.
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Front Royal
Charles V. Rutherford
Warren County
Duncan C. Gibb
Gibb
Rutherford
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Winchester
Commonwealth
Geoffrey Cole
Gladys Clare
Town Hall
Daphne Pond
Seaver Tosses No Hitter in Tonight's Star Feature
Tom Seaver pitched a no hitter last night marking the Star's prime baseball highlight. He has five one hitters in his career and the Sports Section on page 11 provides full details.
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Tom Seaver
Seaver
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