Welfare overhaul shelved for year despite revival plans
Carter's $20 billion welfare reform proposal is dropped for the session due to time and backlog. Rep. James Corman says supporters plan to revive the plan next year, with House Speaker ONeill and Senate Leader Byrd factoring in calendar constraints and voter sentiment on spending.
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Carter
James C. Corman
D-Calif
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Corman
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Robert C. Byrd
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Labor Law Revisions Stall in Senate Filibuster
Supporters of the labor backed revisions fail to clear a Republican led filibuster and the bill is sent back to the Human Resources Committee for redrafting. Senators Byrd Williams say the bill will return while Hatch vows another talkathon if it comes out as is. The measure would impose stiffer penalties on labor law violators and expand enforcement.
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Tennessee
Jacob Javits
New York
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New Jersey
the Plains
Warren County
Fauquier
Dwight Hockman
Hockman
National Labor Relations Board
Gas Rationing Plan Would Favor Multi Car Households
The Carter administration signaled gasoline rationing is unlikely but outlined a standby plan. Rationing would allocate coupons based on motor vehicle registrations, benefiting families or businesses with multiple cars while one car households would receive fewer coupons. Energy Secretary James Schlesinger stressed the plan would work only in a national emergency.
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National Petroleum
Energy
James Schlesinger
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Schlesinger
Major Fruit Research Lab Set To Open Near Winchester
The Appalachian Fruit Research Station a $3 million USDA facility will open in Bardane West Virginia within 20 miles of Winchester. It will employ 11 scientists and 20 to 30 staff in October and plant its first experimental fruit in the fall including pears and other stock identified by number.
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United States Dept. of Agriculture
Appalachian Fruit Research Station
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Cove campgrounds feature and first plunge photos
The Star highlights The Cove campgrounds in its Country Roads section and includes Area News photos of a first diving board plunge. Potomac Edison Ratepayers Assn plans a blackout to protest an electric rate hike. Stephens City F M Bank branch was burglarized last night with photos and details on Area News.
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Stephens City
F&m Bank
Area News
Gas Line Blast Wounds Three Workers in Waynesboro
Three construction workers remain in satisfactory condition after a gas line explosion in downtown Waynesboro. The blast happened Thursday at 1 40 p m while installing a new line for Columbia Gas Co. Two other workers were treated and released from Waynesboro Community Hospital. Cause under investigation.
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