Angry Gun Owners Protest Regulations in Nationwide Mail Surge
Washington AP reports the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms drew a flood of public comments on proposed gun regs. Project officer James A. Hunt expected about 7,000 letters but received over 150,000, with thousands more daily. Many writers oppose the rules as a step toward national gun registration and oppose red tape and paperwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Masalo
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Washington
James A. Hunt
Gun Trace Proposals Face Mixed Support In Congress
Virginia official Wendell Seldon attends the Virginia section meeting of the Intl City Managers Assn in Norfolk. Philadelphia zoo reports a black jaguar birth as part of a broader set of notes. A gun tracing plan prompts NRA concerns and legislative limits. 34 400 letters oppose, 2 600 support, House cuts 4 2 million from a 1 5 billion bill to block use of funds for the program. The National Council to Control Handguns backs the proposal.
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Wendell Seldon
Norfolk
Virginia
International City Managers Assn
Philadelphia
Zoo
Nebraska
Treasury Department
Treasury
National Rifle Association
Hunt
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Bureau
Carter Leaves Oak Ridge Visit Unmoved on Breeder Project
President Carter's Oak Ridge stop leaves his opposition to the Clinch River Breeder Reactor unchanged. Officials say he did not discuss the project in depth, though he toured the lab and heard technical briefings on energy research and fusion.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
Carter
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Clinch River
Oak Ridge
Air Force One
McGhee Tyson Air Base
Washington, D.C
Breeder
Knoxville
Tennessee Valley Authority
Postma
Senate
Howard Baker
Congress
Baker
Va. Seaman Honored for Rescuing 14 From Dixie Lee II
Capt. Paul Holland of Exmore Va received the 1978 American Merchant Marine Seamanship Trophy for saving 14 passengers and crew from the Dixie Lee II after it capsized near Norfolk during a 98 mph thunderstorm. The award was presented in Rep. Paul Trible’s office by Robert J. Blackwell.
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Washington
Paul Holland
Exmore
Chesapeake Bay
Holland
Robert J. Blackwell
Paul Trible
R-Va
Harison
Norfolk
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Denton
Maryland
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Reactor Project Cooperative
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Airport Road
Jimmy's Commission
Bob Luttrell
Bill McKeever
Pric
Mon.-Thurs
Edrics
Cole Slaw
Valley Ave
Gaynor Vann
Winchester & Northern Va
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