Bond measure urged to fund Virginia higher education
Virginia college presidents urged a general bond issue or tax hike to cover 1976-78 needs. They warned without new funding, more students would be turned away or services cut. Budgets for 76-78 average 40 percent above current. SEHE recommends 29 percent. Gov advisors project 15 to 20 percent. Temple of VCU cited jeopardy for several graduate programs without greater operating funds.
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Virginia
Medical College of Virginia
State Council of Higher Education
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T. Edward Temple
Virginia Commonwealth University
VCU
Madison College
Madison
Dana B. Hamel
Virginia Community College System
Vergil H. Dykstra
George Mason University
George Mason
Fairfax County
Virginia Gasoline Dealers Seek Probe of Selling Practices
The Virginia Gasoline Retailers Association urged the attorney general to probe Unfair Sales Act violations amid brash price competition. Dealers say branded firms squeeze independents as wholesale prices rise, with examples of Richmond stations charging 61.9 cents while unbranded outlets sell 52.9 cents.
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Virginia Gasoline Retailers Association
Attorney General's Office
Virginia
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Heizer
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
U. S
Udall Critiques Kissinger and Outlines 1976 Stance
Udall tells about 400 at Washington and Lee University that Henry Kissinger would not be his secretary of state if elected. He faulted Kissinger for concentrating power and harming State Department professionalism while noting support for his Middle East moves. He also rejects Alabama Governor George Wallace on tickets and urges full employment via Humphrey Hawkins style policy and broader Latin American focus.
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Morris Udall
Arizona
Henry Kissinger
Washington and Lee University
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Kissinger
State Department
Alabama
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United States
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Egypt
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Third World
China
Castro
GM profits leap as Chrysler endures record loss
General Motors posted a third quarter profit of 243 million dollars, a dramatic turn from a year ago, while Chrysler reported a record 79 million dollar loss for the same period. Chrysler warned of possible further red ink and actions to restore profitability, including potential effects on its British unit. Industry forecasts suggested near term reduced U.S. production and continued market shift toward GM’s smaller cars.
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General Motors
Chrysler Corp
U.S
Chrysler
John J. Riccardo
Riccardo
Ford Motor Co
American Motors Corp
Mistic
Israeli Soldiers Kill 2 Guerrillas on Golan Front
Israeli soldiers killed two Arab guerrillas and captured five others in a brief gunfight on the Golan Heights as they slipped across the UN buffer zone. The raid, linked to Yasir Arafat's Al Fatah from Syria, marked the first infiltration since UN peace forces arrived.
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Israel
United Nations
Golan Heights
Yasir Arafat
al Fatah
Syria
U.N
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