Virginia Farmers Told Federal Aid Unlikely
Virginia farmers from 11 central and southside counties met Lt. Gov. John N. Dalton and state agriculture officials to seek relief. Dalton said federal aid seems unlikely, noting drought damage limited to Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota and North Dakota. ASCS director Mahlon Rudy said emergency programs are meager and oats remain the usable feed option.
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Earl Butz
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Federal Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Rudy
Surface Water Controls Proposed in Virginia
The State Water Control Board seeks power to designate critical surface water areas and declare restrictions on withdrawals. The proposed rule mirrors the existing critical groundwater law, currently governing Southwest Virginia, and would allow action if surface waters fall short of needs, harm wildlife, impede recharge, or face potential pollution.
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State Water Control Board
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Calls for Law to Stop Hiring Illegal Aliens
AP report from Norfolk notes INS Commissioner Leonard F. Chapman Jr advocates legislation to bar employers from hiring illegal aliens. He cites 16 000 in Tidewater, 80 percent of 286 arrested for immigration violations earned 2.50 to 4.50 dollars hourly, and a national estimate of over six million illegal aliens costing taxpayers billions.
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Leonard F. Chapman Jr
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Louis M. Verne Jr
Tidewater Immigration and Naturalization Service
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Chapman
U.S. Marine Corps
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Arms Package Faces Roadblocks in Congress
The Ford administration's 5.9 billion arms package mainly for Iran meets Senate and House resistance over fear of a Gulf arms race and Israel's security. Sen. Proxmire plans to block most sales. lawmakers aim to trim Saudi arms. Iran would receive about 4.4 billion. Israel about 240 million.
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United States
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Dn.y
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Senate
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Pakistan
India
Henry A. Kissinger
Tehran
House votes to kill scheduled pay hike for Congress officials
The House approved a $780 million appropriations bill and by a 325 to 75 vote killed next month’s automatic cost of living pay rise for Congress members, federal judges, and top executive officials. The Senate’s action on withholding remains uncertain amid campaign season and political wrangling.
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Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Man Jumps To His Death In Downtown Hotel
Bluefield police report 61 year old Frank Klober an accountant with a local firm leaped from the 12th floor window ledge of the West Virginian Hotel Tuesday night. He arrived after 7 p.m. and climbed onto the ledge before jumping to his death.
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