Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current, July 19, 1977, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text— Griffin Daily News Tuesday, July 19,1977 Page 6 ass ' l -=.L.,. V I e r* ’ mBL. M L V ?; 1^77 '*w ' s ... .s’ . A Missouri Pacific railroad crew boards the Inter- American, already nearly three hours late on its run from Laredo, Tex., to Chicago. The train was so late when it got Amtrak considering suing train that runs hours late LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Amtrak is considering suing one of its locally operated trains, which is so late 25 per cent of the time that passengers must be bused the last 300 miles to Chicago. The Inter-American, operated by Missouri Pacific, winds 1,449 miles from the Mexican border at Laredo, Tex., into Arkansas and Missouri and ends in Chicago. One out of every four trips is so far behind schedule that passengers board charter buses at St. Louis for the final leg of the trip. “Amtrak is now examining its legal options,” spokesman Joe Vranich said. “This is the only railroad in the nation against which Amtrak is considering this type of legal action.” Amtrak owns most of the na tion’s passenger trains and con tracts with 18 railroads to use Polyester Pants 4 28 Traveler Blouses 6 98 Shells 2*B New Shipment Jeans Saylor's REGULAR or EXTRA CRISPY WEDNESDAY SPECIAL \ 9 pc. Family Pack Slaw - Potato • Gravy Rolls $4.89 Call And Yow Order Will Be Rearfy 131 East Solomon Street — Phone 227-3678 1477 West Mclntosh Road — Phone 228-2432 CAUL US ABOUT CATERING YOUR NEXT FAMILY OR GROUP MEETING Kentucky fried /Jkidceiu their crews and tracks for Am trak trains. Vranich said a year of nego tiating with MoPac on the poor service was unsuccessful. Amtrak has these complaints about MoPac: —lt has “one of the worst on time performance records for Amtrak trains of any railroad in the country.” —When MoPac trains are late, they are later than the na tional average. —MoPac runs passenger trains too slowly. Both sides agree that MoPac has excellent track, but MoPac disagrees How congressmen voted By Roll Call Report WASHINGTON—Here’s how area Members of Congress were recorded on major roll call votes July 11, when the Fourth of July recess ended, through July 13. HOUSE SHIPPING SUBSIDY— Rejected, 143 for and 251 against, an amendment to knock out federal subsidies of U.S. ships transporting grain to the Soviet Union. The amend ment sought to eliminate sl9 million in subsidies (about sl2 a ton) to be paid U.S. shippers in 1978. It was proposed to HR 4963, a Maritime Adminis tration authorization bill later passed and sent to the Senate. Under an agreement between the U.S. and Soviet govern ments, 30 per cent of the grain sold to Russia is to be carried by U.S. flag ships. The federal subsidy makes up the difference between what the Russian will pay for shipping and the actual costs. Reps. Jack Brinkley (D-3), to St. Louis that passengers were bused to their destinations in Illinois. (AP) with Amtrak’s insistence that passenger trains can operate safely at 79 miles an hour. —lts freight trains interfere with passenger trains three times as often as other rail roads, and this is the leading cause of delays on the Inter- American. “This could be aired in the courthouse one day and I don’t think we should get into too many details,” said H.H. Ol msted of MoPac. He said break downs of Amtrak equipment had accounted for some delays. Amtrak agreed. The Inter-American train is Elliott Levitas (D-4), John Flynt (D-6), Lawrence McDonald (D-7), Ed Jenkins (D-9) and Doug Barnard (D-10) voted “yea.” Reps. Bo Ginn (D-l) and Billy Lee Evans (D-8) voted “nay.” Rep. Dawson Mathis (D-2) did not vote. INDIAN CLAlMS—Passed, 331 for and 69 against, a bill giving the Department of Justice two additional years in which to file claims in behalf of certain Indian tribes. July 19, 1979 was set as the deadline at which the statute of limitations for filing such claims would expire. The bill (HR 5023) was sent to conference with the Senate. The Interior Department is processing up to 1,500 claims by tribes in states such as Maine, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, South Carolina, California, Oklahoma, Arizona and Montana. The claims relate to Indian property and are for alleged violations oc curing before 1966. Ginn, Mathin, Brinkley, scheduled to make a daily round-trip over the route. Be tween March 2 and July 2, how ever, 29 of the 120 trips ended at St. Louis and a bus was used to complete the run to Chicago. The Inter-American is sus pended at St. Louis when it is too late to get to Chicago in time for servicing for the return trip. Trains operated by MoPac were nearly twice as late as the Amtrak national average in April, and the Inter-American was nearly three times as late — IVi hours on the average. That was 92.3 per cent of the time. Evans and Barnard voted “yea.” Levitas, Flynt, McDonald and Jenkins voted “Nay.” SENATE BREEDER REACTOR— Rejected, 38 for and 49 against, an amendment to stop the government’s development of a nuclear fast breeder reactor at Clinch River, Tenn. The measure was proposed to Slßll, a bill authorizing money for Energy Research and Development Administration nuclear programs. The Senate later decided to keep the breeder program alive but defer a construction start. The fast-breeder reactor is fueled by plutonium. It is a fertile source of electricity because it breeds more plutonium than it consumes. But because plutonium is a nuclear weapons ingredient the fast-breeder is feared by op ponents as one more step toward nuclear war. Sen. Sam Nunn (D) voted “yea” and Sen. Herman Talmadge (D) did not vote. NUCLEAR WASTES—Ta bIed, 58 for and 39 against, an amendment requiring that a state legislature (by resolution) or the people of a state (by referendum) give prior ap proval to the construction of a nuclear waste-disposal facility within that state. The amend ment was proposed to Slßll, the Enegry Research and Development Administration authorization bill, later passed and sent to the House. At issue was the question of how ERDA can safely dispose of the radioactive waste from civilian and military uses of nuclear power. Talmadge and Nunn did not vote. NEUTRON BOMB—Rejected, 38 for and 58 against, an amendment to delete funds for production of neutron bombs. These are “enhanced radiation” tactical nuclear weapons which kill more by radation than by blast or heat. Neutron warheads are less destructivbe of natural and man-made environments than are conventional nuclear warheads. Talmadge and Nunn voted “nay.” Siamese twins buried CARMESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Funeral services were to be held today at Zion Hill Baptist Church for Siamese twins who died five days after they were born. The boys, Bradwick and Brodwick Harp, died Sunday at Henrietta Egleston Children’s Hospital. They were joined at the chest when they were born last Wednesday at Putney Hospital in Albany, Ga. Their mother, Ida Harp, a 24- year-old nursing student at Al bany State College, was report ed in fair condition Monday at Putney Hospital. Carter under pressure to switch stand of federally funded abortions WASHINGTON (AP) - Pres ident Carter is unlikely to drop his opposition to federal funding of abortions for poor women, despite pressure from within his own administration, a top aide says. Carter is under attack for his position from women’s rights leaders, a number of congres sional leaders and many of his top women advisers. Two women’s groups have expressed their disappointment at recent White House meet ings, including one session at tended Monday afternoon by a coalition of women’s rights leaders. About 40 women who hold posts in the administration met on Friday. But Margaret “Midge” Cos tanza, the presidential assistant who presided over both meet ings, said at Monday’s session she does not think Carter will change his mind. In Congress, the House has voted to bar Medicaid funds for all abortions, while the Senate passed a more liberal measure that would permit abortions in a number of cases, including ♦ ? MONEY DON'T GROW ON TREES BUT IT SURE BUYS MORE IN GRIFHN “Give Griffin The y r y Griffin And You’ll Buy” Merchants J "4 1 T* jl M Until Wedne » da y MmlW- -A ’•• n p« ra,u, *» e&jt, Cold Wo??\Z». X”™ 1 W hxYVM =; 70 \ Z Data from Ax Showy* Stationary Occluded NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, ommt r < t J FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN AREA—Partly cloudy and warm through Wednesday with chance of mainly afternoon and evening thundershowers. Low tonight in upper 60s. High Wednesday in low 90s. when a physician decides that terminating a pregnancy is medically necessary. Experts say that could encompass vir tually any reason for abortion. House and Senate conferees were expected to meet today to try to resolve their differences. Sources said the President re ceived no factual information from his Domestic Policy Coun cil on the effects his abortion decision would have on Ameri can society. The sources said Carter has received such infor mation in advance of other im portant decisions, including whether to proceed with pro duction of the Bl bomber. A group of seven congress men and women has requested a meeting with Carter this week to express their opposition to his abortion position, said Rep. Pat Schroeder, D-Colo. At a news conference last week, Carter expanded his ex ceptions to include cases in volving incest or rape. The controversy over abor tion was triggered by two Su preme Court decisions earlier this year opening the way for states and federal government to cut off Medicaid funds used to We are ready to dispose of five of our used school buses. The buses listed below are in running condition and can be seen at the school bus shop on Flynt Road in Griffin from Monday, July 18 through Friday, July 22, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The buses will be sold by sealed blds. The minimum acceptable bid on any one of the buses shall be at least 81500.00. Bids will be accepted on individual buses as indicated below. All bids must be at the school superintendent’s office by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, July 26. Successful bidders will be notified by mail or telephone. The Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Your Bid Year Model Body Size Chassis Make Bus No. | 1967 66 Ford 73 | 1968 66 Ford 80 9 1969 66 Dodge 83 8 1969 66 Dodge 86 8 1969 66 Dodge 87 finance abortions last year for about 300,000 poor women.