AISD Cuts Tax Rate and Approves Budget
Amarillo school board approves a 37.2 million preliminary budget for 1977-78 and lowers the tax rate from 1.61 to 1.47 per 100 valuation. The meeting covered pay raises for Bob Ashworth, clerical salary inequities raised by Cecile Russell, and a 275,000 lighting project with a 4.42 year payback, with budget finalization set for Aug 29.
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Amarillo
Southwestern Public Service
Bob Ashworth
Cecile Russell
Amarillo Classroom Teachers Association
Kissinger backs Panama Canal treaty after Carter briefing
President Carter briefed Henry Kissinger on the canal accord and Kissinger signaled he was inclined to support the pact and would testify if briefed. Ford aides indicated general consistency with Ford negotiations and Ford planned a news conference to discuss the agreement. White House aides arranged detailed briefings for Ford and Kissinger to influence ratification prospects.
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Washington
Carter
Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of State
Senate
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Vail
Coro
White House
Kissinger
Jody Powell
Panama
Powell
Sol Linowitz
Colo
Air Force
George Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ellsworth Bunker
David Jones
Middle East
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
State Department
Henry Kissinger
Panama Canal debate fuels pressure on new treaty
In a critical look at the Panama Canal talks, Wes Izzard questions why sovereignty is being ceded and asks what prompted the push for new treaties. He notes State Department efforts, aides’ influence, and a push to persuade the public despite historical promises of perpetual U.S. sovereignty.
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Panama Canal
State Department
Cyrus Vance
United States
Panama
Son of Sam Suspect Wrote God on His Side
David Berkowitz described his deterioration from a Bronx youth into an antiwar militant obsessed with dope guns and God in letters to Iris Gerhardt from 1971 to 1973 while in the army. He cited court martial conflicts and vowed to use his training, claiming God was on his side as police closed in in Yonkers New York.
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New York
UPI
David Berkowitz
Sam
Korea
Iris Gerhardt
Dave
Army
Berkowitz
Yonkers
N.Y
Long Island
Iris
Bronx
New York Daily News
New York Post
Cary Klausner
Westland, Mich
Vietnam
God
Jaworski vows thorough probe into alleged Korea influence case
Special prosecutor Leon Jaworski says thoroughness will guide the investigation into alleged influence-buying in Congress connected to South Korea. He emphasizes careful, methodical pursuit of facts as top priority.
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Leon Jaworski
Congress
Weather outlook with isolated storms and warm temps
Partly cloudy conditions favor a chance of afternoon and nighttime thunderstorms through tomorrow. High near 90, low mid 60s. Wednesday about mid 80s. Southerly winds 15 to 19 mph. Rain chances 20 percent today and 30 percent tonight.
Rebel Airline Sparks Transatlantic Fare Cuts
Geneva AP report: IATA members propose lower transatlantic fares to counter Fred Laker Skytrain, with six airlines offering 2900 low cost seats weekly in each direction. Fares: New York London 146 one way, 256 round trip US purchase. London New York 64 pounds one way, 149 pounds round trip UK purchase. Laker’s Skytrain targets cheaper option at about 236 round trip. Two purchase options: advance payment three weeks ahead or stand by with no seat guarantee. Government approvals pending for IATA plan.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Freddie Laker
International Air Transport Association
United States
Britain
IATA
Laker
Skytrain
London
New York
Pan American
Trans World Airlines
British Airways
Air India
Iran Air
el al
Two-Headed Snake Found by New Jersey Boys
Two thirteen year old boys in Wall Township, New Jersey found a rare two headed snake on a Brice Park bridle path. The creature escaped Sunday after initial contact, and experts say such a birth occurs about once in 100000.
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Bowler
DeFranco
Shirley
Berkowitz Indicted In 44 Caliber Slayings
David Berkowitz was indicted in the July 31 Brooklyn murder of Stacy Moskowitz and the wounding of her date, the last of six shootings by the Son of Sam. He remains at Kings County Hospital for mental evaluation to determine trial competency.
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New York
David Berkowitz
Stacy Moskowitz
Sam
Berkowitz
Kings County Hospital
Miss Moskowitz
Brooklyn Lovers Lane
Robert Violante
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AISD
Susan Ihne
Globe News
Ashworth
Izzard
Caribbean
Texas
Big Ditch
Wes Izzard
Panhandle
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