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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1976
Page
1
The Commerce Department reported the leading indicators composite rose 1.4 percent in May, the biggest monthly jump since July, signaling sustained near term economic expansion. The gain outpaced April and left the index 13 percent above a year earlier, with new orders and longer work weeks among key drivers.
Congress acted to freeze payroll withholding at current levels through Sept 1 to avert tax increases after midnight. The bill, sent to President Ford, extends tax cuts two months while a broader tax revision is drafted. A family of four earning $6,000 would save $445, while at $15,000 annual income the same freeze avoids a $180 rise.
Athens Police Chief Ted Jones condemns the mayor and council decision to terminate the records clerk position as an overreach of authority. The change is part of a broader municipal shakeup reported on page 2.
Rutland field raid by Meigs County Sheriff Department and Middleport police removed about 300 marijuana plants and resulted in the arrest of an alleged cultivator Tuesday afternoon.
Common Pleas Judge Lowell Howard issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday stopping the hiring of Bill Whaley as basketball coach at Athens High School. The case appears in Sports on page 18.
The piece critiques labeling of children as learning disabled and argues labels harm those with other difficulties by grouping them with LD students. It notes LD became a fad among specialists and calls for fairer education without misclassification. A separate editorial mentions a Congress bill to tax high tar cigarettes, hoping it fails.
Partly cloudy tonight with a 30 percent chance of rain and lows in the low to mid 60s. Thursday will be clearing with highs in the mid to upper 70s and a 10 percent chance of rain.
President Ford called on Americans to ring bells across the country on the Fourth of July. The nationwide ritual would begin at 2 p.m. and continue for two minutes, with each minute marking a century of independence.
The West Virginia Coal Association says state coal miners totaling 59,300 will collect more than 35.6 million dollars during their vacation period that began Monday. A second vacation starts July 12, with two yearly periods common for miners.
In Morris Plains New Jersey physicians testified Karen Anne Quinlan likely could not survive without a respirator. Her condition has not changed since being weaned from the machine over five weeks ago.
Palestinian hijackers released 47 elderly, sick and young hostages at Entebbe Airport as the crisis entered a third day. Among those freed were two Americans Carol Taylor and her son Eric, with 70 Israelis still held. French, Canadian and other nationalities also listed.
The four foreign mercenaries stand for sentencing in Luanda after their Angolan civil war actions. American Daniel Gearhart of Maryland was condemned to face a firing squad, Gary Acker received 16 years, Gustavo Grillo of New Jersey got 30 years, and Carl and Joyce Acker of California react to their son avoiding death. The fate now rests with Angolan President Agostinho Neto.
Supreme Court upholds constitutionally valid searches and seizures in a case against a businessman, allowing use of his records as evidence with a 7 2 vote. It also sustains a Social Security provision requiring illegitimate children to prove dependency for survivor benefits, a 6 3 decision. Dissenters label the rulings as undermining constitutional protections and equal treatment.
The IRS canceled the funds tax-exempt status citing mismanagement and questionable loans, risking millions in back taxes and impacting employers and workers. If upheld, deductions for employers would end and vested employee pensions could face new tax assessments under the 1969 reform act.
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