Congress weighs 50 rebate plan with tax cut alternative
A House vote looms on including a $50 per person rebate in the stimulus, pitting the Carter proposal against a GOP permanent tax cut. Senate prospects look weaker, while budget committees back a $17.5 billion amendment funding a mix of tax relief and public works. An innovative aid idea would help needy families with winter fuel bills at about $250 per family.
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House
Congress
GOP
Carter
Amin Plans to Expel Americans Amid Invasion Claims
Ugandan President Idi Amin reportedly planned to expel Americans living in Uganda and a PFLP hijack plot was alleged as part of a complex, unconfirmed scenario reported from Nairobi. Western nations rejected Amin’s invasion charges as hallucinatory and Kenya urged UN Human Rights inquiry into Ugandan abuses.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Idi Amin
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
The
Daily Nation
Amin
Bonn
PFLP
U.S
Washington
United States
Britain
Uganda
U.S. State Department
Israel
Radio
Tanzania
United Nations Commission On Human Rights
Supreme Court widower benefits expand Social Security reach
Social Security offices brace for a surge after the Supreme Court ruled widowers and husbands of retired women are eligible for benefits without proving financial dependence. The decision, 5-4, could add about 400 million dollars yearly in payouts and broaden survivor benefits for thousands.
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Washington
Social Security Administration
Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens
Senate
Miner Found Alive in Flooded Tunnel at Pa Coal Mine
A rescued miner surfaced after 32 hours trapped by a flood in a Kocher Coal Co mine near Tower City. Seven others remain missing while two were killed, three injured, and rescuers widen a six inch bore to reach him.
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Tower City
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Adley
Leon Richter
Kocher Coal Co
Bill aims to ban double dipping by retired state workers
Ohio state House subcommittee studies a bill to stop retirees who return to state jobs from drawing both salaries and pensions. Rep. Don S. Maddux notes cases in highway patrol and liquor administration and asks retirement systems for data. The measure is under review with IRS implications and broad scope considerations.
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Columbus, Ohio
House
Highway Safety
Robert H. Chiaramonte
Clifford E. Reich
Ohio Highway Patrol
Don S. Maddux
D-90
Lancaster
Maddux
James A. Rhodes
Highway Patrol
Fairfield County
Desert prospectors turn rhyolite into cat litter venture
In Wickenburg Arizona two entrepreneurs Phil Reinhardt and Larry Johnson pursue a rhyolite mine lease to make kitty litter. They launched Gulf-American Mining Enterprises Inc and brand Cat Pause aiming to tap a $300 million market with Nature’s Answer.
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Jules LU
Wickenburg
Phil Reinhardt
Reinhardt
Gulf-American Mining Enterprises, Inc
Reinhardt Mines
Larry Johnson
Johnson
Phil
Vanessa
Em Engineering
Larry
Texas
Houston
Florea May Sue Army Over Status Dispute
Larry Florea, up to six years out of uniform, seeks to be treated as a private citizen. The Army counters he remains a private while awaiting status clearance. If not resolved quickly, his lawyer plans a 5 million dollar lawsuit alleging breach of contract invasion of privacy and civil rights violations.
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New York
Social Security
Smith
Louisville, Ky
Larry Florea
Army
Florea
Bryant
Second High Rise Proposed for Athens Near East Side
The Athens Jaycees have optioned the former Athens Flooring Co. warehouse on Elliott Street for a second senior citizen high rise. Other items note possible invalid resolutions by Athens County Commissioners under Sunshine Law and a speech by attorney William Kunstler on government use of law.
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Athens Jaycees
Athens Flooring Co
Elliott Street
Athens County
William Kunstler
Athens
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