Democrats Propose Alternatives to Ford Tax Plan
Democratic leaders in Congress push multiple tax cut alternatives to Ford’s plan linking tax relief with spending reductions. They argue the 28 billion dollar pairing is unlikely to pass and propose options including a 3 percent tax credit up to 360 dollars per return, plus a 20 billion personal tax cut per Senate Budget guidance.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
William Proxmire
Senate Banking Committee
George H. Mahon
House Appropriations Committee
Proxmire
D-Wis
House, Ways and Means Committee
Capitol Hill
Senate Budget Committee
House Republican
Treasury Department
Mutiny at sea raises jurisdiction clash among nations
Five crewmen of the Panamanian freighter Mimi, Indonesian sailors and a Filipino cook, faced jail in Florida as a mutiny at sea and the killings of four officers triggered questions of which country can prosecute. West Germany weighs extradition while Panama, the U.S. and Bonn seek clarity.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Louis Gidel
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Mimi
Cuba
Manfred Oppermann
Gidel
Panama
West Germany
U.S
Bonn
U.S. Coast Guard
FBI
Norfolk, Va
Lalli
Florida
Four Federal Prison Escapees Still At Large After Widened Search
Four inmates who fled Marion Penitentiary after using a homemade device to open gates held a couple hostage for five hours near Salem Illinois. A chase ended in a crash. one escapee was captured, leaving three others plus a fourth injured man at large as police and tracking dogs scour a 27 square mile area.
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Salem
Here
Philadelphia
FBI
Marion Federal Penitentiary
Con
Arthur T. Mankins
Germanton
N.C
Mankins
Marion
Edward P
Mayor Rizzo Injured In ARCO Refinery Fire
Philadelphia mayor Frank L. Rizzo was hospitalized with a broken thigh after a massive blaze at the Atlantic Refinery Co. near the Schuylkill River. Fire officials said the fire was surrounded though not yet under control as 350 firefighters and 150 ARCO workers fought gusting winds and explosions. Rizzo underwent surgery and received a stainless steel pin. he will use crutches during a 10 day plus recovery at Hahnemann Hospital while campaigning for re election.
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Philadelphia
Frank L. Rizzo
Joseph Rizzo
Atlantic Refinery Co
ARCO
Schuylkill River
Gulf Oil Co
Rizzo
Hahnemann Hospital
Priest Decries Gun Culture as 18 Weapons Donated at Mass
In Columbus Ohio Reverend Richard Engle led 18 handguns and many toy pistols to be melted into crosses after six Masses at St Philip the Apostle Church More than 2000 parishioners attended and uniformed police verified each weapon before donation The act followed Engles plea against Americas frontier mentality and calls for gun control measures including licensing and a 15 day cooling off period
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Columbus, Ohio
America
Richard Engle
St. Philip the Apostle Church
Engle
St. Philip's
Father Engle
Columbus
Ford
National Catholic Conference On World Peace
Five Marion prison escapees hold couple hostage in Ill
Hubert Dotson and his wife Mary recount a five hour weekend ordeal when five escapees from Marion federal prison held them at gunpoint in their Buncombe home. The captors demanded clothes and a gun, cooked and slept there, then fled after the Dotsons freed themselves and called police.
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Buncombe
Ill
Hubert Dotson
Marion
Dotson
Mary
Church of Christ
St. Louis
Dotsons
Ford hosts Apollo Soyuz crew during Columbus Day visit
President Ford greeted the Apollo-Soyuz crew as the two space teams tour the United States. Cosmonauts and American astronauts linked up in space last July and were to hold a joint news conference after goodwill visits to both nations. In Hawaii Emperor Hirohito delayed activities due to sniffles but planned to fly home today with Empress Nagako nearby.
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Washington
Ford
United States
Soviet Union
Kailuia-Kona
Hawaii
Hirohito
Japan
Empress Nagako
Broadway Musicians End LongWalkout Returns to Stage
Broadway lights rise as four musicals reopen after a 25 day strike by Local 802 musicians yielding a 20 percent pay raise. The stoppage cost theaters 3.5 million in lost tickets, with widespread losses for related businesses and workers across the industry.
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New York
American Federation of Musicians
Factory Blast Kills Five at Johannesburg Dynamite Plant
An explosion at the world’s largest dynamite factory near Johannesburg killed five workers and injured 28, with two buildings demolished. A toll call to account for all 6,500 employees confirmed the death toll, and officials said the cause was not immediately known.
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Goldsmith, Tex
West
Texas
el Paso
Johannesburg
South Africa
Snipers Hunted in Beirut as Truce Holds Fragile
Joint Lebanese security forces and Palestinian guerrillas hunted snipers in Beirut amid a fragile cease-fire between Christians and Muslims. Isolated machine gun battles erupted in three suburbs overnight, though authorities said Muslim area sniping was the only serious truce violation in the city.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Weekend Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures
Fair tonight with lows in the low to mid 50s. Sunny and mild Tuesday with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s and a 10 percent chance of rain tonight and Tuesday. Details, Page 10.
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Chicago
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