Business Acts To Stop DISC Slip
American exporters worry about a slipping DISC program known as Domestic International Sales Corp. A 1971 Congress bill expanded tax breaks for DISCs while critics say the program cost the Treasury and supporters cite $1.6 billion in exports. Industry officials warn a 10 percent export drop could cut about 1,000 U.S. jobs at one aerospace maker.
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International Sales Corp
Congress
U.S
U.S. Treasury
DISC
Treasury Department
Peanuts ban emerges from New York bar health code
New York restricts rese rving food in public places under the sanitary code prohibiting shared bowls of nuts and other snacks. Westchester Health Commissioner Dr Jack Goldman notes the rule, while New York City officials retain relaxed practice as they monitor potential salmonella cases.
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New York
New York Times
Jack Goldman
Westchester County
New York City
Jean Cropper
Goose Creek Charter Amendment Debate Aims at Elective City Marshal
May 13 1936 Goose Creek City Commission instructs City Atty Erin Flowers to draft a resolution for an election on a charter amendment that would make the city marshal an elected position. Malaria battle urged by Dr M S Alexander and Dr W N Brooks as mosquito breeding sites must be eliminated. Baytown Chamber event introduces Peoples State Bank officers led by vice president R G Florance.
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Baytown Sun
Goose Creek
New Peoples State Bank
Baytown
Jamestown Founded On May 13 1607
The Way It Was notes Jamestown’s founding on May 13 1607 marking a key moment in early American colonization. This brief remembrance highlights the settlement’s establishment as a milestone in exploration and settlement history.
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Jamestown
Americans Die in U S Highway Accidents Summary
A historical note lists major wars and conflicts from the Revolutionary War through World War II and Korea Vietnam, followed by casualty tallies and a final line stating Americans died in U S highway accidents. The fragment emphasizes broad war totals and links them to civilian fatalities on highways.
Texas Traffic Losses Reach 1.44 Billion in 1975
The Texas Department of Public Safety estimates 1975 property losses from traffic accidents at 1.44 billion dollars. The figure underscores vast costs beyond fire damage, illustrating potential purchases like 10,000 homes, appliances, cars, and other consumer goods at prevailing prices.
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Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Information Digest targets prominent Americans as Communist sympathizers
Washington reports a smear sheet named Information Digest is used by police to build dossiers on celebrities and political figures. Investigators say the New York State Police and other agencies received confidential material from the McDonald office via reports in Congress. Louise Rees, a $14,000-a-year aide, is cited as the chief contact in McDonald's office.
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Washington
Joe McCarthy
Eddie Albert
Candice Bergen
Leonard Bernstein
Dick Cavett
Dustin Hoffman
Shirley MacLaine
Carl Reiner
Richard Widmark
Ralph Abernathy
Ramsey Clark
New York City
John Lindsay
Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Congress
William Haddad
Thomas Burton
New York
New York State
America
Larry McDonald
D.ga
Bush League
McCarthy
Information Digest
Communist Party
Tatates Capitol Hill
McDonald's
Louise Rees
McDonald
Bob Owens
Rees
Baytown
Texas
Associated Press
Baytown Sun
Suns
Tries McCarthyism and Ford's Colorado Condo Swap
An ironic Watergate day note questions Information Digest list theft of entertainers sympathetic to the Communist movement. The report details Gerald Ford's condo swaps in Colorado with Martin Marietta and Richard Bass, noting rental secrecy, a $320.3 million defense and $130.2 million space contract payoff, and a veto that favored Bass’s coal interests.
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Information Digest
Gerald Ford
Colorado
Martin Marietta
White House
Ford
Spider bites explained by Dr. Lamb in plain terms
Dear reader, spiders carry venom but rarely harm humans as most venom is ineffective for us. Black widows and gray widows can cause stronger reactions, while brown recluse bites may cause tissue loss. Treatment may involve antivenin. the exact shot given depends on venom amount and spider type.
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DR. Lamb
America
United States
Midwest
Eulogy for a lifelong friend by AL MELINGER
Sporadic reminiscence recalls a friend from youth through war, hardship, and recovery. The writer chronicles a Texas upbringing, a failed marriage, a wartime injury, years in and out of institutions, sobriety through AA, and late vocation as a counselor aiding alcoholics. A nonorthodox tribute ends with the note that the man would dislike a formal obituary.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Home payments double as costs rise for new houses
New home principal payments rose from under 120 dollars in 1965 to about 275 in 1975, helping push sales down amid recession. Operating costs such as taxes, insurance, heat, and repairs climbed faster than incomes, with taxes averaging 60 dollars a month and electricity up 55 percent since 1970.
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New York
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase
Baytown Sun Staff and publishing details noted
The Baytown Sun lists Leon Brown as Editor and Publisher with John Wadley and Fred Hornberger among staff. It records editorial, advertising, and management roles, post office mailing details, publication schedule, and subscription rates, plus policy on letters and syndicated content.
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Leon Brown
John Wadley
Accee Fit
Fred Hornberger
Fred Hartman
Southern Newspapers, Inc
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