Ford proposes tax breaks to spur new power plants
President Ford endorses labor management panel plans to boost utility construction with expanded investment tax credits and tax deferral for reinvested dividends, extending pollution control writeoffs and aiding coal conversions. energy goals include raising nuclear output to 20 percent by the late 1980s.
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Washington
Ford
Labor Management Committee
Secretary of Labor
John Dunlop
Labor-Management Committee
Congress
Federal Energy
Frank Zarb
CIA murder plot hints tied to Trujillo assassination
House intelligence committee members heard sketchy briefs alleging CIA involvement in planning a 1961 Trujillo assassination. Some lawmakers questioned if the briefing supported Rep. James Stanton’s claim, while Nedzi faced resignation over CIA misdeeds and Watergate ties.
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Washington
House Intelligence Committee
CIA
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
James V. Stanton
Ohio
Harrington
Lucien N. Nedzi
D-Mich
Nedzi
Carl Albert
House
Stanton
Edward Lamb
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
County officials updated on recent Minnesota legislation
County commissioners and officials from eight northern Minnesota counties gathered in Bemidji for AMC District II to review 26 bills signed in the last session. Per diems rise to a voter-answerable offset. jurors gain $5 daily. counties may issue more liquor licenses in unorganized areas. sheriffs budget and parking fines rules change. conciliation court may meet evenings. interpreters required for civil cases. officials time off protected.
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Carol Johnson
Minnesota
Association of Minnesot Counties
AMC
Bemidji
Senate
Larry Granger
Bemidji teachers and board begin two year contract talks
The Bemidji School District 31 teachers and school board opened negotiations on a two year contract covering 1975 76 and 1976 77 with a June 19 proposal deadline for teachers and July 3 response by the board. The next formal session is set for July 10 at 10 am.
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Bemidji
John Schuiling
Assisant
Dick Evenson
J. W. Smith
DuWayne Syverson
Ralph Vonasek
End of federal tax rebates sent to taxpayers
The Treasury reports 63,221,161 rebates worth 7.9 billion dollars mailed. Some late rebates may still go out in weeks. About 34 million Social Security and railroad retirement checks of 50 dollars await congressional approval. Early retail results are mixed with a small decline. home sales rose 25 percent in April aided by a 5 percent tax credit up to 2000 dollars.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Congress
Commerce Department
Carla A. Hills
Housing and Urban Development
Ford
White House
Ron Nessen
House Appropriations Committee
Friday the 13th fear fades with selective perception
In Miami and across the country Friday the 13th is treated as unlucky only if people expect misfortune. Psychologist Dr. Charles Verschoor cites selective perception as guiding beliefs while numerologist Vincent Lopez links 13 to avoidance of numbers 1 and 3. Two Miami and Tampa residents wed on the day, choosing an unusual date per horoscope.
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Miami, Fla
Svay Magazine
Greece
Vincent Lopez
Robert Spedding
Miami
Carol Capp
Tampa
Kissinger to resume Middle East shuttle diplomacy next month
Secretary of State Kissinger is expected to renew shuttle talks in the Middle East next month if Israel and Egypt narrow gaps on a Sinai settlement. Rabin's visit has improved chances of revival, but Ford's final decision depends on postsummit talks in Jerusalem and Cairo.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Sinai
Yitzhak Rabin
Ford
Jerusalem
Cairo
Death toll rises to five in Barnsley mine explosion
In Barnsley England the National Coal Board says three more miners were found dead after an explosion at Houghton colliery. The blast left two dead earlier and six men injured while they were shoring the shaft and testing air for gas 1 200 feet underground.
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Barnsley
England
National Coal Board
Houghton
Gandhi Party Faces Setback in Gujarat Legislature Vote
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's Congress fights for public support to stay in office after a conviction for election law violations. Gujarat election results deal a blow as Desai coalition wins 86 seats to Congress 74, deepening factional divides.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
Brezhnev urges ban on new weapons of mass destruction
In Moscow, Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev proposed that major powers sign an agreement prohibiting new forms of weapons of mass destruction. He stressed the danger of advanced tech creating more terrible weapons than nuclear arms and urged large states to join, noting the USSR and the United States could contribute meaningfully.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Leonid Il. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
United States of America
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D-Mass
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CBS Television Evening News
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