Ford budget outlines $394 billion defense heavy plan
President Ford proposed a $394.2 billion fiscal 1977 budget prioritizing national defense and energy. He urged tax cuts to spur jobs while raising the Social Security tax rate to fund benefits, and proposed a welfare czar to coordinate federal aid. He urged consolidating 59 grants into four block grants and warned against inflationary overstimulation.
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UPI
Ford
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Congress
Ford calls for a new realism in State of the Union
President Ford urges an election-year Congress to cut and raise taxes, curb government, and avoid miracle cures for economic woes. He backs permanent income tax cuts, higher exemptions, tax incentives for investments, more Social Security and Medicare coverage, tough crime measures, housing subsidies, and a $40 billion revenue-sharing extension to state and local governments.
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Joint
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al Ullman
D-Ore
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Ways and Means Committee
Washington
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Angola
Barry M. Goldwater
Carl Albert
Edmund S. Muskie
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
House Ways and Means
Selectmen Trim Bennington Budget Amid Squabbles
Bennington selectmen reduced the general fund budget by 77 405 dollars for fiscal 1977 and expect salaries for nonhighway workers to total 25 000, lowering the tax rate from 1 52 to 1 46. The public session ended without salary talks, as social services and several programs faced major cuts and a vote on five social service budgets and the Bicentennial Committee failed. The meeting devolved into loud disputes with multiple members arguing, tie votes, and threats of a public ballot delay.
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Bennington Selectmen
Ronald J. Higgins
Peter R. Donavan
Timothy Corcoran
Gerald P. Morrissey
Bennington
Corcoran
Wright
Donavan
Morrissey
Leake
Board of Selectmen
FDA bans Red Dye No. 2 after 15-year debate
The FDA declared Red Dye No. 2 unsafe, ending a long dispute. Manufacturers shifted to alternatives over the past four years, with General Foods Kraftco and Revlon reporting removals. Bristol-Myers notes some drug color coding remains, while the dye covered about $10 billion in yearly food use.
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New York
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
General Foods
Kraftco
Bristol-Myers
Educators oppose changes in state education aid plan
A coalition of educators and administrators voiced near unanimous opposition to proposed changes to the Miller formula for state aid. With the House Education Committee deadline nearing, leaders warned no current substitutes will work, keeping a shift unlikely before next year.
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House Education Committee
Lloyd Kelley Jr
Pittsford
Superintendents’ Association
Kissinger in Moscow and Middle East tension rise
Inside report highlights Kissinger heading to Moscow and Palestine forces massing to aid Muslims in Lebanon. Local notes cover New Hampshire nuke opposition, NE Tel and Tel crackdown on unauthorized phones, and county historical society insights.
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Moscow
Palestine
Mass
Lebanon
New Hampshire Nuke
N.E. Tel
Tel
Tom Braden
Muskie
Ford
Wayne Carlson
Canada
Anthony Lewis
the Times
Arlington Historical Society
Woodford School Ptg
REAC
Hoosick Falls
Rozelle
Proctor
MVL
John Randolph
MAU
John Hubbard
Carter shines in Iowa Caucuses as Carter leads Dem vote
Former Georgia Gov Jimmy Carter captured a solid majority of Iowa Democratic delegates as precinct caucuses began the 1976 presidential primary process. Bush Bayh Harris Udall and Shriver followed with smaller shares while 37 percent remained uncommitted. Reagan Ford poll shows close GOP race with Reagan mounting a niche edge over Ford.
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Iowa
UPI
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Chip
Indiana
Birch Bayh
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Arizona
Morris Udall
R. Sargent Shriver
Harris
Udall
Tom Whitney
Reagan
California
Robert D. Ray
GOP
Mary [Uise Smith
Ralph McCartney
Ray Hagie
Ray
Shriver wraps Vermont visit with trust theme
Sargent Shriver, campaigning for the Vermont primary, arrived in Bennington to conclude a day-long state swing. He urged voters to judge candidates by their deeds, not speeches, and emphasized mutual trust as a core issue while noting his background with the Peace Corps and public service.
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Vermont
Bennington
Peace Corps
Secret Service
Heritage House
Shriver
Democrat
Maryland
Yale Law School
Joseph P. Kennedy’s
Merchandise Mart
Chicago
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