Senate drubs tax reformers in late night vote
The Senate rejected Sen. Walter Mondale's minimum tax amendment aimed at closing loopholes for wealthy taxpayers. The defeat leaves the Kennedy led reform effort in shambles as roll calls stretched nearly to midnight. The revised bill would raise the minimum tax by about 980 million unless more revenue is found. The reformers argued the amendment had the best chance to pass among liberalizing measures.
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Whites Aid South African Riots Says Minister
South Africa minister Michiel Botha told Parliament that whites helped plan the weeklong antigovernment race riots that left at least 140 dead and 1,100 injured. He urged policy adjustments on Afrikaans in black schools and promised a review before August term.
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South Africa
UPI
Michiel Botha
Botha
Transvaal
Indians memorialize Custer's last stand at battlefield
At Custer Battlefield National Monument in Montana a group of 150 Indians marked the 100th anniversary of Custer's Last Stand with a peace pipe and an inverted flag. Russell Means led the gathering as part of National Park Service centennial programs, urging that the centennial become a chance to revitalize Native hopes.
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George A. Custer
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Custer
National Park Service
Russell Means
South Dakota
Oscar Bear Running
Means
Granite Battlefield Monument
7Th Cavalry
Robert Utley
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Park Service
Little Big Horn
U S pilots join Canadian quarantine over air traffic
UPI reports a safety quarantine by ALPA and European carriers halting about 150 daily flights into and out of Canada. Air Canada slashed about 12 000 jobs as a political dispute over French in air communications disrupted schedules and caused domestic interruptions.
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UPI
Canada
Air Canada
Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
J. J. O’donnell
U.S
Irish International Airlines
Scandinavian Airlines
British Airways
American Airlines
Eastern Airlines
Montreal
Toronto
CIA head withheld Castro plot data not asked
Senate report says former CIA chief Richard Helms did not disclose U S plots to kill Fidel Castro to the Warren Commission because he was never asked. The study notes Helms testified he was instructed to reply to inquiries, not to initiate information, and questions whether Allen Dulles heard such plots during the commission. Senator Schweiker urged Helms be called to testify in any renewed inquiry.
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UPI
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Warren Commission
Fidel Castro
Senate
Howard K. Smith
ABC Television
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John F
Cuba
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Johnson
Kennedy
Castro
Helms
Allen W. Dulles
Dulles
Fied
Plans
Richard S. Schweiker
Rpa
Special Senate
Iran
Viking Mars lander researchers eye July 4 touchdown
Pasadena scientists refine site choices for Viking 1 as Mars resembles the moon in areas and features. primary site is Chryse, with rival groups debating ancient water flow versus arid history. A mysterious white streak dubbed Gentry's freeways intrigues the team, though its nature remains unclear.
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Calif
UPI
Viking
Mars
Martian
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Moon
Masursky
Chryse
Europe's 250 year drought cripples Western Europe farms
Western Europe endures its worst drought in 250 years with Britain and France hardest hit. Britain reports its driest year since 1727 as rainfall remains scarce. France rationing water and cattle moved north as imports of feed and meat rise, with broader concerns across Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Holland.
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Belgium
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Holland
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Switzerland
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Thames Launches
England
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