Tax breaks expand for parents elderly and divorces
The Senate Finance Committee endorsed major individual provisions of a House tax bill, creating a 20 percent child care credit up to 400 dollars for one child and 800 for two, expanding alimony deductions for those taking the standard deduction, and adding a 15 percent retirement income credit for seniors with low income up to 2 500 for singles and 3 750 for couples. The package would broaden eligibility from 660 000 to about 2.4 million people, with phased in steps over three years.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
House
House-Senate
Birth control pills may hinder brain development
Berkeley report cites University of California anatomy professor Dr. Marian C. Diamond stating that synthetic female hormones in birth control pills reduced cerebral cortex development in rats by seven percent and suggesting possible implications for humans. A second study found ovariectomized rats showed greater cortex development, implying natural hormone levels might also limit brain growth.
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Berkeley
Calif
UPI
University of California
Marian C. Diamond
Campus
Women’s Center
Diamond
Mass doctors approve standardized living will amid debate
The Massachusetts Medical Society approved a standardized living will allowing people with irreversible illness to refuse artificial life support. Critics warn it shifts medical decisions to patients and families and could invite euthanasia concerns. The document urges mercifully ending suffering and not prolonging dying beyond reasonable expectations.
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Boston
UPI
The
Massachusetts Medical Society
Mildred Jefferson
Right To Life
Ford Levi to discuss Boston school intervention
In Washington Attorney General Levi and President Ford weigh options on whether to intervene in the Boston desegregation case. Levi has no decision yet and may choose a different case if Boston goes unresolved. Ford notes possible Louisville action as he weighs political considerations.
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Washington
UPI
Edward Levi
Ford
Boston
Levi
Robert J. Havel
Havel
Joseph R. Biden Jr
Del
Wilmington
White House
Ron Nessen
Ronald Reagan
Kentucky
Louisville
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Massachusetts
Michigan
Kane Ford
HEW
Democrats Hear Platform Testimony but Hearings Draw Few Members
At a four day Democratic platform hearing in Washington fewer than 40 of 154 Platform Committee members attended the sessions and only a small drafting group will convene in June. The meeting yielded little on the final platform though witnesses from blacks to energy interests urged full employment and a repudiation of Republican policy.
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Washington
UPI
Democratic Platform Committee
Wendell Anderson
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Jesse Jackson
Chicago
Fred Harris
Agencies urge using private carriers over USPS to cut costs
Washington officials released a memo from the General Services Administration urging federal agencies to rely on commercial small-parcel carriers instead of priority mail and USPS insured parcels. Postal costs rose 72 percent to 519.7 million dollars over three years, sparking criticism of USPS inefficiency and rising rates.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Postal Service
Paul Simon
D-Ir
General Services Administration
Classified rate card for Bennington Banner readers
The Bennington Banner lists contact numbers and home delivery options. It details subscription rates by mail within a 50 mile radius and Vermont, and rates for elsewhere in the U.S. with 3 months, 6 months and 1 year options.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen, Inc
Vermont
U.S
Kissinger Wins Turkish Pledge to Restart Cyprus Talks
At the NATO foreign ministers meeting in Oslo Kissinger won a Turkish pledge to renew negotiations with Greece on Cyprus within the Brussels framework. Turkish Foreign Minister Ihsan Caglayangil said talks should resume with Athens and Ankara, as Kissinger urged a rapid restart after a 65 minute breakfast with Greek Foreign Minister Dimitrios Bitsios, noting Cyprus borders may need redrawing to reach a settlement.
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Oslo
Norway
UPI
Henry Kissinger
Greece
Cyprus
Ihsan Caglayangil
Caglayangil
Kissinger
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Dimitrios Bitsios
United States
Mediterranean
Athens
Bitsios
Vice President Sworn In Abroad in 1853
William Rufus de Vane King became the only U.S. vice president sworn in outside the United States when he took the oath in Havana on March 4 1853.
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William Rufus de Vane King
U.S
Havana
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