Panel calls for tax cuts to head off slump
Washington United Press International reports the Joint Economic Committee warns of ominous signs of a new recession and urges continuation of last March's $25 billion tax cuts plus a new relief program. It cites stock market losses in New York, rising interest rates, and calls for stronger monetary policy and state aid to prevent layoffs.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Ford
Treasury
William E. Simon
Labor
John T. Dunlop
Federal Reserve
Arthur F. Burns
Leftist siege of Lisbon radio station sparks political crisis
Mutinous troops sealed streets to Radio Club in downtown Lisbon and set up a mortar on the balcony as police faced resistance. Communist supporters rallied against Prime Minister Azevedo, while troops and workers defended the station and police planned future measures.
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Lisbon
Portugal
UPI
Radio. Club. In
Adm
Jose Pinheiro de Azevedo
Azevedo
Radio Benascenza
Radio Club
O Seculo
Diario de Noticias
National Radio
Radio Renascenza
House blocks 233000 for civilian rifle practice
The House refused to earmark 233000 to promote civilian rifle practice for the Pentagon based National Board for Promotion of Civilian Rifle Practice. Critics call it a boondoggle for the NRA while supporters say it funds youth sales of .22 rifles and training and backs the U S Olympic rifle team.
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Robert L.F. Sikes
D-Fla
U.S
Sikes
FBI reports 13 percent rise in serious crime in first half of 1975
FBI figures show a 13 percent jump in serious crime from January to June 1975 compared with mid 1974, with robbery leading increases at 17 percent. Murder and rape up 4 percent each, aggravated assault 9 percent, and property crimes up 13 percent. Rural areas edged urban growth. South up 16 percent, northeast 13, north central 12, west 10. These are midyear comparisons, not daily counts.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
Edward Levi
South
North Central States
Western States
Randolph Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
Miss Hearst
Hearst
San Mateo County
Stanford University Medical Center
Larceny rises most in New England crime report
FBI crime statistics for the first half of 1975 show a 13 percent national rise in the seven Uniform Crime Report categories with larceny up 15 percent in the Northeast. New Haven reports a 31 percent jump in property crimes, while Cambridge New Bedford and Springfield show population-area declines. Amateur sleuths search for Hoffa grave near Detroit amid a $200,000 family reward.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
Northeast
Massachusetts
Cambridge
New Bedford
Springfield
New England
New Haven
Conn
Pontiac, Mich
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Detroit
Hoffa
Senate
Teamsters
Hearst Trial Likely Not Before 1976 Says Bailey
Patricia Hearst's chief lawyer F. Lee Bailey stated she will not face trial before 1976. UPI reports officials planned discussions on prosecution timing and location with state and federal authorities as Hearst undergoes psychiatric evaluations amid claims of brainwashing and mental distress.
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San Francisco
UPI
Patricia Hearst
F. Lee Bailey
U.S
James Browning
Evelle
Miss Hearst
Bailey
John Knutsen
Terence Hallinan
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