Tax plan would aid low income homeowners in city areas
A new House committee tax plan would replace mortgage interest and property tax deductions with a 20 percent credit. It targets homeowners earning under 50 thousand dollars, with bigger gains for those under 15 thousand and 20 to 30 thousand incomes, while 30 to 40 thousand earners face a rise.
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Washington
UPI
House
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Committee
Treasury
Farmers Strike Parade Highlights Nebraska Farm Plight
A crowd of hundreds of farmers and families marched from Arapahoe to Dawson County fairgrounds in a four mile parade with farm machinery to publicize farm financial distress. Signs urged action, speakers urged nationwide outreach, and organizers pressed to contact the Department of Agriculture.
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Lexington
Neb
UPI
Nebraska
Arapahoe
Dawson County Fairgrounds
Washington, D.C
Department of Agriculture
George Boucher
Ravenna
Carter
Secretary of Agriculture
Deadlock on nuclear test ban may end soon
Geneva talks open as American Soviet and British negotiators near a breakthrough after a 20 year stalemate on banning all nuclear tests. Officials expect 3 to 4 weeks of formal talks to craft proposals for the 31 nation Geneva Disarmament Conference. A Soviet and British expert express optimism while China and France remain outside the pact.
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Geneva
Switzerland
UPI
U.S
China
France
New York
United States
Soviet Union
Israel bitter over U S Soviet Middle East statement
United Nations dispatch reports Israel bitter at the weekend joint U S Soviet Middle East statement. Arab diplomats praise the move, saying the statement gives Arab hopes for progress in the region.
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Israel
United Nations
UPI
Middle East
United States
Soviet Union
Billy Carter at Miss Piggy pageant sparks blunt interview
Billy Carter, brother of President Carter, faced questions in Boston about money and fame at a news conference for Piggy's Pizza Beauty Pageant. He joked he would do things for free if propositioned, teased Bert Lance, and contrasted his earnings with the President’s. The piece weaves in Geneva peace talks and reactions to a US Soviet statement on Palestinian rights amid Israeli-Arab tensions.
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Boston
UPI
Billy Carter
Billy
Jason
Carter
Bert Lance
Bert
Washington
Geneva
Moscow
Cyrus Vance
United Nations
Palestine Liberation Organization
Simha Ehrlich
United States
West Bank
Jordan
U.S
PLO
Israel
U.N
Amtrak collision kills ten in Florida and Hawaii lava update
A Chicago to St. Petersburg Floridian train struck a camper pickup at a Florida crossing, killing all ten aboard the vehicle, including seven children. The disaster occurred hours after another Amtrak death in Auburndale. In Hawaii, lava flow near Kalapana cooled, residents returned home, while two adults and two children perished in wreckage. no train injuries reported. Police and crews scanned for more bodies as witnesses noted flashing crossing lights and blaring whistles. Engineer Pete Medley said he could not stop in time.
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Plant City
Fla
UPI
Amtrak
Chicago
St. Petersburg
Auburndale
Florida
Here
Melissa Sue Oyster
Bushnell
Kalapana
Hawaii
Kilauea
Civil Defense
National Guard
Tampa
Pete Medley
Sanford, Fla
FBI joins gem hunt in NY after dealer deaths
The FBI assists Manhattan detectives in locating over 1 million dollars worth of gems linked to the deaths of two diamond dealers and the disappearance of a third. The search covers gems from Jaroslawicz and Shafizadeh, plus diamonds tied to Kronenberg.
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New York
UPI
FBI
New York City
Manhattan
Pinchas Jaroslawicz
Brooklyn
Abraham Shafizadeh
Puerto Rico
Shafizadeh
Haskell Kronenberg
Leon Finch
Kronenberg
Key Largo
Fla
Florida
Shlomo Tal
Jaroslawicz
Supreme Court opens term with cases on records and rights
The Supreme Court begins its 1977 78 term with dozens of orders from cases carried over from last term. Early hearings include FBI pen register authority in a New York gambling probe and disputes over mandatory retirement sick leave for pregnant women and reverse discrimination. Allan Bakke’s reverse discrimination suit at UC Davis is set for October 12.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Albert Wong
Oyez
Warren Burger
Federal District Court
FBI
New York City
United Air Lines
Harris McMann
United
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Nashville (Tenn.) Gas Co
Richmond
Calif
General Electric
Senate
House
Nashville
Allan Bakke
University of California Medical School At
Davis
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Kruger
Steve Biko
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