Tax hike trial balloon deflated by Congress skepticism
President Nixon proposed a temporary 10 percent income tax boost for individuals and corporations with a refundable mechanism and later repayment with interest. House and Senate tax committees expressed strong opposition and doubts about returning funds, while critics warned it would be seen as a real tax increase rather than inflation defense.
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Bargainers seek to avert midnight Chrysler strike
Detroit UPI reports that wage hike size and voluntary overtime are the main sticking points in Chrysler Corp UAW talks. If no deal by midnight, 127,500 U.S. and Canadian workers walk off, with Detroit area hit hardest. Negotiations began Thursday and resume at 9 a.m. as both sides seek to avert a marathon session. The union seeks voluntary overtime. automakers cite scheduling challenges and insist on compulsory overtime.
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Washington Window Environmental clash over energy crisis
Environmentalists face a tough choice as the White House energy chief warns they must adopt practical policies to avoid home heating oil shortages and highway gas woes. Corporations push for oil exploration and coal use, while Interior Department oil shale plans threaten land and water. The stance of environmentalists could determine if the movement becomes a lasting force in U.S. policy.
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Laos Peace Pact Signed End Nine Year War
In Vientiane diplomats from the United States China North Vietnam and South Vietnam witnessed a five minute ceremony as Laos and Pathet Lao signed a peace pact to end more than a decade of war. The accord creates a 42 member council to enforce the peace a cease fire at 27 hot spots a 60 day foreign troop withdrawal and the return of all prisoners of war with several hundred Americans still missing.
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Offshore drilling delay urged by environmentalists
Environmentalist spokesmen in Washington urged a delay in plans for oil drilling off the coasts, arguing that more study is needed before any offshore operations proceed. The appeal highlights concerns over ecological risks and long term impacts on marine life.
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Gas Station Operators Rally At Capitol Over Price Rules
Capitol protesters from the gas station sector claim Phase IV pricing limits unfairly restrict passing wholesale oil price hikes to consumers. About 2,500 dealers, many in work uniforms, hear Speaker Carl Albert pledge to listen as lawmakers push bills to lift restrictions amid Atlantic and Arctic offshore drilling debates.
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Cripple Fights Regulations to Join Navy
Peter W. Wolcott a 20 year old college sophomore from Orlando Florida with cerebral palsy seeks a Navy career ashore not at sea He has pressed the Navy for 18 months meeting with top officials and today with Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Elmo Zumwalt He argues his disability does not limit his brain and wants a cubbyhole role to prove handicapped people can achieve He swims and lives independently and cites patriotic duty and family God country and self as his top priorities In high school he served in the Marine Jr ROTC and was named outstanding cadet by a local Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter
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United Press International
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Emperor of the North stars Marvin Borgnine at Main Street theatre
The film Emperor of the North with Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine draws solid critical favor and runs at the Main Street theatre. Harte's sound crew checked the system this week with adjustments and a health check. Also showing a double bill of A Doll's House and A Separate Peace at At the Movies Cinema I.
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