New Jersey passes income tax to fund school reopening
Governor Brendan Byrne signs a personal income tax bill to raise 775 million dollars for school aid and local property tax relief, enabling New Jersey public schools to reopen once the state Supreme Court lifts its injunction. Payroll deductions start Sept 1 with tax 2 to 2.5 percent on earnings above 20 000.
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Trenton
N.J
Brendan T. Byrne
New Jersey
State Supreme Court
Byrne
Richard J. Hughes
Gurney Perjury Conspiracy Charges May Be Dismissed
Federal judge asked to drop perjury and conspiracy counts against former Florida senator Edward J. Gurney as retrial looms August 11. His Jacksonville lawyer argues the government cannot reuse evidence from his Tampa first trial where he was acquitted on five counts in a slush fund scandal. The government alleged Gurney and others conspired to shake down builders for campaign contributions in exchange for HUD favors.
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Orlando
Fla
Edward J. Gurney
Florida
Urney
C. Harris Dittmar
Jacksonville
Gurney
Tampa
Federal Housing Administration
Reagan Heads West After Setback in GOP Race
Ronald Reagan heads to Colorado after a stinging setback as Ford gains 24 delegates and Reagan earns three in North Dakota. The AP tally shows Ford at 1,028 to Reagan’s 979 of 1,130 needed, with Indiana, Illinois, Missouri delegates still in flux. Reagan seeks 19 of Colorado’s 25 national delegates, aiming to blunt potential second ballot issues.
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Nancy Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Chicago
Reagan
Colorado
Ford
North Dakota
Associated Press
Kansas
Indiana
California
Jim Lake
Illinois
Missouri
Lake
Bear
Farmers brace for record corn harvest in 1976
Washington AP reports U S agriculture officials expect a 72.4 million acre corn crop, the largest in 27 years, potentially easing grocery prices through 1977. USDA projects up to 6.73 billion bushels, with July 12 estimates based on surveys. critics warn prices may still rise.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Community Nutrition Institute
USDA
Ee Coe
United States
Don Paarlberg
Soviet Union
Japan
Europe
Democrats to Run TV Funds Pitch at National Convention
The Democratic National Committee plans eight TV spots on two networks during the convention to urge small contributions from a largely Democratic audience. Ads cost about 120000 dollars and feature party chairman Robert Strauss among others. The party aims to raise ten million for future campaigns, allocating funds for voter registration, get-out-the-vote efforts, training, and congressional races.
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New York
Democratic National Committee
S. Lee Kling
Kling
Robert S. Strauss
DNC
Lawyer indicted in pipeline sex gambling scheme
A former federal prosecutor and eight others were indicted in a multimillion dollar sex and gambling operation tied to work camps along the trans Alaska pipeline. The seven count case names Richard L. McVeigh of Anchorage and Alexander Miller of Fairbanks among defendants, alleging conspiracy and use of interstate facilities in aid of racketeering and transportation of women for prostitution.
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SAN Francisco
U.S. District Court
Valdez
Richard L. McVeigh
Anchorage
U.S
Alaska
Alexander Miller
Fairbanks
Alaskan International Airlines
William A. Egan
Widespead
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