Ford sets tax cuts and budget plan in State of Union
President Ford unveils a $394.2 billion federal budget with a $10 billion tax cut and incentives to invest in common stocks. He calls for Mercare protections against catastrophic illness with $750 annual cost limit and a $4.2 billion rise in Social Security taxes in 1977. He aims for a balanced budget by 1979, more housing aid, regulatory reforms, and stronger intelligence and defense budgets, while pursuing tax and energy measures to cut imports and spur jobs. He emphasizes individual choice, market incentives, and a cautious path to peace through a United States strength stance.
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Ford
Middle East
United States
Doctors Aim to End Slowdown in Southern California
Two committees of physicians in Southern California began Monday meetings to end a 19 day slowdown tied to malpractice insurance costs. The action followed a January 1 protest with many doctors limiting procedures to emergency surgery while hospital patient loads eased as weekend discharges reduced crowded conditions.
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Los Angeles
Godwin Budget Sees No General Tax Increase
Gov Mills Godwin submits a $7.5 billion 1976 78 budget to Virginia General Assembly with no general tax hike. Projections faced skepticism from lawmakers amid concerns of optimistic revenue growth and potential deficits despite a planned 24 percent rise from the prior year.
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Syd Courson
Richmond
Mills Godwin
Virginia General Assembly
House
Edward _ Lane
America
Mansfield
Congress
Virginia House Passes Lottery Measure and Other Deliberations
The Virginia House re introduced a state lottery measure seeking a November ratification vote on a constitutional amendment. Senate honors hardwood forests while urging regulation of timber practices. Bills to expand the death penalty were introduced, including for murder by poison and other scenarios. A $284.6 million construction plan was proposed, and committee chairmanships shifted with two changes.
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House of Delgates
Gust G. Brenda Jr
D-Hancock
Charles Donley
D-Brooke
Senate
West Virginia
Li Galperin
D-Kanawha
Virginia General Assembly
Calvin Fowler
Danville
Virginia House of Delegates
Agriculture Committee
Del
Ford C. Quillen
Gate City
Randall C. Reynolds
Chatham
Richard M. Bagley
Hampton
Labor and Commerce Committee
Stanley G. Bryan
Chesapeake
Bill Would Tighten Open Meetings Law In West Virginia
A bill to strengthen the open meetings law aims to ban any no decision executive sessions by governing bodies and require a two thirds vote to hold such sessions. The measure also addresses penalties for violent crime victims with a state indemnity fund and creates a West Virginia Board of Tax Appeals with three gubernatorial appointees.
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Charleston
W.va
Si Galperin
D-Kanawha
Robert R. Nelson
D-Cabell
Dels
George E. Farley
West Virginia
Board of Tax Appeals
Regents Budget Exceeds Moore’s Level in Charleston
West Virginia Regents unveiled to the House Finance Committee a pre budget request of 99.9 million for four major categories, aiming to raise salaries by at least eight percent and add faculty to meet enrollments while addressing inflation. Governor Moore had proposed 88.2 million for the board for the next fiscal year.
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Lalicco
Lane
House
Senate
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Board of Regents
House Finance Committee
Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore
Regents
Ben Morton
Finance Committee
Billy D. Burke
D-Gilmer
Morton
Burke
Itonski
Del
Charles M. Polan Jr
Dcabell
West Virginia
Congress Opens Session Sees Veto Battles Ahead
The 94th Congress began its second session with Bicentennial ceremony and expectations of veto battles with President Ford over funding. Speaker Carl Albert warned of vetoes while Senator Mansfield urged cooperation and limited legislation, aiming to create or preserve jobs and curb arbitrary budgeting.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
House
Carl Albert
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Albert
John T. Dunlop
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Syria Accused Of Troop Push As Battles Rage
Beirutean interior minister Camille Chamoun accused Syria of sending troops into Lebanon and reported a large influx of Palestinian guerrillas from Syria. Unofficial estimates suggest 4 000 to 5 000 crossed the border as civil war intensifies between Muslim and Christian factions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Syria
Chamoun
Beqaa
Akhar
Middle East
United Nations
Security Council
City Man Faces Ree Murder Charge in Bluefield
Oscar Thomas of 209 McDowell St Bluefield is charged with murder in the early Monday shooting of his wife Julia Thomas 45. He notified police at 4 am and she died from a chest wound after being taken to Bluefield Sanitarium. An autopsy was not ready. Thomas 63 works at Bluefield Mach Inc and is jailed awaiting a hearing. Detective Sgt. Roger Whitt leads with Det. Sgt. Jim Dent and City Officers Ken Young and Mike Poe assisting. Funeral services for Julia Thomas are at Linkford Richardson Funeral Home.
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Bluefield City
Oscar Thomas
McDowell St
Bluefield
Julia Thomas
Thomas
Bluefield Sanitarium
Roger Whitt
Bluefield Mach Inc
Whitt
Jim Dent
Ken Young
Mike Poe
Linkford-Richardson
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State of Union
Mercare
United Sates
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Princeton
Philadelphia
Paul Robeson
Board of
Miner Training, Education and Certification
Commerce Department
Pittsburgh
Donald E. Ziegler
Allegheny County
W. Montague Cobb
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Godwin
Virginia
Medical College of Virginia
West Virginia University
National Liberal Party
U.N
Edouard Ghorra
New York
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
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