Gas Tax on Cars Based on Fuel Efficiency Kept Alive
The House Ways and Means Committee preserved the same gas guzzler tax plan approved earlier, targeting cars under fuel efficiency standards. In 1979 only the Chrysler New Yorker would incur a tax of $339, with mpg thresholds rising toward 1985 when fleets must average 27.5 mpg. Reps Keys and Rangel pressed stiffer tax proposals but lost votes, while manufacturers face fines if their fleets fail to meet standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
U.S
Martha Keys
D-Kan
Charles Rangel
D-N.y
Keys
Carter
Rangel
Chrysler
Dodge
Plymouth
Carter plans voluntary $6000 tax payment despite no tax owed
President Carter announced he owes no federal taxes on 1976 income of 550,000 yet will voluntarily pay 6,000 to the IRS. He cited a belief that a person should pay some tax while noting his family peanut business losses and a tax credit that eliminated liability. The move follows filings with Rosalynn Carter and a query about conscience money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
Rosalynn
Sam
Carters
Atlanta
Internal Revenue Service
White House
Jody Powell
IRS
Powell
Pickets Keep Wyoming Idle as Miners Return to Work
About 90 percent of McDowell County miners went back Friday while roughly 18 000 Southern West Virginia miners remained out in protest of a health benefits cut by the United Mine Workers. UMW District 29 leaders planned a Washington meeting with trustees to discuss July 1 cuts and fund changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
McDowell County
West Virginia
United Mine Workers of America
Paul Rotenberry
UMW District 29
Washington, D. C
Rotenberry
Richard Carter
Beckley
UMW Health and Retirement Funds
UMW
Wyoming County
UMW Health and Retirement
Wildcat
McDowell
Alhough
U. S. Steel Cor
Rahall says Carter questions automatic black lung pay
West Virginia congressman Rahall says President Carter expressed strong reservations about automatic black lung benefits after 30 years in mines. Rahall met Carter to urge support for flood relief and noted the White House had not taken an official position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rahall
Carter
Charleston
W.va
Congress
Nick Joe Rahall
D-W.va
House Rules Committee
Gunman Robs Giles Bank in Early Friday Heist
Police search for a lone thief who robbed the First National Bank in Pembroke Virginia at 2 10 PM. The man locked staff in a back room and escaped in a late model blue station wagon headed east on Route 460 toward Roanoke with unknown money taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles County
Giles County Sheriff's Department
First National Bank
Pembroke
U. S. Rt
Roanoke
Supreme Court Rules State Aid to Parochial Schools Legal
The Supreme Court widened access for states to aid parochial education by permitting funding for textbooks and related materials while barring aid for field trips and certain equipment. A three prong test governs these decisions, emphasizing secular purpose, nonadvancement of religion, and limited entanglement with church schools.
Superintendent Says Ruling Opens Doors for Aid
Sister Mary Jude Jochum of the Wheeling-Charleston Catholic Diocese says a Supreme Court decision permitting limited state aid to parochial schools opens the doors for legislatures to provide aid. The court approved textbooks and educational services while excluding classroom equipment and field trips. She notes possible benefits if textbooks are funded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Wheeling
W.va
Wheeling-Charleston
U.S. Supreme Court
Mary Jude Jochum
Oklahoma Manhunt Fails To Corner Accused Killer Hart
Searchers in rattlesnake filled woods near Locust Grove, Oklahoma, failed to trap Gene Leroy Hart, an escaped rapist charged with three murders of Girl Scouts. Police say Hart, 33, has been at large since 1973, with 350 officers and volunteers scouring 10 square miles amid rain while investigators reassess strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locust Grove
Okla
Gene Leroy Hart
Hart
Dist
Sid Wise
Wise
Skunk Mountain
Brother Reunites After 39 Years in Bluefield Family Search
James E. Bailey, now in St Mary's, traced relatives after a Daily Telegraph article sparked a week of inquiries in Bluefield area. He located one sister who died in 1972, another sister Mae Bailey in Bedford, Virginia, and found six nephews and two nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
James E. Bailey
St. Mary's
Bluefield
Kellysville
Bailey
Mercer County
Harry Wiley
Eunice
Bessie Fields
Debbie Fisher
Rick Creek
Beulah Johnston
Charles Johnston
Oakvale
Mildred
Mae Bailey
Bedford
Mae
James Bailey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Amy the Reporter
Amy Carter
ABC Radio News
Rosalynn Carter
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Amy
Steve Bard
Seattle Center
Bard
Avo
Wyoming
By Jim Gilbeath
Olga Coal Company
Eastern Associated Coal Corporation
UMW International
Arnold Miller
Miller
United Mine Workers
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Appalachian
Giles Bank
Ohio
Ed Down
David Young
Ohio Catholic
American Civil Liberties Union
Oklahoma
Doug Littlefield
By Pat Cecil
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!