Senate panels clash on social security tax hike in 1978 budget
Senate budget committee leaders signal no tax increase pending in the 12 month period starting Oct 1 1977 while finance committee leans toward higher payroll taxes to fund Social Security. Economists warn against rushing a tax rise and note Congress has until mid 1979 to avert bankruptcy.
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Carnival Showed Corpses of Babies at Lake County Fair
In Waukegan Illinois a carnival exhibit labeled The Worlds Strangest Babies displayed 20 infant corpses and fetuses in glass jars with namecards. Coroner Robert Babcox described the display as ghoulish and said the remains were confiscated. exhibitor Chris Michael Christ faced charges of illegal disposition of bodies and possession of human remains. The bodies remain in the county morgue awaiting burial.
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Lake County
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Grayslake
Vernon Zech
Chris Michael Christ
Gibsonton
Fla
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Zech
Carter plans welfare plan submission and mining bill signed
President Carter said he would send the welfare plan to Congress by week’s end despite calls to delay. He also signed a strip mining bill in a Rose Garden ceremony, saying it isn’t strict enough to restore land and pay for past damage.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Russell Long
Senate Finance Committee
Long
D-La
Capitol Hill
Cargo ship explosion in Houston Channel injures crewman
An explosion and fire aboard the cargo ship Philippine Corregidor in the Houston Ship Channel badly burned one crewman. An investigator suspected arson while officials said all 42 crew members were accounted for shortly after the incident.
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More Lessons For Amy Carter
First lady Rosalynn Carter said Amy Carter has added the dulcimer to her lessons following Spanish and speed reading. Amy will begin violin lessons in the fall after reporting an interest in the instrument during Rosalynn Carter's Latin America trip.
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Washington
UPI
Amy
Rosalynn Carter
Latin America
Civil Aeronautics Board Approves Second Round Fares
The Civil Aeronautics Board approved further domestic fare increases of 1.5 to 2 percent to take effect between August 7 and August 22, bringing total mid July levels to 1.5 to 2 percent. The board rejected a consumer group complaint while noting the industry returns would rise from 10.2 to 11.6 percent, still below the 12 percent guideline.
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Washington
API
Civil Aeronautics Board
The
National
Feared 150 Dead in Mozambique Mine Explosion
About 150 miners were trapped and feared dead after a coal mine blast in central Mozambique. Nine foreigners were reported killed in rioting at the Chipanga mine as rescue teams and troops moved in to restore order.
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South Africa
Mozambique
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