Court: workers meals not wages for tax purposes
The Supreme Court left intact a ruling that meals regularly given to workers are not wages for Social Security or federal unemployment taxes. The decision affects about 12 million dollars in disputed taxes and may trigger refund claims. The high court also let stand several other lower court rulings on criminal rights, civil immunity, jury exclusion, and state compliance issues.
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Women lung cancer deaths to surpass breast cancer soon
Surgeon General Julius Richmond reports that female lung cancer deaths will exceed breast cancer deaths within three years as women catch up with men's smoking rates. He notes breast cancer remains the leading killer, and earlier beliefs of lower risk for women were due to later adoption of cigarettes.
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Nine-year-old Jim Poolman Bounces on Snow Hill
A Fargo North Dakota scene shows nine year old Jim Poolman riding an inner tube down a snowy hill. He appears surprised by the bounce as he flies into the air amid white landscape and residential backdrop.
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GOP forms 1980 platform amid Carter criticism and Middle East crisis
The Republican Party began drafting its 1980 platform accusing President Carter of erratic leadership in Middle East crises and urging a stronger NATO presence in the Indian Ocean to protect oil routes. Senator Jacob Javits urged extending NATO bases to safeguard oil supplies and oil routes from Persian Gulf vulnerabilities.
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Bomb Hurts Tourists In Aeroflot Office Blast
Explosives experts investigated debris from a bomb at Aeroflot midtown New York office injuring three people including two French tourists and a New York woman. Two groups claimed responsibility by phone to the AP, one as the Jewish Defense League and the other as Omega 7, while Irving Rubin of the JDL denied responsibility but endorsed the act.
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Meany laid in state as nation pays last respects
George Meany 85 died of cardiac arrest. He lay in state at AFL-CIO headquarters with visitors from union halls Congress and the White House. Funeral services set for Tuesday. Mondale among about 1,000 paying respects to the Bronx native and former plumber who led AFL-CIO from 1955 until retirement.
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Detroit Fans Rampage After Game Glass Doors Break
Detroit AP reports fans kicked in glass doors and trampled each other after the game, with authorities noting no injuries despite the chaotic scene. Police investigated the disturbance as fans reacted to the event, urging calm and reviewing surveillance footage.
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Nkomo Returns to Salisbury Amid Triumph and Trials
Guerrilla leader Joshua Nkomo arrives in Salisbury to a hero’s welcome from about 120,000 Black supporters after years in exile. He says unity will end the war for universal suffrage as Robert Mugabe prepares to return from Mozambique and Abel Muzorewa heads the race in the February elections.
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Optimism voiced for surviving sextuplets in Florence
Doctors at the Meyer clinic in Florence express cautious optimism as Rosanna Giannini's sextuplets four days old show weights from 2.2 to 4.4 pounds and are feeding on bottle milk. Two girls Linda Letizia and four boys Francesco Giorgio Fabrizio Roberto have begun strong but require careful care. The case follows the Guinness record set six years earlier by the Rosenkowitz sextuplets in South Africa.
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Trains Collide Near Cairo. One Dead, Ninety Six Hurt
Three commuter trains collided near Helwan, 20 miles south of Cairo, killing one and injuring 96. Investigators inspect whether brake failure or a missed signal caused the rear collision as trains halted at a red light on the same track.
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96th Congress Hit By Consumer Groups Critique
Congress Watch the Ralph Nader group said the first session of the 96th Congress was the most anti consumer in the 1976 79 period based on 75 votes. It blamed campaign donations from corporate PACs and cited weak FTC authority and mixed energy and environment votes.
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Study backs coal and nuclear power for U S energy
The National Academy of Sciences report favors using coal and nuclear power together to meet U.S. energy needs, with nuclear power seen as safer for health and the environment than coal alone. It discounts solar energy as a major 2010 contributor.
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