Tax cut fight over spending ceiling rages in Congress
Congressional leaders expect a presidential veto of a tax cut extension to be overridden, as Ford seeks a 1977 spending ceiling tied to the tax cut. House has passed a six month extension, while a one year extension awaits Senate action.
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Ford Holds Talks With Pentagon Brass On Defense Budget
President Ford met with Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and other top Pentagon officials to discuss a potential $6.5 billion cut to the 1977 defense budget and to review plans to reduce outlays for fiscal 1978 from 128 billion to 122.3 billion. Deputy Defense Secretary Clements, Gen. George Brown and Brent Scowcroft joined the session as Ford weighs the proposed reductions and prepares a message to Congress.
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George Brown
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Brent Scowcroft
11th Commandment Met the Same Fate as Its Predecessors
The speaker implies a recurring fate for all eleven commandments, joking that the 11th met the same end as the first ten. The line uses humor to critique overbearing laws or rules.
See Kan meeting slated for tonight
The See Kan Resource Conservation and Development board of trustees meets at 8 p.m. in the courthouse to hear reports on the Cedar Creek project in Wilson County Goebel Stockebrand flood dam Edwards Flood project in Woodson County and Urbana Rural Water district project in Neosho County. RC&D president Kenneth Harts Walnut will report on rural development committee actions and Labette County member Paul Hunter will cover the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts convention. Jim Gaskell Chanute RC&D director will discuss soil and water legislation and project status. A nominating committee will be appointed.
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Chanute
Reagan Attack From Callaway Overshadows GOP Rally
Howard Callaway assails Ronald Reagan as a Hollywood facade at a Southern Republican Conference in Houston while Reagan pledges responsible Republicanism. In polls Humphrey leads Democrats with Kennedy’s surge and Wallace strong among independents.
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Milwaukee
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Mississippi
Ford expands 1976 price hikes on cars and trucks
Ford Motor Co announces a second round of price increases for 1976 models effective January 5. Base prices rise about 2.2 percent with options adding 1.6 percent. average equipped cars up roughly 113 dollars. Light trucks rise 123 dollars and Capri imports 118 dollars. The moves come as Ford cites higher labor and material costs and new safety requirements.
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Cost of Living Council
U.S
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Busch elected president of Kansas Association of Commerce and Industry
William J. Busch a Wichita insurance executive was chosen president of the Kansas Association of Commerce and Industry for 1976. He has led the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce the Wichita Board of Education and has held posts with the Wichita State University Alumni Association and the Better Business Bureau.
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UNESCO faces new resolution labeling Israel racist
Arab and Communist delegations pressed a new UNESCO resolution branding Israel a racist state at a preparatory conference ahead of Nairobi 1976. Information Director Joel Blocker resigned over anti-Israel actions, citing the Nov. 10 UN resolution defining Zionism as racism. Blocker plans to return to New York and pursue journalism and a book.
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UPI
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U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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Nairobi
United Nations
New York
Unesco Information
Joel Blocker
U.N
Area Forecast: Sunny and Cold With Mild Warmer Tuesday
Mostly sunny and cold today with highs in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Partly cloudy and cold tonight with lows near 10 above to the mid teens. Becoming cloudy Tuesday with highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s and a west wind 10 to 15 mph.
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