Tax cut plan would mostly ease bills for $10k to $30k earners
The Ways and Means Committee advances a 1976 personal tax cut package aimed at incomes from $10,000 to $30,000, with most filers paying less next year. The plan would permanentize some 1975 deductions, create a 2 percent credit on the first $12,000 of taxable income, and cap credits at about $240 per return, while Ford pushes broader, spending-linked cuts that faced opposition.
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Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Ford
al Ullman
Dore
Wilbur D Mills
D-Ark
Portugal Readies Armed Forces After Bombings And Mutinous SUV Meeting
Portugal placed its armed forces on full nationwide alert with armored cars in Oporto after six Lisbon bombings targeting naval officers and civilians. Gen Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho convened leaders as SUV radicals planned a northern meeting at a renegade barracks amid fears of a nationwide terror wave.
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Portugal
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Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
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Carvalho
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Army
Bureau of Agrarian Reform
Alcncer Do Sal
Alentejo
Pa AG rules against hospital abortion policy authority
Pennsylvania Attorney General Robert Kane ruled that Scranton General and Nanticoke General hospitals had no authority to set their own abortion and sterilization policies. Hazleton State Hospital voted to ban abortions and sterilizations. Kane noted laws protect individual rights to refuse participation but require services remain available. He warned the state would not defend officials sued for refusing to provide abortion services.
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Pennsylvania
Atty
Robert P. Kane
Scranton General
Nanticoke General Hospitals
Hazleton State Hospital
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Nanticoke
Kane
Health Department
Luzerne
Lackawanna
Youth Shot Injures Titusville Boy In Leg
An 11-year-old Titusville youth, Kenneth Besonson, is listed in fair condition at Hamot Medical Center after a shotgun wound to the leg from an accidental shooting by a 14-year-old acquaintance while hunting nearby. Police say the incident occurred yesterday. the 14-year-old’s name is being withheld and investigation continues.
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Erie
Hamot Medical Center
Kenneth Besonson
Hamet
Corry
Young Besonson
Besonson
Titusville Hospital
Pakistan Approved For UN Position
Harrisburg AP reports unemployment data showing September new claims increased by 4,494 to 126,?90. Continued claims fell by 77,484 to 1,040,159. Primary metals drove first category rise while apparel and construction helped reduce ongoing claims. Total unemployment compensation paid reached 71.8 million in September.
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Bureau of Employment Security
John M. Clark
Bureau
Clark
Truck Slams into Hardware Store in Clymer
Police investigated a one vehicle crash in Titusville where a parked 1975 truck from Maple Vale Farms in Clymer failed its emergency brake and rolled into Bryan's Hardware Store causing about $1,000 in damage to windows and tile. Randall A. Shampoe of Clymer was delivering when the brake failed. the truck sustained $150 damage.
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Clymer
Northwest
Bryan
Randall A. Shampoe
F.D. 2
Maple Vale Farms
B.D. 2
Pakistan elected to two year Security Council term
The United Nations General Assembly unanimously elected Pakistan to a two year non permanent seat on the Security Council starting January 1, replacing Iraq. The move ends a deadlocked contest with a neighboring nation as Pakistan secures the 15 member body.
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Pakistan
Security Council
Thala
Iraq
Franco Relapse Improves as Power Transition Looms
Madrid dispatch reports Gen Francisco Franco, 82, recovering after two heart attacks and a relapse. Doctors said signs of heart failure had eased while officials noted cabinet plans to retire Franco and pave the way for Juan Carlos as Spain’s next king. The palace described his condition as improving and ministers prepared for a possible transition, amid concerns of potential unrest if power shifts occur.
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Francisco Franco
Juan Carlos de Borbon
Juan Carlos
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Pardo
Cortes
Council of the Realm
U.S
Washington
Sahara
Employers Told To Offer Health Plan
The government directs the 400000 largest employers to offer workers the option of joining health maintenance organizations as an alternative to traditional plans. Effective Thanksgiving Day, firms with 25+ employees must offer an HMO if available, potentially covering about 52 million workers. Labor veto possible. Blue Cross and Kaiser cited as cost benchmarks.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U.S
HEW
Robert van Hoek
Health Services Administration
van Hock
General Motors Co
Kaiser Permanente
California
Robert A. Lennox
Illinois Bell Co
At&t
Illinois’ Bell
Daring thieves fail in Corry money box theft
Police respond to a noon attempt on a yellow courtesy box outside the Central Labor Council Club on West Main Street. A businesswoman reported two youths with a knife, ages 13 and 14, were seen near the box. Officers detained them and filed a juvenile petition. nothing was stolen.
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Corry
Central Labor Council
West Main Street
Snow Removal Policy Aimed at Heavy-Snow Counties
Gen. R. Budd Dwyer says PennDOT will focus snow removal on high snowfall areas Crawford Mercer Erie counties. He notes planned removal during peak travel times 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to save overtime about 7 million, and confirms new trucks and salt for safety within budget.
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R. Budd Dwyer
Corry
The
Journal Today
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Jacob Kassab
Penndot
Crawford
Mercer
Erie
Dwyer
Kassab
Police Strike Hits Oklahoma City Police Force
Oklahoma City police quit en masse due to wage dispute barred by state law leaving 16 officers plus state troopers and deputies to patrol a city vast in area. Mayor Latting urged calm as a 30 minute emergency council meeting laid plans for more patrols, with talks to resume later amid a 7 to 10 percent pay raise dispute and officers earning $638 to $1,276 monthly.
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Los Angeles
New York City
Patience Latting
J. G. Purser
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