Bigger tax cut plan emerges with 10 percent rebate
A House Ways and Means Committee plan proposes a 10 percent rebate up to 20 dollars with stronger relief for middle income families earning 16 000 to 20 000 dollars and phased reductions above 20 000 dollars. Rebates scale from 100 to 290 dollars at 10 000 to 20 000 dollars income, with checks for all taxpayers under a broad tax relief package through 1975 and reduced withholding.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Ford
Senate
Alameda County seizes school finance records in probe
Two truckloads of district financial records were seized by the Alameda County district attorney’s office amid a widening investigation into school finances. Deputy District Attorney Charles Herbert said the seized documents, dating back to 1969, will be reviewed by the county grand jury for irregularities. The move follows a disclosure that some records may be missing and indications that documents are in circulation. The grand jury is not taking testimony yet. an audit ordered by trustees will continue.
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Fremont
Alameda County
Charles
Herbert
Hle
William Hall
Harold Alameda
Mark Kennison
Fremont Blvd
BART Crash Inquiry Finds Faults in Orders and Control
A board of inquiry links a January 19 fatal BART crash near Richmond to Briggs failure to understand his track assignment and controller McPherson allowing the maintenance tack on the wrong rack. Two others injured and damages up to 750000. The report notes automatic train control defects and urges safety rule Coordination by BART and utilities regulators.
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Bay Area
Aries
Wignon
Arthur 4
Richmond
Rick
Briggs
McPherson
BAR
California Public Utilities Commission
BART
Brigga
Jobless rolls rise to nearly a million in January
Government data show about 930,000 more workers unemployed in January, pushing total jobless to 7.5 million and lifting the national rate to 8.2 percent, the highest since 1941. California added 133,600 job losses, raising state unemployment to 8.3 percent.
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Mace
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Ford
Alan Gretn
Council of Economic Advisers
Congress
Greenspan
No easy solution to PG and E rate changes
PG and E may adjust rates to ease residential burdens while charging more to large users. Energy official Dennis Pooler says changes will be studied, as critics push for a lifeline rate under AB 167 to cut residential bills roughly in half for those using under 500 kWh and 10,000 cu ft of gas monthly.
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Dennis W. Pooler
Pg&e
Electricity & Gas For People
Eg&p
Fremont
Hayward
Livermore
John J. Miller
Oakland
Pooler
Frank Ervin
Mission Distric
Mileage kit turns eight to four cylinder engines
Roy J. Miller of Hayward claims a kit converting an eight cylinder engine to four cylinders boosts fuel efficiency up to 70 percent while preserving power features like steering and air conditioning. He reports 19 mpg highway and 15 mpg city after modification, but says state Air Resources Board rejects the device for not meeting lab emissions standards.
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Miller
State Air Resources Board
Colcorne Ave
Berkeley
Stndy
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