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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1975
Page
5
Washington AP reports congressional tax staffers compared the impact of the House passed 1976 individual income tax plan with the 1974 law and the 1975 temporary provisions. The 1976 bill makes permanent the higher standard deductions for non itemizers but ends temporary credits and home buyer credits.
The House bill outlines 1976 personal tax cuts including a 2 percent credit on the first 12 000 of taxable income and extended standard deduction hikes for non itemizers. It also preserves business tax cuts via extended corporate rate changes and investment tax credits, plus tax shelter curbs and minimum tax hikes aimed at higher earners.
Former Alabama congressman and 1976 presidential hopeful Vance spoke on why involvement matters, comparing it to the Revolution era. He stressed electing a Democratic president and shared personal pledges to public service. The event, with North Alabama party regulars and the Austin High School Chorus, drew attendees from the region.
United Center hosts a roster of groups including Salvation Army Brindlee Mountain Men's Club Eva Activities Association Cotaco Communities League Lacey's Spring Recreation Center Volunteer Bureau Decatur City School Lunch Program Morgan County School Lunch Program Morgan County Association for Mental Health Morgan County Association for Retarded Citizens American Social Health TAISSA and UW operation.
President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford arrive in Indonesia with daughter Susan, greeted by President Suharto and wife. The airport includes 21 gun salute, canopied platform, 400 honor guards and journalists, amid heavy security. Kissinger calls the trip a review of Southeast Asia ties with Indonesia as a key country.
The TVA official notes population growth in the Tennessee Valley will boost electric demand and argues coal and nuclear power are the main options. He cites a regional gain of 130000 electricity customers in two years and predicts near a million more residents by 1985.
The Decatur Tourism Bureau releases an eight panel brochure to boost conventions and family vacations. Under a city contract funded by a 1 percent lodgings tax, 150000 copies target travel agents welcome centers and cities statewide. Color photos feature Funland Point Mallard Spirit of America and the Tennessee River.
Report states clothes were discarded from a car during a chase by store employees. The two women fled the scene, according to officer Weems.
The NTSB began an inquiry into whether a newly designed locomotive caused a derailment 27 miles north. A broken rail found in the wreckage broke under undue force, injuring 61 people. Tests by the Association of American Railroads Research Center confirmed metallurgical and chemical factors in the rail failure.
The Browns Ferry plant completes a three unit expansion with each General Electric unit rated at 1,152,000 kilowatts. First unit began operation Aug 1 1974 and the second in March 1975. Total capacity exceeds 3.5 million kilowatts with annual output estimated at 20 billion kilowatt hours at 70 percent capacity. The TVA project employs about 260 permanent staff and peaked at 3,000 during construction.
Federal official Ozer says witnesses identify three New Jersey men linked to Teamsters and Mafia families as involved in Hoffa’s abduction and murder. A second witness saw part of the July 30 act but could not ID suspects. A lineup is ordered, with a Saturday return to Detroit for testing.
The United Nations Security Council voted 9 to 3 with 3 abstentions to invite the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a debate on Israeli air raids in Lebanon, a departure from normal practice granting the PLO a role like a UN member state. Meanwhile Washington intelligence says the Soviet Union built a large phased array radar on Kamchatka to test ABMs, prompting talks on treaty compliance and possible violations of the 1972 SALT accords.
Actor Godfrey Cambridge convinced Connecticut Real Estate Commission to suspend three agents for misrepresenting a $120000 Ridgefield house bought in 1974. He cited faulty heating plumbing brackish water and weak floors. two agents got 30 day suspensions and one 60 day suspension. the firm faces a 30 day business prohibition.
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