Bootlegging Bill Sparks North Carolina Tax Debate
Aides to North Carolina congressmen and the American Tobacco Institute push back on proposed federal penalties for bootlegging cigarettes from low tax states to high tax states. Legislation would criminalize shipping and possession of contraband cigarettes and impose penalties up to 10 000 dollars and two years in prison. Estimates show New York City loses 85 million annually in tax revenue, with other states also affected. Hearings possible this fall.
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North Carolina
Ed Welch
Walter Jones
D-N.c
Tobacco Institute
House
Congress
Virginia
Kentucky
New York
Connecticut
New York City
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
Hamilton Fish Jr
R-N.y
Holtzman
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Hayden Gregory
Subcommittee On
Washington
President Carter stays neutral in Lance probe
President Carter will discuss official business with Budget Director Bert Lance but will not express support while federal investigators examine Lance's finances. White House Press Secretary Jody Powell said the president will withhold comment to avoid influencing the inquiry, continuing budget talks with Lance as needed.
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Washington
Carter
Bert Lance
White House
Jody Powell
Powell
Lance
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Office of Management and Budget
Prices Rise Slightly on North Carolina Tobacco Markets
AP reports North Carolina flue cured tobacco price averages edged higher on Thursday. Old and Middle Belts sold 2 835 265 pounds at 86 08 per cwt while Eastern Belt moved 5 705 650 pounds at 112 76 per cwt. Border belts led with 4 296 888 pounds at 116 47 per cwt. Overall season totals: 75 055 690 pounds at 97 88 per cwt on eastern markets and 69 867 048 pounds at 99 70 per cwt on border markets.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
South Carolina
Davidson Heads Benefit Show For Children
Singer John Davidson headlines a September 15 benefit in Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum for children of victims of the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire that killed 164. Byron Edmonds, Bartender and Beverly Hills Memorial Fund president, organized the effort with club staff.
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Cincinnati
John Davidson
Beverly Hills
Byron C. Edmonds
Beverly Hills Memorial Fund, Inc
Riverfront Coliseum
Davidson
Southgate
Edmonds
Gourmet Picnics To Go Offers Duck Wine And Caviar
Chicago story notes Kenessey Gourmets Internationale offers picnics to go priced from 10 to 500 dollars. Manager Tom Harvey says 30 to 40 orders weekly, with popular cheaper options like roast duck or chicken and a 500 dollar Big Splurge for eight with Lobster, pheasant, caviar and champagne.
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Chicago
Kenessey Gourmets Internationale
Tom Harvey
Castro ready to let about 80 Americans leave Cuba
President Fidel Castro may allow around eighty U.S. citizens living in Cuba to depart with their Cuban families. He rejected a U.S. request to free seven Americans jailed on espionage and counter revolutionary charges. Senator Frank Church described Castro as hopeful for improved relations and a lifted embargo, while noting the prisoners would not be released. The issue affects about 84 Americans with families seeking to emigrate, with only youths in military service potentially blocked.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Frank Church
Church
Castro
Idaho Democrat
United States
U.S
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