New Laws Take Effect Saturday Notable tax and rule changes begin
The article lists federal and state changes taking effect Saturday January 1 1977. It notes higher Social Security taxes for earners above threshold an increased estate tax base limits on home sales and new IRAs rules. It also covers hospital costs Medicare caps GI bill changes and the addition of 17 new Citizens Band radio channels. The piece emphasizes population wide impacts including heirs needing valuation proofs and elderly income limits.
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Washington
Virginia
New York
Ohio
Minnesota
J&n
Federal Communications Commission
Cigarette Spending Hits New High As Tobacco Use Surges
Washington AP report shows Americans spent about 16.6 billion on tobacco this year up from 15.6 billion last year with cigarette purchases making up over 9 percent of the total. Americans smoked an estimated 620 billion cigarettes, a 2.1 percent rise from the prior year, as sales expand and low tar low nicotine trends grow.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
White line mishap leads to crew dismissals near Meadville
A PennDOT line painting crew misstruck a road boundary as a white line ended on a dirt snow covered shoulder near Meadville Pennsylvania on December 6. The error spurred the dismissal of two crew members and reprimands for supervisors on Wednesday.
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Crawford County
Meadville
Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation
Bethlehem star and planetary conjunction explained
A reader asks if the Bethlehem star is Jupiter or a planetary conjunction. The reply notes Jupiter near Aries with Saturn, suggests three historical conjunctions in 7 B.C. and discusses their possible link to the Magi and the nativity, while offering caution about supernovae and comets.
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Q. I
Bethlehem
Jupiter
Saturn
Israel
Pisces
Jesus
Seven Year Old Boy Dies In Accidental Beheading
Marion North Carolina authorities say seven year old Timmy Buchanan died accidentally when a jump rope looped around his neck after he slipped from a bunk bed. Deputy Eddie Smith noted the rope’s plastic handle caught in the loop forming a noose. The boy’s father Timothy Buchanan Sr attempted resuscitation. Timmy had been playing around the house, his grandfather said.
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Marion
N.C
Timmy Buchanan
Eddie Smith
McDowell County Sheriff's Department
Timothy D. Buchanan Sr
W. C. Lonon
Timmy
150000 More Public Works Jobs Planned
Washington AP Democratic leaders announce a plan to double the public works program under Carter. The proposed bill aims to fund 150000 to 300000 new jobs directly and a similar number indirectly, with costs between 2 and 4 billion dollars.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Carter
House
Jim Wright
Wright
Hog Jowls and Blackeyed Peas Trend in New Year Feasts
Greensboro shoppers embrace southern New Year ritual with hog jowls and blackeyed peas for luck and change. Shoppers say greens symbolize money while pennies in the peas promise extra luck, with prices around 39 cents a pound for jowls.
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Greensboro
Jean Clayton
Becky Ottwell
Americans Ready for 1977 New Year Celebrations
Americans plan large and small New Year events as 1976 ends and 1977 begins. Celebrities like Carol Channing and Liza Minnelli appear at Miami parties while others attend $300 per couple affairs and Sausalito venues offer pizza and champagne. Concorde trips cost $3235 round trip for a Paris Washington flight party. Cherryville residents fire muskets to welcome the new year. President elect Jimmy Carter urges national unity as Safety Council warns 350 to 450 traffic deaths expected.
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Marc Charney
Associated Press
Carol
Norman
Miami
Liza
Sammy
Carol Channing
Norman Mailer
Liza Minelli
Sammy Davis Jr
Sausalito
Calif
Atlantic
Paris
Washington
Cherryville
N.C
Jimmy Carter
National Safety Council
China faces renewed unrest as Mao widow tied to coup fears
Reports describe clashes in Paoting near Peking as radicals resist moderates after Mao’s death. Hua Kuo-feng warns of a planned 1977 campaign against the gang of four while asserting stability. observers doubt the regime’s grip amid vast population and powerful institutions.
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Tokyo
China
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Mao
Communist Party
Hua Kuofeng
Gang of Four
Paoting
Hua
Chiang Ching
Paojing
Red Guards
Madame Mao
Shanghai
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