Congress Ends 1976 Session With Tax Cuts And Filibuster
The 94th Congress adjourned after a year of tax cuts and probes into U.S. intelligence, ending amid a Senate filibuster that thwarted a Clean Air Bill. Major actions included a $19 billion tax cut, new unemployment insurance coverage, port inspections, Spain aid, veterans benefits, and river harbor funding. The session closed as controversy and political wrangling dominated the late hours.
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Ford cleared in Watergate probe amid campaign notes
Washington reports say the special prosecutor will issue a public report next week finding no charges against President Ford or others over alleged campaign finance improprieties in his Michigan district. Carter aides say he stayed at corporate lodges while governor and campaigned across the Northeast en route to Georgia.
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Brunswick Pulp and Paper Co
Inside Amusements and Classifieds Highlights
Amusement section outlines bridge and puzzle features with listings in the Classified Ads area. Comics and crossword tease readers while editorials and obituaries appear in the same page, alongside sports and weather summaries.
23 Channel Rigs Sell For As Little As $50
23 channel CB radios now go for as low as 50 dollars as 40 channel sets become authorized after January 1. Tax rules exempt REACT International emergency teams, aiding tax deductible contributions. Weekend CB thefts drop. Cincinnati study shows more thefts after dark. Rep Clancy seeks federal offenses for stolen radios. FBI interstate crackdown authority. Dolphins players nicknames include The Linebacker and Kentucky Wildcat. FCC expects about 400k CB license applications monthly. last year’s highs around 500k. Smokey reports legality explained. officers sometimes warn reporters, rare arrests possible.
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Silver Eagle
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Butz Slur Sparks Calls for Dismissal in Ford Press Fallout
White House reprimands Earl Butz after racial slurs reported in Rolling Stone claim he used the term colored and mocked black Americans. Republicans and President Ford face pressure to fire him as Congress nears year’s end. A previously apologized cabinet member faces renewed backlash.
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White House
Rolling Stone
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Kansas City
Dean
Pat Boone
Sonny Bono
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New Times
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Capitol
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Senate
United States
Mexican Storm Kills At Least 630 Near La Paz
Mexican troops search mud for victims of Hurricane Liza after 100 mph winds devastate Baja California. Officials fear deaths could reach 1,000 as 20,000 displaced and 14,000 injured. Rescue operations race to deliver food blankets and medicine.
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Court postpones bond deadline for Miss NAACP
In Jackson Mississippi AP says the NAACP and 128 defendants won a week's postponement of a 1.56 million bond deadline to appeal a 1.2 million damage judgment in a racial boycott case. The Mississippi Supreme Court declined to alter the bond statute.
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Hinds County
Black man convicted in Cabarrus rape burglary case
Ronnie Long, a 25 year old Concord resident, was found guilty by an all white jury of first degree rape and burglary. He received life terms on both counts and his appeal was noted. Chaos erupted in the courtroom and surrounding areas as spectators protested the verdict.
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