Demo leaders seek salvage of Carter tax plan for big vehicles
The House Ways and Means Committee moves to kill Carter's fuel efficient car rebate while Democratic leaders push to salvage a gas guzzler tax on large vehicles. debate centers on delaying votes, with party members split on timing and scope.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
al Ullman
Ullman
Joe Waggonner
D-La
Congress
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
U.S
American Motors
Lobbyists halt efforts to curb nonprofit groups
Washington AP report says intense lobbying by universities medical groups United Way and Catholic Conference stopped Congress from adding nonprofit protections to FTC bill. FTC chair Pertschuk warned of fraud by some nonprofits but provisions were dropped due to lobbying and concerns over IRS tax status paperwork.
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Washington
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Michael Pertschuk
Pertschuk
House
Senate
sSources
United Way of America
Catholic Conference
Capitol Hill
Kansas City
Internal Revenue Service
Weather cools northern Rockies but fire risk remains
A cooling trend spans the northern Rockies into Montana and Wyoming with little rain. Forecasters say forest fire danger remains only slightly reduced by cooler temps and lack of lightning. Other notes include record highs in Billings and scattered storms causing wind damage in Indiana and Florida. The report also covers a drowning in Arkansas and a murder conviction in Little Rock.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Montana
Wyoming
Billings
Mont
Indiana
Florida
Phoenix
Ariz
Ohio Valley
Lower
Great Lakes
Colorado
Intermountain
Michigan
Prescott Man Named To Top Rotary Post
J Edward Smith of Prescott was elected district governor for Rotary International District 617 for 1977 78 by delegates in San Francisco. He has led Prescott Public Schools as superintendent since 1969 and will coordinate about 30 clubs in his district, part of a global network of 17200 clubs.
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J. Edward Smith
Rotary
Rotary International
San Francisco
Smith
Prescott
Rotary World
Rotary Club of
Eighth Grader Wins National Spelling Bee With Cambist
John Paola, an eighth grader from Glenshaw Pennsylvania, won the 50th National Spelling Bee after correctly spelling sesquipedalian and cambist. Joan O Leary finished as runner up from Yonkers New York. Paola receives 1000 dollars and a color TV, while his school earns a plaque and Joan gets 500 dollars at the awards banquet.
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Washington
John Paola
Glenshaw
John
Joan O’leary
Joan
St. Joseph's School
Yonkers
N.Y
Veery
Yizkor
Sesquepedelian
Joseph Fumic
North Olmsted
Ohio
Trieche
Roxanne Taylor
Forest Hills
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J. A. West CO
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Michael Hannah
Washington, D.C
McCaskill
Michael
North Little Rock
Arkansas
Hempstead County
Peggy Reece
Dennis Arrington
Hempstead County Foundation
Rotary Post
John P. Cox Drug CO
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Carquest Auto Parts
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