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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1977
Page
2
Mary Pughes, a 17 year old junior at Holy Family High School, fails to become head boy after a male vote excludes her from runoff. Principal Sister Frances convenes a male-only ballot, the head boy remains a male position, and Pughes is removed from the race.
The across the board tax cut faces renewed debate as senators discuss trimming the proposed $50-per-person rebate and shifting toward a permanent tax cut. Senate Budget chair Muskie argues removal of the rebate favors a larger enduring cut. Biden says Democrats will join a broader effort.
The United States and the Soviet Union announced plans to resume working level negotiations on a strategic arms limitation treaty in Geneva starting May 11. The talks aim to exchange views at other levels and continue high level discussions in May between Cyrus Vance and Andrei Gromyko.
In Berlin a group calling itself Moby Dick Command smashed a delicatessen window that sold whale steaks after an environmentalist sign prompted the protest. They left a poster reading Save the Whales Save the Earth signed by World Whale Protection Association West Berlin chapter.
Kidco Inc a company run by children won a seller s permit from the California Board of Equalization and was excused from back sales tax on manure sales while continuing operations at stables in San Diego County. Attorneys say the case hinges on whether child labor laws are implicated and officials say the manure not taxed due to prior taxation of feed and shavings.
Former U S representative from New York City says she is running for the Democratic mayoral nomination though she has not formally announced. She notes she always runs before announcing and asserts her bid on Tuesday.
Valentina Tereshkova, first woman in space, told reporters in New York that Soviet women gain full equality within the state program and need not form a separate rights organization. As president of the Soviet Women’s Committee she argues the group can pursue world peace and international ties through existing government structures. She plans to speak in Washington on Distaff Detente and its global potential.
The former Deputy Fuehrer Rudolf Hess, the lone inmate of Berlin’s Spandau Prison, marked his 83rd birthday on Tuesday. Guards rotating in April reportedly brought him four birthday cakes and notes of sweetness.
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