Black pastor denied church membership in Georgia church
The Watch Care Committee refused King entry citing three objections while King, a nondenominational minister from Albany, denied receiving invitations. Demonstrators outside the service pressed for Hungarian rights and nuclear disarmament as Philip Berrigan supporters were detained. Carter, teaching Sunday school before inauguration, praised the church’s action and suggested a black Plains Baptist could be admitted despite widespread controversy.
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Tax reform top Carter priority says Blumenthal
Treasury Secretary Blumenthal outlined a major tax revision as a top Carter priority to be submitted to Congress in 1977 with aims to simplify the tax system. He projected unemployment could fall to 6-7 percent within a year with the enhanced economy and suggested tax rebates might go out within 90 days if Congress acts by March.
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Utilities urge widespread thermostat cuts and gas curtailments
Heating advisories reach Topeka Pittsburg Bartlesville and Miami with Springfield Missouri urging commercial customers to set thermostats to fifty five degrees. City officials warn pilot lights may fail without immediate conservation while Oklahoma City Lone Star Gas halts gas to industrial users and 20 southern schools close. Oklahoma Natural Gas reports a fifty percent cut to 24 interruptible industries and halted sales to out of state firms.
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Neighborhood feud snowballs into arrest
Grosse Pointe Farms police arrested 33 year old Russell Hart after he allegedly hid snowballs in a neighbor's yard and ambushed the target with them, facing six counts of assault in the Detroit suburb. Hart was held Sunday in lieu of 10000 bail after a report of harassment spanning three weeks.
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Munich attack mastermind Abu Daoud faces extradition to Iraq
Abu Daoud, linked to the Munich Olympics killings, was arrested in Jordan and held as Germany weighs extradition under French law. Paris and Bonn eyes possible prosecution while observers warn of potential terrorist retaliation.
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Pentagon plans to wage space war fuels U S alarm
The Pentagon began drawing plans to enable war in space amid Soviet tests of hunter killer satellites. Satellites to sound alarms and shoot enemy craft are under development per the Washington Post. Soviets had 16 tests from 1967 to 1971 and at least six since February. The United States now operates one Big Bird reconnaissance satellite, with replacements delayed if destroyed.
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Tough choices face Ford in his last days in office
In the final ten days of his presidency President Ford weighs amnesty options for Vietnam era offenses and considers limited relief for deserters, while preparing the State of the Union and budget messages. He backs James Baker to head the Republican National Committee as Carter looms.
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