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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1977
Page
4
The Supreme Court weighs whether a TV station may broadcast a stuntman’s cannon shot and fall from a public performance, with Justices debating free speech limits and media rights. The case centers on Johnny Zacchini’s carnival act and a Houston show captured on film.
The Senate rejected attempts to withhold federal funds from school districts for desegregation and to curb HEW authority on busing. Brook’s amendments aimed to bar funds from forcing student busing past home, while another move sought to restrict HEW in desegregation cases. Debate highlighted party divides over federal desegregation policy and civil rights enforcement.
The Ways and Means Committee approved President Carter's plan to tax crude oil to curb consumption and refund most revenues to adults. About $22 per person in tax credits in 1958, with special rebates for Social Security and welfare recipients, and home heating oil users protected from higher prices. The plan targets 1981 expiration, with a projected saving of 200,000 barrels per day by 1980.
Robert Toth of the Los Angeles Times says one KGB goal is to cut Western sources in the Soviet Union. He notes much of his earlier questioning focused on Anatoly Shcharansky and that officials probed informal help he received. Toth and his family were allowed to leave after lengthy interrogations.
Great Western Savings offers a free copy of Lisa Ray Clewer's How to Find Your Own Roots to help Americans trace ancestry. The promo runs July 1 with limited supplies and includes travel and genealogy seminars through Creative World Travel American Express at various branches.
An advertisement-style preview markets tax deferred saving plans from Great Western Savings. It touts IRA Keogh options, toll free numbers, and free services with qualifying balances including card discounts, trust deeds, safe deposit and direct deposit programs. The pitch promises nine year growth with daily compounding on a $1000 minimum deposit, claiming a $1000 becoming about $2008.57.
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