Watergate defendants sentenced in conspiracy case
The three Watergate defendants received 30 months to eight years each for conspiracy obstruction of justice and false testimony. The court's deliberations were described as extraordinary and too serious for a simple press statement. Ehrlichman and Haldeman held high posts in Nixon's White House.
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Calif
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Los Angeles
Watergate
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Daniel Elisberg
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Nixon
Harry A. Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr
White House
New standard deductions set for tax returns in 1977 law
The measure doubles standard deductions for couples and sets 2200 for singles and heads of household, replacing old ranges. It aims to lift 3.3 million low income families from taxation and favors 6.7 million itemizers toward the standard deduction. IRS will adjust withholding automatically starting retroactively to 1877, with credits and corporate tax reductions extended.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Solar power test concentrates 1100 suns on steel target
In Albuquerque, Sandia Laboratories demonstrates a solar thermal facility using 71 heliostats to focus 1.8 megawatts of solar power onto a quarter-inch steel plate. The beam melts the plate and damages insulation, reaching white hot temperatures before a second test shows the plate burning and metal showers.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Tower
AP Wiese
Sandia Laboratories
Hostere
George Rhodes
Federal Energy Research and Development Administration
California budget forecast shows rising surplus amid spending cuts
Isc Brown cautioned against large tax increases while proposing 200 million in state employee raises and a 42 million grant for a new Southern California prison. Legislation has yet to approve total allocations as a 1977 78 budget timeline extends five weeks more. Bell cites 15 million higher revenues and 263 million lower spending, with welfare caseload leveling reducing costs by 65.5 million. By year end the surplus may reach 150 billion, with federal revenue sharing adding 242 million and a predicted 2 468 billion surplus by June 30 1978.
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Isc Brown
Iat
Brown
Southern
California
Bell
Bell cites tax receipts gains and higher 1977-78 estimate
Paget notes recovery years 1976 and 1971 and Bell reports personal income tax receipts $155 million above estimates for the current year. He raises the next year estimate by $215 million and says sales tax revenues for the current year are $85 million higher than earlier estimates. Bell boosts the 1977-78 estimate by $90 million.
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Bell
California industry cannot meet coal conversion deadline
Sacramento AP reports California industry cannot convert to coal under the White House energy plan timetable. Richard Maullin, chairman of the State Energy Commission, urged the federal government to grant flexibility to avoid an impending 1983 tax on businesses still using gas. He warned that incentives could become an economic penalty and noted early coal conversion could trigger reliability and cost problems for California.
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Sacramento
California
Terrorists seize school and train in northern Holland standoff
In Bovensmilde and near Assen, six gunmen plus six men and a woman raided a village school and a hijacked passenger train. No casualties reported though shots were fired. Police described submachine guns and a tense crisis as the cabinet met in emergency session and Premier den Uster urged restraint amid fears of Molucan anger and potential retaliation.
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Holland
Joop den Gs
Bovensmilde
Assen
Amsterdam
South Moluccan hijack attacks in Europe and rail assault
Six Moluccan students hijacked Bovensmilde elementary school as Dutch authorities sealed off the housing district. another five gunmen seized a train near Assen Onnen and Qanen, releasing several passengers while firing warnings. Police faced fears of reprisals as law enforcement boxed in the suspects and restrained the scene.
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Bovensmilde
Dutch Radio
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