Police chiefs urge rapid federal gun control action
Five major city police chiefs pressed Congress to pass strong gun control measures. They urged bans on handgun manufacture and private possession, with some calling for total bans in metropolitan areas. Sen Javits urged compromise legislation while warning swift action was unlikely.
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Police praised for Ford duty in San Francisco visit
Washington AP reports Secret Service Director H Stuart Knight voiced satisfaction with San Francisco police handling of President Ford's visit marred by an assassination attempt. Knight praised local authorities as doing wonderful work while Senate witnesses disputed accounts of conversations about Sara Jane Moore.
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Panel votes to end gas tax deduction in tax reform
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 17 to 6 to drop the federal income tax deduction for state and local gasoline taxes, expected to save $575 million annually. It kept medical deductions and casualty losses unchanged, and also approved moving toward simplifying tax tables and erasing over 3,000 lines from the Internal Revenue Code.
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