Bermuda Executes Two Convicts Amid Rioting in Hamilton
Protests in Hamilton flared as Bermuda hanged Erskine Burrows and Larry Tacklyn for murder at Case Mates Prison despite nightlong clashes with police. Rioters burned a hotel and a high school, hijacked a bus, and police fought with shields and tear gas after an Inter Islands Appeals Court ruling denied last minute appeals.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
UPI
Richard Sharples
Erskine “Buck” Burrows
Larry Winfield Tacklyn
Case Mates
Erskine Durant
Buck” Burrows
Case Mates Prison
Southhampton
Inter-Islands Appeals Court
Convention Lists Ceiling On Interest
Constitutional Convention delegates in Nashville moved to remove the 10 percent interest ceiling. They approved lifting limits and letting the General Assembly set rates, sending the local government proposal to a drafting committee for a final vote after next Tuesday. An amendment to remove a corporate exemption was adopted to avoid a perceived special break.
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Nashville
UPI
Constitutional Convention
General Assembly
State Supreme Court
Del
Steve Cohen
Memphis
Cohen
del. Oris Hyder
Johnson City
Deed Mistakes Cost Dickenson $19000
Public Accounts Auditor Charles Trible announced a state audit found 1,208 deeds improperly recorded in Dickenson County over two years, causing a net loss of about $19,000 in deed taxes. The Board of Supervisors seeks a further probe by the state attorney general as audits cover seven more years of records.
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Clintwood
Virginia
Charles Trible
Dickenson County
Dickenson County Board of Supervisors
Times-News
Dickenson
Hawkins Sets Meeting To Talk Tax Referendum
Hawkins County officials schedule a special session for December 15 at 7 p.m. in the Circuit Court Room to discuss a referendum on raising the local option sales tax to fund two new high schools estimated to cost 18 million dollars. County Judge J B Howe notes 11 of 21 squires signed the petition. A funding plan includes a 1.25 percent sales tax increase, higher property taxes, and extra funds from other sources with contingencies.
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Rogersville
Hawkins County
Squires
J.B. Howe
Circuit Court Room
School Board
Weather outlook and temperatures this week
Partly cloudy conditions prevail through Saturday with highs in the mid-50s and lows around the 30s. Thursday recorded a high of 62 and a morning low near 34 as reference for current conditions.
Lee seeks local taxes for school funding in Lee County
Lee County Supervisors debated but did not set June referendum on school consolidation. They agreed to pursue a state law change to allow taxes on cigarettes, gasoline, and general sales to fund an estimated 22 to 25 million refinancing. Superintendent McCoy urged avoiding property tax burdens.
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Jonesville
Lee County Board of Supervisors
Robert McCoy
Lee County
McCoy
Jack Lee
Carter weighs 1978 tax cuts amid reform shift
President Carter considers a package that could cut the average family's 1978 income tax by about 300 dollars for four-person households earning 15 000 to 20 000 dollars. Administration and congressional figures welcome narrower relief while delaying broad reform.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Congress
Long
Barber Conable
R-N.y
House
Ways and Means Committee
Conable
Joe Waggonner
D-La
Waggonner
Senate
Howard Baker
John Rhodes
Blanton Plans Caribbean Jet Trip For Bargain Price
Nashville Governor Ray Blanton and six companions flew a state Lear Jet to Kingston Jamaica at rates far below commercial costs. The trip, billed to Blanton’s office at 350 per hour, sparked calls in Tennessee politics to curb personal use of state aircraft and assess reimbursement.
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Blanton
Bill
Caribbean
Nashville
UPI
Ray Blanton
Kingston
Jamaica
West
Tennessee
Ken Lavender
Memphis
Jim Gilchrist
Alcohol Beverage Commission
Frank Phillips
Military Department
Adj
Carl Wallace
Wallace
Gilchrist
Brooks Parker
Blanton and
Victor Ashe
Knoxville
Ashe
House
GOP Caucus
Benny Stafford
Lenoir City
Stafford
Gov
Winfield Dunn
Rescue Fund Surpasses 1000 Dollar Mark In Kingsport Drive
The Times-News Christmas Rescue Fund topped $1,000 with cash, checks, and personal deliveries. Donors from Kingsport Hiltons Gate City Church Hill and Jonesboro contributed amounts including $50, $20, and $15 while anonymous donors added several sums. The fund aids needy families facing eviction and harsh winter conditions as a two year unemployed father seeks shelter and basic food and fuel needs.
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Times-News
Lynn Garden Dr
Kingsport
Tenn
Guy Barger
Cliff
Reggie Evans
Church Hill
Bill Gray
Jonesboro
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Lila City
Hawkins
Lee
By Jon Greer
Southwest
Bascomb Waddell
Senate Finance Committee
Russell Long
John H. Cary
Rep
James H. Quillen
Cary
Social Security
U.S
East Tennessee
Parker
Emory N. Parnell
Woodrow Maupin
John Wolfe & Family
Hiltons
Grace Chadwell
Grover Tate
Gate City
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