Secret tax talks stall as House Senate deadlock deepens
Washington negotiators made little progress in the first closed tax cut conference. House aims for 19.9 billion and Senate for 34.3 billion, with offsets for big oil. Disputes center on home buyer credits and child care tax breaks while leaders escape reporters through back doors after seven hours. President Ford reportedly would veto the Senate version.
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Ziggy the Elephant Rescued After 24-Hour Moat Hold
At Brookfield Zoo in Chicago Ziggy the five ton elephant spent over a day in a moat. A 24 member rescue team used a gravel ramp and two tow trucks to turn him, then a keeper lured him toward a door to reach Widget a young female elephant. Ziggy walked out unharmed aside from minor cuts and broken tusks.
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Supreme Court to rule on job discrimination remedy
The Supreme Court will decide if courts can award added seniority to counter past discrimination in Bow man Transportation Co. case involving two black employees denied higher paying jobs. Justices consider granting seniority boosts to make minorities whole while senior workers argue benefits and layoffs.
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Car Makers Calling Workers Back
Ford plan recalls 6,300 workers as it lifts output of five small models in April. GM to recall nearly 11,000 over two months to boost small car production. March 11 to 20 sales seen at about 170,000 cars, down 30 percent from two years ago. Rebates cost about 150 million but reduced inventories and funded higher production.
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French Diplomat Held as Kidnappers Demand Ransom
Gunmen abducted 57 year old Ambassador Jean Gueury in Mogadishu after mass. They threaten to execute him by 6 pm unless France frees two guerrillas and pays gold ransom. Negotiations led by an envoy from Paris with three to four captors identifying with the Front for the Liberation of the Somali Coast.
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Auto Embezzlement Charge Dropped in Hearst Case
In Redwood City California UPI reports the auto embezzlement charge against Jack Seoul linked to missing heiress Patricia Hearst is dropped due to insufficient evidence. District Attorney Aram Surverian confirmed the decision after car leasing manager Jay Edwards alleged failure to return a vehicle and later recovered it in Oakland.
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