IRS delays new gambling winnings withholding rules
The IRS postpones enforcing a 1976 law requiring 20 percent withholding on winnings over 5 000 dollars in state lotteries and 1 000 in other gambling. Congress may consider lowering thresholds. tax declarations on gambling winnings remain required. Elvis impersonator jailed after Graceland visit identified as Jack Gardner. Egypt cites Yamani signaling no major Saudi production rise. oil used as political leverage amid Arab Israel tensions.
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UPI
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
IRS
Memphis, Tenn
Elvis Presley
Jack Gardner
Crofton
Gardner
Graceland
Presley
John Gardner
Tennessee Psychiatric Hospital & Institute
Cairo
Egypt
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Yamani
OPEC
United States
Israel
Middle East
Yellow Cab Co seeks Chapter 11 reorganization
Yellow Cab Co and 11 California Arizona subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 in federal court. The networks serving San Diego Oceanside Los Angeles San Jose Oakland San Francisco and Phoenix have operated little since Dec 1 due to insurance issues and debt woes. Combined assets of the 12 subsidiaries are listed at 5.3 million.
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San Diego
UPI
Yellow Cab Co
California
Arizona
Oceanside
Los Angeles
San Jose
Oakland
San Francisco
Phoenix
Westgat California Corp
Tulsa executives receive probation in Home-Stake case
Federal Judge Allen Barrow sentenced Home-Stake founder Robert S. Trippet and vice presidents Frank Sims and Harry Fitzgerald after pleas of no contest or guilty to conspiracy and mail fraud. Trippet three years probation with 19000 fine and 100000 restitution deposit. Sims one year probation with 5000 deposit. Fitzgerald one year unsupervised probation.
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Tulsa, Okla
UPI
Home-Stake Production Co
Allen Barrow
Home Stake
Robert S. Trippet
Frank Sims
Harry Fitzgerald
Tulsa
Trippet
Sims
Fitzgerald
Barrow
Guerrilla Base Attacked in Southern Thailand
Thai government helicopter gunships and heavy artillery attacked a Communist guerrilla stronghold in Surat Thani province as curfews and house to house searches were ordered in Wiang Sa district. The conflict worsened after an ambush killed eight policemen and an army lieutenant on a rough road between Wiang Sa and Phra Saeng.
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Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
Pin Thammasai
Wiang Sé
Surat Thani
Wiang Sa
Phra Saeng
Pin
Tanker Tragedy Hearing At San Pedro Blast
Coast Guard investigators questioned whether negligence or misconduct led to the Sansinena explosion in Long Beach harbor. Four crewmen killed. four others missing. dock guard missing. ship unloaded 500000 barrels of oil and had taken on ballast before the blast. Barracuda Trading Corp.Owned Liberian registry. A class action suit seeks over 5 million for crew and families and 15 million for those ashore.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
Sansinena
Clemente Cogillito
Coast Guard Board of Investigation
San Pedro Harbor
Cogillito
James W. Moreau
Coast Guard
14Th District
National Transportation Safety Board
Howard Sacks
Long Beach Superior Court
Barracuda Trading Corp
Japan's general election shifts focus away from America
In Tokyo, the December 5 election marked a rare moment where the U S bond and bilateral ties dominated the campaign. Marxist groups suffered heavy losses as the Japan Communist Party saw 22 of its 39 seats fall, amid a public gap on anti American rhetoric.
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Tokyo
API
Pearl Harbor
Japan
America
Japan Communist Party
Arson suspected in deadly Los Angeles apartment fire
Six people died and 23 were injured when a crowded two story stucco building burned. Fire officials said the blaze was incendiary in origin but did not release evidence pending investigation. Among victims, a 3 year old girl and a mother weighed down by a newborn survived, others jumped to escape the flames.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Ray Carpenter
Carpenter
County Usc Hospital
Guadalupe Manriquez Carranza
County Usc Medical Center
Alfredo Ramos
Ramos
Abductor Williams Gets 40 Year Sentence in Murphy Kidnapping
William A H Williams was sentenced to 40 years for the 1974 kidnapping of Atlanta Constitution editor Reg Murphy with parole eligibility after six years. The judge reduced the earlier 50 year term after psychiatric review and ordered counts of extortion illegal mail use and firearms to run consecutively.
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Atlanta
API
William A.H. Williams
Reg Murphy
William C. O’kelley
Williams
O’kelley
Bruce Kirwan
Bill Williams
Kirwan
Murphy
Atlanta Constitution
San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco
Federal Medical Center
Springfield
Lilburn
FBI
Reduced Rates For Seniors At UNLV Programs
Seniors aged 62 and over qualify for a 50 percent fee reduction on non credit unlimited enrollment classes at UNLV through the Division of Continuing Education. Some lecture type courses are offered at no credit for ten dollars per course. The catalog lists several reduced programs including Federal Income Tax Estate Planning Photography Basics Antiques and Collectibles Culture and Art From the Cave to the Present and Great Decisions 77 with typical formats and target audiences.
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UNLV
Division of
No Verdict In Slasher Jury Deliberations
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury failed to reach a verdict on the skid row slasher case against Vaughn Orrin Greenwood after 17 days of testimony and two days of arguments. The 33 year old Chicago drifter remains on trial as deliberations resume next day on murder counts.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Superior
Vaughn Orrin Greenwood
Greenwood
Chicago
Earl Broady
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