Tax cut veto stands as House fails override vote
The House veto of a bill extending 1975 income tax cuts fell 17 votes short of an override, 265 to 157 with two present. If the law dies, most workers face a $3 to $4 weekly tax rise starting Jan. 1. Ford opposed, citing no cap on federal Reesers, while some Democrats and Republicans urged action.
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Ashingto
Carl Albert
White House
Ford
William J. Greener
Albert
Ways and Means Committee
al al- Iman
D-Ore
Seven Die In Fire At New York WB Night Club
A blaze swept through a posh East 54th Street club near Park Avenue early today killing seven people. Fire officials say six died at the scene and one died en route to a hospital. Twenty residents were evacuated from upper floors. Two club employees were soot covered but unharmed. investigators search for the source of the fire. Guided by survivor accounts, authorities work to identify victims and determine cause.
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New York
Jean-Claude Baker
WCLUB
East 54Th Street
Park Avenue
Baker
Warmer Weather Expected Across Southwest
Coldest temperatures thinned across Oklahoma this morning as sun returns. Forecast calls for a warming trend beginning Friday with highs in the 30s and 40s by weekend, and Lawton area temperatures rising from morning 14 to around 30 by noon.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Gage
McAlester
Santa Claus Receives Area Children’s Letters
Santa Claus says he has received bundles of letters from Lawton area children. He and the elves are working around the clock to fill orders. He reads each letter to the elves at breakfast before distributing tasks as helpers return to the workshop.
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Orth Pole
Santa Claus
Lawton
Santa
Boren Threatens Fresh Push On State Payroll Control
Oklahoma Governor David Boren told about 40 central Oklahoma reporters that the state payroll remains out of control despite prior discussions with lawmakers. He noted a 15.4 percent average raise for workers and a 28 percent rise over two years, and said he will back legislation to close loopholes and tighten spending. He discussed options if the Supreme Court blocks moving 80.2 million to a sinking fund and said the legislature could reallocate or hold the funds, with about 53 million more available under his plan and bills paid by June 30.
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Oklahoma City
David Boren
Oklahoma
Boren
State Equalization Board
Ford Letter Decisive Factor in CIA Nomination
Senate Armed Services Committee approved George Bush as CIA director after Ford ruled him out as 1976 vice president candidate. Ford said in a letter to Chairman John C. Stennis that he considered Bush for the vice presidency in 1976.
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Emed Services Committee
George Bush
Central Intelligence Agency
Ford
Bush
John C. Stenni
Cmed
CIA
Thomas J. McIntyre
New Hampshire
John C. Culver
Iowa
Gary Hart
Colorado
Patrick J. Leahy
Vermont
White House
Eneh
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Armed Services Panel
Stennis
Armed Services Committee
Robert Ellsworth
Defense
Thomas Reed
Air Force
Republican National Committee
McIntyre
Waurika Pipeline Bid Openings Delayed Again
The Army Corps of Engineers postponed bid openings on two Waurika Reservoir projects delaying a $10 million waterline contract to serve Lawton and nearby communities. Waterline bids now set for Jan 15 and clearance work for Waurika Lake for Jan 22 due to changes in specifications.
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Ward Byers
TULSA
Army Corps of Engineers
Waurika Reservoir
Lawton
Corps
Waurika Lake
Waurika
Duncan
Comanche
Boren to Hear Lawton Citizens in Monday Session
OV. David Boren will meet Lawton residents at the Hotel Lawtonian from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to discuss state government issues on a first come, first served basis. Officials from state agencies will join to answer questions.
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Constitution
David Boren
Lawton Area
Boren
Lawtonian
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