Ford may order Congress to shorten Yuletide recess
President Ford may acute the Christmas recess to push a tax cut bill with a $395 billion federal spending limit for the 1976 fiscal year. Senate Republican Hugh Scott and House Leader John Rhodes said Ford urged a dollar for dollar reduction in spending and taxes and left open a possible special session or recalls.
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UPI
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Ford Signs NYC Aid Bill and House Clears Municipal Bankruptcy Reforms
President Ford signed the loan bill for New York City totaling 2.3 billion dollars after abandoning prior opposition. The House approved a revised municipal bankruptcy statute by a 373 to 29 vote to modernize the 1937 law and ease reorganization without creditor approval, with Senate action pending.
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UPI
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IRA gunmen barricaded with hostages in London apartment
Irish Republican Army gunmen who tossed their phone link out the window remain holed up in a London living room with two hostages. Police cut electricity, leaving gas heat and no news, four days into the siege as authorities seek the wanted terrorist code named Z and a possible link to the McWhirter murder.
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London
UPI
Irish Republican Army
Scotland Yard
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Boston NAACP Office Firebombed After Court Ruling
The Boston NAACP headquarters was hit by an incendiary device at 12:05 a.m. in what police call an apparent retaliation for a federal court decision placing South Boston High School under receivership. Damage estimated at 20 000 to 30 000 dollars. no injuries reported.
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UPI
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Atkins
Stevens opposition erupts over Supreme Court nominee
Two women’s groups rail against John Paul Stevens accusing him of insensitivity to sex discrimination cases. They urge withdrawal as Stevens defends salaries for federal judges amid questioning by the Senate panel. In New York, Governor Carey moves to decriminalize small marijuana possession to redirect focus to hard crime.
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UPI
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New York
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Loch Ness Monster Described By Photographers
Dr. Robert Rines and Sir Peter Scott present three photos and two drawings in Nature claiming a reptile 46 to 62 feet long with a 9 to 12 foot neck and horn like protuberances. They propose Nessiteras rhombopteryx as a protected species name. The work notes a possible 2 meter paddle and an ice age land connection.
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UPI
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Peter Scott
Nature
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Rines and Scott
Rines
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Hearst Case Sees ACLU Backing Defense Against Gag Order
The ACLU joined Patty Hearst defense in opposing a pretrial gag order. Judge Oliver J. Carter will hear arguments on the gag petition Thursday. The ACLU argues a constitutional right to protection from pretrial publicity for the defense, while denying a similar right for the prosecution.
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UPI
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U.S
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