Tax reform bill bogged down by Democratic squabbles
In Washington the 1975 tax reform measure stalls as Democrats in the Ways and Means Committee fight over liberal amendments and procedural rules. Chairman Al Ullman withholds final action while liberals, led by Abner Mikva and William Green, clash with conservative lawmakers like Joe Waggonner. Republicans expect to oppose final passage without a spending ceiling, while 1975 tax cuts teeter on separation from the main bill.
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UPI
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al Ullman
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Abner Mikva
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William Green
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Joe Waggonner
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Kennedy hearings open on CIA drug experiments
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy opens a Senate Health sub committee inquiry into drug and other experiments on more than 7,000 Americans. He cites deaths and requests access to CIA material, noting much has been classified or destroyed and declassification is inconsistent with agency refusals.
Weapons shipment may end cease-fire in Lebanon
Premier Rashid Karami clashed with army commander Maj. Gen. Hanna Said over a clandestine weapons shipment to Christian militiamen. Karami accused Said of disobeying orders to seize arms unloaded near Jumeh port and threatened to resign, warning it could trigger renewed fighting amid the Lebanon civil conflict.
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Lebanon
UPI
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Bangladesh military seizes power declares martial law
Maj Gen Ziaur Rahman, newly named chief martial law administrator and army commander, announces he has taken control at the request of the people and armed forces. The move follows a three month cycle of political upheavals in Bangladesh with President Khondakar Mushtaque Ahmed ousted. Earlier in New Delhi, Rahman made no reference to the acting president A M Sayem.
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DoD cuts trimmed but still fall short of request
The Senate Appropriations Committee restores only a fraction of the 9.1 billion dollars in cuts from the House in the defense bill. The panel approves 112.5 billion for defense through September 30, 1976, calling it bare bones and 8.4 billion below the White House request.
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UPI
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Soviet marks 58th Bolshevik Revolution with scaled parade
In Moscow the Soviet Union held a shortened Red Square parade to mark the 58th anniversary. Defense Minister Grechko cited victories in Indochina and Portugal as proof of an irresistible trend toward peace democracy and socialism. Brezhnev observed from the Lenin mausoleum smiling and waving as a reduced display passed.
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UPI
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Portugal
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Brezhnev
Helsinki
Kremlin
Arvid Pershe
Utah patrol chief held for drunken driving
The Utah Highway Patrol superintendent Col. Roy Mack Helm faces a misdemeanor drunken driving charge after an I-15 crash near Centerville. Helm, suspended by Gov. Rampton, sustained cuts, a broken hand, and other injuries in the weekend accident.
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UPI
Utah Highway Patrol
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Mack" Helm
Davis County
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Helm
Calvin L. Rampton
Interstate 15
Centerville
Fromme to testify on her own behalf in Ford shooting case
Lynette Fromme will take the stand to defend against a charge of attempting to assassinate President Ford with a 45 caliber pistol. Her lawyer says she will testify, part of a defense framing her against industrial polluters and hunters as she seeks publicity for environmental causes.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Lynette Fromme
Ford
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John Virgo
Hunters US
Dwayne Keyes
Mrs Ford faces backlash at New York awards dinner
Betty Ford attended a New York City event where Mayor Beame received a split reception amid a fiscal crisis. Demonstrators gathered outside while church leaders criticized the President’s stance on the city’s bankruptcy risk. The council also presented Beame a $50,000 bond purchase gesture.
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UPI
Betty Ford
New York City
Abraham Beame
New York Hilton
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