Simon Pushes Corporate Tax Cut Plan on Congress
Washington AP reports Treasury Secretary Simon seeks to cut taxes for corporations and stockholders to spur investment and growth. The plan would start in 1977 for corporations and 1978 for stockholders with steps to full effect by 1982, while Democrats warn against shifting the burden to individuals.
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Washington
Bill Frenzel
Peti
Minn
Simon
Cc Inc
Altman
Mituro
House
Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
D-Ore
Treasury
William E. Simon
Committee
Ullman
Pumpkin Papers Derided By Hiss in New Twist of Case
New York AP Alger Hiss viewed the microfilm of the Pumpkin Papers as dud evidence saying the rolls shown Thursday offered little value beyond spy lore. He recalled the trial rolls used in 1950 and asserted they did not prove he was a Soviet agent.
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Alger Hiss
Randlett Walster
New York
Hiss
Richard Nixon
Nixon
California
Edward H. Levi
NEW York (Ap
Per
House Un-American Affairs
Whittaker Chambers
Maryland
New
Wi Ben
Peter H. Irons
The
Univer
Massachu
Eastman Kodak
State Department
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Joseph R. McCarthy
Re Chambers
Time Magazine
Moscow
Man Accused Of City Rape Still Free
A Las Vegas fugitive, Jones, faces murder and rape charges while a Lubbock nurse identifies him from photos. Det Ussery warns every officer knows him and vows swift arrest if he returns, as Jones also faces burglary, armed robbery, and forgery indictments in multiple jurisdictions.
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Las Vegas
Jones
Lubbock
J.D. Ussery
Ussery
Ill
West Texas
Lansing
Kan
Kansas
B&m Vending Machine Co
Texas Ave
Snyder
Midland
Door Fencing and Fear Mark Heroin Case Raid
U S attorneys described a repeated raid on a residence where doors were altered with gambling blocks and outward opening to deter entry. The defense sought return of the last doors as the judge noted unclear circumstances, while an evidence clerk reports space taken by the related wooden doors.
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Voyles
Roger McRoberts
U.S
Woodward
Gilkerson
Stolen Homer Painting Worth Over 100000 In Malden Heist
Malden police and the UPD hunted an art thief Thursday after a century-old Winslow Homer painting was stolen from the Ryder Gallery of the public library. The work is valued at more than $100,000. Authorities urged anyone with information to contact local police.
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Malden
Mass
UPD
Thurdsay
Winslow Homer
Ryder Gallery
Public Libra
Merle Haggard Cancels Lubbock Show Amid Illness
Merle Haggard canceled a Lubbock appearance after a Sunday Boulder show where he performed with bronchial infection. Promoter Tony Douglas learned of the cancellation Thursday and faced unanswered calls while trying to reschedule Texas dates. Refunds were uncommon, Abilene crowds were partly sold, and replacements like Clem Applenock and Cricket Sexe were sought as the Dallas agent planned a quick fix.
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Avalanche-Journal
Haggard
Boulder
Colo
Eubanks
Douglas
Texas
Lubbock
White House
Bonnie Owens
Merle
Abilene
Taylor County Coliseum
George Sharp
Athens
Tony Douglas Enterprises
Dallas
Nice
Sharp
Construction Strike Settlement Reached in Lubbock
Laborers ended a strike that began July 2 after a settlement with the Associated General Contractors. A wage increase of 50 cents for a one year contract was agreed, 25 cents effective August 1 and 25 cents in June. The hiring hall issue and money disputes were resolved by letters of intent to improve cooperation between labor and management.
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Bundock
Lubbock
Bob Daugherty
Daugherty
AGC
Full Oil Decontrol Pledged By Zarb
The article reports that Zarb pledges full oil decontrol, while the political fight centers on whether to retain price controls on U.S. produced oil. Ford proposes a gradual decontrol over 24 to 39 months, with Congress and Democrats clashing over timing and a windfall profits tax on the industry.
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Congress
Ford
House
The
Turks Reject Ford Offer and U S-Turkey Talks
A rift over U S arms policy and Cyprus sparked Turkish reluctance to discuss American options. Kissinger warned against manipulating U N membership, while Congress weighed oil decontrol and windfall taxes as Ford sought to improve ties with Turkey. The Going-to-the-Sun highway in Glacier National Park is noted amid broader energy policy debates.
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Kissinger
U.N
Turkey
U.S
House of Representatives
Cyprus
Congress
Ford
United States
Demirel
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Glacier National Park
Montana
Connally Fundraising Event Draws Political Attention
Connally a nonpartisan fundraiser plans to funnel over 100000 into a slush fund for his nationwide speeches. He declines speaking honorariums and urged challenges to doomsters while stressing economic vitality and freedoms. A steak dinner preceded by elite receptions drew Democratic attendees, but governors Briscoe and Hobby were absent from the host committee. A lone protester noted as cars released guests outside the Albert Thomas Convention Center as Connally and family entered to a standing ovation.
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Page One
Connally
Delph Briscoe
William P. Hobby
Albert Thomas Convention Center
John
Nellie
Louie Welch
Texas
Welch
Highway 127 Extension Tops Highway Dept Priority
The highway committee prioritizes extending I 27 south from Lubbock. Thomas said the team is coordinating with Washington to gain unused interstate mileage from other states. Officials deem I 27 south the top interstate priority for Texas and hope for action before long as mileage becomes available.
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Highway Committee
Lubbock
Washington
Thomas
Texas Highway Department
Four Answer Innocent In Fraud Case
Credit Corp funds were allegedly drafted to defraud the Commodity Credit Corp. Stockton Terry County ASCS office manager was indicted for misapplying CCC funds in a government check to his father John Stockton Sr. of Bryan. A second count alleges Stockton benefited from the funds and the indictment lists Thomas Jones and Jon T Farms in 7 counts of false statements to the CCC.
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Credit Corp
Commodity Credit Corp
Stockton
Terry County
ASCS
CCC
John Stockton Sr
Bryan
Thomas
Jones
Jon
Coc
Brownfield
Clark Trusts
Woodward
Hodge
Dev
Dan
Farm prices linked to Russian grain sales disputed
A spokesman argues that 1972 Russian grain sales did not cause rising U.S. food costs, noting three years earlier large U.S. grain exports to the Soviet Union and broader inflation. Meany and others voiced concerns, while USDA projected 6 to 8 percent price rises in 1973.
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Russia
Buzz
Afl-Cio
George Meany
U.S
Soviet Union
Bute
USDA
Butz
Stormy Unionist Hoffa Reported As Missing
The article recalls James Hoffa, a long time Teamsters figure, in a portrait of his rise from a grocery warehouse worker to a leader of the 1.7 million member union. It notes arrests, tough bargaining, and his 1964 federal conviction before Beck’s 1952 leadership reshaped the Midwest region Hoffa then controlled.
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Hoffa
Teamsters
International
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
America
Jimmy
Detroit Joint Teamsters Council
Detroit
Moffa
Dave Beck
Teamsters International
Midwest
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Helsinki
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Missouri
Clem Applenock
Cricket Sexe
Peyear Eld Singer
Oklahoma
Zarb
Ernest F Hollings
D-S.c
Sen
Hollings
Dore
Russell Long
D-La
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