Reagan Budget Cut Plan Pushes Decentralization
AP dispatch outlines Ronald Reagan’s proposed federal cuts aimed at shifting programs like welfare, education, and housing to state control. Ford campaign tallies show New Hampshire and Florida would face large aid losses, with figures ranging from tens to hundreds of millions, highlighting a partisan battle over federal spending and local authority.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington (Ap
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
Florida
Ford
Democratic Congress
Reagan
Chicago
Washington
Jeffrey Bell
Bell
New England
Hell
California
Postal Service
Controversial MU Files Destroyed On Chief Order
In Columbia Missouri AP. MU police chief Ron Mason ordered destruction of a controversial set of files from the campus police headquarters. The files included newspaper clippings photographs tape recordings and other materials about political activists from the 1970s. Witnesses from the university community observed the incineration.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
Ron Mason
Mason
University of Missouri- Columbia
M.U
University
Business and Public Information
Police Department
Israel Eyes UN Debate Over Middle East Peace Framework
Secretary Kissinger privately assured Israeli leaders that the Security Council will not alter the peace negotiation framework, signaling U S protection of Israel’s Security Council interests while Israel boycotts the council over the Palestinian issue. In Jefferson City the Missouri House debates solar heating tax credits and farm machinery tax exemptions, with committee discussions outlining a single comprehensive solar bill and a consumer defense tax measure.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Middle East
Kissinger
Yigal Allon
Allon
Security Council
Allen
United States
Jerusalem
U.S
Jefferson City
House Revenue and Economics Committee
Jim Arnold
Dwaynesville
Vernon King
Dexcelsior Springs
Fred Dyer
D-St. Charles
Italian Fund Intended For Election Use
Washington reports say a $6 million covert CIA fund aimed at anti Communist elements in Italy was intended to influence Italy’s next general election. CIA Director Colby asserted no money has yet been spent while lawmakers seek clarity on approval and timing amid political instability and possible early elections in 1977.
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Washington
Italy
Congress
CIA
William E. Colby
Colby
Leo J. Ryan
Calif
House International Relations Committee
Ryan
Ford Administration
U.S
Aldo Moro
Communist Party
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Hays
Rome
Congressional
Buffalo Teens Contribute to Rising Holdups in Area
Buffalo FBI reports gun-toting teens triple holdups in the Buffalo area, with bank robbery supervisor Dennis Gibbs noting youths as young as 14 openly carrying guns. In a separate item, Bob Brown remains in intensive care at Boone County Hospital after a Wednesday illness, listed in satisfactory condition.
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Buffalo
N.Y
FBI
Dennis Gibbs
Bob Brown
MFA
Boone County Hospital
Worst Night in Beirut Amid Civil War Fire
Beirut endured its worst night of mortar and rocket bombardment since the civil war began nine months ago. Police said about three projectiles exploded per minute from midnight, with 55 dead and 125 wounded reported, though officials cautioned the count was not final.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Bond Doubts Repeal Of Food-Drug Tax
Governor Christopher S. Bond warned Missourians that a quick repeal of the state sales tax on food and drugs is unlikely. He said eliminating the tax would require a major package to restore about $100,000 yearly in revenue and called such a move irresponsible. He noted Missouri is a low tax state at about $501 per person, versus a national average of $618, and said chances for a blue law repeal improve with a local option clause.
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Kansas City
Christopher S. Bond
Bond
Missouri
Stock Market Opens Year On Strong Rally
New York AP reports that Wall Street opened 1976 with optimism as the Dow Jones average rose 55.57 to 907.98 over five trading days. Hirsch Organization calculations show this was the best opening week since 1938, signaling a powerful start to the year.
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New York
Wall Street
Hirsch Organization
Panther Tactics Shift To Ballot
In seven years since Eldridge Cleaver went into exile, the Black Panther Party has moved from guns to ballots and community programs. Headquarters no longer show boarded windows and the confrontational rhetoric has faded. Cleaver, the former Panther information minister, returned to the United States in November and faced arraignment for attempted murder and assault tied to an April 6, 1968 police shootout in Oakland.
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Oakland
Calif
Eldridge Cleaver
Black Panther Party
Cleaver
Panther
Soviet Cruiser Sails South Near Angola
Washington reports a Soviet Kresta II guided missile cruiser moving along West Africa after leaving the Mediterranean. US Pentagon officials say it may proceed toward Conakry then potentially to Angola, signaling broader Soviet naval presence amid the Angolan conflict.
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Washington
West African
Angola
Mediterranean
Mauritania
Pentagon
Conakry
Guinea
Africa
United States
Gabon
Pointe Noir
Congo Republic
U.S
William Greener
Indian Ocean
Greener
African
Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
MLA
Russia
MPLA
South Africa
State Won’t Pay For Legislator’s Partisan Letter
Jefferson City Missouri A House Accounts Committee rejected a 393 bill to print a six page newsletter for representative Anthony Dill citing a partisan paragraph as political scoring. The panel upheld policy to reimburse for informative newsletters but condemned the last paragraph as commentary.
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Jefferson City
House
Accounts Committee
Anthony Dill
Affton
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Rexall
North Side Square
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