Tax Cut Measure Faces Final Tests in Congress
Washington AP reports the tax cut plan would extend 1975 cuts into 1976 and beyond, including a 2 percent credit on the first 12,000 of income for individuals in 1978, while extending business cuts to 1980 for credits and 1977 for corporate rate tweaks. The measure faces potential split votes as Ford demands a federal spending lid, with party tensions evident in Ways and Means proceedings.
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Ford
House
Ways and Means
al Ullman
Damental
Committee
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Foreign Aid Bills Up For Final Action
Congress moves to finalize a foreign aid package with both chambers approving a 27 month measure. The Senate passed a 3.1 billion plan with 80 percent of Food For Peace credits to the world’s poorest nations and a Byrd amendment restricting aid to certain UN organizations for the year. A conference will resolve technical differences before final enactment.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
United Nations
United States
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ford Administration
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Ind. Va
U.N
Unesco
Unicef
Ford
Middle East
Good News And Bad In Walnut Market
In Springfield Missouri a walnut processing scene shows a rare contrast. Gus Rutledge of Stockton says harvests are among the best ever while prices fall to three dollars per hundred pounds at some plants. A Stockton firm bought about 10 million pounds and can process 15 million annually but lacks storage space. Gravette Arkansas plant handles 1 to 8 million pounds and Bolivar plant about 10 million.
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Springfield
Ozarks
Gus. Rutledge
Stockton
Gravette
Ark
Bolivar
Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Ex-Husband Murder
Liberty Missouri report says Fannie May Ayers, 24, found guilty of second degree murder for aiding in the June 27 shooting of ex-husband Fred R. Ayers, 28, of Excelsior Springs. Jury deliberated about 2 hours. Otis G. Loyd, 34, pleaded guilty to second degree murder. Dorothy Hardness, 19, and Ayers allegedly conspired to cover up the crime. Mrs Ayers divorced from Fred three months earlier and returned to live with him. attorney may appeal after a planned new trial motion.
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Liberty, Mo
Tap
Fannie May Ayers
Fred R. Ayers
Excelsior Springs
Clay County Circuit Court
Otis G. Loyd
Joseph Y. DuCuyper
Dorothy Hardness
Ayers
Coupons Accepted by Mexican Grocery Stores Policy
The response notes no grocery store in Mexico can avoid accepting coupons on eligible items. It advises seeking legal counsel for civil nuisance actions against a neighbor with a CB base station causing TV interference and suggests reporting to the FCC at 210 N. 12th St., St. Louis, MO 63101.
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Mexico
C.B
Federal Communications Commission
N. 12Th St
St. Louis
Hassan's Volunteers Hoist Flag At Spanish Sahara Fort
Moroccan King Hassan leads a six mile advance into the Spanish Sahara as volunteers hoist the flag over Tah fort. Spanish F5 jets and helicopters shadow the march but do not deter the crowds. Morocco claims U N pressure won’t stop the drive to recover the mineral rich territory.
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Spanish Sahara
Agadir
Morocco
Spain
Algeria
Tah
Ahmed Osman
Tarfaya
U.N. Security Council
Jacob Malik
Soviet Union
U.N
Spanish
Sahara
Madrid
Ahmed Osmart
Anmed Saraki
Houari Gournedienne
United Nations Security Council
New York
Ty al Aaiun
Federico Gomez Salazar
Wheat Belt Loses Chance Of Banner Crop
Dry weather across the heart of the U S wheat belt has dimmed prospects for the 1975 crop, with experts in Kansas warning the region may not produce a banner yield. Farmers note ten weeks without meaningful rainfall, sparking concerns over subsoil moisture and future winter hardening risks. Authorities in Colorado fear eastern areas look worse than last year’s stunted output.
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Kan
U.S
Tom Ostrander
Wellington
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Texas
Dale Edelblute
Kansas State University Extension Services
Myron Krenzin
Kansas Wheat Commission
Teenager Given Five Years For Crane High School Arson
In Galena Missouri AP reports Larry McCullough a 19 year old from Crane was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to arson for a July blaze that caused about 300000 in damages to Crane High School. Judge William Pinnell rejected probation and said the crime demanded penitentiary commitment. Classes were relocated to Crane elementary for the year.
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Galena
Crane High School
William Pinnell
Stone County Circuit Court
Larry McCullough
Crane
Pinnell
McCullough
Arms Ship May Suir New Beirut Crisis
Premier Rashid Karami charged that gunmen were unloading arms from a ship twelve miles north of Beirut despite orders to halt. He accused Franjieh's army of inaction as Islamic and Christian factions clash, while Kissinger voiced U.S. support for Karami's bid to end the civil war amid ongoing troop crackdowns and cease fire efforts.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Rashid Karami
Raio
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Karami
Ford
Kissinger
Christians' Phalange Party
Junieh
Phalange
Franjieh
Wartorn
Beirut-Damascus
Abu Hassan
Another DI Charged With Grafting GIs
At Ft Leonard Wood a drill instructor, S Sgt Robert L Roe Jr, is charged with taking gifts from trainees and soliciting two gifts valued at 40 and 160 dollars. He becomes the 10th drill instructor charged in two months as the inquiry expands to other posts.
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FT. Leonard Wood
Robert L. Roe Jr
Roe
J.C. Henry F. Bradford
Greenwood
Miss
S. Sgt
Marshall L. Wilhelm
Mercer
Wis
Family Opposes Franco Surgery Amid Failing Health
Generalissimo Francisco Franco, 82, faces further surgery for a blood clot in his left leg as his family resists the operation. Doctors report another restful night but grave condition after abdominal hemorrhaging, kidney failure, and prior procedures. Rumors of leg amputation circulated, with medical bulletins noting fluid buildup suggesting a possible abdominal tumor and stark weight loss over three weeks.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Pyresa
Franco
Congressmen Use Staffers in Campaign Wording and Research
Washington AP report says Common Cause found up to 25 percent of incumbents used staff for campaign work while on public payroll during 1972 and 1974 elections. Kenneth Guido cites payroll overlaps showing staff paid by government and campaigns for same day work. He notes extensive expense patterns and thousands of pages reviewed. litigation likely.
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Washington
Common Cause
Congress
Kenneth Guido
Citizens’ Lobby
Guido
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