Carter urges equal tax benefits for married couples and welfare reform
President Carter calls for parity in tax treatment for two working singles living together and married couples, and for welfare changes to reduce incentives for family breakup. He discusses family values, working mothers, and expanded after school programs as part of a broader reform outlook.
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Washington
Carter
Associated Press
Oval Office
White House
Rosalynn
Latin America
Congress
Amy
District of Columbia
Glance Inside: Father and Educator at Sherman Elementary
Principal Jesse Wilson blends roles as father husband son and teacher in a Father's Day feature by Nancy Vorhis on page 17. A local resident recounts a serious finger injury and life with artificial legs, with Joy Jones' story on page 6. A hunter woman author writes about childhood wartime Yugoslavia on page 54.
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Sherman
Jesse Wilson
Nancy Vorhis
Joy Jones
Yugoslavia
Sunny but cooler day with mild temperatures ahead
A clearing forecast calls for sunshine and lower humidity. Highs will be in the mid to upper 70s with overnight lows in the upper 50s. Rain chances are about 10 percent today and tonight.
Astronauts test shuttle Enterprise on first manned airborne run
Two astronauts tested flaps and speed brake on the piggyback Space Shuttle Enterprise during a 54 minute flight above the desert. Johnson Space Center reported good results as the 150,000 pound shuttle rode atop a modified Boeing 747 reaching 15,000 feet before landing at 9 50 am PDT.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Desert
Okie Doke
Fred W. Haise Jr
Haise
Earth
Dryden Flight Research Center
Space Program
Fathers trail in greeting card and gift schemes
American Greetings reports fathers receive about 95 million cards vs 158 million for mothers. Father’s Day gift spending is estimated at 1.5 billion dollars with an average gift of 20 dollars, two thirds of which are clothes. The firm notes humorous cards reflect providers and heads of families and cites a 281 card line for various father figures.
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Cleveland
American Greetings Corp
Morry Weiss
American Greetings
Weiss
Father’s Day Council
Wallace to run for Senate in Alabama
Gov. George Wallace said at the Alabama AP Broadcasters Association meeting that he intends to run for the U.S. Senate seat held by John Sparkman. He noted no formal declaration yet but stated he will announce his candidacy.
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Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
U.S. Senate
John Sparkman
Alabama Associated Press Broadcasters Association
Skateboarder Charlton pursues daily record from Philadelphia to California
Centralia Illinois AP Jack Charlton 22 heads home to Los Angeles on a skateboard claiming to set the world's record by averaging about 40 miles daily since May 10 starting at the Liberty Bell Philadelphia. He travels Illinois 161 to Centralia and plans to reach California by Labor Day with no sponsor or manufacturer backing the trek.
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Centralia
Ill
Jack Charlton
Los Angeles
Charlton
Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
Community looks at schools part eight shows cut impacts
The Community Education Study discusses last spring’s elimination of 40 teaching positions and notes the need to rebuild carefully. It highlights reading instruction gaps, the 20 student minimum, and recommended reinstatements like a math lab and field-trip bus access while urging greater community involvement.
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Board of Education
Samuel Dalton
Lemon-Monroe
Middletown High
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Fullerton
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