Social Security Tax Hike Rejected For This Year
Senate committees send mixed signals on whether Social Security payroll tax increases will occur in the year starting October 1 1977. Budget panel finds no support for a hike, while Finance weighs cuts and revenue shifts. Economists urge caution to avoid harming the economy as talks continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Luther
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Senate Budget Committee
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Congress
Finance Committee
Carter
James McClure
Ridaho
Budget Committee
Carter Decriminalization Proposal Triggers White House Backlash
President Carter’s plan to decriminalize marijuana draws sharp criticism from police leaders and lawmakers while administration officials defend it as a continuation of a long standing policy shift. Carter emphasizes focusing on large scale dealers and international trafficking, not casual users, with 11 million regular users cited and 45 million having experimented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Pyle
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Administration
Edward M. Davis
Los Angeles
International Association of Chiefs of Police
America
Davis
Congressional
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
National Institute On
Griffin Bell
Justice Department
Lester Wolff
D-N.y
House
National Commission On Marijuana and Drug Abuse
Peter B. Bensinger
DEA
President Makarios of Cyprus Dies at 63
Archbishop Makarios the long time president of Cyprus died of a heart attack at 5 15 am in Nicosia He was 64 Spiros Kyprianou will serve as acting president until a successor is elected The news sparked mass mourning and 40 days of official mourning was announced Makarios survived four assassination attempts including the 1974 coup and Turkish invasion that followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicosia
Cyprus
Makarios
Spiros Kyprianou
Rchbishop
Britain
Greece
Stolen Auto Recovered After Hit and Run Report
A 1968 gold Toronado owned by Clarence Yearwood was stolen from the VFW parking lot at 12:21 a.m. and found behind Sharp's Market on Fairfield Road about an hour later. Authorities believe the vehicle was involved in a nighttime hit and run that struck a parked car on George Street, leaving right front damage and white paint traces on the suspected gold car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Sharp
Fairfield Road
Clarence Yearwood
Waltonville Road
David Tate
George St
Sheriff's
Tate Auto
Jefferson County Day at Busch Stadium Tickets Sold
Baseball tickets and bus reservations for Jefferson County Day at Busch Memorial Stadium on August 12 close at 5 p.m. Monday. 191 of 250 county tickets sold. 110 bus riders registered. 13 bus spaces left at $5. Reserved seats $4. Cardinals vs Expos at 7:35 p.m. Buses depart 4:30 p.m. National Anthem by Nancy Schutte.
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Jefferson County
Busch Memorial Stadium
Greater
St. Louis Cardinals
Montreal Expos
Chamber of Commerce
Nancy Schutte
Woodlawn
YMCA Offers Women’s Fitness Classes This Month
Registration open for women at the YMCA with slimnastics and yoga. Slimnastics focuses on body maintenance and weight loss with a morning class Monday Wednesday Friday 9 45 to 11 45 and an evening class Tuesday Thursday 6 30 to 7 30. Yoga in Hatha style aims to improve health and mental outlook. register at 11th and Vaught Streets or call 242 5345 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
11Th
Vaught Streets
CIA Used Drugs To Control Human Mind
CIA Director Stansfield Turner disclosed documents showing 149 MK ULTRA subprojects from 12 to 25 years ago involving drugs hypnosis shock harassment and magicians. He said 80 institutions and 185 nongovernment researchers appeared in recovered records and noted waning use of such testing today while vowing to protect involved individuals and institutions from embarrassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIA
Stansfield Turner
Turner
Senate Intelligence Committee
Congress
Adm
Escapee Captured Jailer Is Arrested In Clinton Illinois
One of two De Witt County Jail escapees, Percy Lee Jones, was captured in a vacant Clinton house after a tip. John McMillan remained at large. Jail chief Hugh Spencer is charged with aiding the escape, held on 50000 bond. Jones had been convicted in the shotgun slaying of Tony Fairchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton, Ill
de Witt
Clinton
Percy Lee Jones
de Witt County
Tom Conaty
John McMillan
McMillan
Hugh Eugene Spencer
Jones
Tony Fairchild
Catlin
Illinois
Markets Report From Mt Vernon and Chicago
Mt Vernon grain prices at 10 a m show beans at 5.52, wheat 1.89, corn 1.60 with Chicago quotes on US wheat and soybeans. Butter eggs hogs and cattle markets across St Louis and New York reveal steady to lower price movements along with Dow and NYSE indices slipping amid GM dividend news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
Chicago
ST. Louis
National Stockyards
New York
General Motors
Wall Street
TRW Inc
Woods Petroleum
Getty OU
Dow Jones
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Deaths include Huntington resident Alice Rand and miner Ira Black
Alice L Rand 65 of Huntington Long Island died July 30 after a long illness born Bluford Oct 11 1911 moved to Huntington in 1951 with husband Dr Ellis D Rand orthopedic surgeon active in local groups graveside in Lebanon Missouri Thursday at 230 pm Funeral service today Connells Funeral Zone Huntington Station NY survived by husband son Dr James A Rand and sisters Ira J Black 79 of Marion VA died at VA Hospital was retired miner former Mt Vernon Car employee born Jefferson County March 28 1898 married Anna Strain 1971 WWII Army Medical Corps PFC member of Pentecostal Church and veterans groups funeral Friday 130 pm Myers Bari Chapel burial Kirk Cemetery survivors listed including wife daughters sons stepchildren and many relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice L. Rand
Huntington
Long Island
New York
Bluford
David B
Sarah (Schrum) Davis
Ellis D. Rand
Center Port
Ira J. Black
Forest Ave
Marion VA
Black
Mt. Vernon Car Manufacturing Co
Jefferson County
Robert C
Angeline (Roberson) Black
Vernon
Anna Strain
Strain
Army Medical Corps
Pentecostal Church
American Legion Post
VFW
Myers-Bari Chapel
Gary Scarlett
Kirk Cemetery
Anna
Avis Cherry
Palo Alto
Calif
Reva Petty
Waltonville
A.J. Black
Mc Vernon
Nora Cannon
Grace Griffin
Chaffee
Delbert Cates
Tullahoma
Tenn
Cyril Cates
Nashville
Charles Cates
Mt. Vernon
Fada Mae Eggleston
Edna Green
Julia McCleary
Pearl Mays
Vance Offers U S Help to Lebanon in Peace Mission
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance arrived in Beirut offering Lebanon 100 million dollars in easy U S credits over three years to rebuild its army. He discussed stationing a U N observer or emergency force on the southern border with Israel and moving preliminary peace talks to the United States in working group format. Explosions before his arrival raised security concerns but caused no casualties. Vance then planned a four hour stop in Beirut before touring Damascus to press for the foreign ministers working group plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Cyrus R. Vance
Middle East
U.S
Vance
Elias Sarkis
U.N
Israel
Congress
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Geneva
Mt Vernon Weather Update and Long Range Forecast
Weather report for Mt Vernon notes Tuesday high 85 and low 61 with 74 at 7 am. Compares to 1 year ago 81/56 and 5 years ago 61. Rainfall to date 17.33 inches in 1977. Thursday sunrise 6 04 am sunset 8 05 pm DST. Extended forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms Friday through Sunday with near normal to slightly above normal temperatures highs in 80s north central and around 90 south. Lows 60s to lower 70s. Bend Lake dam water level 405.50 above sea level.
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MT. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
David Weaver 62 of McLeansboro dies at Fairfield Memorial
David Weaver 62 of McLeansboro died Monday at 9 30 a m at Fairfield Memorial Hospital He was born January 20 1915 in Hamilton County to Carter and Myrtle Weaver both survive He married Helen Rush who also survives He was a member of St Clement s Catholic Church and the Springerton American Legion Funeral services set for Thursday at 10 a m at St McLeansboro Father J Trapp will officiate with burial at St Clement s Century Friends may call tonight 6 to 9 at Gholson Funeral Chapel Rosary at 8 p m Survivors include two daughters Hilda Myers Leansboro and San K Duffy Lombard one brother Cecil Weaver McLeansboro and four grandchildren
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David Weaver
McLeansboro
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Mr. Weaver
Hamilton County
Carter
Myrtle (Williams) Weaver
Helen Rush
St. Clement’s Catholic Church
Springerton American Legion
St. Clement's Catholic Church
J Trapp
St. Clement’ S Century
Gholson
Helen
Weer
Hilda Myers
Leansboro
San _ K. Duffy
Lombard
Cecil Weaver
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Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Beverly Hills
House Budget Committee
Motorola
Jordan’ S Furniture Co
Ili
San Francisco
New York City
State
USDA
Indus
Sharp's Drive-In Snack Bar
Salem Rd
Fairfield Rd
Vvandey
RTL
Keith Jones
Robert
Rockey) E. Gilbert
Bob
Gilbert
Jim
Jim Bradford
W-G Motors
Broadway Call
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