Public works plan announced by Democratic leaders
Democratic leaders in Washington announced a sweeping public works plan to create at least 150 000 jobs by expanding the works program. They expect $2 billion initially with projects including sewer lines parks and hospitals and aim to double the current works effort through new funding and authority.
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Ford
Wright
Carter
Plains
Joos
Economic Development Administration
House panel probes King assassination details emerge
Washington sources report a House committee obtained a letter from James Earl Ray claiming he was framed and coerced into pleading guilty. The panel also notes a CIA transcript of a phone call involving Oswald and the Soviet Embassy before Kennedy's 1963 death.
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Kennedy
Dallas
Oswald
Lane Assissin
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Russia
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Carter seeks public suggestions to stay connected at White House
President elect Carter, wary of isolation, asks for written ideas from the public on how to avoid becoming insulated from crowds at the White House gates. Spokesman says suggestions can be sent to People, Box 2600, Washington, D C 20013, as he closes out a year from obscurity to the nation's highest office.
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White House
Jody Powell
Washington, D.C
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Maine
Kenneth Curtis
Powell
Washington
Georgia
Amer
Delaware Leaders Inspect Oil Spill In Delaware River
Gov Sherman Tribbitt planned a helicopter overflight of the oil slick along the Delaware River and bay to assess damage from the Liberian tanker spill. About 140 waterfowl were sent to cleanup centers in Delaware with additional centers operating in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The report also includes unrelated national political notes about President-elect Carter and his upcoming moves in early 1977.
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Del
Sherman W. Tribbitt
Delaware
Tribbitt
Robert L Graham
State Division of Fish and Wildlife
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Graham
California must replace property tax school funding by 1980
California's 4103 ruling by the state Supreme Court requires scrapping the current property tax based system and replacing it with a financing method that ensures equal educational opportunities for all students. The decision cites equal protection violations, notes the burden on poorer districts, and calls for a revenue plan to avoid merely spreading poverty across schools.
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California
Supreme Court
US Supreme Court
New Jersey Supreme Court
Sid Wolinsky
Beverly Hills
Kenneth Peters
Wilson Riles
Miami crowds nab two thieves in wild purse robbery chase
In Miami a mob of about 30 residents, plus police, chased down two youths after Rose Marie Vernell was robbed. One suspect was hogtied with a chain and sat on. Johnny Battle, 19, faced robbery charges while a 14-year-old was released to parents. Police praised the citizen response.
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Philip Doherty
Johnny Battle
Doherty
Rose Marie Vernell
Miami Beach
Thomas Hill
Jack Carr
Rudolph Shoucair
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