Senate rejects Ford Social Security tax rise in 1977 plan
Senate Finance Committee rejects Ford’s plan to raise Social Security payroll deductions by up to a dollar a week. They also tentatively approve up to 900 million dollars for SSI benefits next year while delaying any tax increase and rely on other budget shifts. The move, amid election year caution, preserves solvency outlook through 1981 but widens the funding gap.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
White House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Finance Committee
Enouth
Russell B. Long
D-La
France
Lower fares seen in airline deregulation
A report for the Department of Transportation says new airline deregulation could cut off peak fares by half on routes among 60 major cities, but may push higher fares or reduced service on small-city routes. The findings come as Congress weighs freedom to adjust fares.
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Washington
Department of Transportation
Simat, Helliesen and
Eichner
Senate
Health claims for fiber diet exaggerated
A panel of scientists on a Boston AP report says high fiber diets have limited benefits for most people and may cause embarrassing flatulence. They note claims of faster intestinal transit reducing colon cancer risk are not strongly supported. The discussion touches on regulation and airline fare dynamics in unrelated context.
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Boston
Burkitt
Albert L. Mendeloff
The
Sinai Hospital of
Baltimore
Big Four automakers post mixed 1975 profits despite losses
Chrysler reports an operating profit in Q4 1975 but ends the year with a record $259.5 million loss, the steepest annual loss for a U.S. auto maker. GM posts a Q4 profit of $618 million, Ford earns $170 million, and American Motors shows a $7.5 million Q4 gain amid a broad industry rebound.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
U.S
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
American Motors Corp
Hearst Psychiatric Profile Describes Shattered Survivor
Court appointed psychiatrist Dr. L J West testified Patricia Hearst remained confused with various behaviors and little self identity weeks after arrest. He described Hearst as a shattered survivor of a 19 month SLA ordeal while noting progress yet ongoing anxiety and fear for her life.
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Patty Hearst
San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
L.J. West
Miss Hearst
Asst
U.S
David Bancroft
West
F. Leé Bailey
Ben
Hearst case details on Hearst kidnapping and SLA testimony
National court testimony addresses Miss Hearst's role with the SLA and her alleged cooperation versus the prosecution's claim of voluntary involvement. West describes a letter to the Hearst family as a parent to parent note, while Hearst recounts surviving abuse and coercion during captivity and rape by SLA members and associates. The Harrises, linked to the SLA, are imprisoned.
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Bancroft
West
Miss Hearst
Hearst
Randolph
Catherine Hearst
Carter
SLA
Donald “Cinque DeFreeze
William Wolfe
William Harris
Emily
Harrises
Ford blocks House probe into cable interception program
Ford orders the Justice Department and Defense Department to refuse a House subcommittee subpoena on Operation Shamrock, the cable interception program. Four FBI agents and an NSA employee slated to testify. Levi and Clements allow appearance with limits.
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Ford
Washington
Justice Department
Defense Department
House
U.S
Government Information Subcommittee
FBI
National Security Agency
Bella S. Abzug
D-N.y
Atty
Edward H. Levi
Committee
Levi
Defense
William P. Clements
Boston area doctors targeted by anonymous death threats
Boston area doctors including Warren Justin Taylor received hand printed death threats since last November. The FBI probes the threats while Taylor withdraws as president-elect of the American College of Cardiology. The Boston Globe reports high mortality at Malden Hospital open heart surgeries compared with regional rates.
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New Orleans
Boston
Warren Justin Taylor
American College of Cardiology
FBI
Boston Area
Taylor
Boston Globe
The
Globe
Malden Hospital
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Msu Jad
Bowe
Ome and
Colonial Jewelers
Patrick St
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Dart Drug
Dart Home
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