Ford amnesty view unchanged in ski trip remarks
President Ford reaffirmed no plans for blanket amnesty for Vietnam era draft evaders and deserters though he said he would look into the idea at the request of Jane Hart. He stressed his position against blanket pardon, while aides note a review may occur before his term ends.
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Ford
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Philip Hart
Jane Hart
Hart
Senate
Pentagon
Phil
Carter
Carter signals tax cut likely in new economic plan
President-elect Carter said a tax cut is a likely prospect in a broad economic stimulus package to be unveiled next week. He spoke outside his Georgia retreat and indicated an outline with price tags, prioritizing job creation through a work opportunity program while seeking balance against inflation and unemployment.
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New York
Abraham Beame
New York City
Senior Citizens Bus Trip Ends In Revival Of Help
Newton seniors traveling to Kansas City for Christmas lights faced multiple breakdowns. A stalled bus near Emporia led to sheriff’s assistance and an Emporia loaned vehicle. A radiator hose failure in Ottawa required tow and repair, aided by an Ottawa recreation official. The group reached Kansas City at 10 p.m. after eight and a half hours.
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Dennis Schmidt
Newton City County
Koehn Associates Inc
Kansan
Federal food stamp waste drops but ineligible use remains
The Agriculture Department reports nearly 215 million dollars in food stamps went to ineligible recipients in the first half of 1976. About 745,000 of 18.5 million users were ineligible and 1.8 million got too many stamps, with a reduced error rate from late 1975.
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Agriculture Department
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Food and Nutrition
USDA
Nancy Snyder
Minister believes document original of Declaration
Boston area minister claims to have found two fragile yellow pages of the first half of the Declaration of Independence in an attic. National Archives experts caution it requires extensive testing, including fiber origin and ink analysis, before authenticity can be established.
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Thomas Jefferson
National Archives
James K. Allen
Allen
First
Dorchester
George Berg
George
Robert MacClaren
MacClaren
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