1977 Budget Signals Realistic Spending Plan
Washington AP report outlines the 1977 federal budget as a step toward balance within three years. Budget Director James T. Lynn says the plan separates affordable items from aspirational ones and foresees a deficit near 40 to 44 billion dollars with defense topping 101 billion. President Ford plans tax cuts, fewer federal workers, and tax incentives to spur construction and industry.
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Washington
James T. Lynn
Lynn
Ford
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Shreveport, la
Chamber of Commerce
Inside Ospelt Outlines 6-Point Program for County
County official Ospelt presents a six point program outlining priorities for governance. The plan covers budget discipline, infrastructure, education, public safety, land use, and regional cooperation to guide county policy. Some legislators oppose parts of the Donovan termination proposal linked to the agenda.
Weather summary for today and weekend outlook
Occasional snow today with a high near 20 to 25 degrees. New snow accumulation two to four inches. Variable clouds with flurries tonight and Saturday. Low around zero, colder in rural and valley areas. Chance of snow 90 percent today, 60 percent tonight and Saturday.
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Nixon to Testify In Wiretap Civil Suit in California
Former president Richard Nixon is expected to appear in a civil case over a wiretap placed on Morton Halperin's home telephone. Halperin and allies press for depositions while court orders require Nixon and other defendants to testify in open next spring.
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San Clemente
Calif
National Security Council
Morton Halperin
Richard M. Nixon
White House
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Halperin
Singer
H.R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Justice Department
Christianberry
Elizabeth G. Whittaker
American Civil Liberties Union Project Ince
ACLU
John H.F. Shattuck
Mark Rosenbaum
Walter Slocumbe
Jerry Berman
Washington
U.S. District Court
J. Lewis Smith
Waton
Soviet Arms Reach Angola As MPLA Advances
Washington dispatch reports Soviet backed MPLA forces aided by Cuban units and Russian arms advancing toward the Zaire border in Angola. U S cable notes National Front units flee, UNITA retreats, and a second Russian arm ship heads for Luanda as Kissinger eyes African peace talks.
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Angola
United States
Gola
U.S
NATO
Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
MPLA
Zaire
National Front
Unitas
UNITA
Luanda
Gulf of Guinea
State Department
South Africa
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Henry A. Kissinger
Moore gets life term for attempted assassination of Ford
Sara Jane Moore was sentenced to life imprisonment by U S District Judge Samuel Conti in San Francisco for attempting to shoot President Ford on September 22. Moore, 45, defended her radical beliefs and said she regretted the life sentence, noting she could seek parole after 15 years. Her son Frederick Aalberg lives in juvenile court jurisdiction.
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San Francisco
Sara Jane Moore
Ford
Miss Moore
U.S. District Court
Muel Conti
Conti
Frederick Aalberg
James Hewitt
John Fennedy
Dee
Lynette
Squeaky” Fromme
Sacramento
Lif
County CSEA Calls Off Vote On Wage Settlement
Oswego County Civil Service Employes Association suspended a vote on a 1976 wage deal after an apparent county offer. The union aims to seek impasse status via Public Employer Relations in Albany, with mediator input possible. If the offer stands, negotiations for 1977 would start from the 1975 contract figures.
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Os County Civil Service
CSEA
Ay Ogweno
Francis Miller
Albany
Miller
Florida
Sunda
Siders
Are
John T. Sullivan
D-Oswego
Livan
States may seek to loosen squeeze with low visibility taxes
Washington report says governors may raise revenue via cigarette and gasoline levies rather than broad tax hikes in an election year. Income and sales taxes unlikely to rise. states consider fees and higher education and vehicle licensing costs. Revenue-sharing gaps could push 11 states to lift personal income taxes if support ends. New Jersey flagged as possible broad tax action.
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Washington
John Assistan
I Finances
Slamm Theakes
James Martin
Governors’ Organization
New Jersey
Martin
Congress
Beirut air clash and freighter in Pacific peril
London reports Hawker Hunter jets attacked near Beirut airport amid fighting between leftist and rightist guerrillas. In the Pacific, the Panamanian freighter Caspian Career with 34 aboard leaks water 1100 miles west of San Francisco and is described as very serious by radio messages and Coast Guard alerts.
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London
Reins Menneseroute
British Broadcasting Corp
Beirut
San Francisco
Here
Pacific
Coast Guard
Newsprint Scarcity Hits U.S. Papers in May
AP reports newsprint, vital for newspapers, is in short supply. A major printer of Sunday color comics warns only two to three weeks of stock remain as strikes in British Columbia mills disrupt Canadian newsprint, constituting about 65 percent of U.S. demand and heavier use in New York and northern states.
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Buffalo
British Columbia
Sumi Meee Sprint
U.S
New York State
United States
Tardy-Start Strategy Draws Attention in Democratic Race
Senate contender Church weighs late entry as Democrats face crowded field and costly campaigns. FEC probes Morton campaign funds as Reagan supports state rollout of welfare powers and Mississippi caucuses loom with Carter and Bentson among hopefuls.
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New York
Church
Thomas Curtis
Morton
Ford
Fred Harris
Oor
Jimmy Carter
Gear
Lloyd Bentson
Texas
Mississippi
Misisaigps
Carter
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