Congress Eyes Three Items This Week in Washington
Congress will tackle taxes and foreign aid while approving public works jobs legislation. Senate votes on a five year Spain treaty covering base use for 1.2 billion in aid, plus 450 million Export Import Bank credits. House to consider 3.95 billion public works bill for 300,000 jobs and 4.9 billion foreign aid bill with Israel allocations.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Spain
Madrid
United States
U.S
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
Edmund
Muskle
Dmaine
Senate Budget Committee
House
Israel
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Bell System political funds alleged in 15 states
The Charlotte Observer reports secret political funds existed within the Bell System in 15 states including Western Electric and AT&T headquarters.179The story cites interviews or sworn testimony from 37 Bell executives showing hundreds of top officers contributed monthly, with funds used to influence regulators and aid political campaigns.
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Charlotte, N.C
Bell System
Western Electric
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
At&t
New York
Charlotte Observer
the Observer
Bell
Missouri
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Arkansas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama
Observer
South Africa Plunges Into Fresh Riots Across Townships
Fresh riots erupted near Pretoria and in Johannesburg as police and helicopters moved to cordon off rioters. At least two were killed and scores injured. nationwide toll from three days of unrest tallied 128 dead, 1,112 injured, and hundreds of buildings damaged. Demonstrations began over Afrikaans schooling and white minority rule, with Soweto remaining tense but reportedly calmer.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Pretoria
Mabopane
Atteridgeville
Bantu (African) Administration
Soweto
Mamelodi
Hammanskraal
Skietle High School
Daveyton
Wattville
Benoni
Duduza
Nigel
Kwa Thema
Prinsloo
Carter Gains State Delegates For Carter at Dem Convention
Kansas delegates to the Democratic National Convention increase Carter supporters to 25 of 34 as uncommitted members shift. Lueck and Docking publicly allied with Carter. several others including Speer Bengtson Sally Robinson Dexter Anderson Montgomery indicate leaning or commitment.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Jimmy Carter
Henry Lueck
Carter
Arizona
Morris Udall
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Udall
Louise Brock
Lueck
Robert B. Docking
New York City
Docking
Lena Ruth Speer
Dighton
Larry Bengtson
Junction City
Thomas F
Sally
Kansas City
Verdis Robinson
Martha Dexter
Prairie Village
Geneva Anderson
Mulvane
Viking Probes Mars Surface in Orbit to Check Landing Site
Viking 1 has completed its initial Mars sweep and will narrow its orbit to 24 hours 37 minutes to probe the planned July 4 landing site. Controllers will fire its rocket at 1:43 p.m. EDT to begin a 940 mile altitude pass and use stereo cameras to map hazards and infrared sensors to assess temperature and water content. The craft, in an elliptical orbit ranging 930 to 20,000 miles from Mars, follows its companion ship ten million miles behind.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
America
Viking
Viking 1
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jim Martin
Tom Young
Earth
Tax Appeals Board to Hear Authority for Unforeseen Budget Expense
The Board of Tax Appeals will on the 7th day of July 1976 hold a hearing on authority to issue warrants to pay unforeseen expenses exceeding the current year budget. Amounts will not exceed 25 percent of funds that could be raised by levy for each fund. Hearing at State Office Building Topeka at 9:30 a.m. Altes Orlin W. Smith, Clerk.
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Board of Tax Appeals
Tevy
Laww
State Offbe
Topeka
Karnas
Probate notices and hearings in Franklin County Kansas
Notices in Ottawa Kansas probate court detail petitions for the estate of Charles M. Wilkins and related matters. Walter L. Bell seeks probate of a 1970 will and simplified administration. creditors must file claims within six months. Multiple notices reference heirs, land description in Hamilton's Subdivision, and other estate actions with dates in 1976.
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Franklin County
Kansas
Charles M. Wilkins
Walter L. Bell
Ottawa
Hamilton
Shaw & Ludington
L. GO. Snider
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Patito
Mars’ Surface
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James W. Clark
S. Main
City of
Robert W. Mills
Frankin County
Junta Cortez
State of
Rachel Cortez
Wiliam &. Bowers
P.O
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Rachel Cortex
No. TV
Lester C Griffith
Brown
Richmond
William S. Bowers
P.O. Box
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Monro
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van Firestone
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Porter-Spears
Agency
Tom Porter
Charles Porter
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