Rhodes predicts 1980 tax cut amid election year promises
House Republican Leader John Rhodes told ABC’s Issues and Answers a tax cut of about 20 to 25 billion dollars could pass in 1980. Administration sources say President Carter will not seek an income tax cut, fearing inflation and prices already rising beyond 13 percent annually. Rhodes argued politics and windfall profits tax timing could spur a swift personal income tax reduction in the election year with Senate support.
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Wet winter storm batters Pacific Coast with high winds
Associated Press report: powerful storm pounded the Pacific Coast with rain and snow, causing widespread outages and danger. Winds up to 90 mph were recorded atop Mt. Tamalpais, with 60 mph on the San Francisco Bay Bridge. Snow exceeded 7 inches in parts of Oregon and floods hit San Francisco suburbs while many highways were closed. Police described the scene as a mess, with lights out for tens of thousands.
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Monterey
Prunedale
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Redding
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Seattle
Don Noel
Puget Sound Power & Light Co
Rotterdam Market Quietly Drives World Oil Prices
An obscure network called the Rotterdam spot market pushes up global oil prices as contracts divert supply. Brokers in Rotterdam and cities worldwide trade by phone and telex, often changing ownership of cargoes en route to the United States. Spot prices soar with some crude selling above $50 a barrel, while OPEC met without a unified price.
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Jay Vivari
Energy Department
Kennedy campaign shows waning crowd in Nashua event
Crisis era shift in public mood as Kennedy faces Iran hostage crisis and Carter leads in polls. Nixon? No. Kennedy notes a shakeup period while Carter expands organization. In Iowa and New Hampshire, Kennedy campaigns amid reduced enthusiasm and stronger Carter logistics.
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New Hampshire
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Iowa
Iran
Retiring DPS Director cites drug rise and safer highways
Col Wilson Speir, 62, outgoing Texas Department of Public Safety director, reflects on 35 years in service from 1941 start as a Harmony High School principal. He notes increasing drug use, faster crime growth, highway safety improving from 15 to 3.8 deaths per 100 million miles, and changes in public attitude.
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Harmony High School
East Texas
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Wendell Mayes
Weather Summary for Pecos and Vicinity
Sunny today gives way to clear night and partly cloudy skies tomorrow. Temperatures rise from the 50s in the Panhandle to near 70 in the Big Bend. Lows range from the upper 20s in mountains to around 40 in the far south with highs in the 60s on Tuesday.
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