Tornado watch issued for parts of Texas and Arkansas
The National Severe Storms Forecast Center warned of possible tornadoes and severe storms from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. CDT across North Central and Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, and much of Arkansas along and 70 miles either side of a line from Fort Worth to northeast of Little Rock.
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Oklahoma
Arkansas
Fort Worth
Tex
Little Rock
Ark
Tax bill favors lower income but rewards certain upper middle class
The tax bill would aid low income households while the biggest individual gains go to a small group with incomes between 27,600 and 35,000. A 40,000 home buyer would get a 5 percent credit up to 2,000, while child care and dependent deductions expand for higher earners. Low income families with children receive a 10 percent credit if earnings do not exceed 4,000, with a reduced credit for incomes between 4,000 and 8,000.
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Ford
Congress
Flash fire kills 24 babies in Yugoslav hospital
In Rijeka Yugoslavia a maternity wing fire killed 24 newborns and left four more critically injured. The blaze caused by faulty electrical installations occurred between 2 and 3 am in an infants room. Officials ordered information limited as investigators prepare a formal inquiry.
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Rnjecks
Yugoslavia
Zdravko Kucic
Rijeka
Vladimir Pavic
Cuevas lawyers to call witnesses in capital murder trial
Defense plans to call several star state witnesses the state did not present, including W J Estelle Jr and Ruben Montemayor. Montemayor long linked to Fred Gomez Carrasco, and was involved in the Huntsville siege, as the defense moves to motions and then begin testimony. The case centers on Ignacio Cuevas, sole survivor, charged with killing prison librarian Mrs Julia Standley during the library shootout.
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Ignacio Cuevas
Will Gray
W.J. Estelle Jr
Texas Department of Corrections
Ruben Montemayor
San Antonio
TDC
Montemayor
Fred Gomez Carrasco
Huntsville
Gray
State District Court
Miron A. Love
Cuevas
Julia Standley
Jerry Sandel
Carrasco
Elizabeth Beseda
Standley
Rodolfo Dominguez
Winston Padgett
Texas Department of Public Safety
Jane Alpert
New York City
Patricia Swinton
Brattleboro, Vt
Vermont
Hospitals flunk federal probes in Medicare sample
Washington AP government inspection teams found 68 of the first 105 Medicare hospital spot checks had health and safety deficiencies. Fire safety figured in 65 of 144 cited issues, with 4,800 accredited hospitals auto meeting care standards but two losses of deemed status after initial sampling.
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Social Security Administration
Sidney Rosenfeld
Social Security
Bureau of Health Insurance
Joint Commission On the Accreditation of
Commission
Rosenfeld
Bombs erupt as Easter pilgrims throng Jerusalem streets
In Jerusalem on Good Friday two bombs hidden in shopping baskets exploded. A bus blast wounded 13. a second device caused no injuries as police detained about 10 Arabs for questioning. Israeli forces protected the Holy Sepulchre procession while UN troops joined the crowds.
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Holy City
Zion Square
Henry A. Kissinger
East Jerusalem
Calvary
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Via Dolorosa
United Nations
Strong 6.3 quake shakes Central Rocky Mountains
A magnitude 6.3 quake centered 10 miles east of Snowville Utah rattled the Salt Lake City area and caused minor damage across a 400 mile stretch of the Central Rockies. Four plate glass windows broke in Malad City and a high school auditorium suffered injuries during a rehearsal. No widespread power outages were reported.
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Salt Lake City
United States
Rocky Mountains
California
San Fernado Valley
National Earthquake Information Center
Golden
Colo
Utah Theater
Constitution up for new try in Texas legislature
Texas lawmakers moved to revive the push for a new state constitution. After Easter adjournment, the Senate and House adopted measures to permit article by article debate on the proposed document, which the 1974 Constitutional Convention nearly approved. Senator Bob Gammage led the discussions as sessions paused for holidays.
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Houston
Port of
C.A. Rousser Jr
Port of Houston Authority
Austin
Tex
Lady Bird Johnson
U.S. House
John McCormack
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Texas Historical Commission
Wright Paiman
Texarkana Democrat
Rayburn
Commission
Sam
Texas
Senate
House
Bob Gammage
Mass Transit Commission
State Highway Commission
Peyton McKnight
Tyler
State Department of Highway and Public Transportation
McKnight
Fading immunity as FBI arrests shift radical fugitives
FBI agents arrested Susan Edith Saxe in Philadelphia for interstate flight to avoid prosecution in a Boston officer murder tied to a bank robbery. The 1960s New Left fugitives show changing patterns, with several captured since last November and the Weather Underground remaining elusive and active.
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Associated Press
FBI
Susan Edith Saxe
Boston
Miss Saxe
Albany
N.Y
Philadelphia
Vietnam
Weather Underground
Karleton L. Armstrong
University of Wiscon
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Georgia
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U.N
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D-La
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