Sanford and Reagan enter race and policy clashes
A roundup of 1976 political bids and policy tensions across states. Duke president Terry Sanford declares his Democratic candidacy, Ronald Reagan warns against inflation fighting through recession, and Lloyd Bentsen proposes Emergency Municipal Fiscal Assistance Act to aid distressed cities. Additional notes cover Texas gas reserves in a LCRA suit, Cambodian refugees, anti pollution talks in Houston, and other regional political and legal developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Terry Sanford
Duke University
North Carolina
Sanford
New York
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Bentsen
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Texas school finance bill clears Senate vote
The Senate approved a 634 million school finance bill that would still require local districts to add about 386.4 million over two years. Some fear higher local fund assignments could raise taxes or force program cuts, while sponsor Oscar Mauzy argued the state can cover its share without new taxes. The measure includes a 6.3 million bilingual instruction fund and imposes caps to cushion districts, with a possible 50 percent second-year increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Keever
Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Senate
Kent Hance
Crubbock
Oscar Mauzy
Dallas
Max Sherman
Amarillo
Ray Farabee
Wichita Falls
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
O.H. Harris
Peyton McKnight
Tyler
W.T. Moore
Bryan
Sniping connected to killings near Taylor home in Michigan
A man alive in Garden City may be the one buried with three women near Gary Addison Taylor in Cambridge Township. Sherman Texas police plan to question Taylor about sniper attacks on U.S. 75. Lansing police reopen 1972 Irene Waters slaying closely tied to Taylor's image. Taylor, once dubbed the phantom sniper, says confessions were coerced. Deputies found two Toledo women bodies, digging halted pending better leads. Houston tolls include a waitress and a Seattle housewife. Taylor found innocent by insanity in Royal Oak shooting spree. Tax and school aid debates include district funding, teacher salaries, bus allotments, and driver education costs.
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Adrian, Mich
Gary Addison Taylor
Garden City
Lenawee County
Richard Germond
Wilbert Parker
Taylor
Cambridge Township
Adrian
Germond
Parker
Ypsilanti
Sherman
Tex
Dallas
U.S. 75
Lansing
Irene Waters
Royal Oak
Houston
Toledo
Ohio
Lee Fletcher
Debbie Henneman
Seattle
Mich
Quiet teen shooter kills, then kills himself in Brampton
TIMOTHY J. MADDEN reports from Brampton Ontario that 16-year-old Michael Slobodian, described as quiet and fed up with life, opened fire inside Brampton Centennial Secondary School, killing student John Slinger, 17, and art teacher Margaret E. Wright, 25, injuring 13 others before shooting himself. A police note suggested revenge against two teachers, including Wright. Slobodian’s sister said he planned to eliminate people and then die.
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Timothy J. Madden
Associated Press
Brampton, Ont
Michael Slobodian
Brampton Centennial Secondary School
Toronto
John Slinger
Margaret E. Wright
Wright
William Tegart
Peel Regional Police
Slobodian
TWA executives sued over 1986 Ionian Sea bombing deaths
Relatives of nine victims sue TWA president and security chief in Newark for 8.6 million alleging negligence in security. NTSB attributed the blast to a baggage compartment bomb. Airline named not a defendant. Warsaw Convention limits damages, but amendments allow higher claims for U.S. bound segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Ionian Sea
Greece
Italy
National Transportation Safety Board
United States
Paralyzed swimmer plans 21 mile English Channel swim
John Robertson a 24 year old paralyzed elementary school coach from Scottsdale says he will swim the 21 mile English Channel this summer training two miles daily and plan to practice in San Diego before attempting the Channel in August He aims to inspire others to pursue their dreams despite disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Joe Staley
The
Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS
Defense Language Institute
DLI
Lackland Air Force Base
Scottsdale, Ariz
John Robertson
Robertson
Yavapai
Gulf of California
San Diego
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Reagan
California
Ronald Reagan
Congress
William W. Witner
Texas
Coastal States Gas Producing Co
Lower Colorado River Authority
LCRA
U.S
Bob Casey
Kleasen Prosecution
Austin
Robert Kleasen
Mike Hoffman
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Washington, D.C
Deepwater Terminals
Okd
Georgia
South Carolina
Oil and Petrochemical Company
Coastal Plains Regional Commission
CPRC
Ronald C. O’bryan
O’bryan
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
John Liftus Jr
Exxon
Stuart Kinard
Gary Addision
Bill Hobby
House
Bill Clayton
el Texano Ranch
Hidalgo
el Texano
Texas Education Agency
Maury
U.S. District
Vietnam
Nome
Jackson
Walthall
As Monroe
First Baptist Church
BBS KK
Bocaton
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