Carter Signals Tax Cut Likely in Economic Plan
President elect Carter said a tax cut is a likely aspect of his economic package to reveal by next week. He stressed unemployment relief and a work opportunity program, meeting Monday with Cabinet members and New York officials to discuss job creation, tax reductions, and cutting government waste.
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ST. Simons Island, Ga
Carter
Hugh Carey
New York
Abraham Beame
New York City
White House
Congress
U S Oil Imports Fuel Trade Deficit
Washington AP A large drop in food exports and higher petroleum and goods imports pushed November trade deficit to 906 million dollars the 10th this year The year may reach record levels with December likely to deepen the gap and economists warn of possible dollar impact on currency values
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Maynard Comiez
Government finds $215 million in mispaid food stamps
Washington AP report says nearly 215 million in food stamps were paid to ineligible recipients in the first half of 1976. About 9 cents of every dollar spent were errors, with 745,000 ineligible users and 1.8 million overissued due to income limits.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Food and Nutrition Section
USDA
Nancy Snyder
Weather outlook for today and Wednesday with brisk winds
Fair and mild this afternoon and Wednesday, colder tonight. Northerly winds 15 to 25 mph, high today mid 60s, low tonight mid 30s, high Wednesday upper 60s. Boating winds 15 to 22 knots, seas 5 to 7 feet. Tides rise and fall with low and high times listed, sunset 5 40, sunrise 7 21, pressure 29 81.
City to replace signs to meet federal rules changes
Port Lavaca City Council agreed to participate in a program to bring city street signs into federal compliance. An ordinance accepting the 1975 Southern Standard Plumbing Code was adopted. Estimated cost 5632 to replace about 368 signs, funded by federal government with city supplying poles. Public hearings on housing block grant funding set for Jan 10.
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Tom Schmidt
City of
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Housing and Urban Development Department
Mike Gibson
George Street
Virginia
Border
Ford Keeps Stance Against Blanket Amnesty
President Ford reiterates opposition to blanket amnesty for Vietnam era draft evaders and deserters. He said he would look into Mrs. Hart's request only as a courtesy, not signaling a policy change. Aides anticipate a formal review before Ford leaves office, despite Carter’s pledge for a broad postwar pardon.
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Colo
Ford
Michigan
Philip Hart
Jane Hart
Hart
Senate
Pentagon
Vietnam
Carter
Veterans Insurance Dividends Rise in 1977 Payouts
The Veterans Administration says 1977 dividends will total 403.4 million dollars for World War I II and Korean War veterans who held GI policies. WWII vets receive about 368.1 million dollars averaging 104 each, World War I survivors total 23.1 million averaging 202, Korea veterans 12.2 million averaging 22. Vietnam era veterans receive no dividends. Checks begin next week with automatic payments.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Richard L. Roudebush
Roudebush
Korea
Dismissal Refused in Bates Election Challenge
State District Court Judge Arthur Lesher rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the November general election victory of Judge Garth Bates. Lesher ruled the suit has sufficient merit to proceed to trial and Bates may return to the courtroom to face the action.
General says all soldiers must run two miles at Ft. Lewis
General Volney Warner defends mandatory running for 16 months at Ft. Lewis, reporting no heart-attack deaths and lean, fit soldiers. 15,000 personnel, including Women’s Air Corps, participate in regular two mile runs as clerks and officers train alongside combat units. cultural changes include removing vulgar chants and encouraging morale and readiness.
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FT. Lewis
Wash
Volney Warner
Warner
Women's Air Corps
Fort
Thai Says Soviet Missiles in Laos Seen by Thai Official
Bangkok reports that Thanat Khoman claimed intelligence indicates Soviet missile silos in the high mountain area of Laos could reach China or Thailand. He offered few details and said no confirmation of missiles. Western officials and analysts question the claim amid Laos' rising Soviet presence this year.
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Thailand
Soviet Union
Laos
China
Thanat Khoman
Pentagon
State Department
Washington
Vietnam Maintains Troops in Southern Laos Amid Ties
Vietnam, allied with the Soviet Union, continues to keep military forces stationed in the southern region of Laos. The arrangement reflects ongoing regional influence and security interests amid broader Cold War alignments involving Moscow and Hanoi.
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Vietnam
Soviet Union
Laos
Cape Town Militants Clash. Police Airlifted to Restore Order
Cape Town authorities airlifted reinforcements to patrol black townships amid three days of clashes between militants and migrant workers. Night violence in Langa left two black residents dead as a 500-strong stone-throwing crowd attacked patrol vehicles. Weekend rioting in Guguletu and Nyanga claimed twenty four lives.
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Langa
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Guguletu
Nyanga
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