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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1977
Page
9
Jerome Kurtz, newly named IRS commissioner, is reexamining fringe benefits including personal corporate jet use and company taxi rides for late workers. He revived a Ford era study that faced strong opposition, signaling tighter tax treatment ahead.
Fireworks stands multiply as US eases power limits on consumer devices. Limits include 50 milligrams for firecrackers, down from 130, with rules on fuses labeling and contents. Sixteen states ban sales entirely and many jurisdictions impose local restrictions.
A federal judge ruled a grand jury may investigate whether General Motors tried to cheat the federal government out of taxes. He ordered prosecutors not to share grand jury material with the Internal Revenue Service, and said GM’s bid to throw out subpoenas was denied, yielding a partial win for the company.
The Supreme Court split 5 to 4 ruling that a broadcaster can be sued if it airs an entertainer's entire act without permission. The decision allows states to grant rights of publicity while recognizing press freedoms and noting media can be shielded by laws protecting reporters from such suits. Hugo Zacchini, the self described human cannonball, sued after WEWS-TV aired his 15 second act filmed at an Ohio county fair. Zacchini claimed rights to publicity were violated. Ohio maintained First Amendment protection for news media.
Manager Alan Spooner reports a burglary at Good Body health food store in Tulsa with no suspects. He lists missing items including 12 cans of ginseng tea, unsweetened papaya juice, vitamin C, cashew butter and some cash. The store owner notes the ginseng as a possible motive related to love life.
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