Ford Recommends Tax Cuts and Social Security Increase
President Ford proposes a 10 billion dollar individual tax cut and a 2.5 billion business cut for 1978, with a Social Security payroll tax rise to 6.15 percent. The plan doubles as a campaign promise and contrasts with Carter's anticipated 15 billion plus package. Ford urges offsetting tax cuts while restraining federal spending.
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Ford
Don Phillips Washington
UPI
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Lawmakers Halt Most State Agency Requested Funding
Idaho legislators on the joint finance committee called for a screeching halt to many appropriation requests. Sen. Walter Yarbrough urged taxpayers not fund convention costs, citing a $10,000 request for the National Secretaries of State in Sun Valley. Secretaries of State Pete Cenarrusa supported limiting costs, while Sun Valley meetings May plan three to four days. The panel also reviewed a $112,000 supplemental for the presidential primary, a $326,860 request by State Treasurer Marjorie Ruth Moon, and a $100,100 request by the Commission for the Arts and Humanities as part of the governor’s budget.
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Boise
UPI
Walter Yarbrough
Rust
Sun Valley
Yarbrough
Pete Cenarrusa
Cenarrusa
General Fund
Marjorie Ruth Moon
Supreme Court
Endowment Fund Investment Board
Aspen Keeps Low Profile Amid Longet Trial Buzz
In Aspen Colorado residents maintain discretion as Claudine Longet’s manslaughter trial unfolds. Celebrities retreat from public view while snow shortages bite local business, with Aspen Ski Corporation losing millions and hotels reporting low occupancy as bars stay quiet.
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Deborah Frazier
Aspen
Colo
UPI
Claudine Longet
Vladimir “Spider
Sabich
Longet
John Denver
Jill St. John
Jack Nicholson
Art Garfunkel
Colorado Rockies
Aspen Ski Corporation
Idaho Road Report Snow Closes Idaho Highways Under Chains
Idaho state agencies report widespread snow across northern and southeastern counties. Roads show icy and snow covered conditions from Boise to New Meadows, Wallace to Lookout Pass, and Orofino to Lolo Pass with frequent chain advisories and drifting.
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Boise
State Departments of Transportation and Law Enforcement
Bonners Ferry
New Meadows
Chains
Wallace
Lookout Pass
Orofino
Lolo Pass
Lowman
Caldwell
Idaho
Preparation H Promoted as Leading Hemorrhoidal Remedy
Doctor tested Preparation H with an exclusive formula relieves pain and itch of hemorrhoidal tissues within minutes. It also helps shrink swelling due to inflammation. America’s leading hemorrhoidal remedy by far available as ointment or suppositories.
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America
Blue Cross of Idaho Reports Rate Increases
Blue Cross of Idaho notes rate hikes in about 10 percent of enrolled groups over six months. Dan L Duncan, senior vice president, cites one association with a 40 percent rise due to high claims and income imbalance. He adds other increases averaged under 25 percent and cites rising reserves for future claims.
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Boise
UPI
Blue Cross of Idaho
Dan L. Duncan
Duncan
Storm Renews Hope and Halts as Snow Falls
Winter storm boosts Idaho ski resorts reopening and school holidays while closing roads. Sun Valley reports over a foot of snow as Brundage and Soldier Mountain gain fresh cover. Five Meridian buses slid off icy roads with minor injuries. Oregon districts also shut.
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Sun Valley
Dollar Mountain
Bald Mountain
Sun’ Valley
Saturn
Bogus Basin
Boise
Brundage
McCall
Soldier Mountain
Parma
Wilder
Notus
Weiser
New Plymouth
Fruitland
Ontario
Nyssa
Wake
Oregon
Meridian
Simplot Plans Strong Fight Against Idaho Gambling Move
J R Simplot Co. says it will vigorously oppose any constitutional gambling amendment in Idaho. Lloyd Haight, senior VP, and Terry Pederson of Gaming Inc. depict a broad industry lobbying effort. Simplot owns Bannock Hotel in Po
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Haight
Bill Maxwell
Simplot Public Relations
Bannock Hotel
Pocaelo
Gaming, Inc
Watkins seeks right to life in Idaho constitutional amendment
Idaho State Sen. Dane Watkins proposes a constitutional amendment to reaffirm state and Congress power to protect life from its beginning through all stages of development. The memorial urges passage of laws to safeguard life regardless of age health or dependency.
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Watkins
Idaho Falls
UPI
Dane Watkins
Ridaho Falls
Idaho
Congress
Snowmobilers Warned Against Public Roads in Idaho
Burneville County Sheriff Blaine Skinner reminded snow machine operators they are prohibited from using public road right of way. The caution emphasizes legal restrictions on operating snowmobiles on public roads in Idaho Falls.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
UPI
Burneville County
Blaine Skinner
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Monida Pass
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McCammon
Wyoming Line
Blue Cross Reports
American Cancer Society
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United Press International
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Maxwell
Simplot’s
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D.W.M. Lake Plaza
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Asad Sa
First Security Bank of Idaho, National Association
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