Dole accuses Carter of planned tax hike in 1976 race
Kansas Senator Robert Dole attacked Jimmy Carter at a news conference saying the Democratic candidate would raise taxes by at least 100 billion dollars if elected, eroding the idea of a tax reform agenda. He contrasted Carter with McGovern and cited Carter's 42 000 investment tax credit.
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Kansas City
UPI
Robert Dole
Jimmy Carter
Dole
George McGovern
McGovern
Carter
Congress
Topeka
Kansas
Ross Freeman
Unemployment Rate Edges Up to 7.9 Percent in August
The Labor Department reports August unemployment at 7.9 percent, the year's high, with 7.5 million jobless and teen unemployment rising to 19.7 percent. Total employment also rose to 87.98 million as the civilian labor force expanded.
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Andrew M. Nibley
Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Department
Climbers Set Up First High Everest Camp
American bicentennial Everest expedition crossed Khumbu icefall and established a 19,400 foot high altitude camp led by Phillip R. Trimble. The 12 member team moved toward higher camps with plans for the summit bid by month end and faced the dangerous icefall and avalanches that have claimed lives. Jonathan Wright, CBS camera man, survived a crevasse fall during route carving.
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Everest
Khumbu
Nepal
Phillip R. Trimble
Washington, D.C
Broadcasting System
Foreign Ministry
Nuptse
Himalayas
Fresno Bee reporters jailed over shield law clash
Four Fresno Bee journalists surrendered to authorities at the Fresno County Jail after being cited for contempt for withholding the source of a secret grand jury transcript. They argued the case tests California shield law as they await possible Supreme Court action.
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William P. Coleman
Fresno
Calif
UPI
Fresno Bee
Fresno County
California Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens
George Gruner
Gruner
James ‘Bart Jr
Joe Rosato
William Patterson
California
The
Bee
Seattle Ferries Shut Down by Wildcat Strike
Seattle ferries halt service as a wildcat strike grips the nation’s largest ferry fleet. Washington State Ferry System spokesman Lee Kramer warns of a court restraining order if union talks fail, while union agent Davdd Boyle cautions on future developments. The system carries 53,000 people and 21,000 vehicles on seven routes across 20 terminals linking Seattle to the Olympic Peninsula and San Juan Islands.
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Seattle
UPS
Lee Kramer
Washington State
Masters, Mates and Pilots Branch No 6
Davdd Boyle
Kramer
Mainland
Olympic Peninsula
San Juan Islands
Viking 2 Given Go for Mars Landing at Utopia Dunes
UPI reports Viking 2 received final clearance for a Mars descent to the Utopia dunes to search for life. Landing scheduled for 6:58 p.m. EDT, with surface pictures to follow from Jet Propulsion Laboratory control 229 million miles away.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
America
Viking
Utopia
Mars
Viking 2
Red Planet
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Control Center
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