Califano Defends Social Security Pay Ceiling Plan
HEW Secretary Joseph Califano criticized a House approved amendment to lift the $3,000 earnings cap for full Social Security, saying it would tax workers to aid a privileged minority of retirees. He supports Senate panel ideas to raise ceilings gradually and favors employer weighted payroll tax changes and nonprofit tax credits. Republicans warn the package burdens business, while Sen Curtis predicts a fight to keep equal payroll taxes.
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Washington
HEW
Joseph A. Califano
House
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Senate
Califano
Senate Finance Committee
Carl T. Curtis
Nebraska
GOP
Ranch street name clash splits Scottsdale residents
About 150 McCormick Ranch residents told Ranch Realty staff they oppose changing street names. The Scottsdale council asked staff to draft a plan to resolve the confusing layout, with options including a numbering system and illuminated maps rather than wholesale renaming.
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McCormick Ranch
Scottsdale
Chuck Lesser
Ranch Realty
Lesser
Sacs
Richard Campana
Charles Smith
Billie Gentry
Heinz Hink
Gentry
Hink
AG aide quits after vice arrest in Phoenix
Special Assistant Attorney General Michael M. Sophy resigned after his arrest for soliciting an act of prostitution. Sophy, 42, of Scottsdale, was booked and released on the misdemeanor. Attorney General Bruce Babbitt accepted the resignation. Also arrested were Bruce Reynolds and seven others in the same undercover operation, plus several other detained individuals.
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Phoenix
Michael M. Sophy
Sophy
Scottsdale
Tim Black
Bruce Babbitt
Babbitt
East van Buren Street
Bruce Reynolds
Mesa
Maricopa County
Tempe
Florence
Chandler
Arid James Cotter
Jose Meza
Wallace Reed
Glendale
Rick Walter
Harvey Treichler
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Senate committee nears final action on crime code revisions
The Senate Judiciary Committee moves toward final action on a major revision of federal criminal laws. The bill retains penalties for possessing small marijuana amounts. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy says only a few amendments remain before a final vote. Teamsters President Frank E. Fitzsimmons testified he did not pressure for a $24 million insurance contract. former Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst had claimed friendship secured the award for Old Security Life Insurance Co.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Teamsters
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Richard G. Kleindienst
Old Security Life Insurance Co
Kansas City
Union Leader Cancels Bargaining Over Job Security
Thomas Gleason halted talks with the New York Shipping Association as the 50,000 member Kongshoremen's union canceled today's session amid a standoff on job security. The move deepens the East and Gulf coast strike against container ships now in its second month.
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New York
Thomas
Teddy” Gleason
New York Shipping Association
Kidnapped Chowchilla Girl Recounts Dark Mass Abduction
In Oakland a 12 year old Chowchilla girl testifies in court about the mass kidnapping of 28 children and their bus driver. She recalls being entombed in a hole underground with darkness and heat during the terrifying ordeal.
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Oakland
Calif
Jodi Heffington
Carter to address nation on energy program soon
President Carter plans his first national TV radio address in over six months to build support for the energy program. Deputy press secretary Rex Granum said timing isn’t fixed but could come fairly soon, perhaps later this week.
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Washington
Carter
Rex Granum
House subcommittee narrows inquiry into networks and sports
The House Communications Subcommittee reopened its probe into TV networks and sports but limited the scope. NBC Sports witnesses Alvin Rush and Chester Simmons testified as staff counsel Philip Hochberg questioned them about false advertising and the rain-soaked NL playoff fourth game.
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Washington
House Communications Subcommittee
Television
Sports Today
Alvin Rush
Chester Simmons
NBC Sports
Philip Hochberg
Kidnapped Tycoon Mauriti Caransa Freed in Amsterdam
Dutch multimillionaire Mauriti Caransa is freed unharmed after negotiating his own ransom of 4.16 million dollars. The release came early today in Amsterdam following a kidnapping involving unnamed captors.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Mauriti” Caransa
Sunshine forecast with warm days and clear nights
The forecast calls for 85 degree highs and clear nights through Thursday with warmer days to come. Breezy Thursday and a noon temperature around 77 percent humidity near 14 percent with overnight lows in the mid 50s.
Arizona economy to grow 4 to 4.5 percent next year says VNB
Valley National Bank economists forecast moderate growth of 4 to 4.5 percent for the next nine to 12 months with no recession expected. In Arizona growth is supported by rising employment retail sales and housing activity while long term mortgage rates may rise and housing demand could exceed 25 000 units in 1978.
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David Lucas
Valley National Bank
Arizona
B. Paul Jones
VNB
Maricopa County
Elliott
Pollack
Paradise Valley Pilot Plays Big Role in Polar Circumnavigation
Capt. Donald A. Scott of Paradise Valley was first officer on Pan Am’s 26,706 mile polar circumnavigation in a Boeing 747 marking the airline’s 50th anniversary. The 54 hour 7 minute flight, from Capetown to Auckland via the South Pole, carried 169 passengers and included in cabin entertainment and stops in London and San Francisco.
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Paradise Valley
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Sally
Charlie
Casa Blanca
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Antarctica
National Geographic
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National Geodetic Survey
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Scotts
Gig Harbor
Wash
Korea
Moon
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