Hold The Line Budget Set by Somerset County Figures
Somerset County Commissioners finalize a 1976 budget totaling 3,427,458 with no tax increase and a 16 mill tax rate. Major rises appear in courts, corrections, welfare, and the County Home. Budget to be open for public inspection. adoption planned for Jan 9.
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Somerset County Commissioers
Commissioner’s Office
Albert E
Bud”’ Hay
Somerset Kiwanis Club
Vance Coleman
Karen Ross
Salvation Army
Kiwanis Club
Somerset County
Uptown
Somerset Mall
Jamesway
Compromise Tax Cut On Way To Being Law
Congress approved a six month extension of the tax cuts amid a stalemate over spending language. The House passed 372 to 10 and the Senate by voice vote, sending the measure to President Ford who signaled approval. If not resolved, a worker could face up to six dollars more weekly.
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Congress
Ford
House
Senate
Robert Griffin
White House
William V. Roth
Prices Up Sharply Again In November Inflation Report
The Labor Department said consumer prices rose seven tenths of one percent in November, matching October. A 1.1 percent jump in services and higher auto insurance and mortgage costs drove the increase, offset by slow grocery gains and cheaper gasoline. Real spendable earnings rose 0.7 percent as tax cuts boosted purchasing power.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ments
Laurel Mountain Area Snow Likely This Weekend
Snowy weekend forecast for Laurel Mountain area with 2 to 4 inches possible Saturday into Saturday night. Cloudy Sunday with a chance of flurries and highs in the 20s. Lows in the teens Saturday night, southerly winds 10 to 20 mph through Saturday. Chance of snow remains through Saturday and Saturday night.
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Laurel Mountain
Senate Votes to Cut Off Angolan Covert Aid
The Senate approved a 54 to 22 vote to terminate covert U S military aid to two anti Soviet factions in Angola. President Ford urged reversal urging national interest and criticizing the move as disastrous. Kissinger noted Soviet financial backing for the Marxist faction and disputed CIA timing claims.
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Senate
U.S
Angola
Ford
Ford Administration
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Sen
John
Kissinger
Soviet Union
Gibbs Electronics adopts four day week with ten hour days
Barrie Gibbs, president of Gibbs Electronics in Somerset, reports higher productivity at the 889 S. Edgewood Ave facility after starting a four day week of ten hour shifts. The plan, piloted three months ago, aims to become permanent despite mixed feelings among some staff and concerns about winter commutes.
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Gibbs Electronics
Barrie Gibbs
Edgewood Ave
Somerset
Gibbs
Manufacturers Council
Pittsburgh
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