Carter vows veto of 1979 defense bill over carrier funding
President Carter announced he would veto the 36.9 billion defense authorization for 1979, arguing the push for a nuclear powered aircraft carrier would weaken NATO commitments and waste resources. He denied pursuing a new tough policy but warned earlier vetoes may occur. The move sparks debate on defense policy and NATO credibility, with support and opposition from lawmakers and defense officials.
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New York Times News Service
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Europe
White House
NATO
Con
Gress
Bill Brock
Republican National Committee
Rep
Jarvis urges 20 percent cut in personal income tax
Howard Jarvis argues a four year plan to cut federal taxes by fifty billion dollars and trim expenses by one hundred billion, abolishing capital gains taxes, claiming it will curb inflation and spur growth while preserving services. He cites Proposition 13 in California and outlines a nine city tour to promote the American Tax Reduction Movement.
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Fort Worth
Texas
California
Howard Jarvis
Jarvis
Derailment scatters soybeans as 25 cars topple near Elkville
Twenty five southbound Illinois Central Gulf freight cars derailed about 2:30 p m Thursday two miles south of Elkville spilling 2 500 tons of soybeans and causing about 750 000 dollars in damage no injuries reported tracks blocked and Illinois Central Gulf rerouted trains through nearby towns. Cleanup crews worked through the night with multiple bulldozers and six to repair the line expected by late today.
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O. R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Elkville
ICG
Bruford
Benton
Centralia
St. Louis
Paul Seaton
de Soto
Seaton
Weather outlook and canal funding notes
The National Weather Service forecasts partly cloudy warm conditions with a chance of thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. Sunday will be fair and cooler, then Monday and Tuesday bring more showers and thunderstorms. Backers of the Kas Kaskia Canal blame environmentalists while noting it is early to judge effects. Page references: Page 24 for canal story and Page 2 for Hart office building funding.
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National Weather Service
Kaskaskia Canal
Senate
Philip A. Hart
House
Editorial calling to preserve Shawnee National Forest
An editorial on Page 4 urges preserving sections of Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois in their natural wilderness state. It argues for protection of ecological integrity and public access, framing preservation as essential to regional heritage and recreation.
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Shawnee National Forest
Illinois
Cardinals Escape NL East Cellar Cubs Near First
National headlines report the Cardinals finally climb out of the NL East basement while the Cubs close to within two games of first place. A separate NTSB finding assigns the Evansville University basketball team plane crash to failure to remove rudder and right aileron control locks.
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ST. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Evansville University
National Transportation Safety Board
Government's tenants escape property taxes
An Associated Press survey across 102 Illinois counties finds people and businesses avoiding property taxes by leasing tax-free government land. About 1 million acres of public land and many buildings aren’t on the tax rolls, with examples from schools, airports, a canal area, park lands, and Corps of Engineers property. Tax exemptions shift costs to counties. leaseholder taxes are often unpaid or unenforced, despite state law.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Grafton
Gerald “Windy” Nairn
Hancock County
Warsaw High School
Carl Bainter
James Springs
Chain of Rocks
Mississippi River
Army Corps of Engineers
Civil Memorial Airport
Bethalto
Madison County
Walston Aviation
Cass County Fair Association
Argyle State Park
Corps of Engineers
Mississippi Rivers
Peoria County
Park District
Illinois River
Mason County
Mississippi
Three Locks
Tom Glynn
Jersey County
Corps
Glynn
Pere M. State Park
Shawnee National Forest
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Charles Bennett
D-Fla
Armed Services Seapower
Bennett
Armed Services Committee
John Stennis
D-Miss
Capitol Hill
James R. Jones
D-Okla
Congress
Menachem Begin
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Tamp David
Middle East
China
Air Force
Robert P. Ainslie
Dave Morse
Renue Alll
Butch Nevious
Alta
Iowa
Reserve
Ed Darling
Ann Landers
Dex
Williamson
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