AFL-CIO urges Senate to junk tax bill and aid under 30000
The AFL-CIO urged the Senate to discard the House tax bill and back a simple relief measure targeting those earning under 30000 a year. It proposed raising the per person credit to 150 and adding a 5 percent Social Security tax credit, while noting the House bill costs 16.3 billion in 1979 and the alternative would cost 21 billion.
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Congress
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Chamber
Senate mission urges wide aid to Hanoi in peace push
A Senate mission returning from Vietnam urged massive relief for Hanoi including food medical supplies and other aid to aid Vietnam indepence from outside powers. Dr Jean Mayer TUFTS urged humanitarian aid and normalized relations to restore U S influence in Asia while Hanoi agreed to hand over remains of 11 Americans for talks on better ties.
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Senate
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United States
Hanoi
U.S
Southeast Asia
Jean Mayer
Tufts University
Asia
Mayer
Rep
G. W. Montgomery
D-Miss
Montgomery
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Carter
Good Evening Weather World: Carbondale forecasts
The National Weather Service expects fair conditions tonight with lows in the 60s. Wednesday will be mostly sunny and warm with highs near 90. Thursday to Saturday bring hot humid weather and possible thunderstorms, with Saturday lows in the upper 60s to mid 70s and highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Federal training programs aid black teens struggling to find jobs in Carbondale, but officials say they are not a cure-all. Last in a series.
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National Weather Service
Carbondale
Carter Rapids Ride Clouds Idaho Trip
President Carter tackles a Idaho river journey amid political unrest and mixed public reaction. The trip, described as routine exploration, contrasts with ongoing domestic debate and scrutiny of his administration. Local observers weigh potential implications for policy and public sentiment.
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Carter
Idaho
Cardinals erupt for 23 hits in Cincinnati clash
The St. Louis Cardinals unleashed a 23-hit offensive outburst to overpower Cincinnati in a high scoring game, turning around a previous setback. Key performances led by standout hitters propelled the team to a decisive win at the ballpark.
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ST. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
Ray's brother goes missing from prison parole program
John Larry Ray, 45, brother of James Earl Ray, failed to report to Dismas House in St. Louis for parole supervision. He had been at Marion since 1973 serving an 18 year bank robbery sentence and was scheduled to depart by bus. FBI notified. investigators probe possible link to James Earl Ray testimony before Congress.
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Southern Illinoisan
U.S
Marion
James Earl Ray
St. Louis
John Larry Ray
Dismas House
Ray
Bank of St. Peter’s
St. Charles Coun
FBI
U. S. Parole Commission
John Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
House
Washington
Congressional Committee
Thompson delivers massive petition bundle for tax lid vote
Springfield AP Thompson rushes 900 pound 20 foot petition plank to Illinois Board of Elections just before deadline. about 607000 signatures backed Thompson Proposition seeking a tax lid on state and local spending. rivals fail to file while Bakalis campaigns on a property tax rebate and lawmakers’ veto override efforts.
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Ill
James R. Thompson
Thompson
State Board of Elections
Illinois
Elections Board
Ronald Michaelson
Patrick Quinn
Michael J. Bakalis
Bakalis
Fischer named interim Carbondale mayor by unanimous vote
Carbondale aldermen named Hans Fischer interim mayor on Monday night with a unanimous vote. He may run for a full four year term in April elections and will fill the remainder of Neal Eckert's term after Eckert resigned August 7 to pursue a cosmetics firm job in Houston.
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Hans Fischer
Carbondale
Fischer
Neal Eckert
Eckert
Houston
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