House sustains Fords tax cut veto
The House backed President Ford by 265 to 157 to sustain the veto on extending 1975 income tax cuts. If unchanged, most workers face higher taxes starting January 1, with an estimated $3 to $14 weekly increase. The vote fell short of the two-thirds needed to override.
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Washington
House
Ford
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
White House
William S. Greener
Congress
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
D-Ore
Southern Illinois Kids Write Santa Promises and Requests
Children in Southern Illinois send letters to Santa Claus detailing good behavior and gifts. A message from John Trimble notes brothers and sisters asking for toys like Evil Knievel stunt cycle, a Formula One car, and Barbie items, with warm holiday wishes.
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Santa
Billy
Jennifer
Billy Durham
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Elderly Polish Woman Plans Poland Trip With $11000 Cash
Police escort 67 year old Stanislawa Jelinski to O'Hare after she insists on taking her life savings to Poland to free her son from prison. She saved the money over nine years, says a friend in Poland will secure release for her son, a political prisoner. Authorities warn she could be targeted by con men and urge caution.
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Stanislawa Jelinski
O’hare International
Poland
Riggio
Jelinski
Christmas Shoppers Pay Cash Amid Rising Store Volume
Weather forecast flags a cool evening with partly cloudy skies then warmer days ahead. Christmas shoppers reportedly pay cash rather than credit as sales volume rises in Southern Illinois stores, per area merchants. A missing inmate was found in a Cook County jail cell and a 12 year old boy died after a ride on a freight car near Chicago.
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Cook County
Illinois Central Gulf
Chicago
Memphis
Exner Defends Kennedy Friendship Against Conspiracy Claims
Judith Campbell Exner states she was a close personal friend of President John F Kennedy and that their relationship did not involve conspiratorial shenanigans. The report notes Tony Boyle and two other ex-UMW officials have been ordered to repay the union nearly $250000.
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Judith Campbell Exner
John F. Kennedy
Page
Tony Boyle
United Mine Workers
UMW
United Nations Ends 30th Session Bitter Note
The report notes the United Nations closes its 30th session with bitterness amid ongoing global tensions. The Economic Times highlights editorials and analyses on the session’s outcomes and related issues for readers.
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United Nations
Bible on sex as a vital human aspect
The article asserts that Family Living THE BIBLE treats sex as essential and discusses it frankly. It notes Page 6 content and comments on free tuition not being the best path for students to attend college, highlighting financial aid as a debated issue.
Barbados demands Cuba halt use of island as airlift refuel stop
Barbados objects to Cuban troops and advisers refueling on Barbados as they head to Angola. Government notes Barbados will not permit interference in Angola and cites U.S. displeasure and Soviet aid increases in the conflict. Intelligence sources say over 230 planeloads have paused in Barbados during the airlift beginning after Angola’s independence.
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Associated Press
Barbados
Cuba
West Indies
Angola
Barbados Ministry of External Affairs
Miami Herald
Caribbean
Washington
U.S
West Africa
Portugal
Senate
FBI uses hypnosis in VA hospital probe in Michigan
FBI investigators in Ann Arbor intensify their inquiry into deaths at a Veterans Administration hospital. Reports say agents are using hypnosis to question former patients who may have suffered respiratory failures from a muscle paralyzing drug. An assistant U.S. attorney declined to comment while the Ypsilanti Press cites patients brought to the hospital for hypnosis sessions.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
FBI
Veterans Administration Hospital
Asst
U.S
Richard DeLouis
Ypsilanti
Baby It's Cold Outside Weather Notes From SI Airport
Weather observer Lou Ditzler reports continued cold across the region with a 9 to 10 degree overnight low and a 30.60 inch barometer. A warming trend is expected early next week as two high pressure systems flank Southern Illinois, one near Hot Springs Arkansas and another near Waterloo Town.
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Joseph Arimond
Southern Illinois
Lou Ditzler
Ditzler
Illinois
Hot Springs
Ark
Waterloo
heavy fighting in north Lebanon leaves many dead
In Tripoli and surrounding areas, clashes between Muslim and Christian factions produced 16 killed and 45 wounded as of dawn. In Beirut suburbs 5 killed and 12 wounded from rocket and mortar exchanges, while central hotel district stayed relatively quiet after a cease fire. President Franjieh blamed Palestinian guerrillas for violating accords.
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Tripoli
Beirut
Lebanon
Zagjarta
Suleiman Franjieh
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Rhodes
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Ullman
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Georgie Porgie
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Sherri Vinson
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