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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1977
Page
2
Former President Gerald R. Ford told AP the public “damn well needs a tax reduction” and that the cut should be bigger and more generous to the middle class than Carter proposes. He warned of a revolt if relief misses middle income earners and endorsed cuts up to 970 billion over four years with spending restraints.
A gunman believed to be a Filipino held 21 people hostage in a branch bank inside the U S Navy Subic Bay base near Manila. Marines, soldiers, and police ringed the white frame bank building as negotiations continued for a second day, with doubt whether any Americans were among captives.
Libyan Oil Minister Mabrouk warned of a price split similar to Doha as OPEC meets. Venezuelan President Perez said ministers may delay price decisions to a spring special meeting if no unanimous agreement emerges. The U.N. votes against portions of the two year budget, with the United States opposing about a quarter of the funds.
A non-union strip mine in Butler County reopened Monday after a United Mine Workers shutdown. An unidentified miner, armed with a baseball bat in his hip pocket, stood with about twenty pickets. no trouble occurred. AP Photo
The dog nicknamed Smokey is back on duty in Laredo Texas after days of wandering through sights and smells of Mexico. Customs officials confirmed the return to work following the escape last week.
A Neuvo Laredo resident discovered a marijuana sniffing German shepherd in the market plaza of the Mexican city just across the border from Laredo. The resident collected a $100 reward.
A Roman Catholic priest, four nuns, and 39 other white men and women were released on bail after being arrested outside police headquarters while singing Christmas carols for imprisoned blacks. Forty four were charged under the riotous assemblies law for the Vega gathering at John Vorster Square. The protest supported more than 700 detainees, mostly blacks, held without trial.
Israeli Defense Minister Ezep Weizman met with President Anwar Sadat and Gen. Mohammed Abdel Ghani el Gamasy in Ismailia and near Alexandria to discuss security arrangements in Sinai in exchange for Israel’s withdrawal. Reports say Israel seeks a long-term lease on Sharm el Sheikh and the Rafah Salient, with Begin’s government preparing peace proposals amid political debate in Israel.
A Saudi contractor, Ghaith R. Pharaon, offered to buy 60 percent of Bert Lance’s more than 100000 shares in the National Bank of Georgia, with Lance set to profit about 2.4 million dollars. The deal, needing board and Pharaon approval, follows Lance’s 1970s banking entanglements and a recent stock price rise after public negotiations.
A high speed interstate chase in Southern Illinois ended with the death of Mary Ann Cress, 28, a mother en route to a midnight shift at Owens Illinois Glass Co. in Alton. Convicts Raymond Milantz and Dennis Kirksey were recaptured after a crash that killed Cress and injured no one else. Federal authorities filed two counts each of interstate kidnapping and transportation of a stolen vehicle.
Chicago police say a robbery crew asked attendant Michael Svitek to open a safe, then tied him with cord. The getaway driver, found sleeping, woke in alarm, fled and was arrested along with the two bandits. The car used in the $3,000 robbery had been reported stolen.
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