Congress weighs oil land tax relief amid Senate clash
Congress debates oil industry aid amid a broader tax-cut bill. Sen Bentsen and Sen Boren seek to exempt the first 1000 barrels daily from windfall taxes for independent producers. Combined with Reagan and other oil measures the bill could rise by as much as $4 billion yearly.
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Cashier slain in St Louis during downtown Holdup
Linda Coleman 27 a Nevada Missouri native and former teacher was shot and killed by three holdup men who kicked in the service station cage door in downtown St Louis. About $400 was recovered from the suspects as police prepared to file charges.
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Food stamp counterfeiting prompts printing overhaul
Agriculture Department officials warn that fake food stamps are increasingly used as currency to buy weapons homes and even airplanes. Inspector general-designate John Graziano says stamps are central to trafficking and undercover buys and that production will be made more sophisticated to thwart counterfeiters.
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Former federal auditor cites major food stamp counterfeiting case
Gra ziano, former assistant inspector general for investigations at the Commerce Department, notes recent arrests in New York and Los Angeles after $1 million in counterfeit stamps were bought over months. He warns of ties to organized crime, reports $1 million in bogus currency and $50,000 in fake stamps seized, and calls for ARMs authority for Agriculture Department investigators.
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