Israel votes to ratify Camp David accords and Sinai pullout
The Knesset approved the Camp David peace framework with Egypt by 84 to 19 while 17 abstained, backing withdrawal of Sinai settlements as a condition for talks. Begin called the vote a turning point. Carter called it a great step forward. Opposition within Likud included Moshe Arens and Yitzhak Shamir.
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Rail strike talks extend as Carter weighs emergency action
Washington AP The Carter administration prepared to deploy emergency powers under the National Railway Labor Act to move trains amid a three day rail strike that keeps negotiators past a noon deadline. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall sought a last mediation push while aides prepared to brief Congress on potential actions.
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Layoffs Threatened as Rail Strike Drags in Southern Illinois
Freight trains only carrying priority goods move through the region as BRAC strike enters its third day. Orient 3 mine near Waltonville idle due to car shortages, with Freeman United and other mines facing possible layoffs if trains do not restart. AMAX Coal Co expect immediate staffing cuts, starting with haul truck drivers and tipple operators, while Missouri Pacific shipments at Leahy mine are blocked by St Louis bottlenecks.
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State probes Chester center abuse charges
Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities orders independent review of abuse allegations at Chester Mental Health Center after Citizens Commission on Human Rights accuses staff of beating patients. Witness affidavits claim a patient died from a beating, while center officials cite heart conditions. The inquiry, led by Dr. Robert Klass, will interview former guards and patients in Chicago before Chester, and will take months.
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Weather forecast and local council race dampened by traffic issue
The National Weather Service expects fair cool conditions tonight with lows in the low fifties and a gradual warm up to the upper seventies Friday. The weekend outlook calls for partly cloudy mild days with a chance of showers Sunday and Monday. The article also notes three candidates for Carbondale City Council favor a Walnut Street bypass amid traffic concerns. Tacos delight Marion third graders while corn servings are largely ignored as a USDA researcher studies acceptability.
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Tax cut bill moves to Senate with Carter veto signal
A $23 billion bill to cut income taxes for 68 million individuals or couples advances from Senate Finance Committee on a 15-2 vote. The Carter administration shows disfavor due to large capital gains tax cuts benefiting higher income brackets. The bill, smaller than the House version of $16.3 billion, would cut taxes starting Jan 1, 1979, with no 1978 effect.
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Finance Committee backs tighter tax cuts with constraints
The Finance Committee backed a Senate tax cut plan with tighter limits than the House proposal on capital gains exclusions and inflation indexing. It also approved 14 to 70 percent bracket compression, increases for low income parents, and a permanent earned income credit, while repealing the state and local gasoline tax deduction. Senator Roth criticized the bill as favoring elites while leaving middling earners with smaller relief.
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