Inspection showdown tests law fate before state lawmakers
Gov. Hugh L. Carey suspends the 30 day auto inspection rule prompting immediate scrutiny by the State Legislature. The move follows complaints from motorists and a petition drive by insurance agents while lawmakers consider repeal or modification and assess the program cost and coverage impacts.
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Miller nomination unsettles dollar as markets steady at home
Unfamiliarity with G William Miller, Carter's Fed nominee to succeed Burns, unsettles foreign exchange markets sending the dollar lower. At home, stocks and bonds pause after an early drop with the Dow off about four points then down 1.22 to 826.48 by noon. Dealers note thin post holiday trading exaggerates swings while Frankfurt reports a dollar low against the mark and a cautious mood prevails.
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Carter Starts Nine Day Tour To Six Nations
President Carter begins a nine day six nation trip aimed at promoting peace and human rights. He pledges a different America at peace with other nations and itself. A U S cultural center bomb damages Tehran building injuring a doorman as the journey starts.
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Carter hedges on balanced budget amid tax cut plan
President Carter says he cannot guarantee a balanced federal budget by 1981 without risking his $25 billion election year tax cut. He cites tradeoffs between tax relief and budget balance, noting the 31 billion in tax cuts for 1978 and 1979, and outlines factors affecting budget goals during a year of economic uncertainty.
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Fifth woman slain in Columbus widows family warned her
In Columbus Georgia a 74 year old widow Kathleen Woodruff, widow of former University of Georgia coach George Woodruff Sr, was found strangled in a quiet residential area. Authorities say she may have been killed with her own scarf, marking the fifth such slaying in 34 months.
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Private mail service fights USPS monopoly in Rochester
In Rochester a couple run Brennan Hand Delivery Service charging 10 cents a letter for same day delivery while contesting the Postal Service monopoly. A federal judge ruled in favor of the USPS, with a long lawsuit anticipated as the Brennans plan appeals. The case highlights a national push for a single uniform postal system amid deficits.
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J. Paul Brennan
Brennan
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Idaho
Two Killed by Bomb in Israeli Coastal Town
An Associated Press report says a bomb blast in a Israeli coastal town killed two men. Radical Palestinians claimed responsibility calling it part of a chain reaction against Prime Minister Begin’s peace plan. Sadat criticized Carter’s support of the Israeli position, saying it may slow Middle East talks and delay a settlement. He told ABC News in Cairo that 1978 could be a year of decision. Jordan rejected Begin’s approach in the regional reply.
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Jordan
Slopes Call for More Snow as Syracuse Sees Record December
Crispers of December persist in Syracuse with 39.9 inches of snow, above the 25.5 inch average. Light variable winds and a 40 percent chance of snow tomorrow temper what has been a week of brisk, mostly pleasant weather.
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