California must scrap property tax school funding plan
Court rules California's property tax based financing violates equal protection and orders a 1980 transition to a system ensuring equal educational opportunities. The 4 to 3 decision suggests statewide funding, district reorganization, or a voucher approach as feasible paths, with costs estimated between 500 million and 2 billion.
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San Francisco
California
State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
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Supreme Court
John Serrano
Los Angeles
Costello Owes $589,048 in Back Taxes, Court Rules
The U S Tax Court ruled that the late mobster Frank Costello underreported income from 1941 to 1952, owes $589,048 in additional taxes and fraud penalties plus interest, dating back to 1941. The government may collect remains uncertain as Costello died in 1973 with no known executor.
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Costello
Washington
U.S
Frank Costello
New York
OW Seudes
Loretta
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Edward Bennett Williams
Tia
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Estes Kefauver
D-Tonn
Rudolph Halley
TRS
Tax Court
Frank
Carter seeks public ideas to ease presidency isolation
President-elect Carter urged citizens to mail suggestions on staying connected with ordinary people. Press Secretary Jody Powell advised sending thoughts to People Box 2600 Washington DC 20013. Carter then met with former Maine Governor Kenneth Curtis, who signaled support for becoming DNC chairman.
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Plains
Carter
Jody Powell
Washington, D.C
Maine
Kenneth Curtis
Democratic National Committee
Ford Concedes Halt of Flu Project Was Wise
President Ford defends launching the 135 million swine flu inoculation program while acknowledging halting it was probably wise. He cites problems and avoids an epidemic, noting lessons learned as experts investigate a possible link to Guillain Barre Syndrome.
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Vail
Colo
Ford
PSC to review New York Telephone rate hike bid
The Public Service Commission said it will reconsider a $394 million rate increase requested by New York Telephone Co if the company files new data after dismissing the prior bid. The agency announced the move yesterday.
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Albany
UPI
New York Telephone Co
Public Service Commission
Buffalo seeks appeal over school integration order
Buffalo officials asked U S District Judge John T Curtin to vacate his finding of intentional segregation citing a recent Supreme Court ruling. They warned an unfavorable ruling would provoke an appeal, arguing the Austin decision limits corrective actions to direct board actions and many district actions were not discriminatory.
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U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
John T. Curtin
Anthony Gregory
Supreme Court
Austin
Tex
High
U S pushes tanker safety
U S pushes for tighter tanker safety after a year of Liberian registered ships suffering accidents that polluted oceans. Experts debate flag of convenience risks while critics push for stricter standards and policies to shield U S ports and waters from oil spills.
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Newhouse
Washington
Lloyd's of London
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Lloyd’s List
U.S
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Rocky Shoals
Great Britain
Liberia
Western Africa
United States
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Tanker Advisory Center
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Honduras
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Cyprus
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Mobil
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Gulf
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Nantucket
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D-Wash
Senate Commerce Committee
Congress
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Coast Guard
Bud Walsh
Commerce Committee
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McKenzie
Interstate Commerce Commission
German TV man of the year results named
Bonn reported a German television man of the year poll with Helmut Schmidt first, Henry Kissinger second, and Mao Zedong fourth. Ford trailed Mao, and Carter placed eighth behind Brezhnev in the 1976 results. James Dickey wed Deborah Dodson in Columbia South Carolina, as Carter’s inauguration nears. Arthur Fletcher predicts Republican national chairmanship at the January 14 vote, naming Richard Richards as rival.
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Elect Carter
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Bonn
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Mao
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Columbia
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Myrtle Beach
S.C
City Hall
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Pletcher
Richard Nixon
Fletcher
Topeka
Kan
Richard Richards
Utah
Richards
GOP
Very cold and windy forecast to Sunday with snow
Forecast says very cold and windy through Sunday with a 70 percent chance of flurries and squalls. Low tonight near zero to five, high tomorrow around 15. Sunset today 4 39 p m sunrise tomorrow 7 36 a m yesterday high 12 low 5. Snowfall to date 48 8 inches.
Frigid air mass chills wide area
A cold wave from the Canadian border to Tennessee brings subzero temps across Missouri and Illinois. Moberly minus 19, Columbia 12 below, and widespread power outages hit 85 90 percent of homes. St Louis Kansas City set cold records. Los Angeles braced for showers and a Rose Parade day. A man was killed in Manhattan Beach by a skidding car. Sun Valley Lodge closed for first time in 40 years. Chicago logged nine below zero as a river bridge froze traffic blocks formed.
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Missouri
Tennessee
Los Angeles
Tournament of Roses
Moberly
Columbia
St. Louis
Kansas City
Cleveland
Ohio
Lansing
Mich
San Antonio
Tex
Jackson
Miss
National Weather Service
Pasadena
William Boone
Irving
Manhattan Beach
California
Sun Valley Lodge
Chicago
Windy City
Four Obourns Die in Route 15 Crash Near Tioga
Four members of a Wellsboro family died when their car crossed a curve to pass a truck on Route 15 near Tioga, colliding head on with an oncoming truck. The Obourns were Jack L. Obourn 23 Wendy L. Obourn 23 Patrick 6 and Jason 14 months. The truck driver suffered minor injuries. All four were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Tioga, Pa
UPI
Wellsboro
Route 15
Tioga County
Jack L. Obourn
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Patrick
Jason
Obourn
Ted Smith, aircraft pioneer dies at 70
Ted R. Smith, a Santa Monica based aeronautical engineer who pioneered development of airplanes for business use, died Wednesday following open heart surgery. He was 70.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Ted R. Smith
Meat animal prices rise 7 percent on latest farm report
Washington AP notes meat animal prices rose an average 7 percent in the latest monthly farm price report. Farmers received a 3 percent rise from Nov 15 to Dec 15, signaling higher meat prices for consumers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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