Parke County Slayings Buried Four Brothers Alarm Residents
Four Parke County brothers were buried after their brutal multi victim killing at a Hollandsburg area home. Police pursue leads with four composite sketches as residents fear for safety and arming themselves. A $1,500 reward seeks tips while hundreds attend services and a long funeral procession honors the victims.
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Hollandsburg
Donna Spencer
Keith Spencer
Betty
Colleen Sims
Ind
Parke County
Ralph Spencer
Reeve Spencer
Raymond Spencer
Gregory D. Brooks
Spencer
Brooks
Betty Spencer
Indiana
Stanley N. Kenny
Raccoon Lake
Rockville
Overpeck's Hardware
Rockville Christian Church
Terre Haute
Union Hospital
Inflation Surges to Eighteen Month High in January
Washington AP reports consumer prices rose eight tenths of a per cent in January the sharpest monthly increase in 18 months driven by food and fuel. Labor Department warns weather may worsen inflation with higher food costs and energy prices while real earnings slipped 0.5 percent from a year earlier.
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Washington
Labor Department
Weather roundup for Terre Haute region forecast
Increasing cloudiness tonight with lows in the upper 20s. Saturday will be mostly cloudy and colder with highs around 40. Extended outlook shows a fair but cold Sunday through Tuesday, with teens Sunday and warming to 20s by Tuesday and highs from 20s to 40s.
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Terre Haute
Bill Moves Forward To Bolster Economy
The House Ways and Means Committee approved Carter's stimulus plan 26 to 8, pushing $50 rebate checks for under 25k income to mail in May or June and permanent tax cuts for 44.6 million households. A new flat standard deduction replaces itemized rules, with singles at 2400 and couples at 3000, while the marriage penalty rises to 1800. The package sustains 1975 tax credits through 1978 and adds a jobs credit up to 40000 per company hiring this year and 1978, plus wage subsidies for new hires and handicapped workers.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
House
Ways and Means Committee
Petition drives against Vigo County 1977 78 school calendar
Local parents реакe opposition to an early start for the Vigo County School Corp calendar adopted by trustees. Mrs. Sally Powell leads a petition seeking a Labor Day start and Memorial Day dismissal, citing hot August days and ongoing summer activities. UCSC Supt Harmon Baldwin defends the schedule saying it aligns with ISU and local needs.
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Wayne Perry
Larry Schlomer
American Federation of Teachers
UCSC
Harmon A. Baldwin
Indiana State University
Baldwin
WCSC
Powell
Schlemer
AFT
VCSC
Schlomer
the Tribune
Indiana state police asked to check all teachers for records
A legislative committee heard a bill to create a central depository for criminal records via the State Police. Officials said checking all 25 000 plus teachers could cost 5 to 20 dollars per person. The measure would limit access to conviction records and require applicants to request information.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
House Human Affairs Committee
Charles W. McCarter
Ronald G. Jensen
Indiana State Teachers Association
Carter defers CIA payoff comment on Hussein report
President Carter declined to comment on a Washington Post report that the CIA secretly paid Jordan's King Hussein for decades. The State Department and White House would not comment, and the payments allegedly began in 1957 with later reductions to 750000 dollars. The Post said Hussein shared intelligence with the CIA and redirected funds to other officials.
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Washington
Carter
CIA
Jordan
Hussein
Jody
White House
Jody Powell
State Department
Washington Post
Cyrus Vance
Middle East
Amman
Post
Gerald Ford
CLA
Dwight Eisenhower
U.S
United States
the Post
Ford Administration
Senate Intelligence Committee
Rebates and Cuts in House Bill OK'd by Panel
The Ways and Means Committee approved a bill featuring tax rebates and permanent cuts. The article outlines values for typical taxpayers based on adjusted gross income and other basic figures as the plan moves forward.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
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Region Six Informational Services Group
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Beteen
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