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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1977
Page
3
In a bipartisan effort Elyria leaders led by Mayor Marguerite E Bowman and city council form a task force to cut expenses and raise revenue. A proposed 0.5 percent income tax increase to 1.4 percent will go to voters in the June primary. The plan aims to reassure citizens and gain support for a difficult sale.
Equity for a Watergate burglar led President Carter to commute Gordon Liddys 20 year term to eight years this week making him eligible for parole this summer. Liddy longtime FBI veteran and lawyer faced criticism for his role in the 1972 break in as Judge Sirica had doled out long sentences to others who cooperated.
Washington investigative report by Jack Anderson reveals FAA staff and technicians flag substandard air traffic equipment and testing. It cites 121 outages in one week, near miss in Cleveland, certification pressures, aging backup radar, and oxygen bottle nylon seals with ignition risk.
AFL-CIO President Meany used a closed door meeting to warn congressional Democrats that labor will punish those who do not meet its demands. He pressed for a $3 minimum wage and blasted Carter’s plan, signaling a potential shift if labor loses its alliance with the Democratic Party.
Nationwide protests grow against sex in films and magazines with groups like Operation PUSH opposing suggestive lyrics and album covers. In Washington and other cities citizens denounce adult bookstores, while officials face fiscal criticism and crime trends improve here. Internationally, inflation concerns rise, and U S policy faces the Sino Soviet balance as China and Russia seek wary cooperation with the United States amid a volatile global arms landscape.
In Washington the Congressional Black Caucus moves to mount a counteroffensive after rulings that allow whites to sue under the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The group plans coordinated action with major black and Puerto Rican unions, targeting discrimination in employment and union practices.
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