Senate finance chair warns of tax rise after veto threat
Senator Russell Long says Congress will reject President Ford’s demand to tie 1976 tax cuts to a spending ceiling, risking higher taxes after January 1 and potential job losses. Treasury chief Simon counters with veto, while both sides debate a cap on spending and timing of a final bill amid looming budget fights.
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Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
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Long
Treasury
William E. Simon
Simon
Senate
White House
House
China
Indonesia
Carl T Curtis
Neb
Repub
Philippines
Democratic
Senate Committee
Beirut hotel fire and army push in civil war rages
Beiruts St Georges Hotel burned by rocket barrages as Moslems flee to Palm Beach Alcazar and Phoenicia. Army commandos and tanks moved into the hotel district, seizing the Holiday Inn Phoenicia Intercontinental and approaches to St Georges amid eight months of civil war that has claimed about 180 dead and 300 wounded that day.
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UPI
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St. Georges
Palm Beach
Alcazar
Phoenicia
Holiday Inn
St. Georges Hotel
Akron man claims weather control with pyramids and bio plasmic energy
Akron resident John W. Zofchak describes himself as controlling northeast Ohio weather since May. He claims a six foot pyramid model atop a hill near Akron channels bio plasmic energy to alter conditions, forecast two feet of snow for next Monday, and says pyramids and playing-card structures assist his energy system. He cites past snow mishaps and radio show calls as proof.
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Ohio Edison Co
Ohio
Lorain
Elyria
John White
Ohio Edison
Akron
White
Ase W. Zofchak
Tadar
Zorchak
Gizeh
Tg Zorcha
Lakewood
National Weather Service
Cleveland
Girl Born Without Arms Shines In Iowa School Activities
Fifteen year old Wendy Stocker of Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids excels in diving and trampoline, performing with her feet as she does with hands. Born without arms, she learned swimming, pottery, and sports with strong family support. Wendy aims to be an occupational therapist helping amputees and children with no arms.
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Iowa
UPI
Wendy Stocker
Jefferson High School
Wendy
J-Hawks
YWCA
Chicago
Amtrak Lake Shore Limited draws high Elyria ridership
Amtrak officials reported the Lake Shore Limited serving Elyria carried 9,140 passengers in the first two weeks of November after starting Oct 31. The Chicago to Boston and New York route plans extra cars during the Christmas period, with limited availability and potential early bookings. Cleveland and Toledo ridership figures were 4,000 and 1,600 respectively for November.
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Toledo
Amtrak Lake Shore Limited ridership rises on busy route
Amtrak officials report strong ridership on the Lake Shore Limited with about 300 passengers daily on the first half of November in the route area. On time performance ranges from 77 percent between Chicago and New York to 93 percent between Chicago and Boston amid track repairs. Amtrak president Paul Reistrup notes the train serves heavily populated corridors.
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Joseph Vranich
Chicago
New York
Boston
Buffalo Albany
New York City
Lake Shore Limited
Paul Reistrup
Cannons Sank While Hauling From Ticonderoga
Dateline Fort George New York December 10 1775 General Henry Knox faced a snag hauling captured cannon and mortar from Ticonderoga to Cambridge when his goats sank on submerged rocks losing the artillery pieces in the river during the transfer.
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Ticonderoga
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