Symbolic protest targets Soviet and Japanese whaling
Cleveland Amory of the Fund for Animals scales a mock whale as Wolf Durr helps stage the protest outside Rockefeller Center to press a boycott of Soviet and Japanese goods over whaling. The Fund claims whaling by these nations threatens great whales with extinction.
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Pauper to GOP star in Maryland race
Melvin Perkins, a self described Republican rising star who filed as a pauper in Maryland 6th District, claimed victory with 14 276 votes against Beverly Byron and aims to unseat Baltimore Mayor William Donald Schaefer. Perkins was found drinking beer at a Democratic campaign HQ after election night. He has run for office 17 times since 1947 and recently left the Armistead Hotel when it converted to municipal offices.
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Jazz funeral for New Orleans promoter ends in procession
George J Llopis, 61, longtime organizer of New Orleans jazz funerals, was buried after a traditional jazz procession. Friends and family followed his casket from St Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square to an 18th century above ground cemetery, honoring his wish for rollicking bands and second liners. He spent his career at Blapdin's Funeral Home as a funeral director and promoter of the local music scene.
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Carter signs 18.7 billion tax cut bill details
The compromise bill, signed by President Carter, totals 18.7 billion in tax relief with 12.7 billion for individuals, 36 billion for business, and 21 billion for capital gains relief. It raises personal exemptions, lowers rates, and allows a $100000 tax free gain on primary home sales for older homeowners, with benefits effective in 1980.
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