Lebanon Military Coup Sparks Tense Struggle Over Presidency
Christian field marshal Ahdab condemned the coup and urged parliament to convene within seven days to elect a new president who would form a government. He stressed he does not seek power and highlighted use of an elite police unit Squad 16 in Beirut and countryside. Gunfire followed the declaration as gunmen positioned at a major commercial area.
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Jieh
Ahdab
Lebanon
Beirut
Senator pushes voluntary Social Security plan with religious exemption
Senator Richard S Schweiker of Pennsylvania introduces a bill to exempt employees from Social Security on religious grounds. The proposal targets Amish in Pennsylvania but would apply to all workers and risks undermining the program’s survival by expanding voluntary participation concerns.
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Richard S. Schweiker
Pennsylvania
No increase in taxes guides budget deficit outlook
The House Ways and Means Committee estimated a 46.6 billion deficit with a 17.3 billion continuation of current tax cuts and no new Social Security tax hike. It rejected plans for additional Social Security taxes as part of budget reform while noting political paths and past Senate approvals.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
House Budget Committee
Congressional
Senate
Schweiker
West Paterson
N.J
U.S. Court of Appeals
First
Libertarian
Social Security Administration
State of
Alaska
Unification study eyed for Butte fire protection plan
Silver Bow County commissions approve hiring Guy Crowe of Great Falls to draft preliminary recommendations on fire protection under a potential unified government. Disputes over reports of meetings prompt outside consultation and input from volunteer and paid fire forces before any commission action. Partly cloudy weather with a 25 and 10 outlook.
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Silver Bow County
Guy Crowe
Great Falls
Babe
John Thorpe
O'Farrell
Good deed nets $1 100 for state division
Fred Barrett Montana State employment division administrator reported an anonymous letter from a worker signed loyal American led to an investigation. The company paid the amount due after the inquiry and Barrett hopes the anonymous writer may be found. Crowe's report to be read and commented on at a public meeting by volunteers and paid firefighters.
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O'Farrell
Crowe
Commission
Montana Standard
Fred Barrett
Barrett
Standard
Com
Tax returns not private says IRS head and DOJ data use
IRS Commissioner Donald C Alexander testified 6704 tax returns were given to the Justice Department in 1975 for non tax prosecutions while Deputy Attorney General Harold R Tyler Jr said he knew only one case in 25 years of abuse of access to returns. The remarks came before the Privacy Protection Commission noting returns aid narcotics and white collar crime investigations.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Donald C
Alexander
Justice Department
Federal
Privacy Protection —— Commission
Harold R. Tyler Jr
U.S
Colstrip 1 Clears Initial Pollution Hurdle
Montana tests show Colstrip unit 1 meeting federal and state air standards with room to spare. Tests conducted Feb 10 13 measured particulates sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen at 352 54 megawatts, averaging 115.2 pounds per hour against a 335 lb cap. Sulfur dioxide averaged 1 759 pounds per hour, below the 3 336 pounds guaranteed. Oxides of nitrogen averaged 1 141 6 pounds per hour, under federal and state limits.
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Helena — Colstrip
Sciences
Montana
Montana Power Co
Puget Sound Power and Light Co
Colstrip Unit
Federal Standard and Utilities
Peeeeee & Sep Areas
Hatch Act Reform Clears Senate But Faces Veto Threat
The Senate approved a bill to lift the ban on partisan activities by federal workers by 47 to 32, enabling about 2.8 million civil employees to engage in campaigns and run for public office. Amendments delayed the effective date to Jan 1 1977 and restricted self pay raises until after the next general election.
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Washington
Senate
Ge Hause
Civil Service Commission
Ford
House
Bob Dole
Kan
Dole
Robert Taft
Ohio
Congress
Montana UM faculty reject union after votes
MISSOULA AP The University of Montana faculty voted on unionization thwarting efforts by the United Teachers Union and the AAUP. The tally was 234 in favor of notation and 192 against the UTU. The AAUP was eliminated in an earlier election.
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Terry van Dyken
Helena
Hingham
Keith Smith
Rangers
Eagles
Mike Babcock
Sunshine
Kellogg, Idaho
United Steelworkers of
Butte
Gen
Aziz Ahdah
Press
Colstrip
Charles
Johnson Standard State Bureau
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