Unemployment benefits for pensioners draw debate
AP reports retirees could receive unemployment payments in addition to pensions, with estimates showing about 90,000 federal state and local pensioners and 71,000 private retirees benefiting nationwide in 1975. Analysts note incentives to work and cost questions, while variations exist by state.
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Lawrence Weatherford
U.S. Labor Department
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California
Apple Bicentennial Debate Sparks House Fracas
Rep Robinson chairs House Joint Resolution 808 declaring the apple the bicentennial fruit with 17 co sponsors. Critics warn the measure mocks tradition and could upend American life, joking about oranges and Hawaii's pineapple growers as potential rivals.
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Washington
House
Toby Rep. Robinson
America
John Rhodes
Arizona
Richard
Kelly
Rfla
Hawaii
Georgia
House Post Office
Civil Service
Ovando pair beats IRS in Tax Court ruling on cattle ranch
The U.S. Tax Court ruled that the Monture Ranch at Ovando Montana lost money in 1967 68 69 as owners tried to adjust breeding and management. It found the Barbours kept a functioning cattle ranch with hard work but no pool or luxury facilities and that the IRS could not require extra taxes. The decision noted cattle care included long winters hay feeding and road maintenance.
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U.S
Monture
Ovando
Mont
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
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Ince
Barbours
Thomas Barbour
Idaho men survive snowy crash landing
Two Hayden Lake men from Idaho were rescued after a crash near Mullan Montana. Underhill, the pilot, and David Shockey, 37, walked unaided from a rescue helicopter to a police car. The plane attempted to cross Lookout Pass amid heavy snowfall.
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Thompson Falls
Mont
Hayden Lake
Idaho
David Shockey
Underhill
Mullan
Mullan High School
Shockey
Pocatello
Wheat price plunge hits Montana farmers hard
Local farmers face sharp wheat price declines blamed on last fall embargo on Soviet bloc sales. Economists cite breakeven around 4.15 to 4.38 per bushel, with state estimates of $15 million in lost income tax potential. Farmers warn of mortgage risk, farm sales, and pending lawsuits to curb government interference. Weather and foreign demand further shape future prices.
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John LaFaver
Ture
Montana
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Denton
Skarka
Tom Monforton
Bozeman
Sam
Agricultural Economics Department
Montana State University
LeRoy Luft
Extensiv
MSU
Luft
Jerry Schaefer
Midwest
Bob Brastrup
State Wheat Research and Marketing Committee
Russia
China
U.S
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