Grocery tax challenge filed by state
The state sues over grocery taxes arguing that if stores split foods and nonfoods for separate rates, shoppers will still bear the cost at checkout. Al Felix of the Retail Grocers Association cites added workload and costs, noting past attempts to apply a 4.8 percent rate. Prosecutors previously considered the 4.8 percent rate but were warned that sales taxes are levied on retailers, not customers, with collected funds due to governments.
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al Felix
Retail Grocers Association of Arizona
Circle K Corp
Tucson
Gary Nelson
Nelson
Shields
Babbitt Seeks Split Sales Tax On Foods And Nonfoods
In a push to redefine tax rules Babbitt advocates a 4 per cent tax on foods and 6 per cent on nonfoods. The 1969 city definition lists foods from milk and ice cream to spices and jams, while nonfoods include chewing gum medicines in supplement form and bottled water.
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Council
James A. Farley dies at 88 in New York
James A. Farley known as Mr. Democrat and Gentile Jim died at 88 in his Waldorf Towers apartment. He helped Roosevelt rise to the White House and served as postmaster general. Former officials praised his political impact and leadership in New York politics. He is survived by a son and two daughters.
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UPI
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Waldorf Towers
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Mr. Democrat
Gentle Jim
National Democratic
Roosevelt
FDR
Averell Harriman
Lawrence F. O'Brien
National Basketball Association
Jim Farley
Syrian forces halt Beirut advance amid Lebanon peace talks
Syrian troops halt their Beirut push as truce efforts stall amid Palestinian and Christian opposition. Libyan Algerian mediation fails as Maj Abdel Salam Jalloud meets guerrilla leaders in heated exchanges. Soviet calls for cease-fire accompany regional attempts. Iraq moves troops to its border.
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Lebanon
UPI
Syria
Maj
Abdel Salam Jalloud
Iraq
Middle East
Private eye claims Laos POW ransom talks in 1974
Theodore R. Grevers of Fatman International Detective Agency says he was offered a chance to ransom two American POWs from Laos in 1974 for 225000 and was told up to 300 others might be held. He met Pathet Lao officials in Vientiane in May 1974 before negotiations ended. The Pentagon lists 816 Americans missing in Indochina.
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Laos
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Fatman International Detective Agency
North Vietnam
Grevers
Pathet Lao
Vientiane
Pragna Khamsouk Keola
National Coalition
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Samneua
China
Pentagon
Indochina
Spanish reform setback delays King Juan Carlos plan
The Cortes refused to pass a penal code liberalization bill, keeping stiff jail penalties for illegal political activity. Lawmakers sent the measure back to a committee with instructions to toughen it after backing a party legalization move.
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Madrid
Spain
UPID
Juan Carlos
Cortes
Greenspan says 1976 outlook unchanged despite recovery
President Ford's economic adviser Alan Greenspan testifies that the midyear review supports the original 1976 forecast with continued high unemployment. He cautions that output gains may not persist at prior rates and the jobless rate could stay at or above 7 percent by year end. Inflation may be slightly lower than 5.9 percent, while GNP growth could exceed 6.2 percent.
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