Staying Even as Virginia Faces 1976 78 Budget Crunch
The editorial notes Lt. Gov. Dalton predicts no new taxes in the upcoming General Assembly, citing an expected 700 million dollar surplus for 1976 78. It argues much of the leftover 200 million could fund prison expansion and possibly bond issues, urging tough choices to keep the state financially even and avoid future debt.
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John N. Dalton
Virginia
Roanoke
Mills Godwin
Dalton
General Assembly
U.S. Business Favors Taiwan Investment Outlook
American businessmen back Taiwan growth with strong capital flows and a $7 billion six year development plan. U S investment accounts for about one third of Taiwan’s $1.3 billion foreign investment, while Taiwan strengthens exports and industrialization amid regional tensions and shifting U S policy.
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People’s Republic of China
Taiwan
U.S
Formosa
Formosa Strait
China
Japan
Rise in Arms Sales Draws Congressional Scrutiny
Congress weighs greater oversight as U S arms sales to foreign governments surge. Defense Dept projects 1975–76 sales near 9.8 billion, with private commercial deliveries expected to reach 2.1 billion. Iran Saudi Arabia and Kuwait drive much of the regional increase.
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Capitol Hill
Pentagon
State Department
Ford Administration
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Mideast-South Asia
Letters to the Star Editor criticize penalties for objects and federal power shifts
The letter writers attack penalties for inanimate objects in crime and urge voter control over Winchester police leadership. They also critique centralized federal power, defense budgets, and Congress oversight of foreign arm sales, urging reforms for clearer reporting and expanded committee information on arms transactions.
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the Star
Milton Apperson
The
Star
Freedom Come
Freedom Go
Winchester
James C. Horton
Russellcroft Rd
Congress
Defense Department
Russia
Supreme Court
Communist Party
L. Triplett Gore
Pentagon
Patio project halted by flood rules clash in Arnold
In St Louis area, 74-year-old widow Magdalena Dennis and her children began a concrete patio for a travel trailer on her Arnold lot. City police issued a Stop Work order citing flood ordinance violations, while state and federal officials weigh permit and flood insurance implications.
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Louis Dennis
Mary Dennis
Magdalena E. Dennis
Morganford Road
St. Louis
Arnold
Meramec River
Mary
Louis
City of Arnold
Dennises
Superintendent of Public Works
Building Commission
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Arnold City
Almond Drive
Mother
Thomas Eagleton
J. Robert Hunter
Hunter
Thomas Jefferson
Ford's Tax Battle Ends in Modest Compromise
In a split on the tax fight, aides reluctantly backed a six month extension tied to budget cuts after leaders from both parties forged a last minute deal. White House acceptance followed a veto threat and late negotiations led by Len Long and others, yielding a modest outcome rather than Ford's claimed 100 percent victory.
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Ford
Congress
Len Russell B. Long
Louisiana
White House
Capitol Hill
Democratic Congress
Long
Senate Finance Committee
John Rhodes
Arizona
House
Simon
Rhodes
Rhode
Russell Long
Capitol
Rep
Joe Waggoner
Sen
William Roth
Delaware
Roth
Barber Conable
New York
House Republican Policy Committee
Mr. Ford
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