Political Gamble Cuban Troops to Angola Delayed Vote
House leaders, aiming to avoid a split while Kissinger is in Moscow, postpone final approval of a $112.3 billion defense bill to cut U S aid to Angola factions. The move follows talks with President Ford and a rider added by the Senate. Kissinger plans to meet Soviet leaders.
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Final Vote Delayed On Angola Aid Issue
The Angola aid debate stalls as Cuban troops in Angola grow to about 9,500 with two more ships en route. Officials warn the intervention could test Fidel Castro and complicate U.S. policy amid rising Cold War tensions.
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Explosion at aerosol plant traps workers in Cumberland
An aerosol spray plant in Cumberland Rhode Island exploded today trapping several workers. Police say 25 to 30 people were badly burned and many were rushed to Fogarty Hospital in Woonsocket with others taken to local hospitals after Fogarty filled. A nearby tennis club manager described the scene as one big mess with bodies reported in the debris.
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Ford Seeks Higher Social Security Tax In 1977 Budget
President Ford proposes raising the Social Security tax rate from 5.85 to 6.15 percent effective January 1 1977 to fund the trust fund. The wage base remains tied to average wage growth with a maximum deduction of about 1014 dollars for 1977. He forecasts a 4.2 billion dollar boost to the fund and a 394 billion dollar federal budget for 1977 with a 43 billion dollar deficit.
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Stranglehold Tightens On Besieged Enclave
Seaborne Palestinian guerrillas seal off a Christian enclave of 25 000 residents near Jiyeh and Damour as Lebanon's civil war kills 116 more. Islamic Druze fighters strike Sidon area before dawn while Beirut endures fighting over malls and the airport remains closed.
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Clarke County Schools lag state and federal aid
Clarke County Public Schools receive below state average aid from both federal and state sources. In local sports, James Wood defeated Fauquier County in its biggest win of the season, while Handley and Warren County won and Clarke County fell to Loudoun County.
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