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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1976
Page
1
President Ford prepares a 394.2 billion dollar budget with a 43 billion deficit next year and 76 billion this year, proposing a 10 billion tax cut and 4.2 billion in Social Security levies while Democrats rally to challenge the proposal and potential veto fight.
Secretary of State Kissinger, en route to Moscow, says the United States will never concede strategic superiority to the Soviet Union and will push for a new arms treaty. He warns Moscow over Angola and Lebanon, urges balance in any pact, and signals US willingness to discuss Israel Arab peace talks amid Angola tensions.
Richmond Del Alson H. Smith Jr and other House Finance Committee members met Gov Mills E Godwin Jr for over 30 minutes to discuss a 97 million construction package financed by three proposed taxes though the governor did not push for passage He suggested the General Assembly might find other funding sources He opposed a general tax increase or general obligation bonds while acknowledging uncertainty on supporting the three special taxes The governor noted coal severance tax would likely not raise utility rates as most Virginia coal is shipped out of state and similar taxes exist in nearby states Smith said the session helped clarify the budget process and proposals Smith was assigned to the Corporation Insurance and Banking and Labor and Commerce Committees plus his existing Mining and Mineral Resources panel The article notes Senate committee assignments were to be announced.
In Beirut and across Lebanon leftist Moslem militias appear to gain control amid civil war. Calls for international intervention grow while Kissinger warns against outside involvement. Rumors spread of PLA movements and Syrian talks as Chamoun seeks UN or US action.
School boards in Winchester and Frederick County reviewed requests for teacher pay raises last night. Both boards also discussed renovation plans for their high schools as part of ongoing modernization efforts. A four page Middletown pullout profiles the Shenandoah Valley town and its features.
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