Carter Tax Plan Faces Stalemate In Congress
President Carter’s push to curb capital gains tax breaks stalls in the House Ways and Means Committee amid strong opposition to tax cuts on gains. He derides Rep. Steiger’s 25 percent cap while backing a 35 percent compromise. Carter also calls for resignation of a commodities regulator over stock gifts and notes slow progress on a national health plan and arms talks with the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
House
Ways and Means
William A. Steiger
R-Wis
Steiger
James R. Jones
Dekla
David Gartner
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Minneapolis
Dwayne O. Andreas
Soviet Union
Senate
Fighting for Aden as Ismail consolidates control
In Aden violence endures as Abdul Fattah Ismail and militiamen squeeze supporters of slain President Salem Robaye Ali. Arab diplomats report ongoing shelling and fading resistance while a Soviet aligned faction tightens grip on the southern port city.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Aden
Abdul Fattah Ismail
Salem Robaye Ali
Arabian Peninsula
Ismail
Yemen
Red Sea
Europe
Ali
Aden Radio
National Front
Rioters Clash With Police Leave Matamoros In Flames
In Matamoros Mexico federal troops quelled a riot by about 4000 students after police fled. Buildings including City Hall police HQ and jail were burned looters and arson spread through downtown. A teen died in custody sparking the unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matamoros
Mexico
Rio Grande River
Brownsville
Texas
Emiliano del Toro
Antonio Cavazos Garza
del Toro
Social Security Hospital
Guadalupe Garza Rudeas
Mexico City
Executive runs for sex equality die in Capitol Hill race
David K. Wilson a 46 year old HEW government executive collapsed at the finish line of a three mile run to HEW headquarters during a coalition event with women groups calling for stricter enforcement of the 1972 sex discrimination in education law. He died at Capitol Hill Hospital after efforts to revive him failed. Wilson specialized in intergovernmental planning and organized HEW state local government exchanges. He hoped to run the Marine Corps Marathon in November. He is survived by his widow a son and two daughters.
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Washington
David K. Wilson
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Capitol Hill
Wilson
Capitol Hill Hospital
Gerald Britten
Britten
F. Peter Libassi
Large church collection boosts project at Overlake Church
In Kirkland Washington the Overlake Christian Church collected 1.6 million dollars for a new 2000 seat auditorium chapel and classrooms. The offering drew guards and an armored truck while the pastor cited dramatic sacrifices from congregants including pledges mortgage home and even sale of assets. The goal was within 100000 of the requested amount as labor was donated by a contractor.
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Kirkland
Wash
Overlake Christian Church
Robert Moorehead
Moorehead
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Sears
Toronto International
Winchester
Evening Star
Warren County Front Royal
Kent Street
Winchester Evening Star
Apt
United States
Saudi Arabia
North Yemen
South Yemen
Kuwait Radio
Ali Nasser Mohammed
Ahmed al Ghashmi
Horn of Africa
Ethiopia
Matamoros, Mexico
Martinsburg Mill
Rolane
Outlet
King Street
Martinsburg
Moorhead
AVIS
del Frye Shell Service Center
Millwood Ave
Green Valley
Mt. Crawford
I-81
Harrisonburg
Leighton Evans
Ytheus
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