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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, July 30, 1978

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 4 the stars and stripes sunday july 30, 1978 no Chance Here for a Brink s Job Richmond. A. Api with Security precautions appropriate to the movement of a nuclear bomb about $7.5 billion in Cash and securities made a six bloc journey through City streets Here. Saturday s pc Dawn Transfer from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond to a new building was the largest Street movement of valuables in Virginia history and one of the largest on the fast coast i modern times officials said. It went very smoothly. We had two years of  said Dennis Shaw one of about 30 secret service agents who joined with More than 100 Richmond policemen in providing Security for the operation. The move took More than five hours ending about 6 . It involved 13 separate trips for specially designed 18-wheel tractor trailers. As the Laden trailers left the old building they were preceded and followed by station wagons filled with secret service agents and members of the Richmond police swat squad. The entire route was off limits to civilian traffic. Heavily armed police and secret service agents manned each  snipers were on the rooftops and a police helicopter circled overhead. German Shepherd dogs strained a leashes held tightly by foot patrolmen. In a dimly lighted control room on the Ord floor of the new building a Row of Security agents sat in front of a Battery of telephones and shortwave radios and scrutinized the Convoy route through binoculars. Asked How concerned they were about a robbery attempt Ron Scharr relocation coordinator said not at All but you have to take precautions when you move that much  Carter eases earlier Threa of vetoing tax legislation Washington i up president car Ter apparently softening an earlier threat to veto tax legislation emerging from con Gress said in an interview released Satur Day he did not oppose All reductions in Cap ital Gaias taxes. But the president in the transcript of Friday s interview with visiting editors expressed continued opposition to dropping the capital gains tax rate from 49 percent to 35 percent calling the move  legislation approved by the House ways and Means committee thursday would provide a $16.2 billion tax Cut to citizens and businesses next year As Well As Sharp drops in the capital gains tax rate. Senate finance committee chairman Russell Long has indicated still sharper cuts will be made by his panel from the capital gains tax changes authored by reps. William Steiger r-wis., and James Jones a okla i am not opposed to capital gains reductions As  Carter said. I am opposed to the Steiger Jones approach where you eliminate the application of minimum tax to people that through tax shelters and other Means would t pay any taxes at i think that is an unfair approach and it is unacceptable to me he said. The president said other changes in Cap ital gains would be acceptable to  a provision in the tax plan to provide Home Sellers a once in a lifetime capital gains tax exemption on profits of up to $100,000 suits me Fine the president said. The feature is designed to allow elderly homeowners to sell their Homes without paying the Large taxes that now erase half of the profits Money that could be use to finance retirement. As we increase capital for individual citizens and corporate structures he said we want to do it fairly and equitably hopefully in a progressive Way and not Reward just those who Are very Rich and very powerful and very  Carter said he will accept a tax package that reduces and simplifies taxes and makes taxation More fair and progressive. I am flexible enough he added. But outside of those guidelines i would be fairly  Carter earlier had threatened to veto the legislation taking shape in the House tax writing panel chiefly because the Mea sure s reductions in capital gains taxes represented huge windfalls for the millionaires and two bits for the average  of capital gain taxes argue reductions in taxes gives businesses and wealthy individuals More Money to rein Vest in the Economy thereby creating new jobs and spurring the Economy. Carter discussed other economic flaring his interview. Inflation Renuad my most severe Domestic problem Al president conceded but he said Only if a Security of the nation was in Damn would he impose wage and Price cont pc people already think government i Toce Shively irresponsible with the Tain  Carter said. "1 agree Stith on other issues Carter said Antt several weeks will determine whet Bertel civil service Reform package will a i Congress this year or perhaps not so Long time in the future and the Una i states has made some Progress nth competing adequately with the Coon. Nist nations for the hearts and Sonbi Trust and Friendship of the " nations of the world. Nationwide adoption sought pact reached on Legal definition of death new York a tentative agree ment has been reached on a new Legal definition of death that sponsors Hope will be adopted nationwide in place of the prevail ing Standard of heartbeat and respiration stoppage. The National conference of commissioners on uniform state Laws reached Accord Friday on a uniform brain death  that would replace the current definition which is based on common Law. The proposed act is designed to alleviate Legal problems in determining when death occurs. It defines death As the Irr Versi Duffy Hambleton husband of Stu two Man Kitty o Neil Rolls his car during a filming session at Al Mirage calif., for rolling away from it All the Story of Kitty o  the car was moving at Iso Mph when Hamble ton fired a rocket propelled Cannon to Start the Roll. He hoped ble cessation of All functioning of the including the brain  need for a new definition of death Arisen because of medical adv Macei f make it possible to keep the heart i lungs going when the brain do functioning. The 250-member body is Agea give the measure its final a Pronh. Day. Members then would return Tot. Home states to work for enactment of measure with support expected from medical profession. Lawyers and Legal scholars in act for two hours with much of the  
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