A daily pick of news events that happened on this day in history from the pages of Gulf News dated October 16, 1978.
Big tax cuts for US expats
Americans living and working in Dubai and Sharjah could be up to 30,000 dollars a year better off in future.
hat's how much extra tax relief the American Congress approved for employees of American companies working overseas.
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The bill, which still has to be given the OK by US President Jimmy Carter will allow Americans in the UAE to deduct 20,000 dollars extra from their incomes if they have been working abroad less than three years.
Those who have been working overseas for longer can claim 25,000 dollars. The bill also contains a clause which allows Americans in so called "hardship areas' - the Middle East is one - to claim a further 5,000 dollars.
Passing out
More than 350 police recruits graduated at a passing out ceremony at the Police Training School in Jumairah evening.
It was the second ceremony of it's kind in the last six months. In April, 12 other squads, including a police women's team and a VIP Escort Troop took part in a similar ceremony.
Both ceremonies took place before His Highness Shaikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum. Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid AI Maktoum, UAE Minister of Defence and head of police and public security in Dubai.
Private schools crack down
The UAE Ministry of Education is to crack down on private schools in the UAE which are operating without a licence.
Ministry warned that all private schools and kindergartens would be closed immediately if they are found to be operating without licences. "It is becoming apparant that more and more private schools are opeing unofficially," a spokesman explained.
North Yemen coup foiled by air force
An attempted coup against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, of North Yemen was crushed.
Arab diplomatic sources said the North Yemeni air force was brought in to foil the attempt, mounted by a military unit. In the North Yemeni capital of Sanaa, an official spokesman said an attempt at creating dissension and confusion in the country had been foiled and that the organisers had been arrested.
Second twin dies
THhe second of Siamese twin girls separated surgically three days ago has died.
Tonya Bain died of heart failure, said Dr Howard Filston, who headed a medical team which treated the twins. Her sister Sonya's death was also attributed to heart failure.
The October 16, 1978 issue of Gulf News
