Anti-Busing Bill Faces Dead End in Senate Filibuster
In Washington AP reports a bid to bar court ordered busing in desegregation cases near collapse due to a Senate filibuster led by civil rights advocates. Sen Bennett Johnston and Rep Lowell Weicker clash over germane ruling and possible cloture vote, with passage unlikely this year.
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Washington
Senate
Bennett Johnston
D-La
Johnston
Justice Department
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
Howard Baker
Abortion Rights Bill Advances in Senate Subcommittee
Supporters claim enough votes to clear the first hurdle in redefining life at conception and reversing Roe. The measure would grant fetus the same rights as a person, risking new abortion restrictions and possible prosecutions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee On Separation of Powers
Reagan
Max Baucus
Dmont
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Congressional
John East
R-N.c
Subcommittee
National Organization For Women
National Abortion Rights League
Susanne Rhoden Adds Fire Department Number to Birthday Cake
Susanne Rhoden baked a cake for her sister Beth Bodie’s 24th birthday and included the fire department’s phone number as an extra decoration to promote safety in case candles pose a hazard.
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Susanne Rhoden
Susanne
Beth Bodie
Tax Relief Talks Urged In Bipartisan Dialogue
Sen. Bob Dole calls for compromise with House Democrats on tax relief for low and middle income earners. House Ways and Means resumes debate on a two year plan while Dole backs a 25 percent across the board cut over 33 months. House Speaker O'Neill flags the $50 000 income threshold as the pivotal issue.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House Democrats
Reagan
House
Ways and Means Committee
Bob Dole
Kan
Dole
CBS Radio
Thomas P. O’neill
O’neill
Gas Tax Increase Debated to Fund South Carolina Highway Dept
The South Carolina House moves on bills to raise gas taxes by one or two cents, or tie them to gas prices, to generate 28 to 32 million dollars for the Highway Department. Supporters discuss folding the agency into the state budget as the burden on taxpayers grows. Speaker Sheheen warns taxpayers may soon say enough.
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Columbia
House
Highway Department
State General Fund
Sheheen
South Carolina
Aiken Man Not Suspect In Georgia Murders
Ernest Thompson 36 of Aiken was arrested in Wrens after a reported attempt to break into a car. Police later said he is not a murder suspect though questioned by officials. the weekend Georgia killings involved five victims across Burke McDuffie and Jefferson counties.
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WRENS
South Carolina
East Georgia
John C. Terry
Ernest Thompson
Aiken
Terry
Ouskirts
Thompson
Jefferson County
Louisville
Zollie Compton
Burke County
Greg Coursey
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Della Smith
Jefferson County Correctional Institute
Alan Reeves
Midville
Alan Shirley
Ringgold
Reeves
McDuffie County
Hattie Watts
Ricky
Alicia
McDuffie
Burke
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Georgia
GBI
Phil Peters
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