Shape Up Or Ship Out Congressman Miller proposes 40 percent absentee rule
Editorial argues a constitutional amendment to expel members missing 40 percent of votes aims to reclaim congressional responsibility. It notes exceptions for illness, cites 5 percent industry absenteeism, 11 percent Congress this year, and recalls past efforts by Margaret Chase Smith. The piece supports the plan as limitinglectures and campaign travel while criticizing leaders like Rodino for inertia.
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Clarence Miller
Ohio
Congress
United States
Herman Badillo
N.Y
New York City
Charles Sandman
Rn.j
New Jersey
Cong
Miller
House
Peter Rodine
House Judiciary Committee
Birch Bayh
Senate
Capitalists Push Back on Corporate Grants to Colleges
Harvard graduate students publish Up Against The American Myth criticizing capitalism. Hewlett Packard chairman Packard and ex defense secretary urge corporations to end unrestricted college gifts. Rockford College president Howard endorses the idea, asking donors to demand pro private enterprise teaching and profit awareness. a negative answer would end gifts.
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Harvard University
Harvard
U.S
Avid Packard
Hewlett-Packard Co
Secretary of Defense
Mote
John A. Howard
Rockford College
Packard
Howard
Court verdict blocks tax refund for pension contributions
U S District Court in Michigan ruled that employee pension fund contributions form part of gross salary and are taxable, blocking a multi million dollar tax rebate bid by civil servants. The decision impacts Treasury Employees Union NA L carpet and other unions seeking refunds dating back three years and may reach the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Vale
Michigan
Claus
Uncle Sam
Azeeras Revenue Service
Penn Costowise
Treasury Employees Union
National Association of Later Carriers
Coaltion
NTEU
Anch Fey
IRS
Ite
Sleiman Wolves George
J.arian M. Hogan
U.S
Hogan
Civil Service
Thomas P. Thornton
Congress
Mer
Detroit
Court of Appeals
Sixth Circuit
Supreme Court
High ‘Court
Where To Write Your Legislators
A fragmented directory lists lawmakers with room numbers in older Senate offices and Rayburn Building in Washington D C 20510 20515 including R Vance Hartke in Old Senate Office and Biren Bayh Jr in Old Senate Office Bul none etc through incomplete text fragments. The readable parts identify Senator Hartke and Senator Bayh with room numbers and Washington addresses.
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Senate
R. Vance Hartke
Washington, D.C
Sen
Biren E. Bayh Jr
Washington
D.C
Counter embargo idea faces political realities in oil crisis
Economists urge Arab price power to spark Western pressure on Faisal but warn united front is essential. Without Western and Southern European coalition, counter embargo risks ruin. If oil powers refuse, Western allies may lose energy access and economic footing amid a broader crisis.
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Faisal
Midas
Kuwait
Libya
Iraq
Tigris
Euphrates
Israel
West
Europe
United States
Japan
Middle East
Mediterranean
Free Europe
U.S
Easiy
White House taps celebrities to run in 1974 GOP bids
Republicans worry the White House uses celebrity candidates to boost political reach mirroring earlier Whig tactics. Names linked include Lt. Col. Leo Thorsness, J Quincy Collins, William Westmoreland, Al Capp, Jack Kemp, Johnny Cash, and even a dash of George McGovern comparison. The columnist argues this shallow approach undercuts core philosophy and party credibility.
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Washington
KFL
White House
Leo Thorsness
South Dakot
George McGovern
Colonel Thorsness
Churchill
Voltaire
Stonewall Jacks
Lord Haw-Haw
William Henry Harrison
Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Nixon White House
Thorsness
South Carolina
J. Quincy Collins
William Westmoreland
Massachusetts
Senate
Edward Kennedy
al Capp
Lii Abner
N.Y
Jack Kemp
Buffalo Bills
Jacob Javits
Tennessee
Johnny Cash
Sammy Davis, Jr
King Features Syndicate
White House Plans For Food Crisis Warn Of Calorie Cuts
An interview with Maurice Falls, head of the White Council on Consumption and Comestibles, outlines U S preparations for a looming food shortage. Plans reportedly include voluntary diet measures, potential rationing, weekend supermarket closures, higher food prices to curb consumption, and promoting nonfood resources while exploring calorie reduction strategies.
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White House
Vietnam
Nevins. Scrimshaw
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
America
Sam
Nixon
Maurice Falls
White ‘Council
Fai
Falls
Ames
Nisgy
Starv T
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Peterson the new head of the EPA council a cautious reformer
Russell Peterson, 58, named chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, emerges as a philosopher bureaucrat in Washington. His beatitudes praise service, quality of life, and population planning while raising questions on sterilization and using food as a weapon. He brings credentials from Du Pont and a Wisconsin PhD, and he cautions that the United States must move from abundance to restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Russell Peterson
Council of Environmental Quality
Blessed
Peterson
United States
Ood
Delaware
du Pont
University of Wisconsin
Nixon
USA
Willy Nilly
Russell Train
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Letter From Mr Agnew Reflects On Resignation
The document presents Mr Spiro Agnew discussing the resignation amid controversial leaks and perceived injustices. It cites media access, public opinion, and the idea of presumption of innocence, while noting his guilty plea to a single count and his exit with support and strong legal backing. It also references the U.S. Constitution’s founding principles and a broader Preface to the Constitution.
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Agnew
Spiro Agnew
Congress
PBS Bakit
Roy Cohn
House of Representatives
House
Mr. Agnew
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Indiana
Ittenderger
W. Toner
Jackson
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W. Laughlin
Mendey
Peid Et Anderen
Monty
Neers Plec
Associated Press
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