Close Vote Seen on Override Ford Will Veto Tariff Delay
Senate backs 66 to 28 for a 90 day tariff delay blocking Ford energy plan. Ford vows veto as House passed 309 114. Debate centers on compromise and who will override with party factions and regional interests shaping the outcome.
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House
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Howard W. Cannon
Nevada
Congress
White House
Ron Nessen
Rise in Child Abuse Blamed on Recession
Chicago pediatrician Dr. Rownie Hayes Brown links rising child abuse nationwide to the recession. She cites more unemployed men at home and stressed households, notes underreporting, and urges stronger reporting laws. Brown cites Illinois data from 1974 and rough nationwide figures of severe injuries. She warns proof and prosecution remain challenging.
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Chicago
Rownie Hayes Brown
Cook County
American Academy of Forensic Medicine
Brown
Illinois
Recession Upped Rail Aid Bill Faces House Vote
The Ford administration seeks $125 million in emergency rail aid for Midwest and Northeast lines. The Erie Lackawanna warns of closure without funds as Penn Central reports a $198 million loss for last year amid a deepening recession. The House moves to approve $347 million in total aid, with $100 million as the first installment.
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Ford Administration
House
Midwest
Northeast
James T. Lynn
Office of Management and Budget
Lynn
Erie Lackawanna Railroad
Penn Central
Labor chiefs weigh 35 hour week amid job crisis
Union leaders gathering in Miami Beach say rising unemployment may push wage demands down and spur a move to 35 hour weeks. Some locals in garment and construction sectors have already accepted shorter hours or no raises to spread work, while Meany notes pay cuts unlikely but a longer week could be needed to create more jobs.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Murray Finley
Finley
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Labor Federation
Meany
Proxmire Proposes Emergency Bill for 1 Million Homes
Senator William Proxmire seeks an emergency housing bill to finance a million homes yearly for moderate income families. It offers subsidized 6 percent loans for three years and aims to spur recovery as housing starts fall below 1.75 million and unemployment sits around 8.2 percent.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Proxmire
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
Wisconsin Democrat
Commerce Department
Ban on Handguns Offered in House
Two bills in the House seek to ban nearly all manufacture sale and purchase of guns and regulate gangster-type weapons. The Judiciary subcommittee on crime continues hearings and will visit crime-ridden cities to hear from residents and officials. By Feb 10, 23 bills had been introduced and sent to the subcommittee.
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House
Judiciary Subcommittee
Mos
Lottery numbers announced for Ohio draw
The Ohio Lottery Commission released this week’s winning numbers: single 039, double 412 639, and Gold Rush 596963. The results were reported from Cleveland, Ohio.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio Lottery Commission
IRS sees surge in taxpayer support for public campaign funds
The IRS reports more taxpayers designate money on returns for financing public election funds, signaling ample money for the 1976 presidential campaign. In Nevada, a ERA ratification repeal failed 12 to 8 in the Senate, with supporters vowing another try. The Supreme Court grants broad IRS power to issue John Doe bank summons to trace tax evasion probes.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Donald C. Alexander
Carson City
Nev
Nevada
State Senate
Supreme Court
John Doe
McGovern Attacks Butz Over Food Stamp Program
Senator George McGovern accused Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz of sabotaging the food stamp program and urged him to fix it or resign. McGovern stated the administration’s handling violates the law as Butz prepared to testify before the Senate Agriculture Committee. No immediate reply from Butz.
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Washington
George McGovern
D-S.d
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Butz
Congress
McGovern
Senate Agriculture Committee
Debate Opens on Cyprus Peace Talks at U N Security Council
The Turkish Cypriot representative at the United Nations says Turkish troops will not withdraw from Cyprus until a political settlement recognizes the island as federated Greek and Turkish states.
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United Nationa, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Cyprus
Weather Forecast: Clear Tonight Then Clouds Friday
The forecast calls for clear skies tonight with lows in the 20s to low 30s. Increasing cloudiness is expected Friday with highs around 50. Details on Page 2.
Ohio wrestles with bond issue and federal funds match
Ohio lawmakers grilled Gov Rhodes administration officials over a $1.6 billion transportation bond plan and a missing $19 million federal match. The department says federal funds totaling about $66 million depend on early bond approval, with potential 10 000 jobs at stake. Senators Meshel and house members urged finding funds, even via a general fund loan, to secure the federal match.
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Rhodes
Senate
House
Transportation
Richard D. Jackson
James A. Rhodes
GOP
House Finance
Myr Shoemaker
Bourneville Jackson
Ohio
Ford
Jackson
Shoemaker
State Lottery Commission
Legislative Budget Office
Harry Meshel
Ywollangstown
Rhodes Urges Spending to Avert Crime in Ohio
Governor James A. Rhodes defended a four point program to spur jobs and curb crime saying inflation and unemployment threaten taxes. He proposed a $2.5 billion city bonds and a $1.64 billion transportation issue, plus tax abatements and housing bonds to fund urban projects and create work.
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Columbus, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Rhodes
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