Lawmakers address reform and health care in lame duck session
After a summer recess, Congress returns with actions planned on campaign financing reform tax reform national health care and house committee reorganization. Proposals aim to public financing for elections health coverage changes and broader Medicare benefits while transit and energy issues face cuts and committee reshuffles.
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Congress
White House
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Trees May Aid Clean Air Plan
Bruce Roberts reports that urban trees may reduce slightly elevated pollution levels. White Birch and Red Maple show the best SO2 filtration, absorbing sulfur dioxide and converting it to sulfates, possibly benefiting city planning within 5 to 10 years.
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Bruce Roberts
Ohio
Roberts
Red Maple Favored as Pollution Fighting Plant
An Ohio researcher, Robert, suggests the Red Maple as a hardy pollutant absorbing option while seeking plants that endure air pollution. He notes alfalfa and beans also absorb SO2 and sulfur compounds and recalls the long known gas absorption by plants.
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Roberts
Ten angels sought to back Ford Nixon pardon tale
In a humorous Washington tale, Gabriel seeks ten angels to swear Gerry Ford did the right thing in pardoning Richard Nixon. Lucifer volunteers but is curtly rebuffed for tainting credibility, and the heavenly chorus debates the risky mission to the White House.
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Washington
Ford
Richard Nixon
White House
Gerry Ford
Nixon
Gabriel
Lucifer
Mr. Ford
Community effort repairs sewer dump site on Central Avenue
Ostap Corp describes cleanup of a former open sewer area on Central Avenue with brick rubble fill from demolitions, city sewer burial promises, and seeding to restore the hillside. The letter defends the project as improving looks and reducing rats, while criticizing Nixon era commentary as politically motivated. Terry L. Miller, 20 Ball Dr., Athens.
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the Messenger
Ostap Corp
Central Avenue
City Service Department
Berry Hotel
Ford
Nixon
Wamsley
Terry L. Miller
Dr. Athens
Pardoning Nixon Seen as Political Move
Letter writer argues impeachment aimed at criminal conduct, not vocabulary. He contends Nixon faced impeachment for criminal actions, not political reasons, and notes Nixon admitted to some wrongdoings, turning the tide against him.
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the Messenger
P. S. Wamsley
Nixon
Congressman’s Call for Support of Bolling Plan H.R. 988
Tom Peck urges citizens to write Rep. Clarence E. Miller in Washington to back the bipartisan Bolling Committee Reorganization Plan H.R. 988. He calls to oppose substitutes amendments and delays, arguing the plan offers fair, rational, efficient reforms to House structure and that vested interests resist change harming the public.
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the Messenger
Bolling Committee
U.S
House of Representatives
House
Washington
Clarence E. Miller
Washington, D. C
Tom Peck
Mill St. Apts
Athens
Messenger Accepts General Interest Letters to Editor
Citizens may submit brief letters to the editor on topics of public concern. All letters must be signed and include the sender’s address and telephone number. The Messenger reserves the right to condense letters to fit space and readability.
Moynihan Denounces CIA Actions Over Chilean Election Interference
The cable reveals Ambassador Moynihan’s dismay at CIA attempts to influence Chile’s election of Allende. He also says he reassured Mrs Gandi the U S was not meddling. The piece reviews broader Cold War context including Soviet media in Chile and regional propaganda.
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
CIA
Allende
Pat
India
Chile
State Department
Cuba
Soviet Union
U.S
Communist Party of
Czechoslovakia
Poland
U.S.S.R
Vietnam
Public sentiment and Chilean affairs in 1974 commentary
A column discusses Chilean student programs and Communist front groups, then shifts to Ambassador Moynihan and U.S. stance in the United Nations. It notes historical anniversaries, birthdays, and a Lincoln quote on public sentiment as driving force in democracy.
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Communist Front
World Peace Council
World Federation of Trade Unions
International Student Union
Latin American Solidarity Organization
Frederick Ashton
General Motors
Edward Cole
Abraham Lincoln
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