Congress Faces Powell Dilemma and New Ethics Panel
In Washington lawmakers back a new ethics committee to draft a conduct code as Rep elect Adam Clayton Powell seeks readmission after his March ouster over payroll and travel abuses. Some urge seating Powell and later expulsion. others press for a legal route amid Powell's federal suit. In Vermont, Theodore C. Gongan, 19, died after a tractor rollover pinned him to a tree.
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Powell
Congress
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Stowe, Vt
UPI
Theodore C. Gongan
Labor Party Defeated In London Elections
London voters handed the Labor Party a sweeping setback in local polls, ceding control of the Greater London Council to Conservatives after 33 years. Nationwide, Labor lost 140 seats while Conservatives gained 150. Earl Heath praised Lancashire gains as a key Conservative win.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Labor
Greater London
Wilson
Greater London Council
Edward Heath
Lancashire
Long Struggles To Salvage Campaign Fund Law
Senator Russell Long plots strategy after a 48 to 42 vote to repeal the six month old campaign fund law. The measure would tax finance a $60 million fund for presidential candidates, with box on tax forms for voluntary $1 contributions. Kennedy and Humphrey clash over the impact while Long cites wealth power and past races.
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Washington
UPI
Russell B. Long
Senate
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
House
Long
Gore
Louisiana Democrat
House-Senate
Johnson
Son
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Hubert H. Humphrey
Kennedy
Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
West Virginia
Vermont Doctor Demands Fair Access to Voluntary Mental Care
Dr. Carlos G. Otis of Townshend accuses the Vermont legislature of discrimination against the poor by delaying a bill that would allow voluntary hospital admissions for mental health care. The bill, approved unanimously by the House Health and Welfare Committee, would waive costs for those unable to pay, shifting funding to the state.
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Otis
Dodd predicts vindication by Connecticut voters in 1970
Senator Thomas J. Dodd, amid fresh allegations of misconduct, says Connecticut voters will vindicate him in the 1970 re election. He cites the Senate Ethics Committee action and argues fundraising should pivot from large donor influence to testimonials or broader support.
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Connecticut
Washington
UPI
Thomas J. Dodd
My State
Dodd
Senate
Senate Ethics Committee
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Big Bill) Fiske
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