Congressmen deck their halls with greenery for $64 000
Washington reports the government spends about 64 thousand dollars yearly on ivy cactus and crown of thorns for congressional offices plus 34 thousand for salaries expanding the budget to 64k though Botanic Gardens officials dispute the total and note conflicting figures from the Architect of the Capitol and the Joint Committee on the Library.
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U.S
Washington
Botanic Gardens
Congress
Legislative Branch
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Congressional
Capitol
Jimmie Crowe
Crowe
Anacostia
Snowstorm Grips Boston and the East Coast
A powerful East Coast snowstorm left South Boston housing units without heat or power, closed schools from Boston to Baltimore, and delayed traffic from the Appalachians to Vermont. Vermont saw up to 12 inches, Western Massachusetts 10 inches, and Boston six. Heat was restored by night, but outages persisted early today.
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United Press International
South Boston
Appalachians
Vermont
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Red Cross
Massachusetts
New York City
Albany
N.Y
Midwest
Chicago
O’hare International
Minnesota
Sun Valley
Idaho
Ford's economic plan shapes Ford's political fate in 1976
President Ford hinges his bid for a full term on an anti recession package and a shift from WIN. He backs a bold tax cut strategy funded by fuel tax increases while courting Democratic support and public buy in.
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Ford
Washington
UPI
Congress
White House
Treasury
William E. Simon
Simon
WIN
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Washington Post
Richard M. Nixon
Snowmaking Fight at Mt Sunapee Draws State and Private Ski Groups
New Hampshire lawmakers heard a contested plan to spend 1.48 million dollars to install snowmaking at Mt Sunapee Area. Officials and lawmakers weigh economic impact, regional benefits, and comparisons with Cannon Mountain and private ski areas.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
Mt. Sunapee
George Wiggins
Sunapee
House Resources, Recreation and Development Committee
Wiggins
Stanley Williamson
Rooshen
Robert Sullivan
Department of Resources and Economic Development
DRED
George Gilman
Sullivan
Sno-Engineering
Franconia
Parks Division
Senate
Harry Spanos
Newport
Gus Gilman
Claremont
Spanos
Ed Keith
King Ridge
New London
William Patenaude
Pat’s Peak
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
David Currier
R Henniker
Williamson
Leon
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Christian Science Publishing Society
Elain TorFee
Ee Arrow Lauer
Auroww Heubleins
Arrow
Arrow Cordials
P.O
Hartford
Conn
Arrow Liquors Co
Allen Park
Michigan
Helen Thomas
Los Angeles
Calif
Merle Oberon
Robert Wolders
Miss Oberon
Wolders
Santa Monica Superior Court
Francesca
Bruno Pagiliai
Vermont National
Grand Union
Hormel
Mott’s Applesauce
Campbell’s Soup
Ieee
Florida
Minute Maid
Cold Medicine Vick’s
Inquil
Goffee
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