Canada election seen as tight as polls show
Ottawa voters choose a new government amid a tight race between the Liberal party led by Pierre Trudeau and the Conservative party under Robert Stanfield. Inflation dominates the campaign as turnout is expected to be modest with 13.6 million eligible voters.
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Time runs out for Congress to achieve legislative goals
With six months left in the 93rd Congress, impeachment risks and a potential veto proof majority limit progress on major goals. National health insurance and tax reform face delays, trade reform and education funding falter, busing talks stall, while campaign finance reform and private pension reforms near passage.
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Proxmire Blames Military for High Federal Spending
Senator William Proxmire accuses the military and defense spending of driving up federal costs. He criticizes Budget Director Roy Ash for weak cuts to the 1975 budget and says the administration treats defense as a sacred cow while urging a strong fight to curb inflation. Herbert Stein cites public behavior and hints at possible tax increases if the government does not restrain spending.
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Wheat price hopes rise as farmers withhold grain
Wheat farmers in the Southwest and West hold back on sales to push prices higher amid forecasts of weaker hard winter crops. Analysts note slow sales at elevators and caution that holding does not guarantee higher prices, while bakeries monitor long term trends.
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Cosmonauts Enjoy Space Lab Mission In Good Spirits
Cosmonauts Pavel Popovich and Yuri Artyukhin, aboard the Salyut 3 orbital station, report high spirits on their fourth day in space. They ate borscht and cabbage soup, with coffee complaints and requests to hear soccer results vetoed to protect experiments.
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Premier Tanaka Leads in Japan Upper House Vote Amid Inflation
In Tokyo the ruling Liberal Democratic party held a commanding lead as ballots were tallied for the upper house. The opposition Socialists gained strength in urban centers like Tokyo while projections warned of a small seat loss for Tanaka’s party, though an absolute majority may remain. Total unofficial results showed 130 seats for the LDP to about 120 for others, with inflation and Tanaka’s personal popularity under intense scrutiny as turnout reached a record 73 percent despite wet weather.
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Tokyo
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Linkletter blasts drug firms at Lions meet in San Francisco
Art Linkletter told the 47th Lions International Convention that drug firms have brainwashed Americans into believing happiness equals a pill. He charged food advertisers doctors and psychiatrists helped create this view over 25 years and said many parents have double standards while abusing pills and alcohol.
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Art Linkletter
Ag Dept reports higher food prices across plans
The Agriculture Department released May 1974 food cost estimates showing weekly for a four person family on Economy 33.36 to 35.12 dollars, Low Cost 41.70 to 43.90, Moderate 53.20 to 55.10, and Liberal 64.60 to 66.90. Inflation since January hit low and moderate income families harder than high income groups.
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