White House seeks $898 million more for food programs
The Ford administration requests $898 million in new funding this year for food stamps and children milk programs due to the recession. Rising prices lift monthly food stamp allotments to about $62 with the July fiscal year start. The Agriculture Department plans a 5 percent rise in income eligibility and a higher poverty ceiling, boosting aid to about 18 million households.
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Senators Debate Missile Strategy Amid Pentagon Cuts
The Senate Armed Services Committee weighs how to shape US nuclear warfare plans as it reviews a $10.2 billion weapons research package. Subcommittee cuts of $640 million target MARV projects and B1 bomber funding, with full committee sessions held in secret to decide the next steps.
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Ambassador Keating Dies in New York at 74
Ambassador Keating, a former Rochester lawyer and Republican politician, died in New York Presbyterian Hospital at age 74 after a hospital admission for what was described as a minor heart attack. He had returned from Israel last month amid President Ford’s reassessment of Mideast policy. Keating served one Senate term from 1968 to 1964, losing reelection to Robert F. Kennedy, and spent 12 years in the House of Representatives prior to that.
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Mini-government formed by Pendleton Vietnamese refugees
Vietnamese refugees at Camp Pendleton plan a micro government led by Khuong Huu Dieu to coordinate care for evacuees. The group will oversee internal affairs through spokesmen, organize language schools, a post office, and volunteer placement while Marines assist with logistics. About 10,504 refugees were at the camp with 16,063 processed in, and new arrivals totaling 3,373 Monday.
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Energy bill tax plans spark mixed views in Congress
Washington UPI reports Rep. Al Ullman and Ways and Means members debated an energy tax bill proposing a gasoline tax auto fuel efficiency levy and import controls. Ullman said the big things are behind us though some committee members disagreed about progress.
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Ford veto on strip mining may not be sustained
Washington action centers on a compromise strip mining bill sent from the Senate to the White House this week. If Ford vetoes again, Congress could override. The measure addresses mining in forests, land reclamation, and surface owner consent while dropping some administration fears and tax provisions under consideration.
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Mills Returns to Congress After Alcoholism Scandal
Wilbur Mills, once powerful chair of the Ways and Means Committee, returned to Congress amid a calmer persona. He described abstinence, acknowledged past burdens, and said he preferred being No. 2 on the committee, having previously sought greater power before hospitalizations in December.
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Pulitzer Prizes announced as Globe wins public service
The Boston Globe earned a gold medal for public service for coverage of Boston school desegregation amid threats and protests. Winners spanned 11 journalism categories with $1,000 prizes for ten. others included James Mullen and Ovie Carter of the Chicago Tribune for Africa and India famine reporting and Gerald H. Gay of the Seattle Times for firemen photograph.
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