State and local governments cut jobs as recession bites
Washington boosts federal aid while states and localities retrench. A Congress survey shows 140000 public jobs lost and payrolls trimmed as tax hikes rise by 2.1 billion and overall state local spending falls by about 8 billion. Rep Moorhead and Sen Muskie push a countercyclical aid bill of 4 billion yearly.
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Alaska
Hawaii
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Edmund Muskie
Maine
Saigon promises leniency and reconstruction aid
The Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam pledged leniency for old regime soldiers and officials, and amnesty for collaborators with the United States, while calling for U S reconstruction aid. A second statement from Mme Thi Minh in Paris urged aid without conditions and described PRG aims of national reunion and rebuilding.
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Thi
Vietnam
President Ford urges welcoming foreign refugees at home
President Ford urged the nation to focus on helping refugees and families harmed by the Vietnam era rather than rearguing the war. He said the war is over and emphasized evacuation successes, noting about 120000 refugees including many children. He acknowledged domestic economic worries but defended refugee policy amid public concern.
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UPI
Ford
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Congress
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Refugee arrivals spark national debate and aid calls
Western camps like Camp Pendleton host tens of thousands of Vietnamese refugees with Americans offering jobs and housing. President Ford urges sympathy and a new start for those fleeing communism while former South Vietnamese premier Ky criticizes U.S. leadership. Two babies born in camps, health generally good, and stories rise of refugees seeking reunions across the country.
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Texas
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Florida
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West Coast
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Maine
Michael Green
Green
Lan
Selectmen authorize further sewer studies in Bennington
State experts and Bennington selectmen sign off on continued sewer system surveys to meet federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 guidelines. The plan, costing about 100000 dollars with 10 to 15 percent locally, includes video surveys of ground water infiltration and EPA approval, with completion aimed for 1979. Mayor and consultants cite high water table and bureaucratic complexity as reasons for proceeding. John Kittel complains of Hewitt Brook conditions as officials hear citizen complaints.
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Washington
Richard DuBois
DuBois and King, Inc
Randolph
Environmental Protection Agency
DuBois
Gerald P. Morrissey
Richard B. Leake III
Donavan
Harold R. Saunders
EPA
Ralph G. Wright
John Kittel
Hewitt Brook
Kittel
Vermont House Opposition to Gray for Transportation Post
Eleven more Vermont House members join Republicans in opposing John Gray for head of the new Transportation Agency. A Tuesday open letter to Gov Thomas Salmon follows a prior Democratic letter arguing Gray is too pro-highway and anti environment. The governor aims to name a secretary by Thursday with a Saturday deadline.
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Gray
Secretary of Transportation
Daniel Allen
Drutland
Mary Barbara Maher
Burlington
Michael Nawrath
Manchester Center
David Curtis
Charlotte
Susan Webb
Plymouth
William Allen
Ford aims to run for a full term in 1976 campaign pledge
Ford declared there should be no doubt he will seek the presidency in 1976 and intends to become a candidate. He predicted the Republicans can prevail if they sell their program and unify the party. He criticized no Watergate reference and praised the eight year White House record on foreign policy and the economy.
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UPI
Ford
GOP
Dean Burch
Republican Party
White House
America
Senate committee backs counterforce war strategy
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted to support the counterforce approach for nuclear conflict, arguing it grants the President flexibility to respond to crises. Opponents warn of increased risk and instability between nuclear powers and plan to challenge the decision in the full Senate as debate over the Pentagon's 10.2 billion dollar R&D request continues behind closed doors with final decisions expected soon.
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Washington
Tornadoes ravage Omaha and California doctors protest rates
Inside Nation reports the worst tornadoes since 1913 striking Omaha while California doctors rally against rising malpractice insurance costs. Local briefs note Mt Anthony summer school starting June 23 and Salmon veto critique of reform.
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California
Mt. Anthony
Salmon
Congress
Cora Cheney
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