Veto hints as campaign funding plan faces Senate vote
Senate Democrats defeated a Republican bid to delay a plan to fund presidential campaigns with tax dollars rather than private contributions. The plan would provide up to 20.4 million to each major party candidate if spending stays within limits, with a final vote likely after nightfall.
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R-Neb
Russell B. Long
D-La
George Wallace
Nixon
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Jump in coal price sought amid wage rulings debates
Washington reports say coal operators seek an 8.5 percent price hike while the Pay Board okayed a 15 percent wage rise for soft coal miners. Price Commission set to decide price increases amid broader controversy over Nixon era economic controls and reactions from lawmakers.
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George H. Boldt
William Proxmire
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Ruckelshaus denies rift with Nixon on pollution
Washington UPI reports EPA administrator William D. Ruckelshaus said the White House and his agency are united for a clean environment and dismissed claims that U.S. waterways can be purified in ten years as irresponsible. He spoke amid questions of policy and funding.
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Nixon
Senate
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
House
Filipino boat sinks with 200 aboard near Cebu Island
A boat carrying about 200 passengers most of them students sank in rough seas off Cebu Island in the central Philippines. Only one survivor reported. the outrigger Beethoven II was said to be overloaded and illegally operated, with its license withdrawn in April 1971. Coast guard and air force planes joined civilian boats in the search, while two patrol crafts combed waters six miles off the northern tip of Cebu. The vessel was bound for Cebu from Leyte.
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UPI
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Beethoven
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First Snow Cuts Power In Vermont Towns
Central Vermont Public Service Corp reported scattered power failures in Shaftsbury Sunderland and Sandgate due to the first real snowstorm of the season. The heavy wet snow brought down tree branches on lines with higher elevations seeing heavier loads. A North Shaftsbury section lost power for about three hours while South Shaftsbury area Affected by a broken East Street line repaired between 6 and 8 a.m.
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Calabro premieres three cello concerto for Finckel
Louis Calabro conducts and composed a 100 member Bennington Community Orchestra in the world first concerto for three cellos and orchestra. The piece is dedicated to his friend, George Finckel, a notable Bennington colleague and luminary. The tribute reflects friendship as a powerful motive in music.
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Louis Calabro
George Finckel
Calabro
Butz nomination advances in Senate panel 8-6 vote
Senate Agriculture Committee approved Earl L. Butz as agriculture secretary by an 8-6 margin. Opponents warn of a floor fight over the Purdue dean, with calls for a blind trust of stocks and a 90 day sale to avoid conflicts. Some senators predict 25 to 30 votes against confirmation, while others foresee broader support after recess.
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UPI
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Earl L. Butz
Senate
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Butz
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Republican National Committee
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Mike Mansfield
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Agriculture Department
Clifford M. Hardin
Ralston Purina Co
Rutland
Robert T. Stafford
Clifford Hardin
Stafford
Aiken
Trial opens for ex Kent State student in 1970 disorders
Ravenna Ohio UPI trial begins today for Jerry Rupe 23 former Kent State student charged with rioting slashing a fire rope and hurling rocks at firemen in connection with May 1970 Kent State disorders. Court in Portage County will hear jury selection as 25 defendants face separate prosecutions with appeals exhausted.
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Jerry Rupe
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Cleveland
William J. Brown
Mills at Barre decries GOP prosperity and Nixon plan
Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas denounced Nixon economic policy saying the nation cannot afford another installment of Republican prosperity. Speaking to 200 Vermont Democrats at a Barre fundraiser, he blamed unemployment and large deficits, warned on retroactive pay hikes, and urged unity for Randolph Major and J. William O'Brien. He projected a new revenue sharing proposal early next year.
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Randolph Major
Old Willy beer vanishes and more on Page 2
A column notes numerous beers including Old Willy have disappeared. The page highlights assorted topics with page references such as Sen Brooke not wanting the vice presidency and an editorial on a federal campaign fund checkoff.
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Tom Wicker
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