Congressional Leadership Challenged Ahead of Nixon Era
The 91st Congress opens with Senate leadership contests on both sides as divisions linger over pay raises and reform. House leadership stabilizes with Speaker McCormack defeating Udall and Ford reelected. In the Senate, Kennedy and Leng contest the whip, while Scott and Hruska vie for GOP whip. Mansfield and Dirksen remain leaders unopposed. A challenge to seating Powell and debates over the pay raise and nuclear nonproliferation treaty loom as early fireworks. The pay plan could lift Nixon to 150000, with broader increases still under consideration.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
White House
House
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Louisiana
Russell B. Leng
Pennsylvania
Hugh Scott
New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Johnson
Edmund Muskie
Dmaine
James O'Hara
D-Mich
North Carolina
George C. Wallace
Nixon
Powell
Harlem
New Yorker
Marriage is 50-50 Proposition Joke
A witty note suggests that marriage is either misunderstood as equal parts or as a broken fraction, playing on the idea that one party may not grasp women or ratios.
Kennedy Defeats Long as Senate Assistant Leader
Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts unseated Louisiana's Russell B. Long to become assistant Democratic leader in the Senate. The 31 to 26 secret ballot vote at a Democratic conference heightens Kennedy's path toward the White House and strengthens liberal influence in the Senate's leadership. Kennedy's victory follows endorsements from Joseph D. Tydings and leaders such as Albert Gore Fred Harris Daniel Inouye and Abraham Ribicoff.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Louisiana
Russell B. Long
Senate
Kennedy
White House
Long
Senate Finance Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
Maryland
Joseph D. Tydings
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Daniel K Inouye
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Kennedy Brothers
Panel Votes To Buy Buses In Biddeford
Biddeford's Board of Education accepted a bid of 7 250 each for 20 school buses after months of review led by Superintendent Bruce L. Smith. The lowest bid came from Henley Kimball Co of Portland. Final approval rests with the finance committee and city council.
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Board of Education
Bruce L. Smith
Henley Kimball Co
Portland
Ford
Soviet Fleet May Visit Lebanon Amid U S Rift
Lebanese officials amid reports from Beirut newspapers say Beirut virtually invited Soviet warships and told the U S 6th Fleet to stay away. Premier Abdulla Yafi reportedly warned American visits would provoke adverse public reaction citing U S arms sales to Israel. Reports claimed Moscow was informed that Soviet ships could visit Beirut if requested.
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Lebanon
6Th Fleet
al Nahar
Abdulla Yafi
Washington
Israel
Yafi
al Jarida
Moscow
Mediterranean
Jerusalem
Paris Table Shapes Stall Vietnam Peace Talks
Wrangling over conference table shapes continues as U S and North Vietnam argue over form. Hoai Nam of the Front says the ideas are unacceptable two sided notions while four party parity is demanded. Cyrus Vance proposed six table shapes and a round table was offered by Hanoi.
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Vietnam
NLF
An Hoai Nam
Front
U.S
Tor Cyrus R. Vance
Ha van Lam
Vance
Lau
North Vietnam
Nam
United States
South Vietnam
Hanoi
One Dang Lam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Saigon
Sky Slide Planned At Saco Funtown
Kenneth Cormier and Andre Dallaire of Saco plan a four story Sky Slide for Funtown on Route One Maine. The fiberglass slide, 35 feet high and 45 feet wide, will cost 49500 FOB California and reach speeds up to 25 mph.
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Kenneth Cormier
Andre Dallaire
Saco
Dalcor Amusement Corp
Funtown
Paramount
Cal
Cormier
Disneyland
New England
Paragon Park
Nantasket
Mass
California
Alaska Sees Extreme Cold Amid State Birthday Snow
FAIRBANKS Alaska residents endure brutal cold as Central Alaska faces a three day cold snap with temperatures dropping to 65 below. Despite near record lows the weather bureau notes December averages far below normal while 42 inches of snow remains in place. Firefighters free a cat frozen to ground ice and propane equipment malfunctions as liquids spur from a torch.
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Alaska
Mercury
Shane O'Neill
Tillursday
The
Weather Bureau
O'Neill
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Robert A. Taft
Jena
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Biddeford & Saco
Party of Progress and Change
Abba Eban
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Nissim
Pope
Ath. Sens
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Tel Aviv
Eban
Security Council
St. Louis
Romeo Couture
Joe's
Quality Market Corner
Elm and
South Sts
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Smith Street
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Smith St
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Graham Street
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