Congress gets in shape for Carter
The 95th Congress opened with Republican leader election in the Senate and O Neill elected Speaker as 435 House members and 33 new or reelected Senators took the oath. A drive to cut Senate committees and a $4 billion public works bill aim to boost jobs. Ford to deliver final State of the Union ahead of Carter’s presidency.
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Congress pushes $30 billion job stimulus plan in new session
On opening day the House and Senate introduced multiple job creation measures led by a $30 billion stimulus urged by over 35 lawmakers including John Conyers. They emphasize job programs and federal spending with limited tax cuts while proposing $4 billion more for public works and a national goal to cut adult unemployment to 3 percent by 1980.
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Baker foresees short honeymoon with Carter in Senate
Senate Republican Leader Howard Baker said the Carter honeymoon will last about 60 days. He noted Republicans aim to cooperate yet move carefully on federal jobs programs and taxes. Baker spoke on NBC Today after winning the minority leadership vote 19 to 18 over Robert Griffin.
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National bottle deposit bill revived in Congress
Rep. James Jeffords re introduces a national beverage container deposit plan. The bill would require a five cent deposit on steel aluminum cans and single use bottles with returns for recycling. Jeffords cites job creation and energy savings as key benefits and points to recent state laws in Maine Michigan Vermont and Oregon.
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Refusal to sterilize Spurs hospital suit
A 27 year old woman sued Moore Municipal Hospital asking $10,000 in federal damages claiming she could not undergo tubal ligation without her estranged husband’s permission. The suit filed in Oklahoma City cites unlawful delegation of the veto over contraceptive procedures and defense of a woman’s right to choose.
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82 year old Piccard to be named Episcopal priest in ceremony
Minneapolis reports Jeannette Piccard the balloon pioneer turns 82 and will be formally recognized as an Episcopal priest at a Cathedral of St. Mark service. Also honored is Alla Bozarth Campbell, 29, among 11 women irregularly ordained in 1974 in Philadelphia, first group to receive priestly recognition.
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