Food stamp funds may run short this year
The Ford administration may face a food stamp funding shortfall this year unless Congress provides more money. If shortfall occurs, benefits could be cut by up to one third or the program could be terminated. The administration argues economy improvements should reduce costs.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Agriculture Department
Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Richard Feltner
Department
Ford
Leading Indicators Decline 0.4 Percent
The Commerce Department reports the leading indicators index fell 0.4 percent in March, the first drop in five months. Slower growth in consumer and business liquid assets, shorter work week, and higher manufacturing layoffs contributed, with other factors including wholesale prices and new business formation easing.
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Commerce Department
Medical Malpractice Bill Advances in Senate Despite Cap Debate
Iowa Senate approved a measure aimed at containing malpractice insurance costs by closer licensing board review and easier arbitration, while rejecting a proposed $200 000 cap on pain and suffering awards. The vote split along party lines with key figures including Sen. W R Rabedeaux and Sen. Lowell Junkins weighing the limit’s effect on premiums and juries.
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Senate
Lowell Junkins
Montrose
Junkins
Sen
W.R. Rabedeaux
R-Wilton
Rabedeaux
Jenkins
Clifton Lamborn
R-Maquoketa
Warren Curtis
R-Cherokee
Earl Willits
George Kinley
Iowa
Gasoline Warrant on Low MPG Cars Urges Checks
With fuel prices high, drivers achieving under 15 miles per gallon are urged to inspect their vehicle hoods. The remark echoes a caution about efficiency amid rising costs.
Volga Big Lake Plan Fails in Iowa House Vote
Iowa lawmakers rejected an $800000 add on to a 14 million natural resources package, ending ten years of Volga river dam and 520 acre lake hopes. The 72 to 18 vote derailed the single big lake option, leaving multi lake provisions alive in the bill.
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Des Moines
Natural Resources Capital
Donald Avenson
D-Oelwein
House
Natural Resources
Avenson
Senate
Sen
H.L. Heying
D-West Union
Hhere
Heying
Volga
Carter's Pennsylvania Win Intensifies Humphrey Bid Pressure
Senator Humphrey said he may authorize an exploratory committee to decide if he should enter the Democratic race. Carter claimed a big Pennsylvania victory and said his position for delegates strengthens his lead amid pressure on Humphrey to announce.
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Carter
Pennsylvania
Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey
Georgia
Pennsylvania Results Highlight Close Primary Vote Totals
Candidate totals show 99 percent counted with 89 percent of delegates allocated. Udall says he will stay in the race with a clearer campaign style though disappointed but not discouraged. Carter led an informal party primary in his home state.
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Carter
Pennsylvania
Jackson
Ford
Texas
Ronald Reagan
Udall
Pennsyl
Trial Set for June in FBI Agents Murder Case
The trial of two Sioux defendants charged with killing two FBI agents was moved from May 17 to June 7 by U.S. District Judge Edward J. McManus after a defense request for continuance. The Cedar Rapids proceeding includes Leonard Peltier awaiting extradition in Canada and a severed case for a fourth defendant.
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South Dakota
Leonard Peltier
Canada
Peltier
Robert Robideau
Darelle Butler
FBI
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
McManus
John Lowe
Virginia
William Kunstler
New York
U.S
Andrew Bogue
Bogue
Wounded Knee Legal Defense
Global and Domestic News Briefs From Beirut to Sacramento
Beirut shells disrupt fragile Lebanon cease fire ahead of parliamentary vote. United Rubber Workers and Firestone Tire negotiations show no progress in Cleveland. Kissinger cancels Ghana trip due to student unrest in Kinshasa. Nuclear safety officials say fast breeder reactor should be safer than current plants. American Airlines reports 37 dead in Virgin Islands Boeing 727 crash. Steven Soliah freed of federal bank robbery charges may still face harboring Patty Hearst allegations.
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UPI
United Rubber Workers
Firestone Tire & Rubber
Washington
Charlotte Amalie
Thomas
Virgin Islands
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Sacramento
Calif
Steven Soliah
Patty Hearst
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