Kissinger Ponders Overt Angola Aid
Secretary of State Kissinger said the administration is weighing asking Congress for overt financial aid to anti-Soviet factions in Angola. He argued the move could safeguard global stability while Congress has barred covert military aid and warned against acting as global policeman.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Congress
Angola
House
Senate
Kissinger
Senate Foreign Relations
Soviet Union
Dick Clark
D-Iown
U.S
Executive
Africa
Soviet backs coalition plan for Angola settlement
The Soviet government signaled support for a unity government of all patriotic forces guiding genuine independence in Angola. Izvestia reaffirmed MPLA as legitimate, urged peaceful settlement and African unity while noting Moscow's conciliatory tone amid MPLA gains. Tass published the full 1,000 word article.
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Moscow
Angola
Izvestia
The
Popular Movement
MPLA
Africa
South Africa
United States
Kremlin
Tass
New Veto Test in Congress Seen on 6.1 Billion Jobs Bill
Congress days after overriding Ford on a 45 billion package moves to floor to consider a 6.1 billion public works bill aimed at creating up to 800,000 jobs. The measure would fund state and local projects and provide aid during high unemployment, a provision opposed by the Ford administration and criticized by Republicans as a veto target. The plan, which merges prior House and Senate actions, includes NIH research boosts for cancer and cardiovascular studies.
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Congress
Washington
Ford
House
Ford Administration
John Rhodes
Arizona
Senate
Richard Clark
John Culver
Iowa
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
GOP
National Institutes of Health
Senate Panel Proposes New Oversight Unit
Washington Senate Intelligence Committee proposes a permanent nine member oversight panel with power to review covert operations and bring the entire intelligence community under congressional budgetary control. President Ford likely to oppose fearing CIA disruption and leaks. House panel delays report censorship fight with Ford and rules committee grants Feb 11 extension.
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Washington
Senate Intelligence Committee
Frank Church
Idaho
Senate
John Tower
Texas
Ford
Senate Oversight Committee
CIA
FBI
Church
National Intelligence
Congress
Tower
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
House
Otis Pike
House Intelligence Committee
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Pike
Select Committee On Intelligence
Judge voids marriage age rule in Iowa ADC payments
U S District Judge Ed ward J McManus voided Iowa policy denying aid to dependent children for unwed mothers under 18. He enjoined enforcement of the 18 or married rule while allowing Mary Roe and her daughter Sara to receive benefits, but the class action was dismissed for lack of named similarly affected plaintiffs.
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Iowa
U.S
Edward J. McManus
Waterloo
McManus
ADC
Black Hawk County
Mary Roe
Department of Social Services
Morocco Claims Victory In Heavy Sahara Fighting
Associated Press reports Morocco claimed it had cleansed rebel elements from a Spanish Sahara desert area after three days of battle with Algerian forces. Algeria announced force withdrawal as heavy fighting with tanks and artillery raged. no independent verification available.
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Morocco
Spanish Sahara
Algeria
Paris
Budget lid sparks protest over local spending limits
Iowa city and county officials crowded the senate chamber to oppose Senate File 1062 and a House measure setting a six percent cap on local budgets for two fiscal years. Cedar Rapids Mayor Don Canney called the plan an insult to home rule, citing Cedar Rapids costs exceeding the cap and urging restraint. Weymouth
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Donald Canney
Cedar Rapids
Senate
Ways and Means
Canney
League of Iowa Municipalities
Iowa
Des Moines
Don Canney
Ways and Means Committee
House
Robert Ray
Norman Rodgers
D-Adel
Rodgers
Hearst Jurors Chosen Behind Closed Doors
Four women were tentatively seated on the jury for Patty Hearst's bank robbery trial as Judge Carter moved proceedings to a private room. Debates over press access and potential peremptory challenges highlighted a highly publicized case with jurors questioned individually.
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Hearst
Judge Bars Press
San Francisco
Patty Hearst
Miss Hearst
U.S
Oliver Carter
Carter
San
F. Lee Bailey
Overweight as a Result of Living in a Food Paradise
A concise reflection on how abundance and constant access to rich foods can lead to weight gain. The idea frames weight as a natural consequence of residing in a culture or environment saturated with tempting, high calorie options.
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Cuba
Gazette
Sahara
Associated Press
By Mike Deupree
New York City
Leo Rooff
Mary Neuhauser
Iowa City
Sound
Kathy Kochheiser
League of Women Voters
Carol Waller
Wells Fargo Bank
Barbara Lawson
Bailey
Federal Court
New York Daily News
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