Court Clears Spending Limits in Federal Campaigns
The Supreme Court struck down compulsory spending limits for presidential and congressional candidates, upheld public funding of presidential campaigns, and kept donation and disclosure rules. It allowed unlimited personal spending for those who reject subsidies, while ensuring all candidates disclose expenditures and funding sources. The decision shifts edge to wealthy candidates, with ongoing subsidies for major parties and implications for primary races.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Senate
House
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Henry Jackson
Congress
Federal Election Commission
Warren Burger
William Rehnquist
Thurgood Marshall
Henry Blackmun
Byron White
John Paul Stevens
Iowa Senate approves 13.8 million for medical aid
Iowa Senate passed HF 1121 46 to 0 to fully fund the medical assistance program through June 30. The bill, sent from the House by a 90 to 6 vote, goes to the governor who had urged a 1.2 million supplement amid a shortfall. Action followed rapid committee work and a Feb 1 service cutoff warning.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Iowa House
Rare All-White Collie Puppy Born New Year’s Day
Mrs. Frank Kramer of 120 Outlook Drive SW says the left puppy is a rare all-white collie with sable-brown head markings. Born New Year’s Day, the eight-pup litter included only one all-white pup, a result of breeding an all-white female with a sable-brown male.
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Frank Kramer
Outlook Drive
Kramer
Jobs Bill Veto Battle Approaches in Congress
Congress faces a veto battle over a 6 billion jobs bill aimed at creating about 800 000 positions through public works and aid to local governments. President Ford plans a veto for budgetary and effectiveness concerns as House and Senate approvals move the plan toward potential override.
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Congress
Washington
House
Ford
Senate
Inspection Rule Upsets Some Church Leaders
Cedar Rapids fire code fees spark church criticism over a 15 dollar annual inspection charge for places of assembly and open flame areas. Rev Wayne Shireman calls the rate exorbitant and questions church state separation while noting possible protests at Churches United meeting. Fire Chief Edsel McMickle responds to concerns.
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Cedar Rapids
Wayne Shireman
First Baptist Church
Shireman
Churches United
Edsel McMickle
Intelligence Report Dead End in House Vote
The House voted 246 to 124 to ban publication of the 338 page intelligence committee final report until certified non harming by the President. The panel seeks sanitized content while many Democrats supported release and Pike warned of censorship and futility. The Times reported CIA funded a neo Fascist Italian official via the 40 Committee at Kissinger’s NSC.
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Washington
House Intelligence Committee
House
CIA
Otis Pike
D-N.y
Select Committee On Intelligence
Iowa
Michael Blouin
Edward Mezvinsky
Tom Harkin
Neal Smith
Berkley Bedell
Charles Grassley
Ford
Pike
New York Times
Intelligence Committee
Times
Graham Martin
U.S
Italy
Henry Kissinger
National Security Council
Hearst Judge Denies End to Press Ban in Hearst Trial
U S District Judge Oliver Carter declined to overturn a ban on press coverage of the Patty Hearst jury selection. Nine jurors were seated in a closed courtroom as the panel of 12 with four alternates was to be chosen, with the interrogation continuing. The ACLU urged an immediate hearing while acknowledging free press and fair trial concerns and proposing limited coverage by a small pool.
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San Francisco
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S
Oliver Carter
Patty Hearst
Carter
ACLU
Kissinger Delays Angola Trade Moves Amid Peace Pressure
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told the Senate finance committee that the United States is delaying plans to ease trade restrictions on the Soviet Union in response to the Angola crisis. He warned Congress has undermined U.S. policy by meddling in presidential decisions and reiterated opposition to Cuban and Soviet intervention.
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Washington
UPI
Henry Kissinger
Soviet Union
Angola
Congress
Moscow
Kissinger
Harry Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
U.S
United States
Senate
Finance Committee
Two Des Moines Men Arrested in 50-Pound Marijuana Sale
Two Des Moines men Stephen Carson Hammond 26 and Thomas Francis McManus 23 were arrested about 2 a.m. near Lancer Lanes Cedar Rapids after delivering 50 pounds of Jamaican marijuana to an undercover agent for 13000 dollars. Authorities seized two cars used in the delivery and charged them with delivery of a controlled substance.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Stephen Carson Hammond
Thomas Francis McManus
Lancer Lanes
Sixth Street
Alarm Clock Urgency for New Workers Cited
A punchy note advises youths starting work to buy an alarm clock immediately, even if it requires mortgaging their car, highlighting practical daily discipline for early employment success.
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R-Con-N.y
Minnesota
Eugene McCarthy
Ray
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Eagle Grove
Gazette
LW Ward
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Young Republican Leadership Conference
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