Iowa Legislature Approves Budget Surplus Forecast
Iowa's 1975 legislative session approved a budget totaling over 1.1 billion, about 35 million below Gov. Robert Ray's recommended level. The plan boosts school funding and retirement benefits, trims highway construction, and yields a projected 257 million dollar surplus for July.
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Robert Ray
Senate
Lester George Kinley
Des Moines
Marvin Selden
Ray
Selden
Mafia Leader Killed During FBI Stakeout in Chicago Suburb
GAK Park Illinois AP reports the slaying of Sam Moma Giancana during a Thursday night shooting while Chicago crime syndicate leader was under FBI and police surveillance at his Oak Park home. Investigators consider mob orders to silence him amid a CIA and federal probe context. An armored door was found ajar and relatives entered the scene as investigators weigh the motive and weapon details.
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Gak Park
Ill
Sam
Moma
Giancana
Oak Park
Gene Scannell
Chicago
FBI
Giancena
Houston
Giancani
al Capone
Hit
Chuckle When Help Fails Age Not Immune to Cold
An old saying suggests that feeling beyond medical aid does not imply age shields one from catching a cold. Medical advice emphasizes preventive care and timely treatment for all ages.
Fear Grips Grain Probe Figures in Port Corruption
Fear grips witnesses and targets in a widening probe into bribery and irregularities in grain handling, weighing, and grading at major U S ports. Indictments total twenty in New Orleans and Houston, with risk and secrecy shaping testimonies and careers.
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New Orleans
Prain
Houston
Schlesinger Warns on Tactical Nuclear Arms in Korea
Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger warned North Korea that the use of tactical nuclear weapons would be carefully considered if South Korea were invaded again. He stressed the United States does deploy such weapons in the region and that ground forces on the peninsula balance is not unsatisfactory.
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Korea
Schlesinger
Washington
James Schlesinger
North Korea
South Korea
United States
Sooth Korea
Balarine
Korean
U.S
Pyongyang
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Sehlesinger
ransom claim ties 60 million to two brothers release
Left wing Montoneros say they received a 60 million dollar ransom and a fine for exploiting Argentines in exchange for releasing Jorge Born and Juan Born, directors at Bunge y Born. Family confirms Jorge was freed and Juan had been released earlier. The claim links to food aid and worker benefits tied to the case.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Mantoneros
Jorge Born
Juan
Bunge Y Born
Guerrilas
Exxon
People’s Revolutionary Army
An An
Montoneros
Bunge
Born
Wallace Letter Says He Seeks Nomination
Alabama Governor George Wallace states in a mailed letter that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination. Campaign officials plan to enter him in most primaries, with a formal announcement delayed to later in the year, as Wallace urges financial support from one million voters.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alahama
George Wallace
Millon
Wallace
Charles Snider
New Hampshire
Washington
National Federation of Independent Business Inc
Trimmed Jobs Bill to President
The House approved a amended package sending to the White House a plan to restore about half of the funds for job programs vetoed earlier. It includes over 2 billion for public service jobs, college work study, Youth Conservation Corps, and rural water and sewer grants, with 1.8 billion for public service jobs the largest item. The Senate approved extending unemployment benefits to 65 weeks for jobless workers in high unemployment areas through 1975, and a 2,000 housing tax credit deadline shift to boost housing activity, estimated to cost 260 million next year.
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Washington
White House
House
Lote
Youth Conservation Corps
Ford
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Ford Plans to Submit Oil Decontrol Plan to Congress
President Ford, dissatisfied with the house energy bill, plans to submit a plan to decontrol domestic crude oil prices to Congress soon. He will watch Senate action on a third tariff on imports and urges a program to cut consumption and spur alternative energy sources. The administration aims to reduce foreign oil reliance by 1985, while seeking a bill that meets stated goals.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Ron Nelsen
Senate
Nessen
House
U.S
Federal Energy Administration
IRS Report Highlights Major Participants in Illegal Acts
IRS audit cites two investigations where agents were major participants in illegal acts. One agent allegedly extorted and sold stolen property and ran fraudulent schemes. another undercover agent conducted gambling and illegal liquor sales leading to arrest and prosecution. An additional report notes twelve cases of unauthorized electronic surveillance.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Servies
IRS
House
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