Senate panel rejects Ford's bank board nominee Blackburn
The Senate Banking Committee voted 8 to 5 to reject former Georgia congressman Ben Blackburn for top post at the Federal Home Loan Bank Board amid strong objections to his voting against civil rights and fair housing bills. Proxmire denounced the stance as disqualifying.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Georgia
Ben Blackburn
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Tower, Helms
Jake Garn
Utah
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Robert Morgan
D-N.c
Brooke, Proxmire
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
Thomas McIntyre
Dn.h
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Adlai Stevenson
D-Ill
Joseph Biden
D-Del
Robert Packwood
R-Ore
Savings and Loan Industry
Blackburn
House
Council Eyes Shift of Traffic Responsibilities
Mayor Don Canney suggests moving traffic engineering from Safety Commissioner elect Eldon Colton to Public Improvements Commissioner Dick Phillips to resolve a potential conflict with Mel Meyer. The idea follows Colton's election stance against current procedures and Meyer’s continued backing from Cedar Rapids engineers and safety groups. A 3 p.m. meeting was set to discuss the switch amid broad council support for Meyer’s retention.
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Don Canney
Mel Meyer
Eldon Cotton
Colton
James Steinbeck
Meyer
Canney
Wallace launches presidential bid with political revolution plea
Gov George Wallace announced his Democratic presidential bid in Montgomery. He framed the race as a political revolution and urged middle America to vote for him in 1976. Wallace defended his health from critics and rejected a third party run while signaling a possible NH primary absence.
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Alabama
George Wallace
Montgomery
Ala
Wallace
United States
George McGovern
Democratic Party
New Hampshire
Meyer Questions Crossing Rule For Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids traffic engineer Mel Meyer voiced reservations about a state plan to shorten the activation distance of automatic crossing signals at three Fourth Street railroad crossings. He doubts the measure will vastly reduce blocking caused by switching trains, noting through trains may not be the main issue. The rule cuts activation distance from 587 to 293 feet as speeds drop from 20 to 10 mph downtown.
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Cedar Rapids
Mel Meyer
Fourth Street
Iowa Transportation Regulation Board
Meyer
Sakharov Denied Nobel Exit Visa to Oslo
Soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov is barred from leaving the USSR to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. He said the denial cited possession of state secrets and called it a flagrant violation of Helsinki principles. He plans no appeal and calls it a closed Kremlin decision.
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Moscow
Andrei Sakharov
Oslo
Sakharov
Nobel Committee
Soviet Union
Kremlin
OVIR
Sergei Fadeyev
Court Allows Exclusion Of Time For Psychiatric Tests
Federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled the district judge may exclude time spent on psychiatric testing and competency hearings from the 90 day Speedy Trial Act clock for Sara Jane Moore. The ruling keeps Moore’s Dec 15 trial date in place and may affect Patty Hearst’s federal case.
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San Francisco
Sara Jane Moore
Study finds most Americans satisfied with life across regions
University of Michigan researcher Angus Campbell reports a 1971 survey of 2,164 people in 48 states shows most Americans feel satisfied with their lives regardless of objective measures like wealth or environment. The study notes slight regional variance, with the East poorer and the South favored, and blacks less satisfied on average than whites. Satisfaction links strongly to income, with education not altering the trend.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Angus Campbell
Institute For Social Research
National Science Writers
Campbell
Midwest Research Institute
New Trial Possible If Evidence Suppressed In Hall Case
Iowa Supreme Court upholds James Hall’s second degree murder conviction for the 1973 University of Iowa student slaying but orders on camera review of grand jury transcripts to determine if exculpatory evidence was suppressed. A new trial could be granted if such evidence is found. otherwise the judgment stands.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
James Hall
University of Iowa
Sarah Ann Ottens
Hall
Johnson County
High Court
U. of I
Ft. Madison
Ottens
Rienow Hall
U. of
Clay LeGrand
Couple seeks separate ships for pleasure cruise
A middle aged couple asks a travel agent to arrange a pleasure cruise with bookings on different ships. They request variety in itinerary and experiences while traveling as a pair. Destination details are not specified.
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Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Ity
John Tower
Texas
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Atlanta
Proxmire
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Burn
Vernon Jordan
National Urban League
House Banking Committee
Parren Mitchell
D-Md
Congressional Black Caucus
By Mike Deupree
Iowa Engineering Society
Middle America
Cornelia
Wal
Lace
State Board
Nobel
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