Congress Budget Surges Far Beyond 1968 Levels
Congress and its support services have more than tripled their cost in a decade, rising from 276.8 million in 1968 to 943.3 million this year, with a supplemental appropriation likely to push near one billion. Experts cite inflation, inefficiency, patronage, and expansion of committees as key factors. The article notes increases in staff and subcommittees, plus cost-of-living raises, and outlines reform proposals from both Senate and House leaders aiming to curb growth.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
Senate
Rep
David RK. Obey
House Commission On
Obey
Walter Huddleston
D.ky
House
Obey Commission
Adlai E. Stevenson II
Ilinois
Edward I Koch
D.N.Y
PLO Sets Demands For Daoud Munich Trial
The PLO in Algiers demanded a political tribunal and fair justice for Abu Daoud as the Munich massacre case would be tried in West Germany. It urged real material proof not linked to Zionist or CIA sources while Daoud said he would travel if Bonn guaranteed protection and PLO coordination. Israel condemned his release in Paris and pledged to pursue terrorists abroad through legal channels.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
West Germany
Abu Daoud
Munich
PLO
Daoud
Zionist Intelligence Services
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Germany
Bonn
Mohammed Daoud Audeh
Paris
Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
Rabin
Jerusalem
Yigal Allon
Isirael
Issrael
South Korea
Gov Brown Sleeps In San Francisco Slum Observe Living Conditions
Gov Edmund Brown Jr visited San Francisco to witness housing conditions firsthand staying in an $84 monthly four bedroom apartment in the Western Addition slum. He spoke with residents amid garbage and rats, hearing a burglary report from Maxine Williams and a plea for action from Mardeen Carter.
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San Francisco
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Western Addition
Brown
Virginia Herrera
Maxine Williams
Mardeen Carter
Sikes Ouster Bid Planned In House In New Era
Democratic reformers press to remove Rep. Robert L F Sikes from the House appropriations subcommittee on military construction. About 100 first and second term members back the move while top leaders O'Neill and Wright back Sikes. Reform push includes ethics code efforts led by Rep Obey and pressure to shift Speaker's stance.
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Washington
House Committee
Robert L.F. Sikes
Florida
Sikes
House
Tobey Moffett
Unionville
Conn
House Democratic Caucus
Appropriations Subcommittee
Matthew F. McHugh
D-Ny
Ithaca
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Boston
Jim Wright
Fort Worth
Withdrawal plan sparks cross party Korea debate
Carter’s proposal to gradually pull 41,000 U S troops from the Korean peninsula sparks firm opposition across South Korea and concern in Japan. Officials warn a sudden withdrawal could destabilize the region and complicate ties with North Korea and allied partners.
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South Korea
Carter
Japan
United States
Cartier
Park Chung Hee
Park
North Korea
Richard L. Sneider
Kim Seong Jin
Culture and Information
Asia
Yun Po Sun
Lee Chul Seung
The
New Democrats
South
Freighter's Crew Rescued at Sea
The 25-man crew of the sinking Crown Pearl was rescued in the mid Pacific by the Swiss merchant Romandie, which stood by for the operation. The capsized Panamanian vessel's crew took to lifeboats and liferafts in heavy seas and were picked up within two hours. The Romandie continued to Kobe, Japan with the Crown Pearl crew aboard.
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mid-Pacific
Coast Guard
Romandie
Robert V. Renaud
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