Governor Walker Refuses Support for Tax Plan Changes
In a Democratic caucus Walker urged rejection of a plan backed by Speaker Blair to cut the state sales tax by half a cent to 3 percent. The amended Senate plan creates a transit authority in northeastern Illinois and signals behind the scenes maneuvering as the spring session nears close. Democrats say they will back Walker though he has been hesitant to engage in legislative talks.
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Democratic Party
Walker
W. Robert Blair
Park Forest
Senate
Illinois
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Ira J. Kaufman
Highland Park
Senate Amends Blair Sales Tax Relief Plan
A 1974 political dispute narrows after the Senate rewrites Blair's proposal that originally cut the sales tax on food and drugs by two cents. The split in Republican ranks from a bitter speakership fight persists as negotiations continue between chambers.
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Senate
Blair
The
Democratic lawmakers push relief bill amid party show of unity
Democrats held a 15 minute conference as the relief bill faced an 89 vote path back in the House. Governor Walker’s approval loomed, with party leaders asserting unity despite ongoing partisan tensions. Representative Hanahan signaled this would be his final term in office.
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House
Walker
Glas Kane
Nuclear Arms Accord Set For Signing Jetliner Crashes In Mexico
An Aeromexico DC9 with 27 aboard crashed near a coastal village south of Puerto Vallarta during a final approach from Houston. Rescue teams searched by boat as authorities reported no early word on survivors and noted a fiery flash over the sea near Chimo.
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John Platero
Associated Press
Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
Aeromexico
Here
Houston
Tex
Monterrey
Anderas Bay
Acapulco
Mexico City
Pacific Ocean
Fernandez de Lara
Aeronaves de Mexico
White House silent on Dean testimony in Watergate affair
Summary of John W. Dean III closed-door testimony notes Nixon-Haldeman meeting and Hoover’s alleged 1968 bugging report. White House refused to comment until Dean testifies under oath in public hearings. Also covers related investigations and weather and local forecasts.
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White House
John Dean
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Nixon
John W. Dean III
Dean
Senate Watergate Committee
H.R. Haldeman
Committee For
House
U S Bombers Hit Phnom Penh Front As Roads Drive Breakthrough
U S bombers pounded around Phnom Penh while Cambodian forces fought to reopen Highway 7 toward Kompong Thom and Kompong Cham and Highway 5 toward Battambang. Road links were cut for days as bombs rumbled nonstop and a government communique said 12 insurgents were killed on Highway 5. In Saigon, 74 Communist truce violations were logged in 30 hours, with six civilians killed by a mine in the Mekong Delta.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Ore
Kompong Thom
Kompong Cham
Battambang
Kompong Son
Highway 5
South Vietnam
Saigon
Mekong
House panel approves $32.8 billion for Labor and HEW
The House Appropriations Committee backed a fiscal 1973 funding bill of 32.8 billion for Labor and Health, Education and Welfare programs. The measure preserves, among others, the Office of Economic Opportunity community action program and hospital and mental health funding, while rejecting Nixon’s plan to restructure several programs into revenue sharing. The bill faces a House floor vote next week and is expected to face a veto risk similar to last year.
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John Beckler
Associated Press
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Nixon
House
Departments of Labor and Health
Education
Office of Economic Opportunity
Congress
Illinois House backs control bill to curb bargain milk prices
The Illinois House approved a bid to require milk processors to file production cost statements and create a Dairy Industry Trade Practice Division to oversee prices. Critics warn it could end bargain milk and hurt competition. The body also passed a $123.5 million City Savings aid bill.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois House
Senate
House
Robert Craig
D-Indianola
Public Health Department
City Savings and Loan Association of Chicago
Agreement On Principles Outlined For SALT Talks
President Nixon and Soviet leader Brezhnev will sign an agreement on principles clarifying negotiation points for nuclear arms limits. The document, to be signed in the East Room, frames the U S and Soviet approaches for resumed SALT talks after late-night summit discussions.
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U. S
Associated Press
Camp David
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
White
Brezhnev
Washington
Geneva
Moscow
U.S
Controversial Farm Bill Clears Committee Hurdles
The House Agriculture Committee approved a contentious farm bill 28 to 4, setting a 37 500 per crop subsidy ceiling and a target price plan. It aligns with Senate goals on a 20 000 per farmer subsidy limit and seeks to bar cotton acreage leasing after December 31.
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Carlc
Craft
Associated Press
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
House
Agriculture Department
Senate
Ing
House Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Nixon
Walker Health Nominee Edges Toward Senate Confirmation
Governor Daniel Walker nears confirmation of health cabinet picks led by Dr. Mark Lepper amid controversy over private salaries. The Illinois Senate Executive Committee approved Lepper 20-2 while debating potential conflicts of interest and subcommittee investigations into Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital site decisions.
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Larry Kramp
Associated Press
Springfield
Ill
Daniel Walker
Illinois Senate
Mark Lepper
Senate
Leroy Levitt
Joyce Lashof
Walker
Lepper
Frank Ozinga
Evergreen Park
Hudson Spurs
Peoria
Ozinga
St. Luke’s- Presbyterian Hospital
Chicago
Levitt
St. Luke’s
Senate Committee On Public Health
Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital
Schaumburg
David Regner
R-Mount Prospect
Presbyterian St
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Craig
James Holloway
D-Sparta
Holloway
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Dairy
Dustry Trade Practice Division
Roman Kosinski
By Gaylord Shaw
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Kaufman
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Angelos
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Alice E. Marks
Rochelle
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Kennard J. Besse
Sterling
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