Lawmakers Move to Axe Federal Mine Safety Board
Washington AP report states the House voted to abolish the Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Board of Review and its $19,600 annual executive secretary Jubal Hate. Abolishment would transfer jurisdiction to the interior secretary as part of a funding bill amendment awaiting Senate action.
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Federal Metal and Neumetallic Mine Safety Board of Review
Jubal Hate
Interior Secretary
Senate
Charles H. Percy
Senate again blocks New Hampshire Senate race redo vote
The Senate rejected Len Weicker’s bid to vacate the New Hampshire seat and order a new election by a 54 43 vote. He intends to reintroduce the amendment to refer the dispute to New Hampshire before final passage of a 35 item resolution covering 27 contested ballots from a recount of over 900 ballots. Republicans argue the Durkin Wyman race is too close and complex for Senate resolution, urging a no election.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
New Hampshire
Len “Owell Weicker
Weicker
Uses Committee
Ford and Novikov discuss U.S.-Soviet housing cooperation
President Ford met with Deputy Soviet Prime Minister Ignatiy Novikov in the Oval Office to discuss housing construction techniques. Carla Hills attended, co-chairing the U.S.-Soviet Joint Commission on Housing, with Novikov set to tour U.S. sites and exchange construction method information.
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Washington
Ford
Ignatiy Novikov
U.S
Carla A. Hills
Housing and Urban Development
Novikov
Joint Commission On Housing and Construction
Moscow
United States
Postal rate increases defended at Bunker Hill ceremony
Halph W. Nicholson, IS Postal Service chief finance officer, says postal rates must rise to fix finances amid inflation and processing delays. He notes temporary rates for over a year and potential further 40 percent increases after Postal Commission review. Service has cut costs, reducing staff by about 40,000 since TSA era.
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Boston
UPL
Halph W. Nicholson
Postal Service
Nicholson
Bunker Hill
Postal Commission
Li Commission
TSA
Hearing aid rules aim to curb waste and aid consumers
Washington reports the FTC proposes rules to let buyers return faulty hearing aids within 30 days, crack down on misleading ads, and require clearer sale terms. About 350,000 devices are fitted without medical specialist input each year in the United States, with annual sales around 175 million dollars, and concerns rise over vulnerable fixed-income buyers spending up to 350 dollars per device.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
Thomas Rosch
Bureau of Consumer Protation
United
Bosch
Rosch
Heaing Aid Society
James Ince
Hearing Aid Industry Conference
Stamps commemorate Apollo Soyuz space mission release
Two commemorative stamps mark the Apollo Soyuz mission with a July 1 launch date. The U.S. design depicts the docked spacecraft and the Soviet design shows separation, both featuring the earth in the background.
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U.S
Gach
Student panel testifies about drug prevalence
A Senate subcommittee heard four high school students and several teachers describe widespread drug use in schools. Debbi, 8, of Akron. Kevin, 17, of Adelphi. and Robert, 1 from Chicago, spoke of marijuana, uppers, downers, and violence. Teachers urged engagement and reform despite resistance from some administrators and parents.
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Senate
Debbi
Akron
Ohio
Kevin
Adelphi
Robert
Chicago
Birch Bayh Peind
Pegey Cochran
Northwest High School
House Springs
Kennedy urges moratorium on U S arms to Persia Gulf
Senator Kennedy urges a halt on U S arms sales to Persian Gulf states to reassess policy amid escalatingMiddle East tensions. He cites $6.3 billion in Middle East arms sales and warns the region could draw the U S into another foreign conflict. Joseph Sisco testifies that arms sales aim to modernize Saudi Arabia and Iran to maintain security and blunt external influence.
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Hickerson
Senate
Massachusetts Democrat
Persian Gulf
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Middle East
Kenney
Joseph J. Sisco
Britain
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Sisco
Ford seen as leading in three way 1976 style race
In a three way presidential forecast Ford would beat most Democrats if the election were held now. Reagan commands broad support at 71 percent. Wallace as a third candidate would pull about one percent, with Ford and Kennedy each at 37 percent. Ford leads Jackson and others in multiple matchups with varying Reagan and Wallace tallies.
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UPI
California
Edward Kenneedy
Agan
Reagan
Wallace
Ford
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Maine
Reagan balks at vice presidency in Ford bid
Ronald Reagan, urged to challenge President Ford for the GOP nomination, says he does not want to be Ford's vice president. He insisted at a news conference that such a scenario will not occur and that he has no plans to run as Ford's running mate.
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Vice
Washington
UPE
Ronald Reagan
Ford
California
Anti assassination edict discussed in late 20th century inquiry
Disjointed report outlines Wil Colby testimony on an assassination scare tied to UAT and CLA probes. It notes June delivery plans, a shuttered House inquiry, resignations, and calls for disclosure while referencing Rockefeller, Kennedy figures, and a Senate Intelligence Committee request for national security documents.
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Washington Ltd
CTA
Wil Fy Collbay
Wil Cetin
Hal Colby
Cobby
House Select Intelligence Committee
Lucien Neda
Colby
UAT
House
Housing shows May rebound in new starts and permits
Washington report notes May housing starts at a 1.1 million annual rate the best since September, with permits rising and money flowing to lenders signaling a possible end to a two year slump. Ford threatens to veto a 1.35 million dollar anti recession mortgage bill, while Norman of the home builders cites slow May activity without subsidies.
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UPI
Ford
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Norman
National Association of Home Builders
U S balance of payments swings upward
The Commerce Department reported a $6.1 billion positive swing in the U S balance of payments from January to March, the largest quarterly shift in history. The basic balance improved from a $475 million deficit to a $6.6 billion surplus, driven by stronger foreign trade, reduced outbound investment, and advance military armament payments from Middle East buyers.
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UPI
U.S
Commerce Department
Middle East
Department
Cuba links to Washington via official channels
The State Department urged Cuba to pursue relations through diplomatic channels rather than individuals. Spokesman Robert Anderson noted Cuba’s return of 2 million dollars from a hijack ransom and said Castro’s moves require formal channels to gauge significance. Castro had discussed good will in talks with Sen. George McGovern.
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United States
United
Robert Anderson
Fidel Castro
Castro
George McGovern
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