Alaska pipeline suits oil firms bide time
Washington AP reports oil companies plan a Alaska cross border pipeline despite Interior Dept favoring an Alaska route. Alyeska awaits court outcomes as environmental groups vow continued challenges. Canada joins as intervenor in legal action with opposition from Sierra Club and friends of Earth.
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House votes to raise minimum wage to two dollars
The House debated bills to lift the minimum wage from 1.60 to 2.00 with phased increases over two years, while protecting youths and students under 21 with lower rates. Amendments by Rep. Anderson and Rep. Erlenborn shifted timing and coverage, affecting millions of workers including state local government and federal employees.
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Army seeks to stop jail or military option for youths
The Army announced it will press states to stop offering young offenders the choice between jail or joining the service. Judge Advocate General Maj. Geo. S. Prugh sent letters to chief justices and attorneys general across all 50 states asking them to help end the practice.
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VA backs loans on firm barred from plan
The Veterans Administration continues to guarantee GI house loans for New York firm Western Service Corp Hempstead NY indicted for fraud and barred from FHA programs. VA investigation pending. lenders must submit applications, VA only approves applications, not mortgage companies.
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Strategy against pipeline halt plan from conservation groups
Conservation groups in San Francisco said they would pursue a legal strategy to stop the Alaska pipeline. They criticized Interior Department choices and claimed the project risks marine pollution and oil depletion. Alyeska Pipeline officials in Bellevue, Washington, said construction could be delayed by litigation and reaffirmed commitments to safety.
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Mafia Leaders Linked with Emprise Firms
Washington reports two reputed Mafia leaders were linked in congressional hearings with Emprise Corp officials who run concessions at sports venues nationwide. Zerilli and Tocca, identified by authorities as mob figures, refused to testify after invoking the Fifth Amendment while detailing ties to Hazel Park and Detroit racing interests.
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IRS to Probe Small Businesses Under Price Controls
Miami AP reports IRS agents will examine thousands of medium size firms for possible inflated profits and margins. The focus includes companies under price controls yet too small to report directly to the Price Commission, typically firms under 50 million in sales with more than 60 employees.
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Senate backs Nixon shuttle plan with space authorization
The Senate approved a $3.4 billion space authorization for a reusable shuttle system by voice vote, while a late, failed bid to strip $227.9 million for research and development was defeated 61 to 21. Sen Mondale argued the project would cost taxpayers up to $42 billion over 12 years, challenging NASA's $5.1 billion estimate.
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Pension plan payments proposed by Senate panel
In Washington the Senate Labor Committee members introduced a bill to guarantee that workers who spend eight years at one job receive a portion of the pension fund they contributed to. The plan aims to fix the current situation where many workers in private pension plans receive little retirement income due to vesting requirements and the need to stay with one employer long enough to gain rights.
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UPI
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Mansfield says China unlikely to allow US news bureaus
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said after his return from speaking that he does not believe China will permit American news organizations to establish bureaus there soon. He added the Chinese government is not ready for permanent US bureaus, though the question is under study. Mansfield noted journalists could be admitted individually without needing to show sympathy with Beijing.
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Secret Nixon papers spurred House records melee comic opera
The House quietly exposed a long hidden secret session and a bungled Record printing of studies on Nixon era Vietnam policy led by Rep. Harald Dellums. Gravel’s attempts to print portions faced rejection while the Record proved to be a bowdlerized, messy compilation with unrelated material. A 1969 State Department estimate warned that Hai Phong blockade would take two years to affect battlefield areas.
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