House Trims Proposed Hikes In GI Education Measure
The House cut $200 million from a 1.4 billion GI education bill and sent it to the Senate as the chamber adjourned for Labor Day. The bill would boost federal education aid for veterans, with a 23 percent increase for many recipients, though reductions cut months of eligibility and remove a conference provision.
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Ridaho
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D-Ind
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U.S
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D-Wis
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D-N.c
Senate Judiciary
Pension plan vesting rules outlined in SREPUT text
The draft outlines pension vesting options and funding rules over years. Three vesting paths exist, including 25 percent after five years rising to full vesting in 15 years, 100 percent after 15 years, or 50 percent at 45 years combined age and service with 100 percent after five more years. Survivor benefits to spouses are required unless declined. Employers must fund annual liabilities and make past-service catch-up payments to reach full funding in 30 years, with excise taxes if missed. Transfers between jobs allowed under voluntary plans.
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Penson
Internal Revenue Service
Cyprus crisis deepens as UN aids blocked in Famagusta
UN officials report Turkish army bars Swedish peacekeepers from delivering food water and medicine to refugees in Famagusta. Greek Cypriots fearfully shelter in the port city while supplies run low. Soviet proposal for an aviation conference seeks Security Council support with Greece Turkey and Cyprus, while Western diplomats doubt the plan. Kissinger says the U.S. will study it as Britain pursues a Geneva restart with limited participants.
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Draft Evaders Seek No Strings Amnesties in Canada
In Toronto, Vietnam era exiles urge unconditional amnesty to return home. Deserters and draft dodgers fear second class status, while some back conditional terms. Notable voices include Hal Francis, Alfredo Clemens, and Gerry Condon, with calls for full legal relief and the chance to work back into American society.
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Ford plans pool at White House may rely on private funds
Ford and advisers weigh endorsing private fund-raising to build a White House swimming pool while denying use of federal money. He will not campaign heavily for GOP candidates as he focuses on governance and the Housing and Community Development Act signing. Public officials from across levels attended. Ford praised the act’s block grant concept boosting local decision making and responsibility.
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Terhorst
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Republican House
GOP
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Congress
Ford Signs 11.9 Billion Housing and Development Bill
President Ford signed an 11.9 billion housing and community development bill amid a White House ceremony with about 20 officials. The measure replaces seven small grant programs with block grants for community development and expands limits on public housing agency mortgages to reflect higher housing costs.
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White House
Refugees face hunger and curfew under Turkish siege in Cyprus
More than a thousand Greek Cypriots remain behind Turkish lines in a northern Cyprus village. They describe hunger, confinement, and loss of money, electricity, and livestock as bombardments continue and men are taken away. The scene contrasts with U.S. housing policy passages.
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Ford aides weigh sizable budget cuts and GDP shift
The article notes Ford aides discussing potential budget cuts up to twice the amount endorsed by President Ford, who has proposed a 300 billion dollar budget outlay amid a 305 billion plan. It also covers Burns urging restraint on cuts to curb interest rates, and plans for Ford’s economy summit with sessions including Cabinet members, economists, and labor representatives before detailed topic meetings. The piece mentions the government adopting GDP as a new measure alongside gross national product, highlighting its exclusion of foreign affiliate activity.
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Wcoming News
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Ford
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
Kenneth Bush
John J. McFall
D-Calif
McFall
U.S
Angry Worker Surrenders Gun At Plant
In Asheville near Bail Bros Co a boxmaker Paul Trantham Sexton 27 surrendered his pistol after threatening a supervisor for about an hour over safety glasses He returned later fired into the floor but no one was injured He was taken into custody and may face assault with a deadly weapon charges The incident involved a glassed-in office and prompted police to avoid a public scene at the plant
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Rockefeller seeks top White House staff and 1976 ticket role
Rocky Cancuin and York attorney Robert Douglass supervise the effort as former New York governor Rockefeller weighs a 1976 bid. Hugh Morrow notes William Rowan may lead Rockefeller's vice presidential staff or oversee the Commission on Critical Choices, with Ann Whitman acting as chief of staff during a Labor Day vacation. The former governor deflects questions on wealth while planning campaign speeches before any confirmation.
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Ann Whitman
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R.I
Rockefeller
Robert McClory
GOP
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D-Tex
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R-Ariz
Senate
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