Senate approves election spending reforms amid compromise
Senate Democrats and Republicans reach a compromise on major election spending reforms aiming for veto protection. A 72 to 21 vote backs a 10 cent per voter limit with media split, 84 million radio television ad cap for a president, and 88 to 2 for a federal elections commission. Pastore notes bipartisan action amid debate over Section 315A and equal time rules.
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Washington
Senate
Federal Elections Commission
John C. Pastore
D-R.l
Nixon
Pastore
Congress
Rains Worth $2 Million In Electricity
Knoxville AP TVA calculates July rainfall in Tennessee and Cumberland valleys added about 2 million dollars in electricity. Rainfall behind dams created power while a rail strike halted 140000 tons of coal deliveries. Most rainfall remains stored in reservoirs for future power.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee
Cumberland River
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Southern Railway
Lady Bird Johnson Tours North Carolina Parks
Mrs. Lyndon Johnson and two advisory board members continued a tour of North Carolina park areas. The group, including Frank Masland and Dr. Durward L. Allen, travels from mountains to coast as part of a Department of the Interior visit.
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Asheville
Lyndon Johnson
Blue Ridge Parkway
North Carolina
National Parks, Historic Sites
Southeast
Department of the Interior
Job Money Bill Passage Expected
Washington AP reports a one billion dollar appropriation to create up to 173000 public service jobs is expected to pass the House with bipartisan support. The program funds state and local agencies via the Labor Department, with 90 percent federal cost and 4.5 percent unemployment eligibility thresholds.
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Washington
House
House Appropriations’ Committee
Congress
California
Labor Department
Nixon
Subversive Activities Control Board Gains Budget and Powers
The Subversive Activities Control Board received a $450000 budget and broad new powers via Nixon’s executive order, while Congress approved a $4.1 billion appropriations package for State, Commerce and Justice. Critics cite McCarthyism fears and constitutional questions, while supporters note limited board activity prior to the order.
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Washington
Incredible Pearl Harbor story screening opens Friday
"Tora Tora Tora" at Big Jim's POINTER presents a dual-perspective show on the Pearl Harbor attack. Promotion highlights Ladies fashions, boys shirts, sheets, curtains, pillow cases, and carpet blocks with sale prices and wide selections.
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Big Jim
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