Filibuster rule test looms as energy debates spark showdown
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield says a major test of the new filibuster rule could come later this month over a House tax cut rider ending the oil depletion allowance. The change, approved Friday, lowers debate-closing votes from two thirds to three fifths, potentially affecting tax reform auto insurance and the Voting Rights Act.
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Catholic Student Is Killed In Belfast Shooting
A 23 year old Catholic art student Michael Adamson was shot dead at his Belfast home while his 22 year old wife Geraldine was wounded. The couple were preparing to leave for a brother’s wedding in a mixed Cliftonville neighborhood. Their 3 year old daughter slept upstairs. Police said the attackers knocked at the door then fired. news events suggest sectarian tensions in the area.
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Congress Bucks School Aid Cuts in Battle Over Education Funding
Washington AP Ford faces resistance as Congress plans to use the Budget Act to set its own priorities. Senate and House supporters push for higher aid to elementary, secondary, colleges, and universities, arguing Ford’s 1976 request of 4.2 billion is inadequate and would fall short of 1976 authorizations. Mondale says inflation-adjusted spending favors current levels, urging increases funded by tax reform.
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