Proxmire rails at NIDA marijuana research program
Senator William Proxmire labeled five National Institute of Drug Abuse studies as outrageously irrelevant costing about 1 million dollars. He cited a $121,000 project on male arousal from porn under marijuana, involving 60 adult males at Southern Illinois University, and questioned NIDA priorities overall.
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California Democrats clash over convention fate in LA
The report notes Brown praising Bradley and California for a strong case to host the convention while Davis faces criticism for remarks on protests and crime. Beame faces questions on New York’s finances and union walkouts as the party presses on with planning in Los Angeles.
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Kent State Verdict Divides Nation After Trial
The Kent State shooting verdict finds all defendants not liable as jurors say the guardsmen acted to protect themselves. Rhodes reacts with sorrow over the day, while relatives of wounded and slain students condemn the decision.
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Youngstown
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Charles Brown
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Selassie’s Ouster Ends Ethiopian Rule After 44 Years
Rumors and reports confirm Emperor Selassie, world’s longest serving monarch, was deposed by radical officers amid drought and famine that killed up to 250,000. Exiled to detention in Menelik Palace, he never appeared publicly again as Ethiopia faced reform and stagnation.
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Financial plan for New York City dead end crisis
New York Governor Hugh Carey abandoned a day-old plan to avert a possible default next month after banks objected to sharing budgetary powers with Mayor Beame and State Controller Levitt. Beame sought emergency talks to review alternatives as bankers expressed a negative attitude.
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Brown skips Ford meeting over natural gas shortage
Washington Gov. Brown plans to stay in California while 14 governors meet with President Ford on winter gas shortages. White House said Brown would attend if possible, but Sacramento confirmed no plans to travel. Officials discuss federal gas allocations and looser pricing, with impacts expected across the eastern seaboard and California.
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Energy Resources Council
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Mansfield plans last-ditch bid to break oil policy deadlock
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield will meet with President Ford on Friday to urge dropping his veto threat and sign a six month extension of federal oil price controls. GOP sources doubt 33 Senate votes to sustain a veto. House may act if Senate moves first. The bill had been set for White House action next week.
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White House
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Beame would cede control under new city financing plan
The proposed breakthrough in New York's fiscal stalemate would strip Mayor Beame of much authority over city finances. The plan targets avoiding a September default by covering $896 million in operating costs and debt. It reportedly calls for an initial $1 billion appropriation by the Legislature to meet September bills.
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