House revolt dethrones Patman and Hays from chairmanships
Democratic leaders vote to oust Rep. Wright Patman of Texas and Rep. Wayne Hays of Ohio from their chairmanships, signaling a broader challenge to House committee heads. The move, led by the Steering and Policy Committee, faces caucus ratification and could threaten other Texans atop key panels.
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Ohio
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D-Wis
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George H. Mahon
Appropriations Committee
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Agriculture Committee
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Armed Services Committee
Thomas P. O'Neill
Massachusetts
Wilbur D. Mills
Ford delivers bleak State of the Union to Congress
President Ford presented a pessimistic State of the Union to a somber Congress. He urged tax cuts and higher fuel costs while pledging to veto any new spending, drawing limited applause and calls for targeted income relief from key lawmakers. Labor leader Meany later signaled ongoing AFL CIO stance.
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Ford
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Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
al Ullman
D-Ore
House
Ways and Means Committee
Carl Albert
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Labor Organization
Wholesale price drop signals easing inflation amid recession
The Labor Department reported December wholesale prices fell 0.5 percent, led by a 2.5 percent drop in farm foods and processed goods. Industrial wholesale prices showed no increase, marking the first flat reading since 1972, while overall economic signals point to a deepening recession with declines in industrial production and inventories rising.
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Colby Reveals CIA Domestic Spying Details
CIA director William Colby acknowledged infiltrating undercover agents into American dissident groups as part of counterintelligence efforts, revealing about 10 000 files on U S citizens. He said the New York Times report alleging a massive illegal operation is an open question for investigators.
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CIA
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Colby
Senate Appropriations Intelligence
New York Times
Richard Helms
Iran
Agency
U.S
Boy Loses Legs After Freight Train Accident
An 11 year old boy fell under a westbound train near Moody Street and Crescent Avenue in an unincorporated Orange County area. Surgeons at La Palma Intercommunity Hospital operated to reattach both legs but officials cautioned it was too early to tell if the surgery would succeed.
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Crescent Avenue
Orange County
Sixth skid row slasher victim found in Los Angeles
Police identified Robert Tex Shannahan, a 40s trucking company employee, as the sixth victim in a series of throat-slashings near skid row in downtown Los Angeles. His body, with a butcher knife in his side, was found on the top floor of the MacDonald Apartment Hotel by friend Charles Fielding at 8:30 p.m. The cases share proximity, timing, and method with five earlier slayings in or near City Hall since December.
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Robert “Tex” Shannahan
Shannahan
MacDonald Apartment Hotel
S. Valencia St
Charles Fielding
Fielding
Jobless-aid records in Christmas week rise to new high
Washington AP reports that during Christmas week 3,923,700 Americans received unemployment checks, up 623,000 from the prior week. The insured jobless rate climbed to 6 percent, the highest since March 1963, from 5 percent. A year earlier 2,159,500 people collected benefits at a 3.5 percent rate.
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Labor Department
Demonstrators rally around the White House in job protest
Thousands march around the White House chanting We want jobs. Reports say President will drop Treasury Secretary Simon. Senators and Jewish leaders fault the USSR as Congress faces a trade pact breakdown. Secret Witness feature listed.
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