End to Angola involvement eyed
The Senate debates halting U S aid to Angola amid fears of a Vietnam repeat. A subcommittee may back a Dick Clark amendment to cut off military or paramilitary funding, while Tunney seeks to bar use of most defense funds for Angola in a secret session. Church warns foreign entanglements risk, stressing Angolan independence.
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Senate
U.S
Angola
Vietnam
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Dick Clark
Diona
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Fense
CIA
Frank Church
Idaho
House
John J. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Appropriations Committee
Tunney
McClellan
Church
Picketing bill heads to Ford for action in Congress
The labor backed bill to allow unions to shut down a construction site faces President Ford. It passed the Senate 52 to 43 but has not reached a veto proof margin. Supporters hope for quicker disputes settlement. opponents warn of higher costs and inflation.
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Ford
California
Ronald Reagan
Afl-Cio
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Senate
House
White House
Harry S. Truman
Supreme Court
James Pearson
Robert Dole
Kansas
Funding gaps threaten Kansas highway program
A state transportation report to lawmakers warns that Kansas highway maintenance and expansion face critical funding gaps over the next 10 to 20 years due to dwindling revenue and rising traffic. Transportation Secretary Turner urges preserving federal highway funds and considers bond and tax policy changes to accelerate freeway construction.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Department of Transportation
O.D
Jack"’ Turner
Department
Statehouse
Federal Highway Trust Fund
Congress
Jobless Rate Drops in Douglas County as Government Hiring Rises
Douglas County unemployment fell from 5.0 to 4.3 percent between August and October according to Kansas Labor Department figures. Government and school-service jobs boosted employment by 1,425 while wholesale and retail trade added 250, total employed at 26,600. Jobless total eased to 1,200 in October, still 375 above year earlier.
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Employment Security Division
Kansas Department of Labor
Labor Department
Labor
Church seeks Bush pledge on 1976 ticket and CIA role
Senator Frank Church asks that George Bush publicly disavow any 1976 presidential ticket bid as a condition for confirmation as CIA director. Bush previously refused to rule out a possible vice presidential run, while Senate investigators pressed for clarity on his political ambitions.
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Washington
Senate Intelligence Committee
George Bush
Central Intelligence Agency
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Senate Armed Services Committee
Bush
CIA
Church
Armed Servies Committee
Ford
William E. Colby
Energy bill passes House amid price rollback debate
The House approved a broad energy measure 236 to 160, setting a price rollback from $10.75 to $7.66 a barrel and allowing a annual ad justment up to 10 percent for 40 months. The bill includes standby gas rationing powers and a requirement for 18 mpg autos by 1978, while Senate action and President Ford remain uncertain.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
House
Senate House
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Assault in Quinlan case studied in Rock Island
New Jersey authorities say Karen Anne Quinlan may have been assaulted before she was admitted to a hospital in a coma eight months ago. They seek Illinois man William Zywot of Silvis to testify before a grand jury in the investigation. State's Attorney David DeDoncker says Zywot was believed with Quinlan the day she was admitted and that Quinlan had head contusions. The hearing began today and Quinlan's parents previously sued to turn off her respirator.
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New Jersey
Karen Anne Quinlan
Illinois
David DeDoncker
Rock Island County
Attorney General’s Office
William Zywot
Silvis
Circuit Court
Rock Island
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