House Votes To Override Ford Veto On Veterans Benefits
The House voted 394 to 10 to override President Ford and increase veterans school benefits by 22.7 percent. Senate action was expected soon. The measure would aid seven million Vietnam era veterans and four million others with monthly school support and extend undergraduate benefits from 36 to 45 months.
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Washington
House
Ford
Senate
Congress
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Sens
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Els
Liberal majority possible as Ways and Means enlarged
The House Democratic caucus voted to raise the Ways and Means membership from 25 to 37. The move, by voice vote, aims for a liberal majority over the conservative tax committee. Voting reflects liberal power shifts within the party and follows a day of related reforms.
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Washington
House Democratic Caucus
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Charles A. Vanik
Dohio
Newsmen
Ways
Bank heist defense witness disputes McCoy and Scott roles
Federal court heard final testimony in the June 22 First State Bank of Grandfield robbery. Gary Wayne Tipton testified that Johnny Ray McCoy and James Arnold Scott did not participate, while Scott and McCoy denied involvement. Tipton aided by driving with Scott and later claimed to learn of the crime. Robert Lee McGowan identified both as accomplices. Trial entered its second day as defense rested and final arguments were forthcoming.
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First State Bank of
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Gary Wayne Tipton
Johnny Ray McCoy
Lawton
James Arnold
Buddy) Scott
McCoy
Scott
Tiptoen
Tipton
Robert Lee McGowan
Federal
Kissinger Won't Give Jewish Emigration Figure
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said he cannot provide specific figures on how many Jews will be allowed to emigrate from the Soviet Union and warned Congress against pressuring Moscow publicly. He added that if the administration's trade bill passes, emigration should rise with applicant numbers and face no interference.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Soviet Union
Congress
Moscow
Senate Finance Committee
Kissinger
Pioneer 11 Renamed and Aimed at Saturn Mission
Pioneer 11, after a perilous Jupiter flyby, renamed Pioneer Saturn, heads toward Saturn on a 21 month 62 million mile voyage. NASA officials express optimism as the unmanned craft survived intense radiation and signals confirm it remains on course for a September 1979 Saturn probe.
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Pioneer 11
Saturn
Jupiter
Pioneer 10
Pioneer
James C. Fletcher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Robert S. Kraemer
NASA
Soldiers Arrest 8 Ethiopians in Addis Ababa Bomb Case
Eight more Ethiopians were arrested as the military crackdown in Addis Ababa widens. Armored troops enforced curfews, searched employees, and tightened security at government buildings amid ongoing reprisals for weekend bombings that have killed about eight people.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Food Budget Share Grows for Americans in 1969
Government statistics show Americans spend a larger share of income on food. For July through September this year the average is 16.9 percent, the Agriculture Department reports. The index matches 1968 levels after falling from 20 percent in 1960s.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Economic Research Service Re
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Fort Sill Grant Lands 45 Acre Recreation Tract to Comanche County
The federal government designated a 45 acre tract at Fort Sill for recreational use and transferred it to Comanche County under the Legacy of Parks program. The land, bounded by U S 277 and S H 49, includes highway right of way and sits near the Bateman Zarling American Legion Post No 193. County plans to seek federal aid to develop picnic areas, with no intent to ask the Legion to vacate.
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Comanche County
Gerald Ford
New U.S. 277
Bateman-Zarling American Legion
American Legion
White
Highway Funds Not Blocking Local Road Projects
State Highway Commission Chairman Charlie Payne said planned Gore Boulevard Sheridan Road and Lee Boulevard work in Lawton should proceed regardless of a $12 million supplemental appropriation request. He noted $7 million already set aside for Lawton and expected continued commitment under Gov Elect David Boren. Contracts for Gore Boulevard between 17th and 38th Streets await federal approval with 70 percent funded federally and 30 percent from state and local sources, possible after Jan. 1, 1975.
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Charlie Payne
Gore Boulevard
Sheridan Road
Lee Boulevard
Payne
Lawton Street
David Boren
Lawton
Boren
Oklahoma
State Highway Department
17Th
38Th
Federal Highway Administration
Warm spell to linger as Lawton sees mild week
Warm weather continues across Lawton with fair days through Wednesday. Southerly winds 5 to 10 mph tonight. Lows near the mid 30s. Wednesday highs expected in the mid 60s. Monday highs reached 49 with a 24 degree low.
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Lawton
Sugar refiners cut prices but relief unlikely now
The nations largest cane sugar refiner and two others cut prices about five cents per pound, with Amstar Sucrest and CPC lowering 100 pounds by 5.20 and 5.10 respectively. Retailers reap no immediate benefit as wholesale rises linger, while Washington sells two million ounces of gold and keeps Americans’ gold buying rights post December. In other news Judge Sirica proposed written questions to Nixon for the Watergate trial. Fire kills eight at Sac Osage Hospital in Osceola Missouri. two patients rescued. House Speaker Albert questions Mills health and possible leadership change tied to Mills- Battistella ties.
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New York
Amstar Corp
Sucrest Corp
CPC International
Washington
U.S
John J. Sirica
Richard M. Nixon
Page
Osceola
Sac-Osage Hospital
State Fire Marshal’s Office
State Division of Health
John Brack
Hopital
Carl Albert
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Albert
House
Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Annabel Battistella
Boston
Financial aid nears $1 million at Cameron University
Cameron University reports 961 students receive aid for 1974 75, with total aid of $973 717 and an average on campus cost of 2350 per year. Outside scholarships totaling 335 765 go to 538 students from groups including Vocational Rehabilitation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Campus work study funds 226 483 support 271 students, and BEOG grants total 137 759 aid 217 students.
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Cameron University
Cameron
Robert Richey
Richey
Bureau of Indian Affairs
5Th Army
Model Cities
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