Swine Flu Immunizations Seen Starting Next Month
President Ford's swine flu program faces litigation hurdles but Congress moved to authorize the government as defendant in lawsuits. Industry and insurers delayed vaccine production until legal protections were secured, with shots for seniors and those with chronic illnesses possible as early as September.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
Paul Rogers
D-Fra
House
Rogers
Ford Administration
Pacific corruption uncovered by crusade in New Mexico
Carlsbad resident Richard Thorpe accuses officials of the Trust Territories of the Pacific of graft and mismanagement costing taxpayers 60 to 100 million since 1970. He says investigations are insufficient and calls for prosecutions while noting personal financial loss from his crusade.
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Carlsbad, N.M
UPI
Richard Thorpe
Pacific Islands
United States
Thorpe
Trust Territories
Palau
Island
Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Interior Department
Carlsbad
Judge salary restriction proposal revived in California
SACRAMENTO UPI A last minute move revived Gov. Brown's plan to cap judge pay raises. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved an amended bill sending it to the Finance Committee during the 1975 76 session. Assemblyman Knox backed the amendment then secured reconsideration amid criticism from committee leaders.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Finance Committee
John Knox
Richmond
Brown
Contra Costa County
Knox
Alfred Long
Monterey Park
Dennis Carpenter
Newport Beach
Ford to Fly to Kansas City for GOP Convention
White House staffers say President Ford will fly to Kansas City for the Republican National Convention opening on Monday. Officials note the trip is largely political with many aides paying their own expenses, while Secret Service costs may be government funded.
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Ford
Washington
Eens
Secret Service
Public service jobs bill approved by Senate vote
The Senate passed a public service jobs bill 67 to 11, extending the program through next September despite White House opposition. Ford proposed ending it by January 1977, but lawmakers kept options open for future Congresses. The House moved ahead on a separate public works bill with 3.95 billion for job creation.
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Senate
Ford
House
Thomas O'Neill
U.S
Rep
Henry Waxman
Washington
UPI
White House
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Kansas City
GOF
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Senate Democrats
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
South
Witnesses testify on US bus crash in California
UPI reports a Yuba City California bus carrying 50 students crashed after ramming a wall and plunging 21 feet to a ground. Final death toll reached 29 with 23 injured as a four member safety board probes the May accident at the high school gym.
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Yuba City
Calif
UPI
Martinez
United States
Larry Beaty
Shell Oil Co
National Transportation Safety Board
Beaty
Dean Estabrook
Lorraine Johnson
Orinda
Richard Ethington
Ivan Prothero
Ethington
Chris Estabrook
Ms. Johnson
Estabrook
Estrabook
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