Congress upholds Ford veto on jobs bill
Congress sustains President Ford with a three vote Senate override short of the two thirds needed. The $6.2 billion jobs bill, criticized as pork by Ford, would have funded public works to create about 655,000 jobs and faced continued debates on alternative unemployment measures.
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Ford
New Hampshire
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Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Robert P. Griffin
Gary Brown
Michigan
Brock Adams
Tiny one room house in Catskills linked to Hearst hideaway
In Jeffersonville New York residents recall a one room former creamery near a muddy lane as a possible Patricia Hearst refuge during part of 1974. Neighbors described a small group living there with a woman who may have been Oriental and noted nearby Woodstock era communes.
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UPI
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Middletown Times Herald Record
Sullivan County
Jeffersonville
N.Y
Miss Hearst
San Francisco
Wendy Yoshimura
New York
William Anderson
Money tree slated for destruction in UPI report
Washington story notes FEC facing possible shutdown after Supreme Court ruling and March 1 deadline. Commission approves $92,175 subsidies to five Democrats, warns funds may total $10 million by March 1 as Congress negotiates a fix. Submissions to certify matching funds continue.
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Simon rejects calls for more Lockheed bribery details
Treasury Secretary William Simon told the Senate banking committee the administration is not interested in further details of the $24 million Lockheed bribery payments overseas. The exchange follows calls by Sen. Proxmire for full public disclosure of all names involved and potential effects on federal loan guarantees.
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UPI
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Senate Banking Committee
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Committee
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Simon
Lockheed
Church
Germany
Ernest Hauser
Defense
Franz Josef Strauss
Strauss
Netherlands
Prince Bernhardt
California lawmakers reveal extensive outside income in 1975 reports
Nearly two thirds of California legislators earned income from outside sources in 1975 including investments and real estate. Wealth ranges from under 1,000 to more than 10,000 in various stocks and properties, with notable figures like Jim Keysor and Alan Sieroty detailing million-dollar portfolios. Some lawmakers, such as Richard Alatorre and Howard Berman, reported no outside income.
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Sacramento
UPI
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Assembly
Senate
Jim Keysor
D-Sepulveda
Alan Sieroty
Los Angeles
Legis
Lature
Sieroty
Lieroty
William McVittie
D-Upland
Michael Wornum
D-Mill Valley
Lterety
Wornum
Sausalito
McVittie
Clare Berryhill
Shingle Springs
San Joaquin Valley
Richard Alatorre
Howard Berman
Push for stronger rural development oversight in Congress
A group of rural House members push legislation to require the Agriculture Secretary to submit timely specific annual reports on rural economy progress and future goals. Backers say stronger reporting would pressure leadership to fund rural spur programs and community projects.
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UPI
House
Congressional
Congressional Rural Caucus
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Water Rationing Likely in Marin County Soon
California officials warn that continuing dry weather could force water rationing in Marin County and possibly parts of Sonoma County. Gov. Brown seeks federal disaster declarations for additional counties, unlocking aid such as emergency livestock feed and low-interest loans for farmers and cattlemen.
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UPI
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Sonoma County
State Water Resources Department
Yuba
Tehama
San Bernardino
Edmund G. Brown Jr
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