State governments expand rapidly across the United States
A United Press International survey shows state governments growing at a fast pace with spending rising sharply over 20 years. California spends about 10 percent of its gross state product on government and New York totals $19.5 billion in state and local government costs, employing nearly a million people. The report notes high tax burdens and rising per capita government expenditures in multiple states, with Texas and Louisiana highlighted for large increases and varied per capita costs across Maine Virginia Indiana and other states.
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United Press International
New York
North Carolina
California
Citizens Public Expenditure Survey
Texas
Montana
Colorado
Alaska
Louisiana
Indiana
Maine
Virginia
Lawmakers Resume Budget Talks to Finish 1974-75 Plan
Six members of California’s budget conference committee resumed negotiations in Sacramento as they push to complete the more than $10 billion 1974-75 budget. Sen. Randolph Collier said final action likely Thursday or Friday after a Friday public session that reviewed over 400 items.
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Sacramento
UPI
House
Ronald Reagan
Randolph Collier
Dyreka
Protests Over French Nuclear Blast Reported
Australia and New Zealand condemned a French nuclear explosion above Mururoa Atoll. New Zealand Prime Minister Norman Kirk called it a sizeable blast and warned of multiple tests, noting potential fallout affecting Samoa and the Cook Islands. Japan planned to lodge a protest once details emerged.
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United Press International
Australia
New Zealand
Mururoa Atoll
Pacific
Tokyo
Foreign Ministry
Japan
Wellington
Norman Kirk
Kirk
Samoa
Cook Islands
White House meeting eyed lower meat prices
President Nixon's adviser Kenneth Rush called industry reps to the White House to seek cuts in retail meat prices and expand government meat purchases for schools. Officials said margins of middlemen are high and must be trimmed to revive consumer demand amid lower cattle and hog prices.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Kenneth Bush
White House
Earl L. Butz
Rush
House and Senate Debate 1975 Finance Measures Start
The House will push major spending bills for the 1975 fiscal year starting July 1 while the Senate opens debate on tax reform. Sen. Russell Long predicts passage but expects White House veto trouble. Sen. Edward Kennedy argues for higher personal exemptions or a flat tax credit funded by repealing the oil depletion allowance.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Long
House
Senate
Decision near on buying firecrackers this year
The Consumer Product Safety Commission held a meeting to decide if a firecracker ban and tougher fireworks rules will take effect. Hawaii objected on religious freedom grounds but was told to file a petition by 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
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Washington
UPI
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commission
State of
Hawaii
George R. Aryoshi
Ruckelshaus Defends Kissinger Amid Wiretap Allegations
William D. Ruckelshaus defends Henry Kissinger against wrongdoing charges. Archibald Cox also backs Kissinger, criticizing leaks and unsubstantiated accusations as echoing McCarthy era practices. Ruckelshaus says documents leaked from the House Judiciary Committee are misused, while Kissinger insists he revealed no taps and would resign if cleared.
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Washington
UPI
William D. Ruckelshaus
Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of State
Stanford
Calif
Archibald Cox
Kissinger
Ruckelshaus
CBS
Face the Nation
Jerusalem
Foreign Relations Committee
House Judiciary Committee
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Lompoc, Calif
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S.Y. Valley
Lompoc
Eugene R. Anderson
Ocean Holloway Medical Bldg
First Valley Bank
Hh” & Walnut
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