Stripped-down housing bill clears Senate vote
The Senate approved a stripped-down housing bill 94 to 0 after Proxmire. It extends mortgage purchase author ity to 10 billion and backs unemployment loan subsidies while aligning with Ford's requests. The measure heads to the House where action is unlikely before the July 4 recess.
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UPI
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House
William Proxmire
D-Wis
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Proxmire
Wisconsin
Henry Reuss
Reuss
Jonathan Bingham Jr
D-N.y
Ford urges private industry into uranium enrichment business
President Ford asked Congress to authorize private contractors to build and operate uranium enrichment plants, arguing it would boost the economy and move toward energy independence. ERDA would contract with firms to process ore into reactor fuel, with hearings likely after the July 4 recess.
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UPI
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America
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Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
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Levi shocked by secret CIA report actions
Attorney General Edward H. Levi read parts of the Rockefeller Commission secret CIA report and said he is shocked by some material. He ordered a top priority study on possible prosecutions and asked two memos on legal points and statutes of limitations. Ford withheld parts of the findings from the public and referred them to the Justice Department.
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UPI
Edward H. Levi
Rockefeller Commission
CIA
Robert J. Havel
Justice Department
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Ford
Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
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District of Columbia
White House
One Cent Gas Tax Hike Proposed in California Senate
The California Senate passes SB100 to raise the gasoline tax from seven to eight cents per gallon starting Jan 1 to generate about 110 million dollars for highway construction. Supporters expect a two to three cent increase in the Assembly, with governors veto unlikely.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate
Assembly
James R. Mills
San Diego
Transportation Committee
John Holmdahl
Oakland
Mils
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Hitchhikers sought as SLA members
Centralia Illinois police and FBI search for two hitchhikers matching the birthdates of SLA members William and Emily Harris. The pair gave fictitious names, were stopped near the city reservoir, and their identities prompted an all points bulletin and NCIC alert.
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Centralia, Ill
UPI
FBI
Mike Anderson
Mary Hensley
Oklahoma
National Crime Information Center
National Crime Computer
Harrises
Nevada desert nuclear blast rattles Las Vegas area
A 1. megaton class underground detonation code Camembert rocked PAHUTE MESA 35 miles from Beatty and 120 miles from Las Vegas at 5 30 a m PDT. No radiation leaks reported. Residents described the tremor lasting about a minute including a restaurant owner and a bartender witnessing the shock.
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Pahute Mesa
Nev
UPI
United States
Nevada Desert
Las Vegas
Geraldine Falkner
Exchange Club
Beatty
Ground Zero
Bud Weller
Million dollar ransom demanded in Quebec kidnapping
Lena Blanchette, 63, wife of a wealthy Quebec businessman, was abducted from her Rock Forest home. Abductors threaten to kill unless a $1 million ransom is paid. Police say she was alone at home beside a swimming pool and that her daily heart medication was not taken. A wet bathing suit was found. no suspect count given.
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Que
UPI
Quebec
Lena Blanchette
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