Bentsen declares 1976 presidential bid in national debut
Sen. Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr., a wealthy Texas Democrat with broad fundraising reach, formally launches his 1976 presidential bid with press conferences in Washington and Houston. The 54 year old businessman and senator positions himself as a moderate with a business background, while continuing to run for the Senate. He joins a field that includes Jackson Udall Carter Harris and may gain traction with Texas conservative Democrats backing his campaign.
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Washington
Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr
Abs
Bentsen
Houston
Tex
Senate
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Henry M. Jackson
House
Jackson
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Jimmy Carter
Dga
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Lincoln Consolidated
Ralph W. Yarborough
George Bush
Armed Services Committee
Finance Committee
Senate looks to block Ford oil price hike veto battle
The Senate may vote to block Ford's oil price rise but faces a tight path to a two thirds override. House votes on Penn Central aid and a select intelligence panel as readings of Washington’s farewell address set the start of a busy week. The diesel of politics centers on suspending tariff increases and shaping an energy plan while funding rail projects and a maritime bill.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
Penn Central Railroad
House
George Washington
Congress
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Ways and Means Committee
U.S
Penn Central
Ford opens White House talks to push energy and tax plan
President Ford stages a nationwide push for his energy and economic programs. He invites the Senate Republican steering committee to dinner and plans breakfast and dinner events through Thursday to engage lawmakers from both parties. Senate action looms on a House backed oil tariff delay while the Ways and Means Committee acts on a Democrat tax cut plan. Byrd and Humphrey criticize the proposals as worsening recession and inflation.
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Senate
Senate Republican Steering Committee
White House
Ford
Georgia
Texas
Kansas
New York
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Byrd
CBS
AFL-CIO to push new minimum wage increase in Congress
The AFL-CIO plans to press Congress for another rise in the minimum wage to restore purchasing power after inflation. The current floor is $2.10 rising to $2.30 by 1977, with prices expected to climb again this year. The push tops labor’s broader economic program as the 35-member executive council meets.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Congress
Labor Federation
General Board
Washington
Supreme Court to weigh Pennsylvania parochial text book aid
The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on Pennsylvania 1972 legislation that funds state textbooks and materials for private and parochial schools. Critics seek to overturn the Allen precedent while officials argue the measure is limited and self policing.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Byron R. White
New York
Conservatives defer third party plan after four day conference
Delegates at a conservative action conference near unanimous in delaying a move to form a third political party. They approved a resolution criticizing the Republican administration and created a committee to review future conservative options. Sponsored by the American Conservative Union and Young Americans for Freedom, the meeting drew about 500 grassroots delegates.
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Washington
American Conservative Union
Young Americans For Freedom
Births and dismissals listed in Vital Statistics
In Lebanon births recorded Mr and Mrs Randolph Kesling 217 E Silver St welcomed a girl yesterday and Mr and Mrs Anthony Schwartz 220 Mulberry St welcomed a girl today. The hospital dismissals include numerous individuals and family members from Franklin, Poinciana Drive, Eighth Ave, Elk Creek Rd, Dickens St, Webster St, Vannest Ave, Winton St, Circle Ginny, Pershing Ave, Park Lane, Lamberton St, Garden Manor, Curtis St, New Miami, Glencoe Ave, Trenton, Roosevelt Blvd, Somerville, Monroe, West Alexandria Rd, Jefferson Rd, Camden, Inland Drive, Lindy Ave, and Middletown. Hospital patient numbers and additional names noted without changes.
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Randolph Kesling
E. Silver St
Lebanon
Anthony Schwartz
Mulberry St
Raymond Brown
Franklin
Kenneth Coburn
Poinciana Drive
Vivian Washington
Eighth Ave
Lonnie L. Lowe
Elk Creek Road
Robert Lesko
James Davis
Dickens St
Hollis G. Patterson
Superior Ave
Howard Woodrey
Trenton
Susan Combs
Bobby Combs
Webster St
Richard Ratliff
Vannest Ave
Ancel Newton
Winton St
Harry E. Hadley
Lewis St
Diana Combs
Circle Ginny
William Rogers
Pershing Ave
Alfred L. Withrow
Park Lane
David Lawson
Lamberton St
Tiff Glossip Sr
Nancy Miller
Frances McCullough
Garden Manor
Lula Edwards
Curtis St
Melvin Cox
New Miami
Robert S. Hill
Foster
Gerald Helton
Glencoe Ave
Herbert Pergram
Ronald Sullivan
Charles McGuire
Roosevelt Blvd
Larry Elkins
Somerville
Verlon Back
Auburn
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Birch E. Bayh
Indiana
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
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Rio Grande Valley
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Trend Mills
Saxony
Hunter Shopping Center
Philadelphia
Allen
James Allen
New York State
High Court
Greg Adkins
Monroe
Robert Bryant Jr
Robert Bryant Sr
Jefferson Road
Anna Cable
West Alexandria Road
Burgin H. Collier
Emery Knott
Harold Koeller
Camden
Robert Oglesby
Inland Drive
Emma R. Williams
Lindy Ave
William E. Grays
East St
ST Joseph
Dode
Polident
Gillette
Ang Gi Tories
KOTEX
ST. Joseph
Vicki
Phillips
Magnesia
Lewis
Central Avenue
Middletown
Ohio
West State Street
Igs Inc
Lins
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