Nixon targets tougher auto emission rules for 1975
The White House aims to skip gradual yearly gains and set strict 1975 limits cut by 33 to 78 percent from 1971 levels with 1980 goals of 80 to 99 percent reductions. HEW officials say major new engine tech may be needed. automakers contend current engines can meet targets with fuels and new devices. The plan seeks federal R and D funding to develop unconventional engines.
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Washington
Nixon
Health, Education and Welfare Department
State of the Union
HEW
White House
Kennedy Loses Bid To Narrow Anticrime Bill
Sen Edward Kennedy failed to narrow the anti crime bill as the Senate neared passage. His amendment to limit extra prison terms to organized crime offenses was rejected 62 to 11. Senator McClellan defended the measure saying the extra sentences target professional criminals.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate
Nixon
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Phillip A. Hart
D-hich
Supreme Court
John L. McClellan
New Beginnings and Reforms Outlined in 1970s Vision
A speech outlines 1970s goals including ending the Vietnam War, Latin American partnerships, federal reform funding back to states, expanded equal rights and ownership, and a balanced 1971 budget. Proposes a $10 billion clean waters program, crime reduction, open space purchases, and municipal waste treatment to restore environmental protections.
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Congress
America
Brave lawmakers walk home alone amid D C crime fears
President Nixon warned of a crime problem in the capital during the State of the Union. Senators and representatives recount burglaries and robberies near the Capitol and their fears while returning home at night. A Commerce Department credit union was robbed of 128600 dollars hours before the speech.
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Washington
Contary
Nixon
Congress
Quentin N. Burdick
D-N.d
State of the Union
Budick
Sen
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Texas
Bob Eckhardt
Len B. Jordan
Idaho
Capitol Hill
Proxmire
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Shirley Chisolm
New York City
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Commerce Department
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