Congress adjourns for lame duck session with Nixon program bills
Congress recessed for a month leaving a large post-election agenda including a major portion of President Nixon’s program. The Senate and House will reconvene November 16 for the first post-election session since Korea, tackling welfare reform, a 2.5 billion health package, rail passenger preservation, and a 1.6 billion military construction bill.
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Nixon to Sign Anticrime Bill in White House Ceremony
President Nixon plans a formal signing ceremony for a sweeping anticrime bill addressing terrorist bombings and underworld syndicates. The measure expands federal power, imposes death penalty for fatal bombings, and targets federal buildings and sites aided by federal funds. Civil liberties groups question constitutionality and fear focus on dissidents and militant groups.
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Legislation for Postal Corp and Large Public Works Program
Legislation creates a separate postal service corporation and funds mass transit with 3.1 billion. It extends the Voting Rights Act by five years, broadens unemployment compensation, raises airline taxes to finance a 16 billion airport improvement program, and provides 24.6 billion for expanded elementary and secondary education.
Rights Measure Is Dead In Senate After Long Fight
The equal rights amendment long debated in Congress appears dead as Senate sponsors abandon it. A substitute proposal to bar sex discrimination via the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause is offered by Sen. Birch Bayh and Sen. Mary L. Cook, signaling a shift in strategy after House passage last year.
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