Retroactive raise for rail workers ends near strike
About 70 000 railroad shop craft workers will receive a 15 percent retroactive pay raise and improved work rules after four days of talks in a Washington hotel led by federal mediator W J Usery. The tentative contract ends a year long bargaining with 13 unions and averts a nationwide railroad walkout. James Yost of the AFL CIO railway employe department praised the deal.
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House Extends Antirecession Tax Relief Facing Veto Threat
The House passed a bill to extend antirecession tax relief and raise $1.3 billion in new revenues, despite President Ford’s veto warning if no spending cap is included. The vote was 257 to 168 with several amendments adopted, while real estate and multinational firms attacked the measure. The plan would extend 1975 tax reductions and include a one year personal credit, permanent standard deduction tables, and specific deduction amounts for singles and couples.
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Mandel case raises gag order amid Maryland indictment
UPI reports assistant U.S. attorney Barnet Skolnik vows Mandel would be guilty if indicted on mail fraud and anti racketeering charges, prompting a rebuke from U.S. District Judge Herbert Murray. Mandel and five co defendants plead not guilty to a 24 count indictment dated Nov 24. Trial set for May 3 with expected duration three months.
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Hugh Scott Retiring From Senate After 33 Years
Senator Hugh Scott Republican leader announces he will not seek reelection next year ending a 33 year career dating to the Roosevelt era. The Pennsylvania lawmaker cites age family and candidate prospects while Ford urged him to run and Mansfield praised the decision.
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