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Newspaper
Newton Kansan
Location
Newton, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1975
Page
1
After a 10 day recess Congress resumes work on a 15 billion supplemental money bill funding unemployment, food stamps, welfare and other programs. A stalled vote left 700 million for railroad rehabilitation in dispute with Senate backing rail aid to save jobs and rails.
The Mayaguez arrived in Hong Kong and six randomly chosen containers were opened by newsmen. Contents included automobile parts fertilizer butane gas paint office equipment and toilet paper all consigned from Oakland to Utapao Air Base Thailand for the May 13 rescue operation.
Washington reports NASA and Soviet space officials approved the joint manned mission set for July 15. The planning and spacecraft readiness will proceed despite the April 5 Soyuz A-2 launch failure, which Lunney says won’t be used in the July flight and was due to staging malfunction.
Heartland Inc sued Newton Creative Housing Inc and others seeking 145 274 56 in relief for halted construction on the Northridge elderly apartment project. settlement accords 51 261 33 to pay sub contractors who acted in good faith. Heartland and California Creative Housing receive no portion.
A planeload of American women and children began evacuations from Laos as Washington agreed to withdraw most aid personnel. Kissinger said the U.S. presence would be substantially reduced while remaining Americans were relocated to Bangkok and other nations amid delays and tension.
Cloudy this afternoon and tonight with showers and thunderstorms continuing. Thunderstorms may become heavy at times. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Partly cloudy Saturday with scattered showers and thundershowers, highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s. Wind 10 to 15 mph. Precipitation chances 40 percent tonight, 20 percent Saturday. Station data shows humidity 86 to 95 percent, high 81, barometer around 29.83 to 29.92 inches.
President Ford told European newsmen at the White House that the United States may be entering a new era of firmness in facing world problems. He cited Mayaguez actions and warned against neo isolationism while stressing detente with the Soviet Union and a strong NATO alliance. He expects final decisions on SALT talks with Brezhnev and plans a NATO summit in Brussels to solidify cooperation. He added Greece and Turkey can resolve Cyprus tensions with continued dialogue.
A presidential emergency board concludes BRAC did not prove a need for higher wages beyond the earlier pattern agreed by seven other railway unions. The board submitted its recommendations to President Ford, who formed the panel under the National Railway Labor Act to avert a clerks strike planned for April 18.
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