The Five-Headed Monster Conference Committees
Kansas correspondent outlines how conference committees arise when both houses fail to agree on amendments. Five members decide fate. bills may die, be watered down, or be reported back. Critics warn of deal making and pressure, while supporters admit no better method exists. The perennial five headed monster thrives each session.
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Leroy Towns
Kansas
Harris Enterprises
Topeka
Conference Committee
Senate
House
Mittee
Glee Smith
R-Larned
Robert F. Bennett
Prairie Village
Byron Brooks
Manhattan
Arthur Gabriel
R-De Soto
James Holderman
John Simpson
Salina
Allies Boost Contenders In Wisconsin
In Milwaukee and nearby cities Democratic presidential hopefuls rally with athletes and allies. McGovern launches Athletes for McGovern with 83 endorsing athletes while Muskie cites rival strength from neighboring senators and pledges defense cuts to save over 18 billion.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
Edmund S. Muskie
George McGovern
South Dakota
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Wendell Anderson
Eau Claire
la Crosse
Muskie
Humphrey
McGovern
New Hampshire
Maine
Kenneth Curtis
Ray Schoenke
Washington Redskins
William Proxmire
New York
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Washington
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Henry M. Jackson
West Allis
Nixon
Tragic B52 crash near Orlando claims seven Air Force crew
An eight-jet B52 bomber from McCoy Air Force Base disintegrated after a fire during a training flight. All seven crew members were killed as the aircraft crashed about 50 yards from a house, scattering flames and debris over a six block area. Eight civilians were injured, including seven children playing outside. The plane carved a 150 foot crater near the recreation lake. Authorities identified the dead as Capt. Wendell W. Campbell and seven other Air Force personnel.
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Orlando
Fla
Air Force
Silver Beach
McCoy Air Force Base
Russel E. Dougherty
2Nd Air Force
McCoy
Wendell W. Campbell
Washington, D.C
Dougherty
America
McCoy Base
Anthony Ellington
Harrisburg Jury Deliberates Over Conspiracy Case
The Harrisburg Seven jury spent two days without a verdict over whether Rev. Philip Berrigan and six antiwar activists plotted to kidnap Henry Kissinger and to blow tunnels and attack draft offices to end U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Jurors questioned whether all seven needed to share one conspiracy. the judge said no. Some defendants were absent as deliberations continued.
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Harrisburg, Pa
Harrisburg Seven
Philip Berrigan
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Washington
Draft Board
United States
Vietnam
U.S. District Court
R. Dixon Herman
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Dormansville
N.Y
James J. Hammons
Shawnee
Ala
Robert Heatherly
Mount Vernon
William E. Kesler
Fukuay- Varina
N.C
Allen H. Murray
Philadelphia
George M. Gamache
Somerset, Mass
Harrisburg
FBI
SUN
James Garner
Joan Hackett
Brennan
Fractured Jaw
Walter Brennan
Isteve Alaimo
Willie Pastrano
John Vella
Bobbie Byers
Jeff Gillen
Technicolor
Hell ON
Walt Disney
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Plaza Iy Iy
Telephone
Wards Automotive Center
Ward
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