House Moves Toward Reorganization Of Procedures
Washington AP McCormack backs a bipartisan House reform push as Rep. Sisk leads a subcommittee to draft a reorganization bill. Ford and Bolling join in support while Smith’s California bill gains favor, proposing flexibility for committees and public televised hearings with cost analysis computer support.
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John W. McCormack
House
House Rules Committee
William D. Colmer
D-Mass
McCormack
B. F. Sisk
California
Ray Madden
D-Ind
Richard Bolling
D-Mo
Sisk
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Bolling
H. Allen Smith
Calif
Smith
Jump In The Cost Of Living Not Seen As Boost To Inflation
Washington sources insist the March rise in living costs, the largest in 18 years, does not signal higher inflation. A Nixon administration official says prices may slow later, with wage price controls ruled out. Food, clothing, gasoline up. wholesale food and materials also rise.
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White House
Nixon
Labor Department
Lastmonth
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Southern Democrats Aid Two Year Limit On School Aid
Washington AP The House coalition of Republican and Southern Democrats pushed through a bill to curb federal school aid extensions to two years amid Democratic leadership struggles. The Green sponsored plan to consolidate four programs into lump sum grants passed 400 to 17 after a 235 to 84 vote with 60 Democrats joining Republicans.
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Southern Democratic Coalition
White House
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Orégon
Senate
Flooding Damages Put At Over 100 Million Across Midwest
Flooding in parts of the Midwest pushed damages beyond 100 million as Illinois and Iowa brace for the Mississippi crest. The Army Corps of Engineers logged 109.4 million in northern Iowa and adjacent regions, crediting 7.5 million in emergency dike work for preventing an extra 145 million in losses.
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Rightist Protest Storms Japan Socialist HQ
About 90 ultra rightists stormed the Japan Socialist party headquarters in Tokyo in protest of the party stance on the U S reconnaissance plane over the Sea of Japan. Three officials were injured as they attempted to bar the crowd. Narita had urged the government to press the United States to avoid provoking North Korea’s airspace.
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Japan Socialist Party
U.S
North Korea
Sea of Japan
Tomomi Narita
United States
Women Afraid Of Night Work in Major Cities
A New York AP survey finds fear of crime drives more women to refuse night shifts and overtime with safety costs rising. Firms like Illinois Bell pay taxi fares for 500 night operators while Eastern Airlines and banks add guards and cameras. Officials cite safety as a key factor, impacting production and recruitment in cities from Chicago to Los Angeles and Newark.
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Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Chicago
Republican
Washington
Gary R. Davie
American Girl Service
United California Bank
Los Angeles
Bank
Charles Sherman
Hollywood
Charlotte Cole
Newark
New York City
Pentagon Sees Across The Board Cut If Safeguard Fails
Senator Stuart Symington warns that Congress may impose broad Pentagon spending cuts unless the Armed Services Committee defers deployment of President Nixon's Safeguard missile defense system. He notes years of committee approval for weapons requests and calls for delaying only if justified by defense needs.
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Stuart Symington
Congress
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Nixon
Missouri Democrat
U.S
Symington
Senate
House
Safeguard
John Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Kansas 4 H Horse Project expands events at fair
The Kansas 4-H Horse Project adds a second state 4 H Horse Judging Contest and an expanded show at the Kansas State Fair. It details June 22 25 camp plans, a July 22 judging school at Baxnard Arena Douglass Kaw, and social events in Hutchinson counties. The note includes camping objectives and swimming safety tips for youth.
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Butler
Sedgwick
Baxnard
Douglass
Kaw
Rock
Ea Cngitate
Franklin County
Miami
Johnson
Shawnee
Man hurls eggs to stop would be bandit
In St Louis a 70 year old man Glen Mellon reported a knife wielding assailant demanded money in an alley behind his home. Mellon responded by throwing a carton of eggs, striking the attacker and sending him fleeing covered in eggs.
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Glen Mellon
Mellon
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