Some Foresee Mills Resignation Rumors Emerge
Washington AP reports Rep. Wilbur D Mills, 65, a long time Ways and Means chair, may resign from Congress after health issues suspend his influence. He has been hospitalized with doctors advising a full examination while Speaker Carl Albert notes Mills likely cannot remain Ways and Means chair if he returns.
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Ponder Civil Fines In Marijuana Cases
Washington AP reports the Justice Department is studying replacing criminal penalties with civil fines for marijuana possession. DEA chief John Bartels Jr says the review aims to deter use while avoiding jail and records, with possible shifts in emphasis but no major policy change. The effort notes a rise from 18,000 to 400,000 personal use arrests since 1965, and cites Oregon’s $100 civil penalty as a model.
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Auto makers report sharp November U S sales slide
Detroit AP notes major U.S. automakers sold 505 511 cars domestically in November, a 36 percent drop from November 1973, with General Motors Ford Chrysler and American Motors posting steep declines and mass layoffs across 13 plants. Analysts warn no near-term rebound.
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Policy questions raised by Kansas social services chief
Topeka Kansas AP Secretary Robert Harder of Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services urged Gov elect Robert Bennett budget officials and legislators to consider policy questions during state budget hearings. He outlined alternatives for responding to issues including the future of state hospitals and institutions versus expanding community facilities and the population level appropriate for such facilities. He suggested options such as operating without a plan or closing facilities.
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House caucus overhauls chair powers and ethics rules
The House Democratic caucus wraps a sweeping package to limit chairmen's powers curb secret procedures and expand opportunities for younger members. A spokesman from the Democratic Study Group calls the reforms the biggest revolution since Joe Cannon. The caucus also adopts a rule aligning hiring with civil rights laws. Nationwide focus on reform echoes past upheavals and signals shifts in governance.
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Democrats Show Harmony At KC Convention
Democrats reached compromises on national versus state party rules and the scope of grassroots reform at the Kansas City convention. The party plans to debate a broad national economic program after a keynote by House Speaker Carl Albert, while labor leaders voiced mixed reactions and discussed potential withdrawals.
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Kansas teachers to shaping agenda at K NEA assembly
The Kansas National Education Association Representative Assembly heads into a two day meeting in Topeka with goals for 1975 including salary justice, impasse resolution, retirement benefits tied to living costs, and due process for teachers. Gov elect Robert Bennett will address attendees. Candidates for KS NEA president and NEA director compete. Roberta Hickman of Illinois to speak. The gathering will also size up resolutions and a proposed new KS NEA constitution.
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Practice Linkup Tests for Joint Space Flight
Moscow AP reports Soyuz 16 cosmonauts tested linkup equipment for the planned Soviet American space flight next summer. Tass did not confirm success or detail methods. Soyuz 16 launched Monday and completed the first half of its flight at noon today.
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