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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1974
Page
1
WALTHOURVILLE Ga women took office after 300 of 413 residents signed an incorporation petition. Lynal Anderson sworn in as mayor with five other women on the city council amid claims men were too busy to govern. Formerly unincorporated under Liberty County.
The Senate approved a sweeping public funding plan for presidential and congressional races by a 53-32 vote after a lengthy debate. The bill would cap individual and PAC contributions, set spending ceilings, and create an independent federal election commission to oversee financing. The measure faces House opposition and a possible veto from President Nixon.
Chicago Transit Authority set up a special commission to probe a derailment that sent a two-car elevated train off the rails near a downtown intersection. Twenty three people were injured, one hospitalized. more than 40 passengers guided to safety by firemen as trains were halted for the evening rush. The cause was not yet determined.
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