Bid to weaken rules unit fails in House vote
The House rejected by 296 to 105 a bid to bypass the Rules Committee, preserving its power over most legislation. The plan, backed by a bipartisan panel, would have reduced centralized control, while critics warned of a return to one man rule akin to Speaker Cannon.
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Rules Committee
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Hawaii
Matsunaga
Ray Madden
D-Ind
Nouse
Joseph Cannon
Winois
James O'Hara
Dmich
John Burton
Undertaker offers cash and carry ashes price cut
In Miami four cremation services advertise a $137.50 cash and carry option. W. L. Philbrick, founder of Philbrick and Son, says the plan lowers costs by storing bodies for 48 hours and handling doctor and medical examiner clearances. Competing funeral homes warn of a price war amid falling death rates.
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W. L. Philbrick
Philbrick and Son Funeral Homes
Philbrick
Fred Richardt
Florida Mortuary Service
Richardt
Median age of U S population rising
The Census Bureau reports the median age is increasing as Americans 65 and over rise 9 percent from 1970, while under 5 declines 5 percent. About 22 million are 65 plus, 6.3 million under 5, and total population up 3.7 percent to 21.8 million by July 1. The 25 to 34 age group grows 18 percent from 1971 to 1974. women outlive men in the 65 plus bracket.
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UPI
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Ford transit accord clears House Senate panel action
President Ford pushed for a comprehensive mass transit bill or no bill at all and the conferees approved an $11.9 billion six year measure. The plan allocates 80 percent federal funds for capital improvements with a 50 percent local match for operating subsidies, and targets cities such as Pasadena Los Angeles Long Beach Santa Clara County Boulder Denver San Francisco Bay Area and St Paul Minneapolis. The package aims to rescue troubled systems including BART and New York City subway.
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Santa Clara
Humphrey predicts new foreign aid bill after elections
Senator Hubert Humphrey predicts Congress will pass a new foreign aid authorization after the November elections to replace the rejected 2.5 billion measure. The new bill will be more restrictive, providing less funding for Indochina and major recipients and imposing tighter controls on fund transfers and surplus military equipment.
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