Double-barrel attack threatens mass transit bill
The Ford administration threatened to veto a 43600 million interim mass transit bill. A liberal California congressman called it a Band Aid, insufficient for major metropolitan needs.
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1974
Page
8
The Ford administration threatened to veto a 43600 million interim mass transit bill. A liberal California congressman called it a Band Aid, insufficient for major metropolitan needs.
Washington outlines that Congress is unlikely to amend the Clean Air Act this year. Senator Edmund Muskie, replying to Los Angeles Mayor Bradley, says no further amendments will be considered due to time limits and premature timing. The dispute ties to pollution controls and a pending permit program for new parking facilities, with broader fights over mass transit funding and urban planning.
Audit and Surveys reports nearly 20,000 gas stations closed in a year amid fuel shortages and price hikes, leaving 196,130 outlets. Overall auto parts and fuel retailers fell 6 percent to 302,040, while car dealers and auto-supply stores held steady as distribution shifted to smaller cars and higher servicing income.
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