Democrats Elect Burton Chairman In Liberal Shift
In a party power shake, Rep. Philip Burton of California won the Democratic Caucus chairmanship for the 94th Congress, signaling a liberal tilt and expanding the Ways and Means Committee. The caucus also stripped Mills of its assignment power, transferring it to the Steering and Policy Committee, while open meetings for the caucus were rejected.
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Boise Parents Fight Social Studies Pilot Course
At a Boise Idaho committee meeting parent Pat Westerfield criticized a proposed fifth grade social studies supplement titled Man A Course of Study as anti religious and a civil rights violation. She objected to books and films about aggression and called the 20 week course a sex education sub program, noting Idaho law requires parental involvement and consent. Monroe and Owyhee elementary schools plan pilot use. Orville Reddington said about 300 protest letters arrived, with opposition from Westside School District and inquiries from MacKay School District.
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Ford says arms pact limits U S Soviet missile force
President Ford outlines Vladivostok talks with Leonid Brezhnev, saying the general framework would cap the arms race. He cites 2 400 delivery vehicles and 1 320 multi warhead missiles through 1985, with U S spending rising to about 18 billion annually due to inflation.
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Pioneer 11 Seeks Saturn After Jupiter Flyby
Pioneer 11 blasts from Jupiter toward Saturn using the planet as a gravity assist. The 570 pound craft survived intense radiation belts near Jupiter and will study Saturn’s gas giant rings and structure, with a Sept 5 1979 arrival anticipated.
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Governors rally support for Rockefeller amid GOP divisions
Republican governors approved a resolution praising Nelson Rockefeller as a leading American and urged Congress to confirm him as vice president. The vote 12-2 preceded a public session. divisions surfaced from New Hampshire’s Gouvernor Thomson and South Carolina’s James Edwards who questioned Ford’s leadership and called for policy shifts.
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Frontier Flight Skims Runway at Salt Lake City Airport
Frontier Airlines 737 nearly reached Salt Lake International Airport but landed four miles short on Monday night at Salt Lake Airport No 2. The 97 passengers and five crew were bused to the main airport after no injuries were reported. Runways 34 at both fields differ in length with the international strip at 10 000 feet versus 5600 at the secondary field. Flight 17 landed at 8 45 p m causing baggage delays as bags were retrieved for continuing passengers to Billings and Missoula.
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Labor extends comment period on job housing safety rules
The U S Department of Labor through OSHA extends the public comment deadline to December 15 on proposed safety and health rules for job related housing. The Oct 23 deadline was moved back. A hearing schedule on housing provided by employers as a condition of employment will be released, revising rules for temporary agricultural labor camps.
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