McFall Calls Phase II Failure prompts return to controls
Representative John J. McFall declares Nixon's Phase II failed to curb inflation and urges Congress to reinstate price and wage controls with a board to review deviations. He backs reporting requirements for large firms and argues farm prices differ from industrial pricing amid inflation concerns.
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Washington
UPD
John J. McFall
D-Calif
Nixon
McFall
House
House Banking Committee
Thomas P. O’neill
D-Mass
Banking
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Senate
Church Moves To Extend Health Act
UPI reports Senator Frank Church will offer an amendment to a bill extending the Public Health Service Act and community mental health centers for one year. The amendment would bar the government from forcing church affiliated hospitals or medical personnel to perform abortions on religious grounds.
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Washington
UPI
Idaho
Frank Church
Church
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Penitentiary Reports Second Fire Of Month In Idaho
Idaho State Penitentiary experienced a second fire this month with officials calling it electrical in origin. Director Raymond May said smoke and density pointed to an electric blaze and no injuries occurred. One inmate was in the top tier area when the fire broke out, with arson investigators reviewing the charred cell. Guards and Ada County deputies guarded the scene as May noted no current unrest.
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Boise
UPD
Idaho State Penitentiary
Raymond May
May
Ada County Sheriff’s
Unusual Grass Covered Car For Ad Campaign
Los Angeles based Festival Artists built a grass covered car for a plant food company ad campaign. Rick Chapman and Steve Serrurier covered the metal body with sod including dichondra. The car needs regular trimming as engine heat makes the lawn grow, and the sod is expected to absorb about 2,500 pounds of water.
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Los Angeles
UPD
Rick Chapman
Steve Serrurier
Plant Food Company
HEW Program Cut Announced by Weinberger
HEW Secretary Caspar Weinberger said over 10 percent of the 305 HEW programs will be eliminated or restructured to avert tax increases. He warned the public that many dollars fund wasteful, inefficient programs as he spoke at his first news conference since Senate confirmation. The remarks came as April 15 tax deadlines loom for about 75 million taxpayers. In Las Vegas a federal court acquitted Arnold Frederick Herborn, a 45 year old plumber, of threats to kill President Nixon after a trial that began last Thursday and ended Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Weinberger
Las Vegas
Nev
UPDA
Arnold Frederick Herborn
Nixon
HEW Targets 115 Programs for Budget Shakeup
HEW officials say about 115 programs nationwide, with over 35 at HEW itself, can be terminated or streamlined to redirect federal dollars to meet real needs without raising taxes. The plan emphasizes improving program impact and efficiency across agencies.
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HEW
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