O Hara bill aims at sweeping changes to student aid
After hearings in 1974 and 1975 the House subcommittee moves to markup HR 3471. The proposal would extend and revise the Higher Education Act of 1965 to address rising costs and tighter loan markets. It focuses on expanding federal grants and loans for college and postsecondary students.
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Martha V. Goffron
Congressional Quarterly
House Education and Labor
Subcommittee
James G. O’hara
D-Mich
O’hara
O’haran
U.S. Office of Education
T. H. Bell
Bell
O'Hara Plan Recasts Federal Student Aid To Emphasize Grants
A House subcommittee hearing on HR 3471 outlines the O'Hara bill to replace need based aid with merit based grants, expand work study, and shift away from loans. It would cap or replace current programs with state guarantee systems while critics warn it undermines access and equal opportunity.
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O’hara
Legislators Not Exempt From Law Says Editorial
The editorial argues Judge Kirkland should rule that Illinois lawmakers are not immune from prosecution for bribes and shakedowns. It condemns constitutional immunity as a shield for felonies and urges amendments and vigilant prosecutions to curb official corruption.
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Alfred K. Kirkland
Chicago
Illinois
Robert Craig
D-Danville
Thomas J. Hanahan
D-Mchenry
Louis A. Merket
Sterling
General Assembly
Committee
Cee Commission Pro
U.S
Edward Madigan
R-Lincoln
Rep. Madigan
Possible fraud probe widens into correspondence schools
U S probes fraud in federally guaranteed student loan program tied to 500 plus correspondence schools led by Advance Schools Inc which filed for bankruptcy in Chicago. HEW Office of Education expects broader abuse as banks, Sallie Mae, and accreditors face impact.
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Paul Delaney
New York Times
Chicago
Advance Schools, Inc
Office of Education
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Advance
HEW
Advance Schools
Student Loan Marketing Association
Congress
The
Charles Cook
Edward Snyder
Treasury Department
Snyder
Cook
Health Department
Sallie Mae
Senate urged to pass 10 year extension of Voting Rights Act
The House approved a 10 year extension of the Voting Rights Act 341 to 70 and sent it to the Senate for rapid action. The measure extends coverage to non English speaking minorities and requires bilingual ballots while banning literacy tests. The Ford administration and some Republicans question the extension but amendments to dilute the law were defeated.
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House of Representatives
United States
Ford criticizes defense cuts while defending Pentagon spending
The article notes President Ford's defense stance at West Point aloud defenses against adversaries while criticizing the word pet in his remark about domestic projects. It argues pet projects can apply to some defense programs and questions how much is appropriate for Pentagon spending.
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Ford
West Point Ating
United States
Pentagon
Letters to the Editor on Springfield rally for governor's program
A May 7 letter from Anna Carpenter Local 2010 and Merle Boswell describes thousands visiting the State Capital to support the governor's accelerated building program. They urge legislators to pass bills to create jobs for unemployed carpenters and ask the public to help restore government by and for the people.
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Springfield
Capital
Anna Carpenter
Merle Boswell
Anna
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