Backers plan another attempt to override veto on strip mining
Backers of the strip mining bill vow to try again later this year after failing to override President Ford's veto. Rep. Morris K. Udall argues a large majority supported the bill despite the 278 to 143 House vote. Ford cited higher utility costs and unemployment as reasons for the veto.
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Road builders two found guilty in bid rigging case
A federal judge convicted Sangamo Construction Co. and J. L. Simmons & Co. of conspiring to rig bids on three Illinois highway projects awarded in 1970. The firms faced up to 50 thousand dollars in fines each and potential bidding suspension up to one year. The trial began May 5 and verdict followed a nonjury decision by Judge Harrington Wood Jr.
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