Ford urges Congress private sale of uranium to expand global market
President Ford asked Congress to end the government monopoly on enriched uranium and back private investment with up to 8 billion dollars in federal liability. The plan would let private firms raise 50 to 60 percent of funding from foreign sources while U S interests retain control, expanding uranium production for world nuclear plants with the government continuing its three existing facilities.
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Ohio
Gandhi proclaims emergency in India after political arrests
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency in New Delhi and ordered censorship of news dispatches and publications. Over 100 opposition leaders were arrested in a bid to quell nationwide civil disobedience tied to her refusal to resign.
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India
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Nuclear device detonated at Nevada Test Site
A powerful nuclear device, between 200 and 1,000 kilotons, was detonated near Mercury Nevada, ten times Hiroshima strength, marking the second test in a week and the tenth announced test this year. Energy officials, including ERDA spokesman David Miller, provided the figures.
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Energy Research and Development Administration
Senate approves 10 billion mortgage boost housing compromise
The Senate voted 94 to 0 for a compromise housing bill acceptable to President Ford, boosting Government National Mortgage Association purchase authority by 10 billion. It could finance about 300,000 homes if fully used in a year, and drops the controversial subsidy program from the original vetoed measure. The plan was attached as an amendment to a minor House bill and sent back for House action.
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Supreme Court rules against confining harmless mental patients
The Supreme Court unanimously holds states may not involuntarily confine harmless mental patients without treatment in state institutions. Justice Stewart notes a finding of mental illness alone cannot justify detention and emphasizes the right to treatment for those confined against their will. This marks a landmark ruling supporting the Mental Health Law Project and related Department of Justice positions.
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Potter Stewart
Mental Health Law Project
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