House backs tuition tax credits despite Carter opposition
The House voted 227 to 136 to insert 635 million dollars for tuition tax credits into the tentative federal budget, signaling congressional movement toward aid for education costs. The Senate has taken a similar step though no law has passed. President Carter urged lawyers in Los Angeles to curb privilege and pay heed to unequal justice.
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Carter welfare reform unlikely to pass this session
President Carter and Speaker Thomas O'Neill voiced doubt about enacted welfare reform this session with a possible watered down version. Senate Majority Leader Byrd said welfare reform remains a priority there, while O'Neill listed other bills and did not include the measure among priorities.
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Welfare Abortion Fight Looms Again On Hill
A House Appropriations subcommittee voted to restrict federal payments for abortions to cases where a woman's life is endangered. The change, echoing 1976 law, tests Senate positions in an election year and follows last year's shift to broader Medicaid controls for the poor.
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Judge orders PMIW miners back to work at Sahara Coal
A federal judge ordered 400 striking miners from the Progressive Mine Workers of America to return to work at Sahara Coal Co. mines in the Harrisburg area. Judge J. Waldo Ackerman issued the temporary restraining order after a company suit alleging a wildcat strike. The dispute centers on whether two consecutive absence days must be consecutive calendar days or can include nonconsecutive days between Friday and Monday.
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Percy Protests Chanute AFB Closure Favoring Fort Sheridan
Sen. Charles H. Percy of Illinois opposes closing Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul. He argues Fort Sheridan is the most expendable due to its valuable Northern Suburbs property, urging Chanute to be spared if bases in Illinois must close.
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Chanute base closure feared for local economy says official
State Chanute is a highly cost effective operation and closing it would be devastating to the economy of the community around it. It will be as long as 10 months before a decision on which bases will close. Percy reported learning from Defense Secretary Harold Brown.
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Scott Faces Probes Over Aides Political Contributions
Federal prosecutors expand inquiry into Attorney General William J. Scott aides. The Chicago Sun-Times reports hundreds of the 550 plus special assistants over ten years may have contributed to his campaigns. Focus centers on land condemnation lawyers hired statewide.
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