House Set to Vote on Welfare Plan Price Floor
The House, divided on welfare reform, moved toward a decisive vote on a 2400 a year family income floor. Support from Nixon and Democratic leaders followed a 200 to 172 procedural win that blocked substitutes or amendments and left opponents to decide on the bill as a whole.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Rules Committee
Volpe To Work On Much Delayed I 75 Agreement
U S Transportation Secretary John Volpe will visit Georgia on July 6 to push a final agreement on the I 75 corridor through northwest Georgia and to resolve disputes over federal highway billboard rules. Governor Carter Highway Director Lance and environmentalists will meet Volpe to discuss the Allatoona route and related environmental studies.
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Volpe
Atlanta, Ga
John Volpe
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Bert Lance
Carter
GOP
Howard
Callaway
Allatoona
William Ruckelshaus
U.S. Environmental Protection Administration
Ruckelshaus
Blind Trader Uses Noise to Trade at Chicago Market
Robert N. Meyer Jr. is a lifelong bean futures trader who is blind. He identifies regular traders by voice among about 200 in the soy bean pit. Meyer says he recognizes about 90 percent of frequent traders and memorizes transaction details until an assistant records them.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Robert N. Meyer Jr
Meyer
What You Can Do About Dangerous Drugs Second in Series
ALTON BLAKESLEE notes heroin and other drugs invade schools and homes. The piece outlines usage estimates, risks, and trends from heroin and marijuana to LSD and barbiturates, plus signs of use and cautions against premature judgment.
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New York City
John Finlater
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
National Institute of Mental Health
Lion
The
World Health Organization
Vietnam
Attacks On Livestock Baffle Grady County Residents
In Providence community six weeks of livestock attacks puzzle residents. A horse owned by Ted Cooper died with cut marks, sparking panther and dog theories. Sheriff Waldrop led a panther hunt after Eugene Ulmer reported an attacked horse, but hunters found no panther tracks.
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Dwain Walden Whigham
Providence
Ted Cooper
Lane Waldrop
Eugene Ulmer
W.C. Walker
Homerville
Waldrop
Walker
Postcard Price Up From One Cent to Six Cents
The note observes price hikes on small items noting a penny postcard now costs six cents while a dollar watch rises to 4.95 dollars. The contrast highlights inflation in everyday goods.
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