Virginia takes hard budget path amid New York City loan vote
Sen. William L. Scott argues Virginia’s across the board cuts show fiscal discipline as New York City seeks a $2.3 billion loan. The bill passes 57 to 30 with Ford backing a bailout, while Virginians worry about taxpayer subsidies and future deficits. Virginia Gov. Mills Godwin faces tough budget battles to keep the state solvent.
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William L. Scott
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Scott
Virginia
Mills Godwin
Parents urged to curb teen drinking at home
A federally funded study for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism found 28 percent of 13 000 U S teenagers are problem drinkers defined by drunkenness four times or legal trouble twice in a year. Experts stress parental guidance before teens reach adolescence.
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National Institute On Alcohol Abuse
Martin Anderson
Stanford University
Hoover Institute
Reagan
New York City loan aid advances in Congress
Roll Call reports show HR10481 moving through the House with a 213 to 203 vote to authorize short term federal loans for New York City up to 2.3 billion annually through fiscal 1978, tied to repayment within the year and possible withholdings if repayment fails. Supporters say the measure shields the nation from wider costs while opponents warn of dangerous precedent.
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New York
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Senate
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D-Wis
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D-Mo
New York State
Joseph Fisher
Yea
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William Whitehurst
David Satterfield
Robert Daniel
W.C Daniel
Caldwell Butler
Kenneth Robinson
Herbert Harris
William Wampler
Robert Dole R-yan
Congress
James Abourezk
D.D
Harry Byrd
William Scott
William Proxmire
Byrd Byrd
Scott
Whither the Power Mower
James J. Kilpatrick argues about safety standards for power mowers, riding mowers, and garden tractors. He notes 40 million units in use and a $1.2 billion market, with injuries and deaths prompting a proposed strict standard. He questions government overreach and favors consumer choice over mandated features.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commission
Outdoor Power Equipment Institute
Tax cut standoff tests Ford veto threat over spending cap
President Ford faces a political clash with Congress as Democrats push a 13 billion dollar extension of income tax cuts without a spending ceiling. Rhodes and Republicans split with most Democrats, betting Senate will resist reform bills while Long pushes a targeted working poor tax break. Ford may veto to force a spending cap before year end.
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Ford
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People's Republic of China
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Finance Committee
Russell Long
Louisiana
Long
Reagan’s $90 Billion State Return Proposal Becomes Burden
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Reagan’s plan to shift federal welfare programs back to the states faces political risk. Critics worry it could echo McGovern’s costly proposals, while Reagan aides debate how to defend and refine the plan amid early campaign scrutiny.
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Reagan
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Jeff Bell
Chicago Executives Club
M. Stanton Evans
American Conservatives Union
John McClaughry
Lyndonville
Bell
John Sears
Anderson
Rock Enon history and old photographs recalled
Ralph L. Triplett recalls Rock Enon once Copper Springs with a tall view structure, a three Italian band in the first era, and a 1918 photo. He notes land deals in 1919 between Fred L. Glaize Sr and Adam Pratt and Sons, plus Eliza Greatorix drawings from 1877.
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Joe Mazine
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Back
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