Ford Proposes Mandatory Sentences and Victim Aid Plan
President Ford proposes Congress legislation for mandatory prison terms for violent federal offenders and a $7.6 million program to compensate crime victims. The package includes gun control tweaks, temporary extended funding for law enforcement aid, and a mechanism to fund crime programs from fines and prison industry profits.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Ron Nessen
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Judiciary Subcommittee
Tunney
Roman L. Hruska
Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Inflation Eases in May as Prices Rise Modestly
The Labor Department reports May CPI up four tenths of a percent keeping a downshift in inflation visible. Gasoline, used cars and beef led gains while nonfood items rose the least since 1973. Real spendable earnings rose 4.4 percent on tax cuts. The note highlights investment needs and potential tax policy shifts to support capital spending.
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Washington
Labor Department
Threatened Railroad Strike Postponed Until July 21
The railway clerks union agreed to delay its nationwide strike until July 21 after overnight talks with W J Usery Jr and industry officials failed to reach a contract settlement. The union had threatened to walk out at 1 01 a.m. EDT Monday.
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Washington
Railway Clerks Union
W.J. Usery Jr
Ford Administration
Usery
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
BRAC
George Ives
Independent truckers threaten strike over federal aid
William Hill, chairman of the National Independent Truckers Unity Committee, warns a real possibility of a strike next month unless the government provides emergency loans. He cites needs for about 5 million dollars in federal loans to help unemployed and under employed drivers meet mortgage payments on rigs, noting new tractors cost 38 000 to 50 000 dollars. If no aid, up to 70 percent of the nation’s 100 000 independent truckers could be unemployed by year end 1975.
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Washington
William Hill
National Independent Truckers Unity Committee
Hill
Transportation
William T. Coleman
Coleman
Unity Committee
Chicago
State Dept to Probe Winchester Jail Conditions
The State Dept. of Corrections will investigate the Winchester Frederick County Jail and file a report with sponsoring jurisdictions. The Joint City County Jail Committee approved the move in a brief session to address prisoner mistreatment and unsanitary conditions allegations raised by a former inmate.
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State Dept. of Corrections
Fran Coombs
Winchester - Frederick County
Wendell L. Seldon
The
Dept. of Corrections
John D. Jenkins Jr
Stephens City
Seldon
Frederick County
J.C. Ronalds III
Gary Keyser
Carroll Lillard
Ronalds
Corrections Dept
Reputed Chicago crime boss Giancana slain in Oak Park home
Sam Giancana, a reputed Chicago crime syndicate leader linked to CIA plots against Fidel Castro, was found shot dead in his Oak Park residence. Police say six .22 shell casings, $1,400 on the body, and a possible professional hit point to homicide. FBI joined the investigation.
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Oak Park, Ill
Sam Giancana
Chicago
Fidel Castro
Giancana
Oak Park
Wilbur Reichert
Reichert
Joseph DiPersio
DiPersio
FBI
Energy Bill Heads to Senate After House Passes Plan
The House approved an energy bill without a gasoline tax hike and sent it to the Senate where hearings likely start mid July. Supporters claim it lays a foundation for a national energy policy while critics call it nonpolicy and harmful.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Ford
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ways and Means Committee
House
Sam Gibbons
D-Fla
Barber B. Conable
New York
GOP
Ways and Means
Conable
Common Cause
Ullman
Transportation Department
Court Proposal Made to Ford
The Commission on Revision of the Federal Appellate Court System urged President Ford to create a National Court of Appeals. It would have seven judges and hear about 150 cases yearly with Supreme Court review, but would not extend the overall appellate timeline.
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Washington
Ford
National Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Commission
White House
Roman L. Hruska
Rneb
Warren E. Burger
Circuit Courts of Appeals
Hruska Commission
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National Mediation Board
C.L. Dennis
William H. Dempsey
National Railway Labor Conference
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Lacy Anderson
Phyllis McGuire
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John Roselli
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Castro
Richard Bissell
Central Intelligence Agency
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U.S. Atty
Edward V. Hanrahan
William J. Campbell
U.S. District Court
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