Stage Set for Conference Busing Battle
The House voted 272 to 139 to instruct its 20 conferees to stand by strict antibusing terms in a higher education bill with the Senate favoring milder provisions. The conference begins in about a week as Nixon weighs his approach to court-ordered busing and federal funding controls are debated. Virginia's ten representatives backed the strong antibusing language.
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House
Senate
Nixon
Virginia
House of Representatives
Kleindienst Probed for Fit as Attorney General by Senate
Senate investigators hear columnist Jack Anderson call Richard G. Kleindienst unfit for attorney general arguing he lacks law understanding and truth respect. Anderson accuses ITT settlement links to a $400000 GOP contribution, while Kleindienst denies White House involvement and any direct role.
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Washington
Jack Anderson
Senate
Richard G. Kleindienst
Kleindienst
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Anderson
Judiciary Committee
ITT
Justice Department
Nixon
Dila D. Beard
Richard Kleindienst
John N. Mitchell
Beard
Denver
Mitchell
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Richard McLaren
Antitrust Division
Felix Rohatyn
White House
Winds topples TV antenna sparking fires on Berryville Ave
Gusty winds toppled a television antenna at 1363 Berryville Ave causing an electrical arc and power failure. The arc touched guttering and ignited attic and wall fires in a house occupied by Connie Wehrheim and owned by Crystal Allen, with a nearby grass fire flaring up before being contained. Firefighters and Edison workers responded. the grass blaze re-ignited at 2:15 p.m. but caused no major damage.
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Berryville Ave
Winchester
S.R. Dyke
Connie Wehrheim
Crystal Allen
Potomac Edison
Irving and Edith Irving Indicted in Autobiography Case
New York County grand jury charges author Cutford Irving and his wife Edith with 25 counts including grand larceny conspiracy and forgery related to an alleged Howard Hughes autobiography. They face perjury counts and possession of forged instruments after a lengthy probe and testimonies. The case follows McGraw-Hill’s planned publication of the manuscript and Life magazine excerpts.
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Grand’ ‘Jury
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Irving
Edith
Richard Suskind
Howard Hughes
Suskind
Irvings
McGraw-Hill Inc
Hughes
Life Magazine
Rosemont Enterprises
Nevada
Muskie and McGovern Grapple With New Hampshire Delegates
In Manchester Muskie leads McGovern 15 5 in pledged NH delegates while late reporting from districts 1 and 2 leave totals unsettled. Muskie claimed a solid victory with 48 percent in the presidential preference primary amid polling issues.
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Manchester
N.H
Edmund S. Muskie
George McGovern
New Hampshire
Muskie
Maine
South Dakota
McGovern
FDA toy refund battle looms over lead paint rule
FDA preparation of a lead paint limit and an automatic toy buy back proposal promises refunds for banned toys and household chemicals. The clash pits FDA lawyers as refunds may be retroactive, risking lawsuits from toy makers and buyers.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Malcolm W. Jensen
Bureau of Product Safety
Bradshaw and Shannon Named Nominations to SCC
Richmond Democrats nominated Junie L. Bradshaw and Preston Shannon for the two vacancies on the State Corporation Commission. F. L. Largent Jr. of Winchester remained in the running on one post. The party caucus stretched late as House and Senate members bargained over voting weight while urging action before the legislature adjourns, or the governor would fill the seats.
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Senate
House
Junie L. Bradshaw
Preston Shannon
State Corporation Commission
Bradshaw
Henrico County
Shannon
Commerce
SCC
Winchester
Largent
General Assembly
Holton
Tax Package Sent to Va Senate Floor
An $85 million tax increase package cleared the Senate Finance Committee on a 9-3 vote and head to the Virginia Senate floor as part of the $5 billion 1972 74 state budget. The plan would raise corporate income tax to 6 percent and add a 5 percent bracket on individual income over $12 000, plus a 2 cent gas tax to fund highway modernization.
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Richmond
Virginia Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Virginia
Senate
Finance Committee
Adelard L. Brault
Cfairfax
Four Men Rob $800,000 From Armored Truck in Rochester
Police say four men robbed an armored truck outside the Eastman Kodak Hawkeye plant in Rochester with a haul of $800,000. Details were not immediately available.
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Rochester
N.Y
Frederick Supervisors Approve Government Reorganization
Frederick County boards approve a five department structure reporting to the executive secretary. Four members vote yes with Dennis Cole abstaining. The plan creates Accounting, data processing, parks and recreation, planning and development, and a still to activate Engineering department with divisions for solid waste control inspections and utilities. Projected department budget is 123700 with 100500 revenue and 23200 general fund cost.
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Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Dennis Cole
Raymond Sandy
Roger Alderman
Alderman
Sanitation Authority
Sanitation
Utilities Division
Cold air drops temps as high pressure moves in
Cold northwest air chills Richmond as temperatures tumble through Wednesday night and today. A high pressure system will move over the state tonight, keeping skies clear and temperatures low.
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Richmond
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