Joint Effort in U S Suit to Stop Food Stamp Cutbacks
A broad coalition including 53 labor unions 22 church groups and some 200 food stamp families filed a federal suit in Washington to halt new Agriculture Department rules that would remove 1.66 million families from the food stamp program or raise their costs. The suit targets Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz arguing the measures violate the Constitution the Food Stamp Act and the Administrative Procedure Act. The administration says the changes save about 1.2 billion annually and target households with incomes near poverty.
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Ford Administration
Agriculture Department
Ronald Pollack
Food Research and Action Center
U.S
Pollack
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Ford
White House
Congress
Continental
United States
Three Way Split Marks Heaviest Primary Day in U S
Ford and Reagan split six contests with Ford winning Oregon and narrowly beating Reagan in Tennessee and Kentucky while Reagan carried Nevada Idaho and Arkansas. Carter swept Arkansas Kentucky and Tennessee and led with 877 delegates toward the Democratic nomination as Udall and Church commented on the evolving race.
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Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Oregon
Tennesee
Kentucky
Nevada
Idaho
Arkansas
Carter
Tennessee
Frank Church
Church
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Missouri
Alabama
Georgia
Abraham D. Beame
New York
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Knoxville
Stuart Spencer
Spencer
Tuesday returns dominate early spring primary results
Ohio led with Ford taking 52 percent and Reagan 48 percent in statewide GOP tallies with 16 and 14 delegates respectively. Democrats showed Carter leading in several states, while Wallace and Udall won scattered delegates. Idaho and Kentucky also reported GOP margins and Democratic splits, with Carter gaining in multiple contests and uncommitted delegates appearing in several ballots. Alabama held eight Democratic delegate runoff seats with Wallace earning four.
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Oregon
Ford
Reagan
Church
Carter
Brown
Tennessee
Wallace
Kentucky
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Udall
Alabama
Ford and Carter Face Turbulent Road to California
Ford gains 20 nominating votes after a mixed Tuesday with Reagan winning three states and Ford narrowly winning Tennessee while Carter trails in Oregon and Highlands in other contests. Church defeats Carter in Oregon, Brown expands in Nevada, setting up a high-stakes California test with 167 GOP delegates and 280 Democratic delegates.
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Reagan
Ford
Carter
Georgia
Church
Oregon
Brown
Public hearing on city-county central fire dispatch plan
A public hearing on the proposed city county central fire dispatch system was held in Gainesboro last night. The meeting is featured with photos on page 6 of today's Area News, and Page 19 covers the Postal Series with star box indicators on city corners.
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Gainesboro
Area News
Ewe
U.S
Abby
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Virginia
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Senate Finance Committee
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U. S
Jerry Long
Steve Wheeler
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Ning
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Winchester
Associated Press
Tucky
Mo Udall
Maryland
Gerald Ford
Ellen McCormack
Jackson
McCormack
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