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Senate votes for Rocky, 90 to 7
WASHINGTON—The Senate Tuesday voted 90 to 7 to approve
the nomination of former New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller
to be the nation's 41st vice president.
The lop-sided vote came despite fears expressed by some
senators that the multimillionaire's enormous wealth would lead
to unavoidable conflicts of interest.
The seven voting against Rockefeller were James Abourezk, D
S.D., Burch Bayh D-Ind., Howard Metzenbaum, D-Ohio, Gaylord
Nelson, D-Wis., Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz., Jesse Helms, R-N.C.,
and William Scott, R-Va.
Most senators, however, praised the 66-year-old Republican as
a man who has "dedicated his life to public service" and many
said he was the most qualified man in his party for the job.
Mills to give up chairmanship
WASHINGTON—Rep. Wilbur Mills, suffering from exhaustion
and his power diminished by association with a striptease dancer,
has decided to give up the chairmanship of the House Ways and
Means Committee, Speaker Carl Albert announced Tuesday.
Rep. Al Ullman, D-Ore., next in line for the chairmanship, has
told the Democratic Steering Committee he would like to fill the
vacancy and is expected to take over when the 94th Congress is
organized next month.
PLO called 'a direct threat'
to American foreign policy
WASHINGTON— Reflecting dis
enchantment with the United
Nations, 71 senators Tuesday
declared the Palestine Liberation
Oreganization "a direct threat" to
U.S. foreign policy. They called
on President Ford to rally
American allies in resisting
"political and economic black
mail."
At a Capitol Hill news con
ference, senators representing the
group made clear their unhap
piness with the United Nations for
allowing PLO chief Yasser Arafat
to address the General Assembly
in mid-November, and for a series
of other U N. actions.
Sen. Henry Jackson, (D-Wash.),
said these developments could
spell "the beginning of the end"
for the world body.
Sen. Hubert Humphrey, (D.
Minn.l, said:
"It is entirely possible that the
United Nations in 1974 could be
like the League of Nations of the
1930's...powerless, useless.”
The senators stopped short of
urging that the United States
withdraw support for the United
Nations, but urged the ad
ministration to warn the Soviet
Union and other charter nations
about the gravity of the situation.
The senators called the news
conference to release the text of
their Dec. 9 letter to President
Ford which said in part:
"We believe that the prominence
of the Palestine Liberation
Organization (PLO) at the Rabat
Arab summit conference and at
the United Nations General
Assembly poses a direct threat to
American foreign policy which
must be met vigorously and
promptly."
They specifically criticized the
United Nations for limiting Israel's
right of reply during the General
Assembly debate on the PLO, and
the withholding of aid to Israel by
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besides allowing Arafat to take
the General Assembly podium.
"What's happening to the
United Nations?" exclaimed Sen.
Jackson, at one point, lifting his
jacket to dramatize the pistol
holster which the PLO leader was
seen wearing under his clothes
while he spoke.
The senators' letter added:
"These recent events dramatize
the need for the United States to
take the lead in organizing our
friends and allies to resist political
and economic blackmail in the
future.
"We therefore urge you to
initiate a comprehensive and
coordinate diplomatic response
that will unite our friends and
allies in meeting these new
challenges to peace in the Middle
East."
Baking company
threatens to
control industry
WASHINGTON-The Federal
Trade Commission Tuesday
accused ITT Continental Baking
Co., the world's largest bread
baker and maker of "Wonder
Bread" of attempting to
monopolize the wholesale bread
business in the United States.
Continental is a subsidiary of
International Telephone and
Telegraph Corp. and makes
"Wonder Bread," the largest
selling white bread in the country.
The FTC said Tuesday that
Continental has since 1952
bought out other wholesale bread
businesses at such a rate that it
threatens to control the industry,
especially in big cities.
Continental's position has been
so strong, the complaint added,
that it has undercut prices of
competitors in some parts of the
country to try to force other
bakeries out of business.
The company compensated for
profit losses in those areas by
raising its prices in those areas
where it already held dominance,
the agency said.
John Schaffer, a lawyer
representing ITT, denied the
allegations and said the baking
company would contest them. He
said the firm was only trying to
"do business and compete."
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