October 16, 1974

The House of Representatives passed and sent to the White House compromise auto safety legislation that would eliminate the seat belt interlock system. Page 86.

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct 15—California's first World Series moved 440 miles up the coast tonight and the Oakland A's promptly struck the first blow by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3‐2, and taking a lead of two games to one.

US HR fails, in 223-135 vote on Oct 15, to override Pres Ford's veto of stopgap spending measure that would have cut off US mil aid to Turkey; HR Appropriations Com later approves new spending resolution similar to one Ford vetoed, but with added provision permitting Pres to delay until Dec 10 cutoff of aid to Turkey if he determines that delay will further negotiations for peaceful resolution of Cyprus conflict; HR Rules Com votes, 7-5, to send new compromise proposal to floor for action on Oct 16; Cong must enact stop-gap spending resolution continuing appropriations for variety of Fed programs whose regular appropriations have not been enacted; advocates of stronger language to cut off aid to Turkey say they will seek to amend compromise measure on floor on Oct 16, giving Pres only until Nov 30 to delay suspension of aid; Appropriations Com rejects, 25-13, efforts by Reprs Benjamin S Rosenthal, Paul S Sarbanes and John Brademas to have their amendment attached to revised measure; Rosenthal says compromise proposal is meaningless and does disservice to HR, which has voted twice by large margins to cut off aid to Turkey unless Pres certifies that substantial progress has been made in inducing Greece and Turkey to negotiate Cyprus settlement (M)

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US Sen Jesse Helms calls for investigation of legality of Rockefeller's gifts to public officials, especially one to William J Ronan; NYS Atty Gen Lefkowitz says his office is looking into Rockefeller's gifts and loans for possible violation of state laws (S)