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Page Two THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C. Friday, August 21, 1970 Congress approaches the final months of the session with a number of major issues on its calendar. This is not unusual when one considers the magni* tude of the problems awaiting consideration. Among the un- ALL-SEASON AIR CONDITIONING rvarms or cools at a loucn' ^he S. B. Parked Company 1104 National Avonwo Mi 7-3307 Lennox Comfort i Craftsmen A finished business are most of the money bills, an omnibus farm bill, a package of environ mental controls, several con sumer protecti(Hi measures, a trade-tariff bill, a handful of Administration tax requests, and a controversial family as sistance welfare proposal. At this stage, many who are impatient with the progress of certain legislation seek to point to the *'slow pace” of Congress. It should be noted tlwt the first months of any session are necessarily devoted to hear ings on lei^lation and that this is an essential part of the con sideration of any important bill. Moreover, the first months of this session were devoted to many other vital issues con cerning our nation. For weeks, the Senate debated the qualifi cations of three nominees be fore it confirmed Justice Blackmun for a seat on the Su preme Court. Later, this body debated our Southeast Asian policies, and more recently it has conducted a review of our defense posture. While I have disagreed with many of my col leagues concerning their views on these subjects, still I con sider these debates to be of the utmost importance since they are responsive to the concerns of the people. The status of some of the major measures still pending on the Congressional calendar is as follows: The President’s package of encironmental bills has receiv ed hearings by the Senate and House Public Works Com mittees. niereafter, the House has passed measures extending the Clean Air Act for three years and the Solid Waste Dis posal Act through fiscal 1973. The Senate Public Works Com mittee has reported favorably the Resource Recovery Act of 1970, a measure extending and expanding Federal solid waste programs for four years through fiscal 1974. Prospects for the passage of this legisla tion depend on resolving a con flict of opinions as to the best means of solving our environ mental problems. Consumer Legislation is re ceiving much attention by the Congress. TTie Senate Com merce Committee recently re ported a bill to permit con sumers to join together in law suits against sellers who en gage in deceptive practices and to recover money damages from them. Senate and House Government Operations Com mittees have teen considering functional legislation to estab lish a . consumer protection agency. It appears likely that Congress will enact some legislation on this subject ei ther this year or next year. The Omnibus Farm Bill, which recently passed the House, is now under considera tion by the Senate Agriculture Committee. The President’s revised welfare proposal, which has been undergoing a critical review by the Senate Finance Committee, now ap pears likely to come to the Senate floor before adjourn ment. Even so, the bill to pro vide for a minimum annual pay ment to welfare recipients re- REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS George W. Rice to C. Kath ryn Rice. Property on the south side of Reuse River in No. 5 township. Leorah S. Gray to John Kiraly and wife, Kuniko Otsu Klraly. Property in No. 6 town ship. Ruth L^ordan to Thomas W. Miller and wife. Ruby j. Mil ler. Property in No. 1 town ship. Kenneth Leon Relnard and wife, Linda L. Reinard, to J. H. Cavanaugh. Property in Reuse Forest Community. J. H. Cavanaugh to Kenneth Leon Reinard and wife, Linda P. Reinard. Property in Reuse Forest Community. mains in doubt, since any Sen ate-passed biU would probably have to be passed on again by the House which approved its version in Mid-April. New con sumer taxes requested by the President also remain in doubt. One of the most important bills yet to be acted on is the trade-tariff bill to establish quotas on foreign goods com ing into this country. Congres sional support of this legisla tion appears to be strong with the prospects that action may be favorable on such a bill in the remaining days of the ses sion. Albert M. Salem and wife, Vivian Z. Salem, to Robert H. Salem and wife, Kathleen C. Salem. Property in No. 6 town ship. J. FVankEfird and wife, Mar garet M. Efird, to James C. Lynn, Jr., and wife, Constance B. Lynn. Property in River Bend. Edgar E. Welch and wife, Ju lia R, Welch, to Milton B.Lang ston, Sr., and wife, Evelyn P. Langston. Property in Forest Hills. Garland James Ta^or and wife, Rochelle J. Taylor, to W. C. Fulcher and wife, Al berta E. Fulcher. Property in Southwood. Harold H. Rolison and wife Beulah F. Rolison, to Jack H. Adam and wife, Dorris M. Adam. Property in No. 5 town ship. Donald E. Johnson as Admin istrator of Veterans Affairs, to Lester H. Scearce and wife, Floa A. Scearce. Property at Charles Street and Fleetwood Drive in Havelock. H. E. Beaman and wife, Betty E. Beaman, to Kestutis Damijonaitls and wife, Alex andra Damijonaitis. Property in Country Club Hills. ITent Estates, Inc., to Law rence Dentlco. Property in River Bend. F&L MOTORS Home of Sharp Cars K E Y KEYS aNIH'S SPORT SHOP ALL KINDS KEYS COLUMBIA BICYCLES NEW ADDRESS 2006 OAKS RD. KEYS K E Y THE FASHION CENTER SUMMER SALE IS ON THE HOME STRETCH! ALL SEASONAL MERCHANDISE INCLUDING FAMOUS NAME BRANDS NOW PRICE
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