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October brought other congressional perils, as well. At the same time the O'Hara subcommittee was meeting, a little-noticed rider to an education bill passed the House, sponsored by Rep. Marjorie S. Holt (R-Md.). If passed by the Senate, the anti-busing measure would prohibit federal agencies from requiring "school systems" to keep track of their minorities--students or teachers. Should colleges be included in its catch-all jurisdiction, as some on the Hill have said is likely, affirmative action and Title IX programs would be undermined...
...incidents together was the gun. No fewer than 26 of the 33 victims on the two weekends were killed by firearms, and of these, all but one by handguns. In the midst of a community outcry for tighter controls on weapons, the Chicago Tribune called on Congress to prohibit the manufacture of all handguns and handgun parts in the U.S. "Guns," says Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, "are the No. 1 problem in the city...
Droney said, however, that he would take no action to prohibit Quincy House from showing the film...
Last week Democratic Senator James M. Abourezk of South Dakota sponsored legislation that would prohibit the CIA from "assassination, sabotage, political disruption or other meddling in a nation's internal affairs, without the approval of Congress or the knowledge of the American people." That proposal is unlikely to be enacted because most Congressmen believe that restricting the CIA would unwisely limit the President's freedom of action...
Colby himself believes that more stress on intelligence gathering will make it less likely that various situations will develop into crises; the occasions where covert action might be considered would thus be reduced. But he maintains that to prohibit the CIA from conducting any covert actions would "leave us with nothing between a diplomatic protest and sending in the Marines...