Energy conservation debate shifts to possible oil price surge
Washington (AP) after a surprise Senate vote enabling higher oil prices, lawmakers weigh mandates to curb energy use. The Senate schedules final action on a broad emergency conservation bill while the House reviews an energy tax plan, with Ullman proposing gasoline tax hikes possibly limited to five or ten cents per gallon.
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Senate
House
Ways and Means
al Ullman
Senate subcommittee cites school vandalism surtax and violence
A Senate subcommittee reports taxpayers pay about 500 million yearly as a vandalism surtax for U S schools. It cites 70000 serious physical assaults on teachers and hundreds of thousands of student assaults in 757 large districts from 1970 to 1973. Senator Birch Bayh calls the school violence rate a war zone level ledger.
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Washington
Senate
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bayh
Ford Warns of Union Costs for the Economy
The Ford administration warns that higher wage demands could reduce jobs and fuel inflation in a recession weakened economy. The Council on Wage and Price Stability notes wage gains lagged prices last year and warns attempts to catch up in 1975 may backfire. Labor Secretary Dunlop foresees a surge of strikes in the depressed construction sector unless wage talks temper expectations.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Council On Wage and Price Stability
John T. Dunlop
Shinnick Refuses Grand Jury Questions in Hearst Case
Phillip K. Shinnick one of the radical sports figures tied to the Hearst case will defy a federal grand jury according to his attorney The stance is supported by friends Jack Scott and Bill Walton Scott and his wife Micki appeared in public with Walton and stated they would not answer questions about the case The grand jury session was slated for today
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San Francisco
Phillip K. Shinnick
Patricia Hearst
Jack Scott
Bill Walton
Shinnick
Grand Jury
Scott
Micki
Walton
Hearst
Natural Gas Price Hike Predicted in South Carolina
David Harter, director of South Carolina Energy Management, forecasts a 200 to 300 percent rise in natural gas prices. He spoke at Clemson University about gas costs matching other fuels while coal remains twice as expensive, and oil about three times natural gas. The office projects a 15 percent drop in gas usage this year from 1974 due to limited supply, with a slight gasoline supply reduction noted.
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Clemson
David Harter
Harter
Clemson University
Energy Management Office
South Carolina
Stolen Gun Collection Valued At Seven Thousand In Graniteville
Aiken County Sheriff's Department investigates two break ins totaling nearly $8,500. Dennis C. Moorhead's Graniteville home lost a $7,000 gun collection with rare pistols and shotguns including a German Luger and a 1917 Army pistol. Russell E. Marshall's Hamburg residence reported $1,495 in clothing and tools taken after breaking a front door hasp and a broken window.
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Aiken County
Dennis C. Moorhead
Ferree Place
Graniteville
Sheriff's Department
Russell E. Marshall
Hamburg
Have You Heard George Owens and a Cow Bite Prank
In a rural note, David Kneece wrestled a cow from his front yard pond to its owner and was bumped by the animal. George Owens celebrated his 71st birthday by helping with tree planting and nursery work. Nick Posey of Jackson is credited with saving a woman choking on steak by delivering back blows and abdominal thrusts to dislodge the meat.
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David Kneece
Kneece
George Owens
Pine Log Rd
Nick Posey
Jackson
Daniel Turno
George M. Owens
Gerald W. Long
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Arthur Rich
Young Turno
Aiken County Board to hear Citizens Panel proposals
A citizens group formed after the resignation of county administrator Thomas F Williams plans to present recommendations for a stronger county government to the Aiken County Board of Commissioners tomorrow. The private meeting will follow a public session with routine agenda items and a discussion on selecting a new county administrator.
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Thomas F. Williams
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
G. Reginald Pilcher
Lower Savannah Council
New Health Service
Lucas Ray
Concerned Citizens
Irene K. Rudnick
Rudnick
Usc-Aiken
Ray
Harold V. Graybea
Battle for Xuan Loc Ends? Clash for Viet Capital Continues
In Saigon AP reports a second day of heavy fighting near Xuan Loc the provincial capital 40 miles east of Saigon with government sources saying another North Vietnamese attack was repulsed. Cambodian airlift to Phnom Penh suspended after Khmer Rouge bombardment while talks via Bangkok advance in outlook.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Xuan Loc
Long Khanh
Phnom Penh
Mekong River
Long Boret
Khm Rouge
Bangkok
Attorneys Near Agreement in Laurens Street Bridge Dispute
In a three way out of court session attorneys for Southern Railway Co ML McGee Co and the city of Aiken continued negotiations over liability and cost sharing for rebuilding the Laurens Street bridge after its January 1974 collapse. City Manager Windham said progress was made with hopes for a final accord before the next council meeting.
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Laurens Street
Southern Railway Co
ML. McGee Co
City of Aiken
McGee
Roland Windham
Aiken
Windham
AKATS Committees Set Monday Meeting on Transportation Plan
AKATS Policy Committee Technical Coordinating Committee and Citizens Goals and Objectives Committee will discuss road proposals from the transportation plan at a Monday 10 30 a m meeting in Council Chambers city hall. The session is open to the public though not a hearing with residents of the west Whiskey Road area criticizing routes near Hitchcock Woods.
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Aiken Area
AKATS
Citizens Goals and Objectives Committee
Council Chambers
City Hall
West Whiskey Road
Hitchcock Woods
Nesbit Praises HCA At County Hospital Board Meeting
Aiken County Hospital Administrator J Sam Nesbit praised Hospital Corporation of America at a hospital board session after attending a Dallas administrators convention. He said HCA is a people oriented firm with patient care as its prime concern and noted its employee benefit and innovative management practices as strengths.
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Aiken County
J. Sam Nesbit
Hospital Corporation of America
HCA
Nesbit
Dallas
Nembit Paget
Doonesbury: Hated Or Loved By Local Students
Aiken High English class submitted 20 letters about Doonesbury with 19 praising the comic strip and one opposing it. John A. Eubanks argues the strip should be dismissed for anti American sentiment and biased opinion.
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Aiken High School
Doonesbury
John A. Eubanks
Rain Threat Lingers For Masters Fans Friday
Rain clouds damp Masters fans as a 50 percent chance of rain looms for Friday. A morning downpour did not stop golfers. highs near the upper 70s are forecast after a 55 degree low tonight. Southerly winds 5 to 10 mph, with stronger gusts during storms.
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Masters
Ford seeks Congress aid in Indochina policy speech
President Ford plans a major foreign policy address requesting humanitarian and military aid for Indochina. White House confirms Nixon era talks with South Vietnam existed as public positions, while refugees flee south along Highway 1 as clashes intensify near Xuan Loc.
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Ford
US Congress
Indochina
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Congressional
United States
South Vietnam
White House
Ron Nessen
Jackson
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
Congress
Xuan Lee
Highway 1
PSC Members Must Report Gifts Policy Adopted
Columbia AP report says Public Service Commission members and employees must report any gifts valued at 25 dollars or more from companies the agency regulates. Chairman Abney A Smith said he is unaware of any prompting event behind the rule.
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Columbia
The
Public Service Commission
Commission
Abney A Smith
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