Ford and Congress Readying Clash Over Energy and Tax
President Ford moves to enforce a tariff on imported oil and veto compulsory gas rationing. House leaders schedule hearings on tax relief proposals while delaying the $3 crude oil tax to explore options. Ford warns of Middle East tensions and supports Kissinger on oil field takeovers if a petroleum cutoff occurs. He plans $300 million more military aid for South Vietnam.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Dmass
United States
Middle East
Israel
Henry A. Kissinger
South Vietnam
Plan Would Aid Low Income Workers
President Ford proposes higher energy prices paired with tax cuts to boost spending for a family of four earning 15000 dollars or less while higher income families lose net. Import fees on oil rise to 3 a barrel by April while fuel costs lift about one cent per gallon per dollar of fee. A Treasury official predicts net tax relief for the lowest income group though overall energy bills rise, with congressional delay sought on the plan.
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Washington
Ford
Treasury Department
Treasury
Congress
Edgar R. Fiedler
Great Western United posts sharp 1974 Q2 earnings rise
Great Western United Corp reports a second quarter net income of 24.9 million or 11.82 a share, up from 1.05 million or 0.50 a share a year earlier. Revenue rises to 182.1 million from 57.9 million, with six months to November showing 38 million in profit on 305 million revenue.
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New York
Great Western United Corp
Great Western United Sugar Co
All Time High In S C Jobless
Insured unemployment rose to 11 percent in South Carolina in mid January with 90 995 people collecting benefits. The ES S official noted the rate is the highest since 1956 and likely the peak since World War II, up 3 points from the prior week and 76 372 more than a year earlier.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Employment Security Commission
ESN
Thurmond and Carter Criticize Ford Energy Plan
U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond and former Georgia Governor Jimmie Carter attacked President Ford’s energy proposals at the National Rural Electric Cooperative meeting. Thurmond questioned the plan and warned of black marketing and red tape from rationing. Carter challenged the $12 billion tax rebate and supported skepticism on inflation. Frank Zarb later praised the plan in a meeting with cooperative members.
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New Orleans
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Jimmie Carter
Georgia
Ford
Thurmond
National Rural Electric Cooperative
Carter
Frank Zarb
Plan to Tie Congress Pay to Budget Balance
Rep. James M. Collins proposes tying congressional salaries to the federal budget. Under his plan a deficit would trigger a 10 percent annual pay cut, while annual surpluses would yield a 1 percent raise for every 2 billion dollars. He notes the last surplus was 1969 and argues such a system would force accountability.
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Washington
Congress
James M. Collins
Texas
Ment
House
Senate
Collins
Dollar sinks to new Swiss franc low as markets wobble
The American dollar fell sharply in Europe and tested a historic Swiss franc low in Zurich. The franc slid to 2.4965 per dollar despite support from the Swiss National Bank, which has propped the dollar for 10 of 14 trading days this year, totaling about 200 million dollars. Gold also declined across major European markets.
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London
Switzerland
Zurich
Hairpiece renames Aiken officer in lighthearted note
Have You Heard notes the Aiken Police Department joking about Roger Martins new alias Harry O O after swapping his bald look for hair. Johnny Molony brings his boss Verbena Peacock to a Jaycee PSA banquet where she is praised as Saint for enduring him. Public Defender Cushman lights a cigarette in court while a judge and Sylvia Westerdahl clash over the cigarette and a drug case proceeds.
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Roger Martin
Aiken
Roger
Kojak
Police Department
Harry-0o
Johnny Molony
State Employment Office
Jaycee
PSA
Verbena Peacock
Ernie Bowen
Miss Peacock
Johnny
Edward C. Cushman
General Sessions Court
David W. Harwell
Mr. Cushman
Cushman
Sylvia Westerdahl
C.lavaun Fox
Wright
Oliver
Wright Pest Control
R. P Voight
Voight
Aiken County Commission Stalemate Over Committee Assignments
New Aiken County supervisors declined standing committee roles in a meeting. Chairman Harold V. Graybeal was overridden by five new members urging delays. Commissioners Kirby Prosser and Ray favored postponement while Cullinan defended the existing nominating process. Also, Dr. H. D. Wyman will be jail medical examiner at 1100 monthly with radio unit access. A garbage container ordinance is held until a $200 fine issue is clarified.
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Aiken
Ray
Cullinan
H. D. Wyman
Aiken County
Wyman
County to re study leasing bids for 35 cars
Aiken County Board of Commissioners will re study leasing bids for 35 cars after inconclusive discussion. Bids were sought from about 20 area dealers for both purchase and a 12 month lease. Eight dealers bid on purchases seven on the purchase option and Satcher Motor Co submitted the sole lease bid. O T Canady of Star Chrysler Plymouth did not bid on the 12 month lease citing cost but did bid to sell to the county.
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Sheriff's Department
Aiken
O. T. Canady
Star Chrysler Plymouth
County mulls 18 month lease bid on police fleet
The county considered renegotiating a single bid for 35 Ford Custom 500s from Satcher Motor Co to an 18 month term at $240 per car per month, instead of the original 12 month bid. Ford had offered $290 monthly but proposed 18 months at $240. A legal opinion kept the issue unsettled while a full rebid was discussed.
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Satcher
Cleve Edmunds
Satcher Motor Co
Ford Dealer
Molony Receives Jaycee DSA Award
John Garland Molony was awarded the Aiken Jaycees Distinguished Service Award at a recent meeting. He has served on the Cham ber of Commerce Board of Directors and the Aiken Association for the Retarded, among others, and held multiple Jaycees leadership posts including secretary and president.
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Aiken Jaycees
John Garland Molony
Molony
Chamber of Commerce Board of
Aiken Association For the Retarded
Aiken County
The
March of Dimes
Jaycees
Jaycee
South Carolina
John G. Molony
Wendell Hall
Rain Chance To Increase Tomorrow
Variable cloudiness and cool weather continue today with light rain expected tomorrow. Temperatures will run near 60 during the day and around 40 at night. Rain chances are near zero today, 20 percent tonight, and 30 percent tomorrow. Weekend outlook is fair and mild with lows near 36.
Space Limits Force Clemson to Enroll Fewer Freshmen
Clemson University admissions dean Kenneth Vickery told the board of trustees that space limitations will require accepting fewer freshmen in the fall. The admissions and registration chief said the university must reduce enrollment due to limited housing and classroom capacity.
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Columbia
Clemson University
Kenneth Vickery
Board of Trustees
Clemson
Trials Come To End 2 Enter Pleas In Larceny Cases
Two jury trials in General Sessions Court ended with guilty pleas in larceny cases. Benjamin Oliver also known as Benjamin Oliphant pleaded guilty to grand larceny and driving under the influence second offense after an eyewitness identified him driving a stolen Wright Pest Control truck that overturned.
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General Sessions
Benjamin Oliver
Benjamin Oliphant
Oliver
Wallace George
Wright
George
Fred Wright Jr
Wright Pest Control
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Derby Wendel
Charles W Prosser
Satcher Motor
Prosser
Edmunds
Forest L. Kirby
L.V. Davis
Lucas Ray
Graybeal
Jaycee Dsa Award
Howard Shanker
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