Ford Hangs Political Hopes On Oil Tariff
President Ford defends a higher oil import tariff and opposition to gas rationing, aiming to curb foreign petroleum use. The plan risks inflation and faces Senate doubts with Democrats warning of a ripple effect on prices and transport. Critics urge alternatives while Congress weighs a tariff hike and rationing decisions.
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Ford
Washington
U.S
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
R-Md
Robert. .C. Byrd
D-W Va
Zer
Congress
James B. Pearson
Ats
Aid To Vietnam Not Likely
Key senators from both parties doubt Ford can win congressional approval for the extra 300 million in military aid to South Vietnam. Ford warns against predicting bombing actions, while Byrd calls resuming bombing a catastrophic mistake and Mansfield doubts Senate support for the funds.
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Ford
Indochina
Robert C. Byrd
U.S
South Vietnam
United States
Congress
Byrd
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Senate
GOP
Texas Republican
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Vietnam
Relaxed EPA Standards Unwarranted
A federal energy analysis indicates Ford can reach a 40 percent fuel economy increase by 1980 without relaxing auto emission and safety standards. Ford proposes a five year freeze on new standards, with slight tightening before the freeze. The report suggests mpg could rise from 14 to about 19.6 even with stricter 1977 1978 rules.
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Washington
Federal Energy Administration
Ford
FEA
Colson claims Hunt sent CIA materials after alleged cutoff
Former White House aide Charles Colson says E Howard Hunt continued delivering sealed envelopes and tapes to CIA contact Richard Ober for nine months after the agency says it cut ties. Ober allegedly routed material to Richard Helms as the Senate probes CIA domestic activities. Helms testifies in closed session as lawmakers seek answers. Colson is imprisoned for obstruction of justice in the Pentagonal Papers case.
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White House
Charles W. Colson
E. Howard Hunt
CIA
Hunt
Colson
Richard Ober
Ober
Nixon
New York Times
Senate Foreign Relations
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Richard M. Helms
Senate
FBI
U.S
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Lowell P. Weicker
Helms
Ers
Watergate Committee
Ft. Holabird
Alexandria
Pentagon
Daniel Elisberg
Supreme Court ends automatic women’s jury exemptions
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that states cannot automatically exclude women or require they volunteer for jury duty. The decision, prompted by a Louisiana kidnapping case, ends sex based exemptions and promotes equal civic responsibility.
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Louisiana
Elizabeth M. Schneider
Center For Constitutional Rights
New York
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