Back to School For Congress Intra party debate on free enterprise
A Texas reader notes quotes from Guy Vander Jagt on free enterprise and the House battles. He argues business must engage in politics to sway middle congressmen, while Bryce Harlow likens business strength to flexed biceps in a paper tiger.
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Texas
Michigan
Guy Vander Jagt
GOP
ACA
Abzug, Drinan, Dellums
Vander Jagt
Washington
Bryce Harlow
Procter and Gamble
Ford orders new oil tariff and decontrol plan
President Ford announced a second one dollar per barrel tariff on imported oil to start June 1 and a plan to phase out price controls on domestic crude next month. The move aims to lift prices to spur production, with potential higher gasoline costs for consumers and a need for congressional approval. Ford criticized Congress for inaction on energy policy amid a looming summer gasoline outlook.
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Washington
Ford
United States of America
Congress
Petroleum Administration
Senate
House
Jim Wright
D-Tex
Sen
Carl T. Curtis
Nebraska
Senate Finance Committee
Third Trade Surplus Recorded As Oil Imports Rise
The Commerce Department reported US oil imports climbed 69 percent last month yet the country posted a $557 million trade surplus, marking the third consecutive monthly surplus. The surplus supports dollar value abroad.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Terrorists Urged To Spare Hostages
U S and the Netherlands urged Marxist guerrillas in eastern Zaire to spare two American students and a young Dutch woman as captives. Ambassador Beverly Carter and Tanzanian officials discussed possible ways to free them, with no direct contact reported since Sunday. A search around Lake Tanganyika had been called off.
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Zaire
U.S
Beverly
Carter
John Malacela
Lake Tanganyika
Popular Revolutionary Party
SALT II talks delayed again amid high level talks
Geneva sources say SALT II talks are postponed to late next month for further consultations after a May 7 recess. The second round between the United States and the Soviet Union eyed a resumption in late June at the earliest.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Weather outlook with thunderstorms likely today
A weather bulletin notes a chance of thunderstorms today with partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday. Temperatures reach the upper 70s today and mid 50s tonight, with highs in the 70s on Thursday and a 50 percent precipitation chance today and 30 percent tonight.
Soares Sounds Alarm On Military Move Toward Dictatorship
In Lisbon, Socialist leader Mario Soares warned that the military alliance with civilians risks outlawing democratic rights and steering Portugal toward dictatorship. He spoke as the MFA and a civilian militia announced plans to mobilize the people and distribute arms to support a pro socialist revolution.
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UPI
Portugal
The
People
Mario Soares
Paris
Soares
Coucanunists
NATO
McDonald
Armed Forces Movement
National Secretariat
Pro-Revolutionary Councils of
Workers
MFA
Lao Students End Occupation of U S Aid Compound
Lao students and Pathet Lao officials sign an agreement ending a week long occupation of the U S Aid compound in Vientiane. The United States will withdraw its AID program by June 30 and return the compound to American control.
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Vientiane
Laos
U.S
United States
Agency For International Development
Pathet Lao
Adrian Night Patrol drives crime down in Panhandle town
A group of Adrian merchants formed a 12 member night patrol in March to curb burglaries and vandalism. They work one night a week, station near businesses, and coordinate with Sheriff Bill Olsen. Patrols deter crime with visibility, with zero cases since formation. no guns carried. Sheriff Olsen praises citizen involvement and deterrence.
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Adrean
Panhandle
Adrian
Night Patrol
Oldham County
Bill Olsen
Jack Walker
Vega
Wildorado
Glen Rio
Olsen
Sheriff's Department
Dale Anderson
Anderson
Sheriffs Department
Sheriff Olsen
Adrian Night Patrol
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Wes Izzard
Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
Netherlands
Lea
North Korea
Panmunjom
Korea
South Korea
Park Chung-hee
Indochina
Korean Military Armistice Commission
MAC
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Henry A. Kissinger
Algeria
Marvin Bollinger
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Gree
Mary
Ser Lesh
Citizen Night Patrol
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