I 70 Blockade Cleared as Turnpike Jam Brews Again
Protesters began clearing I 70 east of Columbus avoiding a clash with Ohio highway patrol. More than 100 patrolmen and 10 National Guard tow trucks watched as truckers left westbound lanes within minutes. Meanwhile turnpike blockades near Toledo and I 75/I 280 portions renewed with about 200 trucks, continuing the disruption.
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Ohio
National Guard
Dave Marsett
WBNS
Toledo
Terry Mahoney
Erie
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Turnpike
Walt Lowery
Washington
Norwalk
John J. Gilligan
Interstate 75
Highway Patrol
Beren
Ohio Turnpike
Elyria
Sandusky
Ford Set To Assume Vice President's Office
Gerald Ford to be sworn in as vice president after Senate confirmation in a landmark step under the 25th Amendment. Nixon attends as a joint House Senate oath is planned with Chief Justice Burger administering.
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Washington
Gerald R. Ford
House
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Michigan
Senate
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Appalachian Commission Advances 1975 Development Plan
The 13 state Appalachia Regional Commission will study more regional development areas starting in 1975. They approved Phase I highway funding through 1978 and created eight state subcommittees covering enterprise health environment transportation housing education and tourism.
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Columbus
Ohio
Appalachia
Nixon nominates Cincinnati publisher as UN ambassador
Francis Dale former president and publisher of the Cincinnati Enquirer is named by President Nixon to be United Nations ambassador in Geneva heading a 100 member staff. Dale who helped lead the 1972 Committee to Re-elect the President expects Senate hearing and confirmation with questions about his committee activity.
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Francis Dale
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Dale
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U.N
Geneva
Heating Oil Rise Rate Sparks Committee Action
The House Commerce Committee advanced an amendment authorizing President Nixon to set prices on coal oil and petroleum products to prevent windfall profits as it nears a Friday vote on emergency energy legislation. The Cost of Living Council announced a two cent per gallon heating oil increase while ordering a one cent gasoline reduction to push refineries toward heating oil.
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Washington
House Commerce Committee
Commerce Committee
William R. Roy
Chan
Nixon
Living Council
Meir Wins Labor Party Confidence Vote After War Setbacks
Tel Aviv AP reports Premier Golda Meir secured 291 to 33 support from Labor central committee after taking responsibility for Israel's October war setbacks. She acknowledged government intelligence warned of Arab buildup and said there was a fatal misjudgment.
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Tel Aviv
Golda Meir
Labor Party
Israel
Skylab 3 Crew Reported In Excellent Health
The Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald Carr William Pogue and Edward Gibson are in excellent health and near peak work efficiency after three weeks in space. Dr Jerry Hordinsky says no medical reason will prevent the 84 day mission from being completed. He briefed newsmen on Wednesday at the Space Center in Houston.
Pioneer 10 Nears Jupiter on Escape Path Toward Solar Boundary
Pioneer 10 sweeps within 81,000 miles of Jupiter, capturing closeup photos and measurements as it speeds toward the solar system’s edge. Scientists expect it to become the first human-made object to escape, with a projected exit around 1987.
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Solar System
Earth
Weather forecast and obituaries brief fragment
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with lows in the low 20s. Friday remains fair and cold with highs in the 30s. Includes obituaries section and page reference details.
Arabs Propose Oil Embargo Lift Amid Talks With Kissinger
Saudi oil minister Yamani proposed resuming crude shipments to the United States tied to a phased Israeli withdrawal from lands occupied in 1967 and 1973. Kissinger met with Yamani and Algerian minister Belaid Abdessalam to discuss conditional lifting of the embargo. West called the talks frank and useful as Kissinger prepared to visit Cairo, Riyadh, and others before Geneva talks.
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Saudi Arabia
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Europe
Israel
Yamani
Belaid Abdessalam
Kissinger
George S. West
State Department
West
William E. Simon
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