Congress Okays Oil Import Bill in Swap With Trade Measure
The Senate approved the oil shipment provision 44 to 40, sending the measure to the White House. It would require 30 percent of imported oil to move on American ships, a move opposed by the State Interior and Defense departments and the Fed Energy Administration. Forecasts split on fuel price impact, with opponents citing higher heating oil and gas costs while backers argue a minimal effect. The compromise aims to aid American shipping against cheaper foreign labor. The House-trade bill clears to conference. the Senate also rejected a four-year extension of the Export-Import Bank loan authority and urged energy project reviews by Congress. The HEW sex data requirement was debated as Congress adjourned.
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Ford reports successful U S French talks on oil conference
President Ford told congressional leaders the U S French summit with Valery Giscard d Estaing produced a productive outline for an early energy conference. The talks covered Middle East and other issues but centered on producer consumer cooperation and compensation for France’s 1967 expulsion of U S troops. France will pay the United States 100 million dollars.
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Backers Urge Quick Veto Of Strip Mine Control Bill
Backers of a strict strip mining control bill urge President Ford to veto promptly to allow an override vote before adjournment. Ford plans to veto but has not set a timing. If Congress adjourns within the 10 day window, a pocket veto could end the bill.
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Metzenbaum to resign Senate seat December 23
Washington AP reports Senator Howard Metzenbaum will resign his Ohio seat on December 23 to allow Senator-elect John Glenn to be appointed and gain seniority. A spokesman in Columbus said Glenn would be appointed to the vacancy. Jolene Rene, lone Lange sextuplet survivor in San Jose, shows mild respiratory issues as brothers Jason and Brian die from hyaline membrane disease.
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Extortionist and Wife Sentenced in BPA Plot
Federal Judge imposes 20 years on David Heesch for a $1 million extortion plot against the Bonneville Power Administration. His wife Sheila gets 10 years. Heesch, 34, confessed to blasting 11 power line towers and threatening further explosions unless BPA paid. BPA refused.
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Tuskegee Settlement Outlined
In a tentative out of court deal filed in Montgomery Alabama on Monday each living syphilis study participant would receive 37500 dollars if with disease or 15000 dollars if not. The class action originally sought 1.8 billion dollars or 3 million per 600 black men used as guinea pigs in the syphilis study.
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Cloudy Tonight to Snow Flurries Then Warmer Wednesday
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with a chance of snow flurries and overnight lows in the mid twenties. Wednesday will be partly sunny with highs in the low to mid thirties. Details on Page 2.
Columbia Gas Plans Additional 20 Percent Cut
Columbia Gas of Ohio will further reduce allocations to 540 large volume industrial customers by 20 percent, on the January billing period. Manager E F Rothel cited tightening national gas supplies and said the extra curtailment aims to align with changing supply conditions, with future changes depending on temperatures and conservation.
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Mixed signals reshape the economy amid energy policy moves
The Associated Press reports a patchwork economy with rising and falling prices, layoffs, and forecasts of higher unemployment. Ford and Giscard dEstaing broker an energy pact while a national policy blueprint moves forward. U S Steel raises prices, AMC announces 15000 layoffs, and United Airlines pilots secure a 22 percent wage increase over 31 months.
60 000 Miners Refuse To Cross Lines In Coal Contract Fight
Federal mediators met with union and industry negotiators in Charleston as 60,000 miners and 60,000 construction workers idled in the Appalachian coalfields. The walkout follows a miners contract ratified Dec 6 and seeks benefits including travel pay and unemployment support.
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Boston School Committee Rejects Citywide School Plan
Boston officials reopen elementary and middle schools in South Boston Roxbury district, but South Boston High and Roxbury High stay closed. The committee votes 3 2 to reject a plan to expand busing from 18 000 to 35 000 pupils, risking contempt from Judge Garrity while keeping the staff plan in play.
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Hyacinth could clean water and fuel homes says scientist
Biochemist William Wolverton of the National Space Technology Laboratory says water hyacinths can remove cadmium nickel phenol and nutrients from city water and produce biogas for heating. Two and a half acres could yield about 2.5 million cubic feet of biogas yearly with regular harvesting. The Bay St. Louis project aims to test efficiency in a city purification contract.
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