Ford Budget Forecasts Deficits and Energy Push
President Ford’s 1976 budget signals a $51.9 billion deficit with a $2.2 billion energy research allocation, while debt would exceed $450 billion and interest costs rise to $40 billion annually. The piece warns Congress will resist restraint and urges nonessential cuts, energy investment, and vigilance to avoid economic peril.
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Washington
Ford
Republican Party
Roy Ash
Congress
No Margin for Error in Aviation Safety Push
The current crash investigation and recent fatal accidents spur calls to improve air safety. The Dec 1 Trans World Airlines crash near Washington killed 92 due to a ground controller pilot misunderstanding and a terrain miscue. FAA must revise descent clearance manuals to eliminate any margin for error and protect lives.
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Trans World Airlines
Columbus
Washington, D. C
Dulles International Airport
Round Hill Mountain
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Oakley C Collins Mirrors Party Winds In Education Funding Row
Oakley C Collins of the 17th district faced a tough choice as a Republican ally of teachers. He backed a $91.3 million supplemental education measure amid Democratic pressure and Education Review Committee reform talk, while a Rhodes veto loomed.
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Congress
Ohio General Assembly
Polinciais
Oakley C. Collins
Ironton
Collins
James A.rhodes
Ohio Education Association
Oakley
House
Senate
Rhodes
General Assembly
Education Review Committee
Gas Shortage Hurts Ohio Industries Beyond Money
Ohio industry faces losses beyond dollars as natural gas curtailments affect 3,500 users and layoffs. Buckeye Steel Castings saves 35 percent by conserving gas with heat shutoff and alternative fuels while costs rise for others. PUCO monitors the shortage and seeks state and federal relief as the outlook darkens.
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Ohio
Buckeye Steel Castings
Columbus
P. K. Kennedy
Kennedy
Costello
Robert A. Day
OMA
Public Utilities Commission of
PUCO
Ohio Businesses Struggle as Gas Curtailments Hit Industry
Industrial and 16,000 commercial customers face 90 to 25 percent of last year’s supplies. Costello says plants cannot operate on 45 percent of gas used two years ago, worsening losses. Hardest hit: food processing, glass, steel. Some demand weakens recession, but shortages strain recovery.
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Dustrial
Costello
Robert Ryan
Department of Economic and Community Development
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Carney Proposes Two Year PUCO Study in Ohio House
Rep. Thomas J. Carney introduces a bill to form an 18 member panel to study the Public Utilities Commission. The panel would report progress every six months and file a final report by January 1 1977 to evaluate rate fixing procedures and consider improvements in rate requests consumer complaints and safety inspections. The group would include eight nonlegislative members from utility government and consumer sectors and ten lawmakers two from each chamber.
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Robert E. Miller
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
Thomas J. Carney
Youngstown
Public Utilities Commission
Carney
Ohio House
Study Commission
Utilities Commission
House
Ohio Energy Emergency Commission
PUCO
Ohio
Energy Commission
Defense Posture Statement Pushes Frugal, Modern Forces
Secretary Schlesinger outlines a compact budget plan raising defense from 85 to 93 billion with a 140 billion target by 1980. He advocates a high low mix of forces, emphasizing lighter Air Force fighters like the F 16, flexible naval strikes, and concentrated ground units in the US Korea and Western Europe while pursuing arms control to curb nuclear ceilings.
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Congress
Pentagon
James Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Soviet Union
Europe
United States
Air Force
Navy
Government in Agreement on Deficit Spending and Inflation Risk
The piece argues that President Ford's $75 billion deficit plan over two years, backed by liberal congressional demand for higher taxes, threatens inflation and weaker business confidence. It attacks cash rebates as handouts and claims continued borrowing raises debt service, harming Americans through higher prices and reduced fiscal balance.
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Congress
National Health Insurance
Consumer Protection Agency
U.S
Anthony Harrigan
Ford
Capitol Hill
Washington
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U.S. Industrial Council
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