Rise in prices pushes 1974 inflation to peak in peacetime
Washington reports December prices rose seven tenths of a percent, lifting 1974 inflation to 12.2 percent the highest since 1946, with a 5.4 percent drop in workers’ purchasing power. Energy taxes proposed by Ford could add about two points to this year’s rate.
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Washington
Labor Department
Gan
Ford
Congress
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Discount Sale Rule Delayed by Ohio Retailers Group
A 60 day postponement order blocks a consumer rule forcing discount stores to off er at least 75 percent of stock at a minimum 10 percent below regular prices. The Ohio Council of Retail Merchants filed appeals with Gordon Peltier and Franklin County court, claiming pricing terms are vague and out of store promotions defined too broadly.
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Columbus. Ohio
State
Consumer Protection Division
Gordon Peltier
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
Revco Drugs
Cleveland
Goldman Inc
Dayton
Council
Peltier
Secretary of State
Department of Commerce
Protest Rate Hike Request Owners Balk at Electric Bills
An angry Columbus crowd urged Ohio's Public Utilities Commission to reject a 12 percent emergency surcharge on electric bills amid turmoil over a Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co rate request. The utility cited debt limits and rising expenses, while homeowners cited sharply rising bills and urged thorough study of a permanent hike.
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Columbus, Ohio
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Puco Ap
Ohio
Commission
Grove City
Frank Stegar
Reynoldsburg
Electric Company
Kelley Acknowledges FBI Files On Congressmen
FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley acknowledged the bureau keeps files on members of Congress that include unsubstantiated tips from the public but denied misuse. He said Congressmen are treated the same as other citizens and added that information is collected when they are victims in a case or when a background check is requested for nomination to executive or judicial roles.
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Washington
FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
Congress
Kelley
Con
Democrats Attack Ford Rebate and Oil Tax Plans
Congressional Democrats led by Speaker Albert criticize Ford energy and tax ideas as failing to aid the poor. They warn a 12 percent 1974 tax rebate could funnel 43 percent to the richest 17 percent, push gasoline and heating costs higher, and urge alternative measures including tax withholdings and potential rationing.
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Dems
Ford
Washington
Carl Albert
Albert
Congress
House
al Altman
Oregon
Ways and Means Committee
Ullman
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Henry M. Jackson
Fireworks Ban Effort Fails to Clear for July
The U S Product Safety Commission says time ran out on a ban of firecrackers and bottle rockets before Independence Day. Legal appeals and objections from Asian manufacturers delayed rules until after the 1974 holiday. officials deem any impact unlikely.
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Washington
U.S. Product Safety Commission
Richard O. Simpson
Newsmen
Simpson
Commission
Taiwan
Macao
Hong Kong
Oklahoma
Senate Vote Set on Unemployment Extension in Ohio
Ohio senators consider a 13 week unemployment extension for about 20 000 jobless residents while House committees open hearings on a 91 3 million school funding surplus plan The debate includes federal bonus funding tied to the extension and a push to provide 40 per pupil to districts in March through May with urgency from education officials.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bourneville
House Finance Appropriations Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Shoemaker
Senate
Too Nice Cop Kicked Off Capitola Force
Henry Murren, 36, was fired from Capitola California police after months of friendliness with residents and few arrests. City Manager Max Kludt said the 900.4 monthly officer was not tough enough for modern policing, despite community letters praising him.
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Capitola. Calif
Henry Murren
Capitola
Max Kludt
Murren
Monterey Beach
Kludt
Yesteryear
Hank Murren
Heidi
Calif
CIA May Reveal Budget Details Soon
Senate Republican leader Hugh Scott says indications exist the CIA will disclose its total annual budget. Senator Alan Cranston says foreign contributions may boost the total. Cranston criticizes the CIA in a closed Senate caucus meeting as lawmakers vote 45 to 7 for a bipartisan Watergate style probe.
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Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Central Intelligence Agency
Alan Cranston
Dcalif
Tran
Scott
Cranston
CIA
Senate Democratic Caucus
Amnesty appeal faces deadline as draft dodgers urged to sign
Washington AP President Clemency Board Chairman Charles E Goodell urged thousands of draft dodgers and deserters to enroll in the amnesty program before the 10 day expiry. Henry Schwartzchild of the ACLU called the plan demeaning and proposed unconditional amnesty for all.
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Washington
Charles E. Goodell
Henry Schwartzchild
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Goodell
CBS
Israel Seeks About 22 Billion in New U S Aid Package
U S and Israeli sources say Israel requested roughly 22 billion dollars in new military and economic aid from Washington. About 1.5 billion would be for military needs with the remainder for economic assistance, far above the current package.
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Washington
Israel
United States
U.S
Pharmacists Urged to Sub substitute Cheaper Drugs
Washington AP says a NAS panel backed pharmacist substitution of brand drugs with cheaper equivalents to cut costs. The Drug Research Board unanimously reversed its two year stance, urging 48 states to amend antisubstitution laws. Florida and Michigan currently allow substitutions without doctor approval.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Advisory Drug Research Board
Florida
Michigan
Fire Gut Old Depot In Columbus Near West Side
A Monday night blaze gutted the 80 year old Volunteers of America building on Columbus near west side. About 80 transients sleeping there escaped without serious injury. The two story brick depot, once a Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad station until 1930, is a National Historic Landmark. Officials say faulty wiring likely started the fire.
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Columbus, Ohio
Volunteers of America
Columbus
West Side
Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad
Weather Forecast Cloudy with Snow Flurries Likely
Weather page notes cloud cover and a mix of rain and snow possible tonight with lows in the mid 20s. Wednesday brings snow flurries with highs reaching the mid to upper 30s.
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Myrl Shoemaker
Ohio Department of Education
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James A. Rhodes
Paul Spayde
John Hall
Ohio Education Association
Xenia
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