Pressure Builds On Ohio Public Utility Agency
Ohio lawmakers debate overhaul of the Public Utilities Commission as energy costs surge. Gov Rhodes seeks faster decisions and a larger five member panel to shift toward GOP control. Freshman Rep Wojtanowski backs ending the Reconstruction Cost Now formula for a fair original cost standard. Senator McCormack counterheads a Senate plan to repeal RCN amid charges of runaway utility rate hikes.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
General Assembly
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
GOP
Dennis L. Wojtanowski
Willoughby Hills
Wojtanowski
John T. McCormack
D-31
Euclid
RCN
Senate
Democrats Write Own Energy Plan In Congress
Congressional Democrats move to craft a unified energy program led by Speaker Carl Albert. Rep. Jim Wright says the task force will deliver a detailed plan with cost estimates within a month and seeks proposals from chairmen and members as Ford faces oil import tariff debates.
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Washington
Ford
Carl Albert
Albert
All Committee
Jim Wright
D-Tex
Congress
Wright
Vanik Proposal Calls for Gasoline Rationing Tax Plan
Rep. Charles A. Vanik of Ohio proposes a monthly gasoline tax plan ranging from 20 to 40 cents per gallon on purchases above the basic ration. He would curb presidential power to lift price controls on discovered oil supplies as part of the tax writing task force discussion.
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Charles A. Vanik
Dohio
Ways and
Wright
OPEC Funds Manageable Says Simon
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon said there are indications that cash buildup in oil producing nations will be far less than feared. The discussion centered on international financial aspects of the shift of funds to oil exporters and related effects.
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Washington
Treasury
William E. Simon
Simon
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Senate Finance
Capitol Hill
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
House
Ways and Means
Fed
Grocery Costs Decline as Sugar Leads Fall in Ohio
Sugar prices drop across much of Ohio with sharp cuts in northeast cities like Cleveland and Akron while Cincinnati and Columbus see mixed moves. The AP market basket shows overall declines in 16 items, with hamburger, chuck roast, and potatoes leading the drop.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Cleveland
Akron
Conneaut
Massillon
Youngstown
New Orleans
West Coast
Columbus
Steubenville
Lima
Athens
Portsmouth
Chillicothe
Marietta
Rhodes seeks bond to clean up Ohio downtowns
Governor Rhodes plans a June ballot bond issue to fund downtown cleanup programs in Ohio’s major cities. He favors a centralized approach, with funds possibly tied to the Impacted Cities Act and a new Central Business District Development Authority. He declined to set a dollar amount, citing constitutional approval and legislative backing.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Ohio Central Business District Development Authority
Senate
House
U S and Soviet Open Talks on Arm Limits in Geneva
In Geneva the United States and the Soviet Union began negotiations for a treaty to limit nuclear arms. President Ford and Leonid Brezhnev had agreed at Vladivostok, with A Alexis Johnson and Vladimir Semenov meeting at the Soviet Mission. Johnson called the Vladivostok accord clear and translatable into a formal agreement.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United States
Soviet Union
Ford
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Vladivostok
U.S
A. Alexis Johnson
Vladimir Semenov
Johnson
Semenov
Nixon Papers Belong to Government, Says Federal Judge
Federal Judge Charles Richey ruled that millions of documents and White House tapes from Richard Nixon's presidency belong to the government. The decision nullified a Sept. 7, 1974 agreement that would have given Nixon partial access and control.
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Washington
Charles Richey
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Former Montana Governor Babcock Sentenced On Campaign Funds Conspiracy
Former Gov Tim M Babcock of Montana was sentenced to four months in prison for illegally concealing the origin of 54000 in political contributions to Nixon's 1972 re election. The money came from Armand Hammer chairman of Occidental Petroleum. Bayh Eyes 76 Race Indiana Senator Birch E Bayh mulls a 1976 bid and may decide within 60 days per adviser.
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Washington
Tim M. Babcock
Montana
Richard M. Nixon
Armand Hammer
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Birch E. Bayh
Indiana
Baghaide
Caddies Recalled Over Hood Latch in 74 Cadillac
Cadillac recalls 234000 1974 models after a potential hood latch defect that could lift the hood and block the driver’s vision. Two Amtrak derailed near Huntington injuring two. the James Whitcomb Riley No. 50 pulled from the Chessie System station at 4 30 a.m. causing two coaches to derail.
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Detroit
Cadillac Motor Car Division
Huntington
W. Va
Amtrak
James Whitcomb Riley
Weather update: rain or snow tonight into Saturday
Occasional rain or snow is forecast tonight and Saturday. Lows will be in the upper 20s to low 30s tonight. Saturday highs are expected in the upper 30s to low 40s. Details on page 2.
Ships Collide and Explode at Delaware River Refinery
An American tanker Edgar M Queeny rammed the Liberian vessel Corinthos unloading 100 000 barrels of crude oil at a British Petroleum dock near Marcus Hook Pennsylvania. Explosions and fires killed at least two and injured 29 with 22 of 43 Corinthos crew unaccounted. Evacuation of 300 families followed as both ships burned and flames towered, then Queeny docked and later anchored after fire was extinguished.
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Delaware River
Marcus Hook
Araired
British Petroleum
Marcus
Corinthos
Edgar M. Queeny
Philadelphia
Delaware County
George Lewis
Queeny
George Warner
Clemency Deadline Extended for Vietnam Era Deserters
President Ford extends the clemency deadline to March 1 for thousands of deserters and draft evaders from the Vietnam era. The move drew mixed reactions with groups like the American Legion and the ACLU urging broader amnesty and universal pardon.
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Washington
Ford
James M. Wagenseller
The
American Legion
Legion
National Council of Churches
American Civil Liberties Union
Central Committee For Conscientious Objection
Presidential Clemency Board
Clemency Board
Justice Department
Canada
Pentagon
Officials warn Congress of Vietnamese pressure
Ford administration officials told the House Appropriations Committee that rejecting an extra 300 million dollars in aid could prompt Hanoi to launch an all out offensive. Pentagon and State Department officials warned the North Vietnamese would press harder, though not likely to strike in six months without Saigon shortages.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Congress
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Saigon
Pentagon
State Department
House Appropriations Committee
Ford
Vietnam
Cambodia
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Philip C. Habib
Habib
United States
Paris
Richard M. Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
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Daniel Graham
Defense Intelligence Agency
Erich F. von Marbod
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