Ford to Deliver Farewell State of the Union Tonight
President Ford will address Congress in a nationally televised farewell State of the Union. He is unlikely to propose major new policies or tackle gasoline price decontrol or Vietnam draft evader amnesty in depth. The speech before a joint session at 9 p.m. EST will likely be his last major public appearance as president.
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Carter weighs easing embargo on Cuba within 100 days
Boston Herald American reports President-elect Carter may relax the U S trade embargo on Cuba early in his term. He would seek consultations with the Senate Foreign Relations and House International Affairs committees before any action aiming to resume sales of food and medicine to Castro's government. The move would be part of a reciprocal process to end isolation.
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Jurek faces imminent execution as appeals end
Convicted killer Jerry Lane Jurek gets one week to live after Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused a stay of his January 19 execution. Federal courts only can intervene, with no further state avenues left.
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Summa official testifies he blocked burglary plot by Watergate figures
William Frank Gay, president of Summa Corp, testified he stopped the firm from aiding E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy in a planned break into Hank Greenspun's Las Vegas Sun office safe. He said he never notified FBI or Greenspun. details emerged during Greenspun's $142 million slander suit against Summa.
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Supreme Court jousts with lawyers on abortion
The Supreme Court hearings featured states challenging free abortion access for indigent women with Connecticut Pennsylvania and a St Louis case highlighting a hospital denial due to a doctor's religious principles. Justices sparred with lawyers as they weighed medical necessity versus moral policy in the disputes.
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Freezing Weather Strains U S Energy Supplies
Freezing midland conditions froze a natural gas line near Phillips Nebraska cutting heat for hours and causing gas to become unusable in parts of the upper Midwest. Demand for fuel oil rose as supplies ran short and utilities curbed services. The eastern two thirds of the nation faced heavy snow and subfreezing temperatures with at least 52 deaths blamed on the storm. Major power plants declared emergencies in Michigan and the TVA eyed possible cuts.
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France Israel ties on brink after Abu Daoud release
UPI reports Paris court freed Palestinian leader Abu Daoud triggering blame from Israel. Foreign Minister Yigal Allon denounced the ruling in Parliament as a shameful surrender to Arab pressure and terrorist groups and accused France of violating extradition accords.
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Ford’s Energy Department plan echoes Carter’s 1976 proposal
President Ford asks Congress to create a Cabinet-level Department of Energy consolidating the Federal Energy Administration the Energy Research and Development Administration the Federal Power Commission and two Interior Department agencies the Bureau of Mines and the Rural Electrification Administration. The plan shifts duties from the Energy Resources Council to the new department with an initial budget near 7.2 billion and 22 860 staff.
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