Ford to suspend part of oil import fees this week
President Ford signaled a surprise move to suspend part of the oil import fee for 60 days while vetoing Congress efforts to suspend all increases for 90 days. Freshmen lawmakers at a breakfast reported Ford aims for a quick energy compromise with Democrats.
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UPI
Ford
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White House
Timothy E. Wirth
D-Coro
Gladys Spellman
Maryland
Salmon ousts Vermont health planning chief over criticism
Vermont Governor Thomas Salmon dismissed Eric Helt, head of the Comprehensive Health Planning program, for political reasons after Helt accused the administration of failing to relieve rising medical costs. Helt urged Vermonters to withhold part of medical bill payments and said hospital expansion would be frozen except for safety needs, while signaling plans for a fair hearing.
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Salmon
U.S. Senate
Vermont
Thomas Salmon
Unemployed rate hits 14 year peak in Vermont
Vermont’s unemployment climbs to 9.8 percent, the highest since March 1961, with over 15 000 people jobless. St Albans reports 18.7 percent, Burlington 6.5 percent, and last year at this time the rate was 7.1 percent.
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Vermont
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Burlington
Fed study shows dismal economy analysis highlights
Federal Reserve Boston index shows January February 1974 downturn much sharper than Commerce Department figures. Despite a weak economy the Dow Jones rose 14.08 points to 753.13, the year high, while construction spending fell 2.7 percent to 128.1 billion. Automakers report February production down 34 percent from 1974 peak. Senate Budget Committee staff propose Ford budget alternative lowering 1975 unemployment from 8.1 to about 8 percent.
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Ford
Mini-skirt judge in California under scrutiny Page 2
Inside National notes a controversial California judge and debates over oil interests at a parley while other sections mention CVPS stockholders, courthouse work, and editorial insights on Fulbright and Baker.
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CVPS
Tom Braden
Sen
Fulbright
Russell Baker
Abbott & Costello
Military crisis deepens as Phnom Penh under siege
Rebels rain rockets on Phnom Penh and the airport, overrun a government outpost, and repulse a counterattack. The city remains isolated with the Mekong supply link blocked since February. American airlift flights continue amid escalating attacks while Cambodia's neighbors prepare evacuation plans.
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UPI
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Cambodia
South Vietnam
Thailand
Veng Eng
Chey Sarun
Sosthene Fernandez
Bangkok
Phnomt
Prey Puoch
Delegation backs Cambodian aid plus food and arms
An eight member congressional delegation returning from Indochina endorses about 120 million dollars in ammunition and 75 million in emergency food for Cambodia. They present findings at a House foreign operations sub committee hearing as President Ford seeks 222 million in emergency aid for Cambodia and 300 million for South Vietnam.
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UPI
Indochina
Cambodia
John Flynt
D-Ga
House
Foreign Operations Subcommittee
Ford
Congress
South Vietnam
Bennington meeting backs utility study resolution on power regulation
Bennington Town Meeting approved a resolution calling on state leaders to study alternatives to current electric power regulation and billing. Sponsored by former Rep. Thomas R. Haley Jr., the measure drew broad support despite opposition from two conservative officials. The plan favors expanding the Public Service Board and options like government or cooperative ownership, without mandating public power.
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Thomas R. Haley Jr
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Lawrence ‘Moe’ Harrington
Raymond C. Murray
Haley
Liberty Union
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