Power plants told to burn coal not oil nationwide
Washington, The Federal Energy Administration plans fuel conversions at 79 electric plants to use coal instead of oil to cut oil imports. Notices target 25 units at 12 plants in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri, including Ames Electric, IPL Des Moines, and Nebraska Public Power District Sheldon.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Frank Zarb
Zarb
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Ames
Iowa Power and Light Co
Des Moines
Iowa Public Service Co
Maynard
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. Sutherland
Kansas Power and Light Co
Lawrence
Kan
Tecumseh
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities
Kaw River
Quindaro
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Hawthorne
Springfield City
James River
Nebraska Public Power District
Sheldon
Neb
United States
Zark
Wholesale prices rise with farm prices
Wholesale prices increased in April for the first time in five months as farm prices surged 6.7 percent led by livestock and fruits and vegetables. Industrial prices rose only 0.1 percent, while analysts urged that inflation cooled and a recovery from the recession neared, with optimism from Bank of America and other banks that the bottom had been reached and a stronger rebound could follow.
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Labor Department
U.S
Bank of America
First National City of
New York
Bankers Trust Co. of
New
Armada surrenders 27-ship squadron to Viet Cong in Saigon
The 27-ship South Vietnamese naval squadron, led by an admiral, surrendered off the coast after being promised amnesty by the Communist regime. UPI reports some Americans were left behind during the evacuation as Saigon returns to normal with no immediate police force in place.
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Saigon
Tanjug
UPI
U.S
Tran van Tra
Viet Cong
Alan Dawson
Dawson
Vietnam
Paul Lee
Father may ask Viet Cong for body of dead Marine
The Pentagon confirms the two last U.S. servicemen killed in Vietnam likely lie in an American run hospital in Saigon. Cpl. Charles McMahon Jr. and Lance Cpl. Darwin L. Judge died at Tan Son Nhut April 28 while guarding the airport. their bodies were not evacuated. The State Department is pressing for return, and one father vows to seek his son’s body from the Viet Cong if needed.
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Washington
UPI
Vietnam
Saigon
Pentagon
State Department
Charles McMahon Jr
Woburn
Mass
Lance
Darwin L. Judge
Marshalltown
Iowa
Tan Son Nhut
Ford reassures allies as Vietnam exit reshapes policy
President Ford tells Asian leaders that U.S. commitments to allies remain firm despite the fall of Vietnam and Cambodia. He met Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew and earlier spoke with Whitlam Rowling and Wilson, stressing continued Pacific cooperation and NATO concerns. Ford also ends wartime GI benefits for new recruits, projects $1.5 billion savings, and forms a Cabinet panel to monitor foreign investment.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore
White House
Australia
E. Gough Whitlam
New Zealand
Wallace E. Rowling
Britain
Harold Wilson
Whitlam
Rowling
Indochina
United States
Asia
Pacific
Ron Nessen
Nessen
South Korea
Taiwan
North Korea
China
Wilson
Atlantic Alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
America
Saigon
Bennington zoning plan clash sparks planning group tension
Planning commission members voiced dissatisfaction after selectmen altered town plan and roadside commercial rules. They will draft a statement for May 15 hearing and may present once more on potential impacts of stripping planners ideas. Contention centers on Route 67A expansion and limited roadside use zones as road to central business growth.
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Rob Woolmington
Bennington
Planning Commission
Selectmen
Paul W. Bohne III
Bohne
New York Border
Thomas R. Haley Sr
Karen D. Fortney
Alden E. Harwood
John P. Griffin
Temporary transportation secretary to be named
Governor Salmon indicated an interim Transportation Secretary will be named within the 10 day deadline for the new cabinet post and its policy board. He noted Highway Commissioner John T Gray as a prime contender and faced open letters of protest from lawmakers about that possibility.
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Salmon
Gray
Steven McLeod
D-Barre
Joseph Jamele
Jamele
New England
New Hampshire
Meldrim Thomsom Jr
State Administration Agency
Human Services Agency
Legislative Joint Fiscal Committee
John Froines
Occupational Health and Safety
Robert Wilson
Wilson
Barre-Montpelier
Strike Likely at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant
Union workers at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp unanimously rejected the company’s offer and voted to strike. IBEW Local 2349 members, roughly 55, wage, contract length, and pay disputes. If sanctioned, a strike could start as early as Saturday, with plant officials unsure if operations can run on supervisory staff.
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Parent
Vermont Yankee
Patrick Donnelly
Brattleboro
IBEW
Diana Sidebotham
New England Coalition On
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Donnelly
Islanders edge Celtics as Allen returns to baseball
In a high stakes set of pages the sports section reports the Islanders pulling out a win while the Celtics face a 2 0 deficit again. Dick Allen makes a return to Philadelphia baseball headlines the coverage.
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Castro
Vermont
Putnam Memorial
Tom Braden
James Reston
John Werner
Arlington
Troy
N.Y
Islanders
Celtics
Dick Allen
Philly
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York
Donald E. Woolley
Bankers Trust
Treasury
William Simon
American Society of Business Writers
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
Joseph Laitin
Midway
Navy Department
Seventh Day Adventist Hospital
Laitin
Transportation
Times Argus
State Office of Manpower Services
Daniel Holland
State
Lee Salmon
Yankee
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