Fresh Congresspersons Attending Harvard Orientation Study
A dozen newly elected Congress members arrive at Harvard for an all expenses paid week long orientation on government and congressional procedures. They include one congresswoman elect and diverse professionals. They seek reforms and televised House deliberations to boost public understanding.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Congress
Washington
Larry L. Pressler
South Dakota
Pressler
House
James J. Fiorio
Oxford
Jonathan Moore
Institute of Politics
Ways and Means Committee
Maine Lottery Revenues Fall Short Despite Holiday Boost
Maine State Lottery officials say holiday promotion nudges ticket sales but unlikely to meet year revenue targets. Five month shortfall tops $550,000 against a $3.07 million goal. November revenues total $167,963.
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Augusta
Maine
Lottery
Christo Anton
Anton
OPEC approves price hike to 10.12 per barrel
OPEC ministers end a two day meeting by approving an average price of 10.12 a barrel for a 42 gallon quantity effective Jan 1 1975. The move aims to curb profits of Western oil firms while signaling higher consumer costs.
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Vienna
Austria
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Persian Gulf
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Sextuplet feeding marks milestone for Lange babies
The eldest Lange sextuplet Jolene Rene has begun drinking from her mother’s milk and breathes on her own, while Brian and Wesley remain on respirators in critical condition with hyaline membrane disease. Two siblings died earlier. the hospital notes Jolene is small but improving as she receives donated milk.
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San Jose
Calif
Lange
Jolene Rene
Norma Appleberry
Former 7 Term Maquoketa Mayor Seeks Eighth Term at 93
Maquoketa Iowa veteran Ben Jacobsen 93 announces candidacy for an eighth mayoral term. He has served seven terms since 1920 and plans to restore the municipal light plant to the people while promising to abolish parking meters. He notes ongoing resident concerns over stray animals and utility rate increases.
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Maquoketa
Iowa
Ben Jacobsen
Jacobsen
Edward Myatt
Myatt
After-Dinner Speaker Eases Quiet Tension
A news item notes that tranquilizers are increasingly used but the after-dinner speaker still has value. The piece suggests humor or commentary aids the audience, balancing medication with entertainment at gatherings.
Israeli Patrol Fights Guerrillas Near Menara. Four Die
An Israeli patrol clashed with Arab guerrillas from Lebanon near Menara on the western edge of the Israeli panhandle. Four terrorists and one police sergeant were killed. another police officer wounded. The band, linked to Al Fatah, carried rifles grenades knives and leaflets. The fight followed a security fence raid amid rising Egypt Israel immigration discourse.
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Lebanon
Menara
al Fatah
Qiryat Shmanah
Shamir
Egypt
Israel
Ismail Fahmy
Middle East
Cairo
Foreign Ministry
Fahmy
Tat Fahmy
Jerusalem
Israel’s early laws and immigration trends noted
Fahmy cites Israel’s founding law the Law of Return granting citizenship to Jews arriving. Israel’s population is about 3 million with immigration down about 40 percent from last year due to economic woes and fears of Palestinian violence. He urges compensation to Arab states for aggression and to Palestinians for material and moral damages over 26 years.
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Israel
Fahmy
Sunday Traffic Ban Unconstitutional in Ocean Grove Case
A Superior Court judge ruled New Jersey’s century old law allowing Ocean Grove to ban cars bikes and swimming on Sundays unconstitutional. The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association plans to appeal while a delivery order allows limited newspaper circulation during the ruling. Robert Schaad faced curfew charges after delivering papers from midnight Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday.
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Freehold
N.J
New Jersey
Merritt Lane Jr
Ocean Grove
Neptune Township
Asbury Park
Lane
Ocean Grove News Service, Inc
New York Times
Robert E. Schaad
Allenhurst
Wibur Dinegar
Schaad
Energy policy advisors begin high level talks at Camp David
Officials led by Rogers Morton and Frank Zarb gather at Camp David to craft short and long term energy policies for President Ford. The discussions cover conservation, potential oil import quotas, gas rationing options, and use of emergency powers to secure materials and coal switching for power plants.
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Camp David, Md
Ford
Energy Conservation
U.S
Zarb
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Portland
John Ewing
Gulf Oil Co
Rogers C.B. Morton
Energy Resources Council
Inside the Journal
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Associated Press
Alfred C. Clapp
Newark
Association
Energy Policy Advisors
Interior
Rogers C. B. Morton
Federal Energy
Frank G. Zarb
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