Ford Threatens Tariff On Imported Oil
Washington AP report on President Ford weighing a second $1 per barrel tariff on imported oil as Congress negotiates an energy program. House Speaker Albert seeks delay, says no commitment from Ford. Zarb and Nessen discuss options and urgency amid energy policy stalemate.
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Ford
Washington
House
Carl Albert
Congress
Albert
Frank Zarb
Zarb
Cbs-Tv
Morning News
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Poe Ford
U.S
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
White House
Solar Heat Price Is Coming Down In Connecticut
Solar energy advocate Gerald Falbel promotes the FES Delta, a mobile $495 solar heating unit for rooftops or open spaces. He claims two years of savings based on NYC rates, with a 55-gallon tank system that heats water via a two-pipe loop and a smaller internal tank. Nickerson of Greenwich hosts a unit, noting potential halved hot water bills, while Falbel envisions growing solar adoption by 2000 with education and field presence.
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Stamford, Conn
Solar
Gerald Falbel
Stamford
FES Delta
New York City
Falbel
R. Tek Nickerson
Greenwich
Nickerson
Middle East
United States
Farbel
U.S
Iran hunts three terrorists who killed two American officers
Tehran says police identified three Marxist guerrillas who stopped a car carrying U S Air Force colonels Col Paul R Shaffer Jr and Lt Col Jack J Turner, shot them dead, and fled after leaving leaflets. An anonymous caller claimed retaliation for nine Iranian revolutionaries executed last month. The shah conveyed sympathy to victims’ families as the fight against militants continues.
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Tehran
Iran
Paul R. Shaffer Jr
Bryan
Ohio
Jack J. Turner
Christopher, Ill
Iranian People’s Warriors Association
School Budgets Extended Across Augusta Legislature Action
The Senate and House extended for the third time the deadline for communities to adopt school budgets. March moved to April May 31 and now June 14 if approved. Both chambers suspend rules to expedite passage due to a revised education funding law. Communities need extra time for budget needs and town meetings.
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Augusta
Senate
House
York County Faces Jail Closure If No New Facility Ready
York County officials debate a new jail while a December inspection flags the aging jail as substandard. If a suitable replacement is not ready by June 1, 1976 inmates face transfer to out of county facilities with added transport and housing costs.
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Augusta
York
Alfred
Richard Haskell
Bureau of Corrections
York County
Haskell
Paul Reay
Saco
Clement Auger
Donald Cote
Biddeford
Auger
Cote
David Emery
William Cohen
House votes initial repeal of motorcycle helmet law
The House gave initial approval to a bill repealing the helmet requirement for motorcyclists after a Transportation Committee vote of 12-1 against repeal and an defeated motion to postpone. Sponsor Rep Harland Goodwin argued helmets harm safety citing reduced vision and neck injury risks. Opposition notes headlamps aid visibility.
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Augusta
House
Transportation Committee
Harland Goodwin
Dsouth Berwick
New York
Laotians Release Some Americans
Eighteen Americans detained in Savannakhet for nine days were flown to Thailand by a U.S. Air Force plane. The embassy said evacuation from Laos would begin Friday by chartered Royal Air Lao jet. The release followed visits by Laotian officials amid talks to pull U.S. aid from Laos without strings.
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Vientiane
Laos
Savannakhet
Thailand
U.S. Air Force
U.S
Royal Air Lao
U.S. Agency For International Development
Peace Corps
Udorn Air Base
U.S. Defense Attache
Pheng Phongsavan
Washington
Food prices spark warning over rising costs
The journal warns that without action on food prices, eating may become a spectator sport, highlighting dire effects on households and the need for policy remedies.
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Wilcox Pond
Stephen Muskie
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Shah
Mexico
Venezuela
Ieran
Ouday Savannavong
Ankara
Turkey
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Central Treaty Organization
Luang Prabang
Mekong River
Pathet Lao
Outay
Ouday
Inside the Journal
Maine
Abby
New England
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