Congress weighs delay in oil tariff plan amid veto doubt
Chairman Al Ullman said Congress will vote to lock Ford’s oil import tariffs but may delay them 90 days to craft an alternate energy program. He argued the tariff would hardship the American people and questioned presidential authority without congressional approval.
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Washington
al Ullman
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Ford
Ullman
D-Ore
Treasury
William E. Simon
Jack F. Bennett
the Treasury For Monetary Affairs
Supreme Court Rules Students Have Right to Notice in Suspensions
The Supreme Court split 5 to 4 ruling that public school pupils suspended for short terms must receive notice of charges and a basic chance to respond. Justices appointed by Nixon dissented. The decision hints longer suspensions or expulsions may require fuller hearings. The ruling follows similar due process protections extended to prisoners and welfare recipients.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Richard M. Nixon
Warren E. Burger
Rail contracts propose 40 percent wage and benefit rise
The nation's railroads and three unions reached tentative agreements boosting wages and benefits 40 percent over three years, sources said. Negotiations continued with the Sheet Metal Workers union to prevent strikes against Union Pacific and four other carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sheet Metal Workers Union
Union Pacific Railroad
National Railway Labor Conference
United Transportation Union
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Brotherhood of
Railroad Signalmen
C. L. Dennis
Railway and Airline Clerks
Dennis
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Texas & Pacific
Baltimore & Ohio
Seaboard Coast Line
W. J. Usery Jr
Grundy Merchant Escapes In 15000 Dollar Ransom Drama
A masked abductor held Grundy Virginia merchant Charles Hall at gunpoint, forcing him to drive into Kentucky to demand 15000 dollars. After about two hours he escaped near a private strip mine road west of Pikeville and notified police. Investigations proceed in Virginia and Kentucky as Hall recovers at headquarters.
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Rachel Riggsby
Grundy
Virginia
Kentucky
Charles Hall
Hall
Stacy
Pikeville
G. D. Hoover
Hoover
Pike County
Harry Jones
Wytheville
Ford urges tax cuts and oil tariffs amid defiant stance
President Ford proposes middle income tax cuts and higher defense outlays while signaling tariff increases on imported oil to curb consumption. House Democrats oust Wright Patman as Banking Committee chair after a intraparty leadership sequence, with Rep. Henry Reuss elected 152 to 117. Former CIA chief Helms denies CIA domestic spying knowledge to the Senate panel.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
House
Wright Patman
Banking Committee
Patman
Henry S. Reuss
Wisconsin
Reuss
CIA
Richard Helms
Soane
Helms
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Gale W. McGee
D-Wyo
Jackson to announce presidential bid on February six
Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington plans to announce his candidacy on February 6. A spokesman said Jackson has blocked out television time for the declaration.
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Washington
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Rare Open Trial For Boy 13 In Father Son Crime Spree
In a rare open juvenile court hearing in Harrisburg a 13 year old Philadelphia boy Michael Kallinger was ordered detained for five days amid a spree linked to his father Joseph Kallinger Sr. The case spans Pennsylvania Maryland and New Jersey with charges including armed robbery burglary and kidnapping.
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Boy
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Spree
Michael Kallinger
Jo Kallinger Sr
Leonia
N.J
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
Ichael
Susquehanna Township
Joseph Kallinger Sr
Dauphin County
Michael
Arthur Gutkin
Ashcraft Is Unqualified as West Virginia Mine Inspector
The United Mine Workers Journal charges state records show John Ashcraft lacks the 15 years of underground mining experience required for the mine inspector director post. Officials consider investigation or removal, citing false certificates and waived experience in 1960.
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Charleston
W.va
State Mines Department
John Ashcraft
United Mine Workers Journal
UMW
Ashcraft
Mines Department
Alan Susman
D-Raleigh
Senate Mines Committee
West Virginia Mine Inspector's Examining Board
Journal
Consolidation Coal Co
Owings
Tipple
Hearings Begin On GenTel Rate Increase
A Public Service Commission hearing opened Wednesday on General Telephone Co of the Southeast rate hike in effect since last March. The 2 percent increase requires a $2.1 million bond for potential refunds, with General officials presenting arguments in support. Proceedings resume March 13 for PSC staff testimony. General serves Mercer and McDowell counties in West Virginia and Grant, Hardy, Hampshire, Jefferson, Mineral and Morgan counties in the Eastern Panhandle.
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Charleston
W.va
Public Service Commission
General Telephone Co
PSC
Milford Gibson
General
Mercer
McDowell
West Virginia
Grant, Hardy
Hampshire
Jefferson, Mineral
Morgan
Panhandle
Virginia Gov. Mills Godwin opposes short term borrowing plan
Gov. Godwin criticizes Democratic borrowing and bond proposals to boost Virginia's economy arguing they could jeopardize state operations. Campaign officials clash over a bill limiting campaign contributions and expenditures, while Senate and House leaders haggle on a session deadline affecting overtime. A study proposal on college tenure gains support from students and faculty.
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Mills Godwin
Republican
Senate
Falls Mills Driver Dies In 52 Crash
A Falls Mills Virginia man Thomas P. Coon Jr. 61 died when his Fairmont Foods truck left U S Route 52 at Big Four McDowell County struck an embankment and overturned. State police Welch identified him and Trooper D R Moore investigated. Funeral services set for Graham Funeral Chapel Bluefield with burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. Friends may call tonight.
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Falls Mills
U. S. Rt. 52
Big Four
McDowell County
Welch
Thomas P. Coon Jr
Coon Appereay
Fairmont Foods
Graham Funeral Chapel
Bluefield
W. G. Grimm
Howard Gothard
Grandview Memory Gardens
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March For Life
Capitol
Harry A. Blackmun
William H. Rehnquist
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Grundy Merchant
Kallinger
Young Kallinger
GenTel
Judiciary Committee
WVU Coal Research
William Moreland
Jevparay
Coon
D. R. Moore
Bluefield, Va
Coon Was A
Son
Lorene Neel Coon
Thomas P Coon Sr
Evelyn Ayers Coon
Douglas Coon
Alan Coon
Ar E. Coon
Wilmington
Del
Billy Joe Coon
Chicago
Ilene Clark
John M. Coon
Frederick Jack Coon
Princeton
B. G
Flora) Slade
W. H
Lena) Bowles
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