Ford compromises on tariff delay possible after talks
President Ford met with Republican leaders amid debates over delaying the second and third dollar increases in oil import tariffs. Senate and House Republicans urged compromise as Ullman proposed a 40 cent gasoline tax plan. Ford signaled openness to delaying March and April tariff hikes to encourage agreement, with a 3 p.m. statement planned.
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Germans Free Five Anarchists In Berlin Jet Flight
A West German Boeing 707 carried five freed anarchists from West Berlin toward Addis Ababa after ransom payment of 52000 and safe passage. Police reported the fate of kidnapped politician Peter Lorenz unknown. Libyan and Syrian authorities denied landing rights while Bonn officials said the government conceded to terrorists to save Lorenz. Pastor Heinrich Albert accompanied the group as safety guarantor amid televised takeoff.
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Brewer Arraigned on Three Counts in Jones County
Anamosa magistrate set March 14 for the preliminary hearing of Ronald Wayne Brewer 45 charged with the January 29 murder of Clarence and Patricia Edwards. Bond remained 100000 on two murder counts while escape charge bond was reduced to 2500. Brewer, recaptured in Phoenix after an alleged December 29 escape while teaching a first aid class at Anamosa High School, waives extradition. He has a life sentence for a prior second degree murder. reformatory staff protect him from inmate harassment. The incident is tied to the Edwards double homicide. further details appear on Page 3.
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24 Percent Lunch Subsidy Cut Proposed in Budget Plan
Washington AP The Ford administration seeks to end universal school lunch subsidies and replace them with block grants directing aid to needy children defined by federal poverty levels. The proposal could reduce lunch purchases by about 24 percent and raise weekly costs by 1.05 dollars for students from more affluent families, with total program costs near 2.3 billion dollars next year.
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Stop Look Lease Kids Lose Non needy Aid
Assistant Agriculture Secretary Richard Feltner explains a consolidated grant plan that would end federal subsidies to non needy children and shift aid to needy children. The proposal halves programs like school milk, breakfasts, summer feeding, and WIC style aid, drawing congressional resistance.
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Rock Island Plan Defers 10 Percent Pay to Save Railroad
Rock Island Line union and management leaders reached a plan to defer 10 percent of salaries for about 10,000 workers as an interest free loan, potentially bringing in $1.5 million monthly. Executives and Ingram will participate with his pay dropping from $80,000 to $72,000 during the loan. The move follows a rejected $100 million federal loan request and stock market trading suspensions. The railroad aims to repay when able amid government support for other lines.
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Senator Bartlett urges Kissinger push for Vietnam peace
In Saigon Senator Dewey Bartlett and seven congress members call for Secretary Kissinger to engage Russia and China to reduce military aid to North and South Vietnam. They hope Kissinger can press for broader talks and peace while Congress weighs $522 million in supplemental aid. Rep McCluskey adds demands for fair trials of political prisoners in Cambodia, linking aid to reforms. The group met a North Vietnamese officer who accused the U.S. of ceasefire violations, prompting heated remarks.
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Cambodia
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Wold
Nguyen Duc Bau
U.S
Veral
Bill Chappell
Army Holds Airlifted Rice Feeds Soldiers Amid Starving Civilians
In Phnom Penh the government diverts airlifted rice to military use as starvation deaths rise among civilians. Officials say President Norodom Sihanouk ordered stockpiling for soldiers and families. aid groups report desperate hunger, with black market rice costing up to 40 dollars for 10 pounds. U.S. planes bring about 600 tons daily, but most destitute in government camps rely on scavenging.
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Civilima
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Shooting spree at Ship Ashore Motel claims five dead
In Smith River California a motel guest with a high powered rifle killed five people including the manager and his wife. Percy Harmon of Fortuna died later in Seaside hospital. Robert Paul Sunder of Cincinnati was arrested on murder charges after the attack spanned the motel and the balcony area in drizzling rain.
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