Ford to propose $1 oil tariff hike actions on energy
President Ford planned a national address to blast congressional Democrats over energy legislation and announce a $1 tariff increase on imported crude oil starting June. Officials expect higher gasoline prices by about 1.5 cents a gallon and added costs across petroleum products, pressuring Congress to pass a broad energy program.
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UPI
Ford
White House
Congress
al Ullman
D-Ore
Horse Ways and Means
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House
Ullman
NBC Today Show
Altman
Oil Surge Spurs Trade Surplus Despite Higher Imports
The Commerce Department reports April foreign trade posted a $556.8 million surplus, the third in a row, as oil imports jumped 89 percent to 201 million barrels due to a $1 per barrel tariff. Export value fell 1.7 percent while overall import value rose 92 percent.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Ford
March
Chuckle When Kids Grow Up and Move Away
A light reflection on parental emotion as children mature, marry, and depart, leaving parents with a mixed sense of wonder and nostalgia for what once was. The piece hints at ecstasy in simpler, fleeting moments of family life.
U.S. Laos Reach Plan To End AID Presence By June 30
The United States and Laos agree on a withdrawal plan for the AID mission by June 30, with the compound to be returned and all U.S. and third country employees leaving. Chapmen and colleagues negotiate with Pathet Lao leaders as students threaten, loot, and demand the pact be signed. Local AID workers will monitor the property while authorities prepare legal action against the youths involved.
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Vientiane
United States
Laos
U.S. Agency For International Development (Aid
U.S
Entiane
Foreign Ministry
Supreme Court bans dual trials for young offenders
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that youths found delinquent in juvenile court may not be tried later in adult court for the same crimes. The decision cited double jeopardy and the need to protect a youth from stigma, saying transfer to adult courts must be decided prior to delinquency hearings. The term also covered actions on bank records subpoenas and other cases before the court.
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Washington
Warren Burger
California
Burger
Congressional
White Howes
John Dean
CIA
Cedar Rapids faces light turnout for 3 million general obligation bond
Cedar Rapids voterscast 2,582 ballots by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday for a 3 million general obligation bond to acquire about 1,200 acres near the municipal airport. Absentee ballots were scarce and turnout is far below the 1979 level with polls open until 8 p.m. Arthur school leads early with 171 votes.
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Cedar Rapids
Arthur
Washington High School
Franklin School
Erskine
Grant Wood
Kissinger outlines $1 trillion plan to curb oil shortages
Paris dispatch reports Secretary Kissinger unveiling a $1 trillion program to reduce oil dependence and spur global cooperation. He urged commissions on raw material regulation, proposed imports cuts by four million barrels daily by 1977, and warned of another oil price hike while pushing nuclear power and alternative fuels. He urged U.S. action to reach 2 million barrels daily savings by 1977 and hinted at invoking powers if Congress balks.
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Paris
UPS
Henry Kissinger
International Energy Agency
U.S
Ford Administration
Sia
Kissinger
Ford
Congress
United States
European Economic Community
IEA
Demands Rejected in Tanzania Over Hostage Crisis
Officials from the United States Tanzania Zaire and the Netherlands consult actively to free two American students and a young Dutch woman held by Marxist guerrillas in eastern Zaire. The group demands 460000 and release of leaders plus arms. Tanzania rejects the blackmail.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
United States
Zaire
Netherlands
U.S
Marxist Popular Revolutionary Party
Julius Nyerece
Africa
Cedar Rapids CPI Up 1.9 Percent in First Quarter 1973
A Cedar Rapids consumer price index report shows a 1.9 percent rise for the April quarter driven by apparel costs up 3.7 percent. U.S. prices rose 1.6 percent in the quarter, with housing up 24 percent, food up 0.6 percent, and apparel up 7.4 percent from a year ago. The report notes the local index outpaced national gains and highlights shifts in transportation, health, and recreation components.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S
Iowa State University Extension Service
Department of Labor
Fere
C.R. Apparel
U.S. Apparel
CR. Transportation
US. Transportation
GR. Health and Recreation
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