Oil Price Rollback Likely To Trim Gas By Penny
A New York Times Service report says the compromise energy bill would lower crude oil prices but consumer relief may be only about one cent per gallon instead of 3.5 cents. Analysts warn refiners and retailers could gain due to price control quirks, with actual cuts varying by local supply and demand.
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Washington
Congressional
Administration
Ford
White House
Federal Energy Administration
House-Senate
Conference Committee
Energy Agency
Price cut doubts swirl in congress and industry
Congress and oil firms face pressure as public expects a 3.5 cent gas price cut. Industry figures like John Swearingen oppose the bill, warning it could trim oil product prices and curb production. Officials note consumers may save only a penny. White House aides remain undecided as Ford faces a close call on signing the bill.
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Congress
John Swearingen
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
National Petroleum Council
Boca Raton, Fla
Frank Zarb
Winter Storm Forecast Hits Iowa With Cold, Snow?
The first major winter storm of the season is developing over the southern Rocky Mountains and will bring rain changing to snow across Iowa within 24 to 48 hours. Forecasters warn of dangerous conditions, strong winds, and hazardous driving as temperatures plunge from the 20s in the northwest to around 40 in the southeast with highs near 30 northwest to mid-40s southeast.
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Iowa
National Weather Service
Rocky Mountains
NWS
Spencer
Sioux City
Wallace Diary Exposes Views of Hoover
Wallace diary excerpts released by the University of Iowa reveal harsh judgments of Harry Truman and J. Ed. Hoover. Wallace calls Truman a small opportunistic man and compares Hoover to Nazi Gestapo chief Himmler. The 42 volume diary, unsealed on the 10th anniversary of Wallace's death, covers meetings from 1944 and remarks on the 1944 Democratic convention.
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Iowa City
Henry Wallace
Harry Truman
J. Edgar Hoover
Heinrich Himmler
Wallace
University of Iowa Library
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rayburn
Jimmy Byrnes
Senate
Vice-Press
Ruling upholds helmet law in Linn County. punishment still set
More than 50 motorcyclists facing charges under the state motorcycle helmet law had a motion to dismiss overruled in Linn district court. Associate Judge Lynne Brady rejected privacy and equal protection challenges and allowed the case to proceed with a plea or trial by Nov. 25.
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Linn District Court
Lynne Brady
Transportation
Brady
Director of Transportation
FBI King harassment policy questioned by senators
A top FBI official told the Senate intelligence committee there was no justification for the bureau’s campaign to discredit Martin Luther King Jr. while confirming wiretaps with approval from Robert Kennedy. Adams detailed 25 discrediting schemes and noted Kennedy’s altered stance on wiretaps.
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Washington
FBI
Bureau
Martin Luther King, Jr
James Adams
King
Robert Kennedy
Senate Intelligence Committee
Adams
J. Edgar
Hoover
Memphis
Kennedy
United States
Johnson
Paul VI
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Franco Expected To Die in Hours
Madrid reports Generalissimo Francisco Franco's doctors abandoned further measures as his condition worsened. Death was expected within hours after the 56th bulletin of his 33 day medical ordeal noted brain activity and the use of only essential therapies to ease suffering.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
Francisco Franco
France
House Demos Reject Move to Ban Court Ordered Busing
In a 172-96 vote Democrats balked at routing Rep. Rodino’s constitutional amendment to ban court ordered busing to the floor. Rep. Teague and Milford drafted the resolution backing neighborhood schools and urging prompt action. Milford cited many such bills stalled in Rodino’s judiciary committee.
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Washington
UPI
House
Peter Rodino
D-N.j
Judiciary Committee
Carl Albert
Olin Teague
Dale Milford
Ford urges New York toward fiscal responsibility
President Ford refused to promise federal bailout aid for New York City and urged continued fiscal discipline by city and state officials. He offered to review the situation early next week and signaled opposition to the existing loan guarantee bill, while proposing an orderly bankruptcy option if default occurs.
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Washington
Ford
New York City
New York State
New York
Ron Nessen
Nelsen
House of Representatives
Congress
Fromme Lawyer Seeks Dismissal Over Confused Witness
Ly nette Fromme's attorney urged Judge Thomas MacBride to drop charges arguing prosecutors confused key witness James Damir about his testimony. The motion requests dismissal or a mistrial, potentially restarting the Ford assassination trial with a new jury.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lynette Fromme
John Virgo
Fromme
Ford
Virga
James Damir
Former Owner of Iowa City Firm Arrested in Texas
Donald Hopkins, owner of Continental Mortgage Investment Co. in Iowa City, was arrested by FBI agents in Houston and will be returned to Iowa City. Hopkins waived extradition and faces a conspiracy charge tied to Continental Mortgage’s operations. John D. Arnold, former Contintental president in Iowa City, pled guilty to selling securities without a license.
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Iowa City
Donald Hopkins
Contintental Mortgage Investment Co
FBI
Houston
Texas
Johnson County
Garry Hughes
Hopkins
Continental Mortgage
John D. Arnold
Contintental
Arnold
Mothers Outshining Daughters In Fashion Trends
A witty remark notes that many attractive mothers outshine their daughters in current dress styles, reflecting shifting tastes among a younger generation.
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Edward Cowan
New York Times Service
Southern
Nessen
Gazette
Bovine Billboard
Brodie Mountain
Massachusetts
Outdoor
C.R
Franco
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