Oil Controls Ofl and Likely Gas Price Rise Delayed
U S oil price controls expired removing a 5 26 a barrel cap on over 60 percent of production paving potential price rises to world market levels. Ford administration and Senate leaders seek a gradual decontrol with a six month extension under conditions to win support. A compromise could delay immediate hikes while preserving a tariff on imports and may raise gasoline costs.
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Ecuador Coup Attempt Leaves Question in Doubt
In Quito a group led by the armed forces chief of staff tried to overthrow President Guil lerran Rodriguez Lara. Early reports placed Gen Raul Gonzalez Alvear at the palace. hours later Radio Nacional claimed the uprising was crushed. The president reportedly moved to Rio Bamba to command troops.
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Albert Won't Keep Post as House Speaker
Denver UPI report says House Speaker Carl Albert likely will not seek re election. Rep Tim Wirth says the Democratic majority failed to override vetoes on key bills and predicts Majority Leader Thomas O Neill will replace Albert with a party power struggle anticipated this fall.
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Chuckle About A Five Person Committee Formation
A humorous description outlines a five member panel with one active doer, two who offer praise, and two who deliver a minority report, highlighting the varied roles within a small group.
Midwest Storms Trigger Mass Evacuations and Fatal Tornado
Severe weather struck the Midwest with floods in Ohio Michigan and tornadoes across Minnesota. An elderly couple from Climax Minnesota died when a twister hurled their car. Cleveland flooded evacuations affected 50 people and power outages interrupted utility service for 16 000 customers. In Michigan 276 people evacuated from Hersey as river levels rose, with danger later easing.
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Three East Iowa Lives Lost In Labor Day Crashes
A Labor Day weekend crash spree in East Iowa and nearby areas left three East Iowans dead and Cedar Rapids man in critical condition in Michigan. Elwood Warren Miller, 24, of Reinbeck, died after being struck on a foggy gravel road near Reinbeck by a car driven by Patricia Ann McCreery, 38, of Gladbrook. McCreery reported seeing a parked car and then hearing the impact. Miller died at the scene from head and chest injuries. In Center Point, Cynthia E B MacTaggart, 21, of Strawberry Point, died when her car crossed the centerline on Highway 150, sideswiped a station wagon, and struck a pickup driven by Conrad Johnson, 57, and his wife, both hospitalized in good condition. The station wagon driver was Michael L. Cady, 31. A separate crash near Quasqueton killed Stephen Kent Crawford, 24, who apparently fell asleep at the wheel and hit a bridge. the wreckage was found hours later. In Hurley, Wisconsin, a Saturday night crash on Highway 51 killed five Wisconsin residents and Cedar Rapids resident Jeff Terry Apfel, who remained in a Michigan hospital in critical condition. Details were incomplete.
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Proposed Tax Law Changes on Congress Agenda
Proposals written for Rep Ulman call for ending the $100 dividend exclusion and local gasoline tax deductions while boosting standard deductions. A lump sum deduction of 350 plus 2 percent of adjusted gross income with a $680 cap is urged. Some items would shift from itemized to income subtractions including child care and alimony. Moving expense deductions would require 20 miles or more. retirement credits for elderly taxpayers could rise.
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World Bank Eyes Bigger Loans for Poor Nations
World Bank plans to lend 17 billion this year and 40 billion over five years to poor and developing nations. President Hubert McNamara says it would be a record program, yet far from meeting dire needs of the one billion people in the world's poorest countries. He warns urban poverty could fuel unrest if cities do not address it constructively.
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Israelis Approve Kissinger Sinai Peace Pact At Cabinet
Jerusalem AP report says the Israeli cabinet approved Kissinger’s final Sinai accord with Egypt. The plan calls for another western Sinai troop withdrawal, removal of key mountain passes and oilfields, dual pledges of nonbelligerency for three years, American technicians at warning posts, and opening the Suez Canal to Israeli vessels, subject to congressional approval and final protocols.
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Labor Day marked by union criticism and coal strikes
On Labor Day 1975 fly me stewardesses protested with Dont Fly Me signs while Appalachian coal fields and Ohio river hills saw UMW leaders urge end to a three week wildcat strike that halted two thirds of soft coal mining. Optimism mixed with stubborn resolve as miners weighed return to work amid a $500000 federal contempt threat and Ford faced sharp union criticism.
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