Ford weighs easing decontrol with three proposals
President Ford is considering bills to soften a sudden end to price controls if no compromise with Congress is reached. Zarb outlined three ideas including crude oil equalization with potential rebates, standby authority to allocate propane, and a legal avenue for independent dealers to challenge marketing changes.
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Ford
Congress
Frank Zarb
Zarb
Thomas O'Neill
Massachusetts
Senate
House
O'Neill
Ford Hag
Democrats
National Congress of Petroleum Retailers
Charles Binsted
Binsted
Rights Unit Asks Added Jurisdiction and Power
The Cedar Rapids human rights commission seeks broader powers including subpoenas. At a special meeting, commissioners unanimously asked the city council to adopt an amended ordinance governing the unit, mostly housekeeping provisions. Four changes would expand scope, notably subpoena power to compel books and records for discrimination investigations. Current gaps hinder access to pay scales and employment data.
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Cedar Rapids
State
Civil Rights Commission
Commission
Tommy Tucker
Mark Doolin
Blaze destroys state antiques at Des Moines warehouse
A storage fire at Blue Line Storage Co in downtown Des Moines destroyed or damaged antiques slated for Terrace Hill mansion and local societies. Six firefighters were injured. several items from Polk County Historical Society and Des Moines Art Center were lost or unsalvageable, including a $2500 Persian rug.
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Des Moines
UPS
Terrace Hill
Blue Line Storage Co
Blue Line
Terrace BI Society
Polk County Historical Society
Des Moines Art Center
Terrace Hill Society
Maurice Beringer
Meeks
Beringer
Richard Forkner
Northwest Community Hospital
Nixon agrees to turn over Chile files to Senate panel
Former President Nixon will provide the Senate Intelligence Committee with documents related to Chile policy and domestic intelligence plans. White House counsel Philip Buden said the deal, part of subpoenas, requires court approval and a review to identify releasable material. The move aims to illuminate U S involvement in efforts to block Salvador Allende and the Chilean kidnapping incident that killed Gen Renato Schneider.
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Nixon
Sanate Intelligence Committee
Pelley Towne
White House
Philip Budhen
Burdon
Chile
Senate
Salvador Allende
Tom Charles Huston
Rena Schneider
Soviets Boycott Signing as Egypt Israel Pact Debated
Geneva signing of the U S sponsored Sinai accord was met by a Soviet boycott and U S abstention to avoid embarrassment. Israel debated the pact in parliament and pledged aid while Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian guerillas near Sidon in southern Lebanon.
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Switzerland
Israel
Egypt
U.S
Soviet Union
Middle East
Ford
Andrews Air Force Base
Kissinger
Sinai
House
Republican
John Rhodes
White House
Ismel
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Senate
Democratic
Lebanon
Sidon
Tel Aviv
Bardar
Dental Records Identify Man Found in Burned Truck
Iowa City authorities identified Larry Gordon Walls, 25, of Marathon, as one of two people found dead in a burned pickup near the Coralville reservoir. The second body, a woman, remains unidentified. Officials say the pair likely died Aug 25 or 28. investigation seeks missing persons and female acquaintances.
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Iowa City
Coralville Reservoir
North Liberty Monday
Larry Gordon Walls
Marathon
Buena Vista County
Iowa
Johnson
Gary Hughes Sak Thura
Hughes
Wella
Clayton Schallu
Oral Surgery
University Hospitals Intone City
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Walls
BCI
Maye
North Liberty
Marina 218
No More Soviet Grain Deals Until Union Snarl Ends
Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz told the Senate committee there will be no new grain agreements with the Soviet Union this year until the AFL CIO backed union boycott over labor disputes ends. He warned the situation could push prices up and affect shipments as negotiations with unions and the Russians continue.
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Washington
Earl Butz
Soviet Union
Butz
Senate Agriculture Committee
Henry Bellmon D-Okla
Afl-Cio
George Meaty
Texas
New Orleans
Asen
Meany
Buzz
American
U.S
Labor Department
Buta
City Promises Signal At Fifth Street Friday
Safety officials say temporary signals will be wired across First avenue W at Fifth street by Friday morning after removal during state highway work on 1 380. Pedestrians especially St Patrick's school pupils faced crossing problems and a pedestrian actuated signal between Fifth and Sixth streets is under study amid council opposition.
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First Avenue W
Fifth Street
James Steinbeck
Steinbeck
St. Patrick's School
State Highway Commission
Acrnaa First Avenue
Sindh Street
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Uon
St. Patrick's Pariah Council
Door to door quip sparks wary housewife exchange
A porch conversation between a traveling salesman and a housewife ends with the salesman hinting at a story from a neighbor’s home and asking to come in. The encounter highlights caution in doorstep chats. The text includes a name fragment Coonmont SAMAR SMM.
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