Energy concerns tag baseball star Bill Lee
Editor notes Bill Lee of the Boston Red Sox voiced skepticism during a Seattle warmup about an energy conservation promotion featuring Frugal the Squirrel. Lee argues the enclosed stadium's lights blur the case for energy cuts and points to broader national sacrifice, joking that energy costs land on George.
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Bill Lee
Boston Red Sox
Seattle
Lee
Sox
Frugal the Squirrel
George
Gifts of strawberries and memory from a life of taste
The author recalls receiving gifts including homegrown strawberries and cherries, linking food to memories of childhood, farming, and labor. He reflects on growing strawberries, the effort of capping and picking, and choosing strawberries over cherries, ending with a wry note on pitting cherries with a hair pin.
Beard’s Rhode Island fundraiser sparks questions about ethics
Congressman Edward Beard acknowledges two friends arranged a February event where Rhode Island businessmen contributed 2500 for his personal use. He denies diverting up to 30000 from campaign funds and says IRS reviews his tax returns while he claims anonymous gifts funded charitable efforts and softball teams.
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Edward Beard
D-R.j
Beard
Rhode Island
Internal Revenue Service
Robin Hood
Prayer of Gratitude for Earthly Bounties
A devotional call thanks the Lord for replenishment of earth resources and asks for continued faith and prudent use of the riches granted, concluding with Amen.
Oil import fees fiasco blamed on Nixon era policy
The article accuses a failed federal effort to curb foreign oil dependence beginning with Nixon and continued by the Federal Energy Administration. It cites massive refunds to oil companies, a lack of enforcement, an internal audit noting no system to verify imports, and over $560,000 in contracts to computerize the program.
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Washington
U.S
Richard Nixon
Federal Energy Administration
Energy Agency
Detroit Edison
Enterprise Oil and Gas
Oil import fee fraud implicated in federal probe findings
A government audit reveals widespread problems with oil import fees and licensing. Atlantic Richfield was refunded 725000 dollars improperly. Exxon owed 49536 and received a duplicate 14536 payment. Detroit Edison and Enterprise Oil evaded substantial fees using erroneous licenses. Major Brands of Butte faced an improper September 1975 exemption slip enabling offshore imports. A spokesman cites an unintentional goof on refunds.
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Exxon
Energy Agency
U.S. Treasury
Major Brands Distribution Company
Butte, Mont
Atlantic Richfield
Dancer Nureyev appeals for family access in US Senate hearing
Rudolf Nureyev pressed the Helsinki Commission for permission for his Soviet mother to visit him after 16 years apart. He described the East Bloc visa refusals as driven by a bureaucratic machine while stressing his need for freedom of movement to pursue dancing.
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Washington
Rudolf Nureyev
Soviet Union
Robert Dole
Kansas
Helsinki Commission
Nureyev
Dole
Myron Europas
Ford White House
Commission
Helsinki
Dante B. Fascell
D-Fla
Fascell
West
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