Pearson predicts severe gas shortage this winter
Sen. James B Pearson warns of a natural gas shortage this winter as Senate defeats efforts to force divestiture of big oil and to unify oil and gas price controls. He supports phased deregulation with emergency sales at unregulated prices for winter, but says short term measures won’t solve the shortage.
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UPI
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R-Kan
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Pearson
Lloyd Bentsen Jr
D-Tex
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Adlai E. Stevenson III
D-Ill
Charles Percy
R-Ill
Postal Service ends 13 cent air mail stamps
The Postal Service will stop printing 13 cent air mail stamps after Saturday. First class mail remains 10 cents through year end and then rises to 13 cents on Dec 31. Abroad mail stays more costly by air. holders can exchange air stamps for full value at any post office.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Postal Service
FBI chief backs letting some marijuana cases slide
Atlanta dispatch reports FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley says overburdened police may ignore marijuana smokers if it frees resources for more serious crimes. He opposes decriminalization but says it might be Excused if it helps agencies focus on meaningful work. Kelley warns organized crime could profit from marijuana if ignored.
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Clarence M. Kelley
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House approves Sinai monitoring mission for 200 civilian volunteers
The House passed a 341 to 69 resolution authorizing 200 civilian volunteer technicians to monitor the Israeli Egyptian disengagement in the Sinai. The plan would cost about 20 million this year and allows withdrawal by the President or Congress if risk rises or mission ends. The Senate planned amendments and a Friday vote amid Columbus holiday recess.
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UPI
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Ford
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U.S
SLA Manifesto Claims Hearst Kidnapping Aimed at Bargaining
A 175 to 200 page SLA manifesto found at the Harris home details the February 4 1974 kidnapping of Patricia Hearst and frames it as leverage to swap two jailed SLA members Osceola Little and Bo Remiro for freedom. It notes the role of pressure from Randolph Hearst and cites testing bargaining power. Federal agents dispute ownership of the document.
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San Francisco
UPI
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Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
FBI
Examiner
Charles Bates
Harris
Osceola
Little
Remiro
United Fund pledges rise in Chanute drive
Eldon Penner treasurer reports advance pledges total 9011.82, up about 30 percent from last year. Bill Boone notes the Chanute drive aims for 32000 while Penner accepts donations Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to noon at the Tioga Hotel.
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Eldon Penner
Bill Boone
Penner
Tioga Hotel
Airport manager seeks city help on tiedowns and lounge plan
Airport manager Nick Kraft urged more cooperation from the city to allow tiedowns for transient aircraft and to provide water service for a proposed lounge area. He said FAA approval would enable a training school and veterans' pilot licenses, while city approval rests with City Attorney Robert Pennington.
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Nick Kraft
Kraft
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
Veterans Administration
Bob Bunting
Bunting
Robert Pennington
Dickerhoof Flying Service
Dickerhoof
Bob Wiggans
House Intelligence Committee Opens Public Hearings on FBI
The House Intelligence Committee opened public hearings on electronic surveillance of Americans by the FBI and other agencies chaired by Rep. Otis Pike. Witnesses include Michael Herschman Martin Kaiser Anthony Farris Anthony Zavala and James Kraus as the panel examines bugging claims and NSA activities. The Senate panel delayed its open NSA hearings after President Ford warned the topic is very sensitive.
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FBI
Washington
UPI
Senate
CIA
Sidney Gottlieb
Otis Pike
House
Michael Herschman
National Wire Tap Commission
Federal Election Commission
Martin Kaiser
Martin Kaiser, Inc
Anthony Farris
U.S
Texas
Anthony Zavala
Houston Police Department
James Kraus
Antitrust
House Committee
National Security Agency
Department
NSA
Ray Banner
Ford
Ford says air fares will be cheaper under new plan
President Ford argues his reform bill would lower air fares by ending CAB price controls and boosting competition. Airlines and unions condemn the plan, warning it could cost jobs, reduce service, and destabilize the industry amid projected fare declines.
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Congress
U.S
Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
Delta Airlines
Air Transport Association
Weather Outlook Sunny and Mild Through Friday
Sunny and mild today and Friday with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s and lows in the mid 40s. Tonight will be clear and cool with winds becoming light and variable.
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