Energy independence plan eyed by President Ford
President Ford proposed a new Energy Independence Authority a $100 billion government corporation to accelerate U S natural resources research and achieve energy independence in 10 years. It would borrow and lend through private industry with initial seed money from the Treasury and federally guaranteed bonds to the public. Ford spoke at Stanford and Disneyland outlining the plan and its aim to reduce foreign energy dependence.
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UPI
Ford
Congress
U.S
Energy Independence Authority
Afl-Cio Building and Construction Trades Council
California
Energy Advisers
Nelson A. Rockefeller
White House
Treasury
America
United States
Law School
Stanford University
Disneyland
National Association of Life Underwriters
Hearst may take stand in federal case
Patricia Hearst, described as more in touch with reality by her mother, may testify Tuesday in a federal suit. Attorneys say nothing definite has been decided yet. If she testifies, it would be her first public statement since June 7, 1974.
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UPI
Patricia Hearst
Randolph Hearst
Miss Hearst
Willie Wolfe
Oliver J. Carter
Carter
FBI
Catherine
San Mateo County
Redwood City
Mrs. Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
Wiliam Randolph Hearst Tit
Kate Minott
Crystal Springs High School
Weather warms with high pressure over Wyoming Nebraska
United Press International reports a high pressure center over Wyoming driving clear skies and warmer temperatures into Nebraska after autumn nights. Early lows ranged from 29 in North Platte to 40 in Omaha as Alliance hit 90 degrees and other western towns saw mid to upper 80s. Forecast calls for fair skies, mild days, no precipitation this week, and light variable winds with highs upper 60s to mid 70s. A very high rangeland fire warning is issued for western Nebraska.
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United Press International
Wyoming
Nebraska
North Platte
Omaha
Allance
Farmera
Alliance
Beatrice
McCook
Lincoln
Mullen
National Weather Service
Two Sacramento men arrested on marijuana possession charges
Sacramento men Sirothy Osbouron aged 20 and Bruce Jeadbetter Grey aged 19 were arrested over the weekend on felony possession of marijuana charges to be filed in county court. Nebraska State Patrol and Platte County Sheriff's office identified them after a tip. They were taken into custody along the Loup River northwest of Columbus.
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Sacramento
Calif
Nebraska State Patrol
Platte County
Ford trims oil tariff move and back fees
President Ford plans to drop the 60 cent per barrel oil tariff and retroactively end it to Sept. 4 while seeking $5 million in back fees from petroleum firms. Federal Energy Administrator Frank Zarb announced the steps to ease potential heating oil shortages and prevent a windfall for oil interests. The proposals target immediate relief for consumers amid possible domestic price hikes.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Frank Zarb
Zarb
U.S
Appeals Court
Boston Teachers Defy Board Final Offer In Strike Action
United Press International reports Boston teachers reject the school board plan and vow to defy a court order and strike today. Police tighten security as regulations curb large gatherings and picketing amid desegregation driven desegregation program. Strikes elsewhere impact over half a million students.
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United Press International
Boston
Ford states no current plan to share nuclear weapons tech
President Ford told Stanford students there is no present intention to provide nuclear weapons capability or know-how to any Middle East country. He said a full study of the development and use of Pershing missiles would occur if the U S decides to supply Israel, and he could not confirm Israel's nuclear capability.
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UPI
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United States
Middle East
Stanford University Law School
Israel
Papers Debated as Nixon Papers Case Reaches Court
Lawyers argue whether White House papers and 688 reels of recordings belong to the people or the president as 42 million pages of Nixon material are challenged. A three judge federal panel hears the case with a possible Supreme Court appeal.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Federal
Nixon
White House
Supreme Court
Voter Sign-Up Spreads To City Courthouse Floor
Speci voter registration continues in Columbus at the first floor of Mie Courthouse. Hours are weekdays from dawn to dusk. Election Commissioner Mrs. Shirley Wilken says the location offers easy access and that the form takes only a few minutes to complete. Voters with letters noting differing registration forms are urged to visit within 20 days.
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City of Columbus
Mie
Stoon Hobr
Shirley Wilken
Nebraska
Stalk Rot and Cornborer Damage Warned in East Platte Area
East Platte area extension agronomist Doane Kantor warns farmers of ongoing stalk rot in corn and sorghum and cornborer damage. He notes heavy lodging in sorghum, lower stalk decay, and potential 2 to 10 percent yield losses annually. Early harvest advised to minimize losses from stalk breakage and ear dropping.
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East Platte
Doane Kantor
Kantor
Nebraska
Bridgman appeals sentence in Nebraska court
The article notes Deve Bridgman, 21, was sentenced to three years in the Nebraska Penal Complex by Judge C Thomas White in Platte County District Court. Bridgman faced burglary charges for an May break in at the Brown Derby and posted an appeal bond while free.
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Deve Btweiw
Nebraska
C.thomas White
Platte County
Bridgman
Randy Reno
Russell Tichets
Edward Riebsehlager
Pueblo
Colo
Eloise Hurricane Heads Toward Gulf Coast Ports
Hurricane Eloise with 85 mph winds moves toward Mobile Alabama and Pensacola Florida as residents brace for impact. Warnings extend from Grand Isle Louisiana to Apalachicola Florida with possible tornadoes ahead of the storm. Expect 4 to 10 inches of rain across southern Alabama, northwest Florida, and parts of Georgia.
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Ala
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Fla
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Florida
Georgia
Blolse
New Orleans
Intelligence panel to probe assassination plot claim
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will investigate claims that a senior Nixon White House official ordered columnist Jack Anderson assassinated. Watergate figure Hunt allegedly planned to use undetectable poison. the plan was halted before execution. Anderson, citing Woodward’s credibility, took the report seriously but finds it hard to accept. Hunt pleaded guilty in 1973 and is in Florida prison.
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UPI
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
Nixon White House
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Jack Anderson
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E. Howard Bunt Jr
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Post
White House
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Hunt
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Florida
Watergate Complex
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