08 Feb 1974
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1974
Page
1
The Senate Watergate committee voted unanimously to hand all investigative files to the House impeachment panel. It also extended its existence to May 28, seeks $300,000 more funds, and notes ongoing fuel distribution problems tied to Arab oil and new allocation rules.
Skylab A astronauts prepare for splashdown near the USS New Orleans in the Pacific. Weather forecasts call for scattered clouds five to seven foot waves and winds around 17 mph. Recovery includes lifting the capsule onto deck and moving crew to a mobile medical lab for the most detailed postflight exam yet.
Kissinger and Panamanian officials pursue a treaty to guarantee U S operation and defense of the canal with a fixed expiration. Panamanians want about 25 years while the United States favors 30 to 50. Kissinger praised the principles then addressed the upcoming hemispheric ministers meeting in Mexico City. Tack praised Kissinger for understanding Panama’s aims and demands.
Kuwait said it will permit a plane carrying four terrorists from Singapore to India to land, enabling nine guerrilla gunmen to depart with 12 hostages from the Japanese Embassy in Kuwait City. The group, identifying as Red Army and PFLOP, had seized 16 hostages but released three Palestinian secretaries and a Pakistani doorman earlier.
A Senate debate on emergency energy legislation seeks a rollback of petroleum prices amid a potential filibuster that could push action past Lincoln's Birthday recess. The House advanced a diesel price billing for truckers to bill shippers. An AP survey notes broad gasoline shortages, worse in urban West and Midwest regions. Washington starts Oregon style odd even gasoline buys. The FEC reports last week's petroleum use fell to 16.6 million bpd from an expected 20.2 million, a 15 percent drop, while imports averaged 5.2 million bpd, 300,000 higher than forecast.
The report details committee discussions on a proposed busing plan to promote racial balance in public schools and notes Congress’s inaction. It also covers Del. Dorothy McDiarmid introducing an Equal Rights Amendment resolution, aiming to erase gender discrimination, and Sen. Leroy Bendheim sponsoring a bill to treat alcoholism as an illness with a state commission and local detox centers.
Gov Milton J Shapp called the proposed settlement a major breakthrough and planned to visit striking truckers Friday. Independent leaders voiced ongoing anger at Washington while traffic rose briefly in several states but stayed well below prestrike levels. Officials reported shortages, rising meat and produce prices, and potential layoffs across industries as violence tied to the strike continued and some stores warned of shortages this weekend.
The Nixon administration’s economic advisers told the Senate House Economic Committee that the nation will see record crops and stabilizing food prices in the second half of the year, though early 1974 faces very tight food stocks and higher prices. They warned higher early year prices could trim real wages for industrial workers, while urging that fertilizer shortages will not greatly curb production.
Ford declined to confirm whether tapes of Nixon and John Dean would be released and suggested verbatim transcripts or summaries. He noted earlier release to the Watergate special prosecutor and argued disclosure to the world may not serve national interest. He warned the House panel’s impeachment grounds are limited to treason bribery and other high crimes. He expected cooperation from the White House while maintaining constitutional limits. He viewed the House vote granting subpoena power as a mandate to proceed swiftly with proper authority.
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