Plan Aimed at Keeping Britain in Common Market
Dublin talks aimed to settle Britain’s budget share in the European Community. West Germany signaled support for a plan to adjust Britain’s contribution by linking it to growth and trade balance, with Giscard d'Estaing backing. Security at Dublin Castle was tightened as leaders discussed terms ahead of a June referendum in Britain.
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Hills Named Housing Secretary at Ford Admin
Frances Perkins and Oveta Culp Hobby are cited as predecessors as Carla Hills accepts the HUD post with a $60 000 annual salary. Her confirmation by the Senate was 85 to 5. The move signals a push for housing goals including decent shelter and living environments for every American family amid foreign affairs talks on dairy access for New Zealand and European security discussions.
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Oswald Case Probe Split Over Reopening Evidence
Brooks Hays, Kennedy aide and pallbearer, argues the investigation should not reopen unless new powerful evidence emerges while Judge Sarah T Hughes backs the report. O Toole claims about ten misstatements link Oswald to the assassination and asserts Oswald’s innocence based on a brief tape analysis of his hallway replies.
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Meany calls for tax cuts and energy reform in address
Meany urged Congress to cut taxes by 30 billion this year and push a fair energy program. He would replace the St a-barrel oil tariff with a compromise plan and called for immediate reactivation of federal housing programs suspended since 1973. Federally subsidized starts plunged from 430,000 in 1971 to 415,000 last year, with housing starts nationwide falling to 987,000 in January due to cutbacks and high interest rates.
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Compromise Continues On Energy Policy Debate
Zarb and Morton discussed options to curb imports with quotas or standby authority. Democrats push allocations over taxes, while Ford's plan aims at tax cuts and aid to states, with inflation and employment effects debated by Adams and others.
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Aid to Cambodia Could See Through Rainy Season
Washington AP reports a presidential spokesman said the U S aid gives Cambodia a reasonable chance to survive to the rainy season. Senate leaders urge pressure for change in Phnom Penh while Ford seeks approval for a further 222 million in war aid. A Senate resolution requests half the rice sent to Cambodia be provided free of charge amid debate over humanitarian obligations.
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No Cambodian Military Aid In Bill House Group Passed
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $3.5 billion foreign aid bill for the fiscal year ending June 30, with $2.5 billion below requested and no military aid for Cambodia. The full House was to vote on Thursday. Earlier talks of including $222 million in emergency Cambodian military aid were dropped.
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Vietnam Aid Fight and Evacuations Near Ban Me Thuot
In Nyack, seven identified missionaries march a broader aid story as U.S. Embassy couriers weigh evacuations amid heavy fighting around Ban Me Thuot. Vietnam forces push with tanks and artillery as roads into the city close, while South Vietnam accuses the assault of violating Paris accords. Meanwhile U.S. lawmakers debate foreign aid, with a $2.5 billion cut amid a long total of aid since 1948, highlighting major recipients like South Vietnam and Korea.
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Taxes continued from page one outline tax relief options
The article surveys state tax scenarios amid budget pressures. It notes possibilities of tax decreases in Arkansas Idaho Indiana Kansas Montana New Mexico North Dakota and Texas, with Colorado and Iowa proposing adjustments and Florida’s governor weighing a tax increase. It highlights unemployment and urban strain, Idaho facing a 25 to 30 million end year surplus, to be spent on highways and buildings per Gov Andrus, while Republicans push for extra tax relief.
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Small Producers Exempted From Oil Depletion Allowance
Washington AP Senate leaders moved to exempt small petroleum producers from the oil depletion allowance as part of a tax-cut bill compromise. The House already repealed the allowance for oil and most natural gas, while Sen Long seeks hearings before any broader repeal.
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Barrage in Vietnam and Cambodia Flares as Government Push Stalls
Heavy fighting slows a 2,000 man government drive against rebels near Pochentong air field as mines halt advances. Two soldiers killed, over 10 fled a column amid rocket propelled grenades and other weapons. Rice shortages feared in Battambang area as Cambodia’s rice basket imports rise. In Washington, Humphrey urges a $30 billion tax cut and $100 to $250 rebate to counter recession amid Ford plan criticism.
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Kissinger Works On New Forum As Turkey Crisis Brews
News agencies report Henry Kissinger traveled on a U S Air Force jet to Ankara amid Turkish Cyprus tensions and rumors of an Arab attack. He aims to bridge Greek and Turkish leaders and signal congressional openness to lifting the arms embargo. Kissinger meets Bitsios and possibly plans Athens talks.
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Rice Airlift Aids Phnom Penh Refugees Amid Malnutrition
The Khmer Rouge siege near Phnom Penh has displaced about 50,000 in January and left more than half a million refugees dependent on Western agencies. An emergency U.S. airlift of 5.5 million dollars brings 530 to 565 tons daily to avert rice shortages while Mekong shipping remains closed. An official visit pledged 20,000 tons of rice as aid.
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