FPC Approves 25 Percent Rise in Gas Price
The Federal Power Commission quietly approved a gas price hike of about 25 percent under a new policy. The order, issued after McCulloch Oil of Texas sold gas to Northern Natural Gas, sets an initial price of 26.5 cents per thousand cubic feet, with automatic annual increases and a 20 year contract demanding four to 14 million cubic feet daily as drilling expands.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Commission
FPC
McCulloch Oil Corp
Texas
Northern Natural Gas Co
Hugoton- Anadarko
McCulloch
Willard Savey
Tomy Joyce
The
Natural Gas Bureau
Interview Continues on Leadership and Reform
The interview discusses responsibility and creating capable individuals, warning against pampering. It notes plans for major reforms and cease-fire actions, including Laos and Cambodia, and calls for a federal government settlement to run more efficiently. The president urges honest awareness of problems and presenting solutions to Congress.
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Laos
Cambodia
Congress
Satellite launch sparks remote North’s hopes for better links
Eskimo youths and residents in a Northwest Territories town north of the Arctic Circle travel to Florida to witness a satellite launch. The NASAs preliminary orbit and planned checks aim to ready commercial service by Jan 1, with the payload able to relay 10 color TV channels or 9,600 telephone circuits. Canadian and American firms funded the launch, as residents anticipate improved long distance calls and new communications.
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Florida
Mary Anga
Ray Sateana
Rankin Inlet
Young Sateana
Hudson’s Bay Company
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ecuador
Aniki
Canada
Quebec
Formal Inquiry Scheduled Into Bridge Ramming By Freighter
Brunswick Georgia AP report on the Brunswick River bridge wreck caused by the freighter African Neptune. Five dead and five missing as the vessel struck the open span, with a four man Coast Guard inquiry to begin Monday in Savannah. Witnesses include the captain F Stanejko. Rescue crews recovered five bodies while eight others were hospitalized. Governor Carter said damages exceed 1 million and replacement will take over six months.
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Brunswick, Ga
Coast Guard
Jimmy Carter
Brunswick River
Tekednes
Savannah
F. Stanejko
Atlantic
Vrmcens
G. M. Davis
Brunswick
Ivestigative Board
James Moreau
Washington
Albert Donal
Carter
Nixon seeks broad White House management reforms
President Nixon aims to reshape federal government by expanding functional review and efficiency drives. Ziegler notes a special study by OMB on executive powers to reorganize, signaling broader inquiry into how the government operates. Ehrlichman adds focus on management problems and thinning staff, with no agency exempt.
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Office of Management and Budget
Thak I
Nixon
Ington Star-News
John N. Washington
Mitchell
Dent
Alty
Ridhe
Kleindienst
White House
John Ehrlich
Students demand Bashful resignation and amnesty ending campus uprising
Police were kept on alert as about 300 students gathered outside the administration building and 150 barricaded inside marched out with clenched fists. Bashful resigned amid protests. Gov. Edwards credited a peaceful resolution but students kept a classroom boycott and extra demands remained, including new executive councils and campus services.
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Gov. Edwards
Baton Rouge
Southern
G. Leon Netterville
Virginia Campaign Financing and Political Ties Revealed
The piece traces fundraising tactics for the 1972 race, noting McGovern lists 400,000 names and telethons adding 300,000, with Democrats potentially reaching one million contributors. It discusses GOP mail programs post 1964 defeat, quotes Morris Dees on Democrat fundraising capacity, and raises questions about connections between Godwin, Scott’s campaign loan, and party leadership amid Virginia’s political climate.
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Spong
Richmond
Fitzpatrick
Godwin
Virginia
Bill Scott
Fauquier County
J. D.stetson Coleman
Scott
Coleman
Nanere
U.S. Air Power Boosts South Vietnam War Effort
Indochina reports describe hundreds of tons of war supplies landing in Saigon and technicians assembling F5 jet fighters as part of a crash program to build South Vietnam's air capability. B52s dropped over 2,000 tons of bombs in a large area, with intensified raids in response to enemy movements.
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U.S
Saigon
South Vietnam
South Vietnamese
Quang Tri Front
North Vietnam
Perhendra
Aupgradians
Aump
da Nang
My Chanh
Heaviest Israel Syria clash since 1970 cease-fire escalates
The report details Israeli air raids on Syrian gun positions over the Golan Heights met by Syrian fighters. Two Israeli planes were said to be shot down, with additional losses on both sides. Syrian pilots reportedly fled back over territory as the five hour battle marked the heaviest since the US backed cease-fire. Separately, an Arab guerrilla attack in Gaza City wounded a resident.
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U.S
Saigon
North Vietnam
Laos
Ijnor
Godwin
Ito
Co Het Arwen
Vihim
Holton
Repubblicans
Golan Heights
Syria
Israel
Damascous
Gaza City
Gaza Strip
Gaza
British Troops Battle IRA Gunmen In Ulster Violence
In Belfast and Londonderry, British troops clashed with IRA gunmen amid a fresh wave of bombings. Several soldiers were wounded while authorities reported captures of Provisional commanders in Andersonstown and the disposal of large gelignite caches. A 700-pound bomb was defused under a culvert and a 300-pound device damaged an underground car park.
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Northern
Londonderry
Ulster
IRA
Provisional
Andersonstown
Rosslea
Irish Republic
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Jahar
Cupar
Leeson Street
Northumberland Street
Northern Ireland
Housing Executive
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