Energy Industry Faces FTC Scrutiny Amid High Power Rates
A Chicago Tribune analysis notes the Federal Trade Commission may launch a probe into energy pricing as major power interests resist regulation. It highlights Tennessee Valley leaders Ed Cobb, Mrs. J B Adair, and Mayor Henry Loeb backing lower rates, with support from TRVA and coal and electric lobby groups. The piece warns against industry pressure and predicts a lengthy FTC process, urging public vigilance over price controls and energy policy shifts.
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FTC
Turkey
Capitol Hill
Miles Kirkpatrick
Tennessee Valley
Ed Cobb
Huntsville
J. B. Adair
Lawrence County
Henry Loeb
Memphis
Tennessee River Valley Association
John Mitchell
Virginia Knauer
South
John Sparkman
TRVA
Sparkman
Tennessee Valley Authority Power
Tennessee Valley Public Power Association
American Public Power Association
National Rural Electrification Association
Beasley Wallace feud shakes Alabama politics in 1974 race
Beasley defies Governor Wallace by sending a $135 million road bond to a hostile committee and rejecting pro-Wallace Senate chair Pelham. Wallace retaliates by firing staff and seizing the lieutenant governor’s resources. Pelham presides as reintroduced bills move among committees, signaling a tense power struggle with potential 1974 governor race repercussions. Beasley returns from Sun Valley with few comments, scheduling a Monday news conference.
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Beasley
Sun Valley
Idaho
Pierre Pelham
Mobile
Pelham
Senate
Wallace
Clayton
Unhappiness of GIs in battle aired on nightly TV
Blount said no soldier in a combat zone is happy, but broadcasts beamed to millions make it hard to fairly judge why America fights in Vietnam. Earlier, Senator Sparkman expressed strong confidence in Americans to solve national crises again.
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United States
Vietnam
U.S
John Sparkman
Dala
The
Legion
Sparkman
High Level Vietnamese Officials Implicated in Drug Traffic
The report cites unsubstantiated evidence surfacing about senior Vietnamese Government members in heroin trafficking. It notes insufficient proof to name individuals but suggests American law enforcement believes drug networks require tacit or active official support.
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GVN
South Vietnam
Alabama Rural Electric Coop Led by REA Survey Team
The REA managed an in depth survey of a large rural electric cooperative. Team members Marcus A. Jenkins Gilbert Broyles Jr. James L. Williams and R. W Ford participated. Joe Wheeler oversees about 20 000 customers in Morgan and Lawrence counties and is Alabama's largest rural cooperative.
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Management Assistance Program of
REA
Marcus A. Jenkins
Gilbert Broyles Jr
James L. Williams
R. W Ford
Joe Wheeler
Morgan
Lawrence
Alabama
Governor Wallace’s control debated over priority calendars
George notes Rules Committee does not finalize priority calendars though bills originate there. The House may replace its priority list, but the administration holds a slim majority on key issues, complicating any special order over the governor’s objections. Wallace’s floor leaders say he has largely left them to run things for now.
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House
Wallace
U S Sino relations push toward UN seat shift fears
Diplomatic observers note Washington may press for Peking entry into the United Nations while opposing U N board changes. Officials warn Nixon era moves to militarize Japan provoke China as Tokyo’s armed force nears three hundred thousand with a Bushido mindset cited.
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China
The
World Organization
U. S
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nixon
Peking
Kissinger
People’s Republic
Japan
U.N
Autopsy Held After Drowning Woman Dies Gulf Swim
An autopsy is underway in DeFuniaK Springs Florida to determine if Betty Jo Courtner 39 of Andalusia died from drowning or a heart attack while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico during a vacation with her husband Col Sanders A Courtner a student at the Army War College. She is sister in law of Mrs James R White and daughter in law of Mrs Hood Harris Sr. Relatives said the couple were on vacation. The Walton County Sheriff's Department said the autopsy will reveal exact cause of death.
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Defuniak Springs
Fla
Andalusia
Betty Jo Courtner
Gulf of Mexico
Courtner
Sanders A. Courtner
Army War College
Carlisle
Hood Harris
Courtland
James R. White
12Th St. SE
Hood Harris Jr
Walton County
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