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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1975
Page
1
Gulf Oil Corp and Rockwell International Corp began preliminary talks on a merger and other joint ventures. Gulf, with 1974 revenues of 18.2 billion, would lift to fifth largest US firm. Rockwell reported 44 billion in sales last year.
Residents of Virginia City in the Bell Telephone area receive the transition from crank to dial telephones. The last crank call was made by 61 year old Kate Tannehill over the weekend as the town adopts the new system. In New York AP reports Captain Art Dettesh, veteran mounted police leader, aims to create a television series about policing with his sole credit a McCloud episode.
AP reports actor Richard Thomas of The Waltons insisted he was serious about quitting the show over a dispute, saying bluffing is common but his message was real. In other notes, Steve Ford rode a bucking bronco in Ramona, Calif., for a brief demonstration. David Hartman welcomed a son Sean. Imelda Marcos won the Kajima Peace Award for humanitarian work. John Denver finished a two week Alaska filming trip on whales and polar bears.
A mixed column pieces together social stereotypes about men and women, church giving, names, retirement views, and a Cosby joke. It references L. M. Boyd and Delaware County Daily Times readers, with notes on cash donations by churches and aging attitudes toward retirement.
Washington seven major natural gas producers face subpoenas by a House subcommittee seeking confidential reserves data to probe if industry underreports to sway price controls. The FTC says records show large discrepancies versus company figures. Contempt of Congress threats loom if records aren’t produced by July 22.
In Rome thousands of Communists celebrated large gains in Italy's regional elections, with Enrico Berlinguer calling for change. The Communists polled 33.5 percent, edging toward a governing coalition as Christian Democrats fell to 35.2 percent amid calls for a possible government overhaul.
Harrisburg AP The Senate approved a measure to remove politics from state building projects by creating a permanent selection committee of architects engineers and professionals to replace the General State Authority. The bill passed 43-3 and moves to the House. It would establish a new Department of General Services with a secretary earning 40000 a year and shift contractor selection to a dean committee. The measure aims to curb suspicions amid a federal grand jury probe into potential kickbacks linked to GSA work.
The House intelligence probe faces more turmoil as Rep. Sisk proposes abolishing the select committee or restructuring it amid Nedzi’s leadership rift. Senate chair Church denies CIA role in de Gaulle plot, while other disclosures threaten committee credibility and pace of action.
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