Bentsen Blasts Fuel Oil Plan In Air of Confusion
Sen. Lloyd Bentsen accuses the fuel oil allocation program of disorganization and nationwide confusion. He calls for a centralized energy office lead and a 90 day agricultural exemption as farmers struggle to harvest bumper crops with limited fuel access.
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Peggy Simpson
Associated Press
Washington
Lloyd Bentsen
John A. Love
Nixon
Texas Democrat
Bentsen
Love
Corpus Christi
Tex
Texas
Office of Oil and Gas
Bennett appoints Grady Franklin as executive director
Raleigh AP report says North Carolina Republican chairman Thomas S Bennett named Grady Franklin as the party's executive director. Franklin, 24, previously served as an aide in Governor Jim Holfhouser's campaign and worked on the patronage recruiting team that is now defunct.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Thomas S. Bennett
Grady Franklin
Franklin
Jim Holfhouser
Bishops Poke Fun At Scandal Tapes
AP report notes New York Cardinal Cooke joked about taped reports at a bishops meeting while Archbishop Byrne and Cardinal Krol dodged direct political critique. Leaders urged prison reform and an abortion amendment, backed Chavez UFW boycott, and discussed Middle East boundaries and Palestinian refugees. A separate Paris auction of Soviet socialist realism paintings fetched over $26,000.
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George W. Cornell
Washington
New York City
Terence Cardinal Cooke
Leo C. Byrne
Minneapolis
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Philadelphia
John Cardinal Krol
Krol
U.S
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers
Teamsters Union
Middle East
Israel
Paris
Socialist Realism
Okapis court for mate after giraffe-area stint
In San Francisco the zoo seeks a female okapi for Ralph the okapi who was exiled from the giraffe enclosure for courting his taller relatives. After six months in isolation he returns to display behind a barriers, and keepers search for a suitable mate as staff consider safety with the giraffes.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Zoo
Ralph
Weather outlook: sunny and mild across Carolinas this week
The region offers a sunny, warm week with highs mostly in the 60s to near 70. South Carolina expects mostly sunny days with a zero rain forecast through Sunday and nightly lows in the 30s to upper 40s. North Carolina shows sunny to partly cloudy skies, highs in the 60s and near 70 on Sunday, with a chance of showers Monday and Wednesday.
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South Carolina
North Carolina
Associated Press
Asheville
Augusta
Charleston
Charlotte
Nixon signs Alaska oil pipeline bill amid new criticism
Environmental groups Wilderness Society Friends of the Earth and the Environmental Defense Fund criticized the signing while vowing to assess next legal steps. The 4.5 billion project blocked since 1970 could face constitutional challenges within 60 days, with permit work possible in 30 days and a 1977 completion target for the Alaska pipeline to Valdez.
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W. Dale Nelson
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Wilderness Society and
Friends of the Earth
Environmental Defense Fund
Oil Crisis Sparks Wall Street Rally in 1973 Market
In a volatile energy crisis photo finish, President Nixon hinted at potential end to the Arab oil embargo fueling a stock surge. Ford dismissed the rumor while Morton's warning of possible nationwide rationing looms. Senate rushes energy bill as diesel priority promised for mass transit and farming, with potential fuel price shocks ahead.
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David C. Martin
Associated Press
Nixon
Wall Street
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Rogers C.B. Morton
Morton
Senate
W. R. Poage
D-Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Interior Department
Long
D-La
Court Awards Cannon To State From Civil War Relic Find
Raleigh AP reports the North Carolina Court of Appeals awarded three Civil War cannons to the state. Historians and divers recovered the cannons from the Roanoke River last year, with origins traced to Confederate soldiers at Fort Branch in 1865.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Court of Appeals
Roanoke River
Fort Branch
Kennedy Jr. to Undergo Above Knee Amputation
Edward M Kennedy Jr undergoes an above the knee amputation of his right leg at Georgetown University Hospital to remove a bone cancer. The procedure lasts about one hour with anesthesia and aims to prevent spread of cancer. Healing takes about two weeks for the stump and two to three months for a prosthetic limb.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy Jr
Georgetown University Hospital
Sen. Kennedy
Dallas Fort Worth Bank Kidnap Victims Safe
A Dallas bank president and a Fort Worth banker's wife plus her maid were kidnapped in separate events. Bandits escaped with $50,000 of a possible $150,000 ransom. FBI said the incidents appear unrelated and none of the victims were harmed.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
FBI
Television Schedule Snippet
TV lineup notes 8 00 PM to 9 30 PM lists All In The Family Partridge Family Emergency Bob Newhart across time slots for a local broadcast. It shows a mixed prime time with two shows and a late night program, highlighting popular sitcoms and a medical drama.
Evening TV Capsule of 7 PM to 12:30 AM
TV guide style listing detailing 7 PM shows with Donna Fargo and O B McClinton, Lawrence Welk guests Henry Mancini, 8 PM Emergency plot about inheritance tax and Dr Brackett, 8:30 PM The Billion Dollar Diplomat with Lee Majors. 9 PM Mary Tyler Moore and The Andromeda Strain film. 10 PM Countdown to Terror with Wade Griffin. 11:30 PM The Movie Maker with Rod Steiger. 12 Midnight The Rat Race film, and 12 30 AM Shock Theater horror pods discovery.
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Hee Haw
Donna Fargo
O. B. McClinton
Lawrence Welk
Johnny Mercer
Henry Mancini
Gage
DeSoto
Dr. Brackett
Lee Majors
John Vernon
Steve Austin
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