Ford Aims to End Gasoline Price Controls
Washington AP Ford administration moves to end price controls on gasoline saying no immediate impact for motorists. Frank G Zarb notes decontrol would restore competition and likely no pump price change while Congress could block the move. Public hearings planned in December before submitting to Congress after Jan 4 recess.
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Ford Administration
Federal Energy
Frank G. Zarb
FEA
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Senate
House
American Automobile Association
Brzezinski Could Lead Carter Era NSC Chief Post
Polish born Zbigniew Brzezinski of Columbia University sees possible selection as National Security Council head under President elect Carter. Carter allies view him as a strong candidate while Brzezinski cites limited comment on future plans.
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Jimmy Carter
Henry Kissinger
Carter
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Columbia University
Carter Associates
National Security Council
Kissinger
U.S
A +o Department
Brzezinski
NSC
Israel
Reader Q and A on soap recovery and consumer rights
Readers offer methods to melt and reform soap scraps including rubbing slivers onto new bars, grating into a jar with warm water, or using nylon stockings and soaking. A shopper questions refunds on a shower massager and learns stores often offer store credit. adapters may fix fit. A bicycle club attempt in High Point failed due to low interest. Triad Wheelers and Heart's Racing Club linked via Carolina Pedal Shop. A commenter mentions home birth anecdote contrasting with a prior paper item.
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Triad Wheelers
Heart's Racing Club
Carolina Pedal Shop
Greensboro
Andre Malraux Dies Aged 75 In Paris
French novelist and art historian Andre Malraux, a wartime Resistance colonel and Gaullist minister, died in Paris at 75 after hospitalization for a lung condition. His life ranged from revolutionary activity to literary achievement and public service.
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Andre Malraux
Paris
Agence France Presse
Malraux
Creteil
Charles de Gaulle
Josette Clotis
France
Carter Praises Ford Aid in Transition Efforts
President elect Jimmy Carter said President Ford has gone the extra mile to smooth the transition. He noted Ford’s offer to help with even the smallest details and described the gesture as sincere and unity fostering. Carter met with Senate leaders and Mondale after a 75 minute Oval Office session with Ford.
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Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Capitol
Mansfield
Senate Committee
Walter F. Mondale
Oval Office
Blair House
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
House
House International Relations Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Paralyzed after bicycle shooting in Charlotte
Raymond Jones a Charlotte high school sophomore was hit by a .22 bullet while riding his 10 speed bicycle in his neighborhood. Doctors at Charlotte Memorial Hospital operated to remove the bullet near his spine and his mother Mildred Bryant says the future remains uncertain while police investigate who fired the shot and why.
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Charlotte
Raymond Jones
Mildred Bryant
Raymond
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Marijuana experimentation rises among high school seniors
Government surveys show 53 percent of the 1976 bicentennial senior class tried marijuana and 32 percent were current users. Among ages 18 to 25, 53 percent tried marijuana with 25 percent current users, while 12 to 17 year olds had 22 percent trying and 15 percent using regularly.
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Washington
National Institute On Drug Abuse
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