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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1974
Page
4
President Ford argues consumption will fall and inventories rise, saying gasoline will not near a dollar a plan. He endorses spending for employment and public service jobs if Congress funds them, while resisting a large gas tax rise but open to smaller increases.
Sen George Zenovich failed to unseat Mills and lost his Rules post as five Democrats backed him. Oakland Democrat Nicholas Peiris joined holdovers Kenrick Stevens and Berryhill in new Senate seats while Mills keeps chair duties. The Rules Committee plans to consider Craig Biddle for Workmen’s Compensation Appeals Board, a post opposed by labor. In the Assembly, Willie Brown Jr. loses to McCarthy ally, while Louis Papan wins speaker pro tem and John Briggs’ bid for caucus chair falls short amid GOP splits.
Storm battered the East with up to 30 inches of snow in Maryland and Ohio, halting coal miners votes on a contract, closing roads and schools. Rescue units aided hundreds marooned near U.S. 40, while Red Cross shelters housed thousands across Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan and Maryland.
Mills said the committee role felt like a useless job and welcomed stepping down. Speaker Carl Albert and others expressed sympathy as Mills faced political scrutiny after a Sunday appearance with Miss Foxe. The House elected Burton and Anderson to key caucus and leadership posts, signaling shifts after the November elections.
Soviet cosmonauts Anatoly Filipchenko and Nikolai Rukavishnikov flew Soyuz 18 to test docking gear and procedures for the July American Apollo joint mission. U.S. tracking stations monitored the orbit and NASA coordination followed.
The Watergate trial advances with Ehrlichman subpoena, jury Christmas delay discussions, and Haldeman denying conspiracy and obstruction. Judges warned lawyers of potential contempt as Dean’s sentence appeal prompts a substantial reduction request. Samuel Dash supports Dean via a letter.
UPI reports crash investigators recovered the two black boxes from the snow covered wreckage of Trans World Airlines Flight 514 in Virginia. Ninety two people were killed as search teams continued removing fragmented bodies. PATCO says a radar system removed years ago might have prevented the tragedy by guiding controllers through the final descent.
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