Gulf asked to withhold Angola oil funds in escrow
The State Department pressed Gulf Oil to set aside about 100 million dollars of royalty payment due Dec 31 for Angola’s MPLA in Luanda. Gulf has produced 130 000 to 150 000 barrels daily from Cabinda since 1968 and paid roughly 500 million annually in taxes and royalties under a 1957 agreement.
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Gulf
Angola
Washington
Gulf Oil Corp
State Department
Washington Post
Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
MPLA
Luanda
Cabinda
Senate cuts off Angola aid amid Tunney clash
The Senate voted 54 22 to bar further Defense Department funds for Angola after Republicans abandoned a filibuster, while the House delayed action citing a need for extended debate. President Ford condemned the move as a tragedy for global security.
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Senate
Defense Department
Angola
Rumsfeld
House
Tunney
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Thomas
Tip) O'Neill
D-Mass
Norman Mineta
D-Calif
Mineta
Albert
O'Neill
Yom Mur a Nixes Bail Support From Berkeley Host Help
Wendy pled her life savings and pledged to honor trust in the Japanese American community. She travels to Berkeley to live with Prof. and Mrs. Paul Takagi while charges are resolved. The Takagis say they were delighted to help and supported release on bail for an adequate defense.
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Berkeley
Paul Takagi
Takagis
Yoshimura
Takagi
University of California
Sohio selects Long Beach port for Alaska oil terminal plan
Sohio officials favor Deep-water Long Beach over Los Angeles for an open terminal to ship Alaska oil. dredging estimates differ sharply: 3,000,000 cu yd at Long Beach versus 17,000,000 cu yd at Los Angeles. construction costs, payment arrangements, and final approvals remain unresolved as of October 1974.
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Sohio
Long Beach
Los Angeles
United States
McJunkin
Pier 1
Texas
Fred Crawford
Oil Company
Crawford
Panel seeks OK to have 2 CIA reports
The House Intelligence Committee voted to seek President Ford's approval to release public reports on two covert CIA operations. The targets include U S aid to Angola and CIA activity in Italian elections with a tie vote on disclosure of a Kurdish aid report. Ford can block publication in writing.
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R-N.c
William Scott
R-Va
Congress
John McClellan
D-Ark
John Stennis
D-Miss
McClellan
Humphrey
CIA
Washington
House Intelligence Committee
Ford
U.S
Angola
Central Intelligence Agency
Iraq
Associated Press
Otis G. Pike
D-N.y
Committee
Christian Democratic Party
Italy
Christian Democrats
House Committee
Senate
Indochina
James P. Johnson
R-Corp
House halts veto relief push over Labor HEW funds
President Ford vetoed a 45 billion dollar Labor and Health, Education and Welfare appropriation. House leaders postponed a vote to override until Jan 27 to gather votes. Ford warned the measure would exceed budget limits, add to deficits, and raise federal payroll by 8000.
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Ford
House
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
White House
William
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