Gas-tax hike still key Ford energy option
Senior advisers travel to Colorado for talks with President Ford on energy policy. The plan includes a higher gasoline tax to curb driving and reduce oil imports by 1980s goals, while debating tax cuts to stimulate the economy and avoid ballooning the federal deficit.
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White House gate crasher seized after 4 hour standoff
A man in an Arab headdress drove through the White House Northwest Gate on Christmas Day, held police at bay for four hours, then surrendered. He claimed a meeting with the Pakistani ambassador and was taken for psychiatric observation after the incident. No charges filed immediately. Ford notified as the event occurred while he vacationed in Vail.
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Freeway Samaritan Dies In Christmas Day Hit Run
Marjorie G Leonard 60 of Montebello was decapitated after stopping to aid another motorist on the Pomona Freeway in Montebello. Michael Rosario 48 of Tustin, the motorist she helped, died after his car struck the center divider following loss of control. The fatalities occurred during three Southland crashes over the Christmas holiday as Highway Patrol investigates.
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Fatal freeway crashes add to California toll
A sequence of freeway collisions in Southern California left several dead and others injured. A woman from Hollywood died when her car rolled off a transition road after being run off by another driver. In another incident a San Dimas man died after losing control and hitting a freeway support on the Foothill Freeway overpass.
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Clifford urges special CIA probe in Congress
Former defense secretary Clifford, who helped draft the 1917 law creating the CIA, urged Congress to form a special committee to investigate domestic spying charges. He criticized ordinary Senate and House investigations as failing to progress and called for a full, exhaustive inquiry.
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U S Holiday Toll Rises On Christmas Travel
United Press International reports that by midnight the Christmas travel period toll reached at least 11 persons killed on highways since the holiday period began at 6 p m Tuesday as motorists returned home after Christmas Day.
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Oil spill widens in Inland Sea damaging fisheries
Japan oil spill from Mitsubishi Mizushima tank leaked after valve mix up spread 68 miles toward Kii Channel and Pacific Ocean. About 18 000 barrels drifted as 21 patrol boats and 30 fishing boats battled winds and currents. officials expect cleanup by year end.
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Christmas Celebrations Mark Quiet World Peace Efforts
Christians worldwide marked Christmas with carols and ceremonies as fighting eased in South Vietnam, a ceasefire held in England and Northern Ireland, and threats from Palestinian groups fading. A cyclone hit Darwin, Australia, killing at least 49. In Argentina violence rose, Raul Parchnik was found shot in Montevideo, and Mrs Peron urged peace in a 1974 Christmas message amid rising unrest in the region. Pope Paul VI addressed 10000 in St Peter's Square urging a hopeful 1975.
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Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin and prompts mass evacuation
Darwin, Australia, faces total devastation as Cyclone Tracy wipes out 90 percent of the city. Authorities report 49 dead, with estimates could reach 200, and evacuation orders for most residents. Defense and government officials condemn damage to homes, hospital, water and power as rescue efforts begin.
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