Greenspan foresees longer slump with high joblessness
Amid testimony before Congress Greenspan warned the 1975 economy could worsen and unemployment may near 8 percent this year. He cautioned recovery hinges on auto and housing against a backdrop of inflation around 12 percent and uncertain policy actions.
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New York Times Service
Washington
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Ford
Council of Economic Advisers
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
Greenspan
Ford Administration
Capitol Hill
Brown sworn in as California governor vows to put state to work
Democrat Edmund G Brown Jr inaugurated as California's 34th governor promises to put the state back to work and moves to create 1,500 public service jobs for the jobless. He signs a federal funds executive order and aims to fill 500 positions by January 30 with potential 12,500 more this year. The unemployment rate stands around 9 percent with about 787,000 jobless statewide.
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William Proxmire
D-Wis
Greenspan
Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California
Assembly
Senate
Brown
Refinery Strike Ready Across Nation Warned By Texaco
A Texaco spokesman said refineries are prepared for a possible nationwide strike if contract talks fail by midnight tonight. The union seeks a cost-of-living escalator and higher pay, while Texaco offers a 10.5 percent raise this year and 7 percent next year.
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Texaco
A. F. Grospiron
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers’ Union
Showa Maru spills oil near Singapore shores
The Japanese supertanker Showa Maru ran aground near Buffalo Rock in the Singapore Straits spilling about one million gallons of crude oil. Authorities in Singapore Malaysia and Indonesia faced pollution risk as crews fought slicks with detergents and oil fences.
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UPS
Persian Gulf
Japan
Buffalo Rock
Singapore Straits
Santa Barbara Channel
California
England
Malaysia
Indonesia
Tokyo
Foreign Ministry
Accient
Brown forfeits limousines for thriftier Plymouth sedan
Governor Edmund Brown Jr. replaced the three gubernatorial limousines with a plain 1974 Plymouth Satellite as his official car. The move aims at thrift and signals cautious style for the new administration. The state still owns the other luxury vehicles, and no fate for them is decided.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund Brown Jr
Department of General Services
Los Angeles
Capitol
San Francisco
Plymouth
Highway Patrol
Reagan Administration
Brown
Democrats seize California top offices in landmark gains
Democrats took control of all but one of California constitutional offices as the first black lieutenant governor and the first Oriental secretary of state were sworn in at Sacramento. Stories and photos appear on pages A6 A7 A10.
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California
Sacramento
U.S. allocates 120 million for 13 500 California public jobs
The federal government will provide 120 million dollars to create 13 500 public service jobs in California. Funds come from the Manpower Administration as part of a 787 million package signed by President Ford. Localities are urged to cut red tape and hire quickly.
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San Francisco
Phil Lawlor
CIA Told to Heed Laws Amid Spying Charge Fallout
A Senate committee told the Central Intelligence Agency to follow new laws barring broad foreign operations not tied to foreign intelligence. The note accompanies controversy over a presidential panel named to probe CIA spying on U.S. citizens, with critics doubting its independence and Chairman Rockefeller’s role.
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Central Intelligence Agency
Senate
CIA
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
The
Ameri
Amnesty Board launches radio TV campaign near deadline
The Amnest y Board begins a radio and television push to reach those eligible as the deadline approaches. A-8 notes.
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Amnesty Board
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