Auto plants idle as GM shuts seven plants for a week
The December index shows six of nine indicators down with three up as the economy softens. GM will close seven plants for a week starting Monday, including Tarrytown Wilmington Janesville Doraville Baltimore Willow Run and South Gate while AMERICAN MOTORS idles 3,000 of 11,000 at Kenosha.
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Sparkman Sees U.S. Aid to Saigon and Phnom Penh
Senator Sparkman urged a formal report on compliance by South Vietnam's Nguyen Van Thieu with cease-fire provisions through reconciliation with the Viet Cong and a new South Vietnamese election. He proposed continued U.S. military assistance to sustain Saigon and Phnom Penh governments, though he warned the outlook for their survival is not encouraging.
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Bombing at government building linked to Weather Underground activity
Police suspect a woman planted a bomb concealed in a plumbing niche near restrooms in a major building housing the Agency for International Development. Secretary Kissinger toured the damage with no injuries reported as the FBI investigated. The Weather Underground, tied to antiwar protests, has a history of attacks and name changes from Weathermen to Weather Underground.
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River Boats In Fire After Collision Near Chalmette
Oil barges burst into flames after colliding with an empty freighter on the Mississippi River near Chalmette Louisiana. The blaze spread to several vessels as they drifted downstream while a tug pushing three barges disappeared in river fog endangering crews on anchored ships downstream.
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Governor Brown Presses Education Over Beer Politics
The governor urged college presidents to decide locally on campus beer sales and education budgets. He clashed with the board over a task force on writing, calling for action and criticizing waste. The trustees delayed campus beer decisions until March and created a faculty pay dispute in its budget. Brown defended cutting a taxpayer funded study abroad program and proposed overseas study with credit upon return.
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Oil glut seen lowering price on world oil
Harvard economist Hendrik S. Houthakker told Congress that an 87.8 billion barrel rise in known world oil reserves in 1974 could pressure prices as new discoveries come into production. He backed price controls repeal but opposed a $3 per barrel oil excise tax.
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Ford urges compliance with all federal laws on domestic intelligence
President Ford asks agency heads to ensure complete compliance with laws on gathering intelligence on Americans. Aides say forthcoming steps to protect citizen privacy may be announced, while Ford distances himself from past illegal surveillance and calls for high standards of conduct. Attorney General designate Levi will review FBI domestic intelligence policies after confirmation.
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Democrats urge creation of House CIA probe panel
A Democratic task force recommended forming a 10 member House select committee to probe CIA and FBI activities with a report due by January 31 1976. The panel would include seven Democrats and three Republicans and mirror a Senate committee plan.
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D-Conn
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D-Mich
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Carl Albert
John Rhodes
D-Ariz
Edwards to lead stem to stern FBI inquiry in House
Rep. Don Edwards unveils a civil rights subcommittee plan to probe the FBI from top to bottom. The review will cover domestic intelligence, surveillance at the 1964 Democratic convention, and the bureau’s file maintenance on thousands not under criminal act.
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Senate
Edward Levi
Congress
Morris Starsky
Socialist Workers Party
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