Officials discuss underdelivery of Cambodian military aid
Senate GOP leader Scott urged the State Department to search for more errors while Funseth cited a Defense audit finding the Army under delivered 21.5 million dollars of military equipment to Cambodia in 1974 due to late pricing on ammunition. The Pentagon denied air strike involvement.
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Senate
Hugh Scott
State Department
Cambodia
Funseth
Defense Department
Department of the Army
Pentagon
Stuart Symington
D.o
U.S
Winant Sidle
77 rules may boost car costs in California
General Motors warned that strict 1977 California auto exhaust standards could raise new car prices and operating costs. GM emission control specialist Edwin Nelson said some engine–vehicle combinations cannot meet the rules with acceptable drivability and fuel economy. ARB planned stricter standards for 1977, while the federal government moved to relax its 1977 requirements through 1982.
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General Motors Corp
State Air Resources Board
California
Edwin Nelson
Los Angeles
Nelson
ARB
Oil firms under price probe across ports of entry
The U S Customs Service announced a nationwide probe into possible price frauds in oil imports. Investigators will review thousands of documents and oil samples to trace origins using chemical fingerprints at about 40 ports of entry.
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Washington
U.S. Customs Service
Customs Service
Kissinger Opens Third Mideast Peace Shuttle Talks
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger launched a third shuttle to mediate Israel Egypt talks from Aswan bringing Israeli ideas to Sadat and returning to Israel with Egypt’s proposals. Officials noted slow progress and the search for a Sinai withdrawal framework amid disputed control of Mitla Gidi passes and Abu Rodeis oil fields.
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Aswan
Egypt
UPI
Henry Kissinger
Israel
Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
United States
Nile
Sadat
Sinai
Yitzhak Rabin
Rabin
Middle East
Mitla
Gidi
Abu Rodeis
Cairo
Ford appeals for unity and aid in Cambodian crisis
President Ford addresses Notre Dame students and faculty in a wide ranging campus visit. He defends foreign commitments and calls for rapid tax cuts to spur the economy while noting unspent Cambodia aid and urging swift aid to Lon Nol. He defends Burns and promises continued monetary expansion.
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Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
Fed
Burns
Douglas Line Cuts UAW Jobs at Long Beach Plant
Douglas Aircraft's Long Beach facility slashed nearly 40 percent of its workforce in two weeks, with about 3 000 UAW members among the layoffs plus non union and salaried staff. Workers fear extended furloughs will end benefits and push some to seek other jobs as parts shortages and the machinists strike drag on.
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Norman Brubaker
Velma Brown
Douglas
Mrs. Brown
Brubaker
UAW
Long Beach
New talks slated at Douglas
The Federal Mediation Service chief William Usery called for renewed bargaining between McDonnell Douglas management and the machinists in Los Angeles and St. Louis to end the month long strike. Talks in Los Angeles set to start at 1 30 p.m. Production of fighter planes for the Air Force and Navy has stalled while DC 9 and DC 10 output suffers. About 19 000 union members are on strike with 12 000 in St. Louis and 7 000 in Southern California and other locations including Van denberg AFB and Cape Kennedy.
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United States
Ford
Notre Dame
O’ford
Peter Walshe
Theodore Hesburgh
Hesburgh
Federal Mediation Service
McDonnell Douglas
Machinists’ Union
William Usery
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Federal
Air Force
Navy
Long Beach
California
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Cape Kennedy
Ford seeks 222 million grant amid Cambodia aid debate
Senate panel backing a 222 million grant would require Ford to report monthly on steps toward a peaceful Cambodia settlement. The amendment, supported by Percy Bill Javits, aims to expand aid while the House balked at a larger 82.5 million package tied to ending all U.S. military involvement by June 30.
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Senate
Sens
Charles Percy
Bill
Jacob Javits
Rn.y
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Ford
United States
John Sparkman
D-Ala
House
Percy
Charles W. Robinson
U.S
Cambodia
Robinson
Ullman votes for steep gas tax and car premiums plan
U S House Ways and Means Chair Al Ullman proposes a gas tax rising from seven to 37 cents per gallon by 1980 with a 1000 dollar per car penalty for high consumption plus a 33.60 annual credit for adults over 18 based on nine gallons weekly. Treasury Secretary Simon criticizes reliance on gas tax and Ford supports price-led cuts while seeking compromise.
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Washington
UPI
al Ullman
House
Ways and Means Committee
Oregon Democrat
Treasury
William Simon
Ford
Ullman
Congress
Altman
U.S
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Committee
Slasher cases stretch into judicial arena and investigations continue
Prosecutor Davis says the Slasher case hinges on evidence law and defendants rights, with action possible in the public domain within two weeks. Pretrial motions follow a Feb 2 hatchet attack on two Hollywood men. Greenwood, arrested Feb 3, pleads innocent to burglary and assault charges. Victims William Graham and Kenneth Ricker survive severe injuries as police pursue a composite sketch of the Slasher, a blond man with long hair. Greenwood is also linked to 1964 throat slittings near the downtown library.
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Davis
Hollywood
Baffa
Greenwood
William Graham
Kenneth Ricker
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