Gas tax and payback plan eyed in energy bill
The House Ways and Means Committee began debating an energy bill to raise the gasoline tax by up to 37 cents per gallon by 1980 while offering a refund and tax cut to all adult Americans. The plan would fund rebates by taxing gasoline beyond nine gallons a week and apply an excise tax on new cars from 1977. It also envisions setting petroleum quotas and includes a higher gasoline price proposal from the Federal Energy Administration for imported oil.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
America
Ford
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Russian gymnast Olga Korbut hosts reunion with Victoria Tate
Actress recounts meeting Victoria, daughter of her Moscow romance with American naval attaché Tate. Visa delays sparked hope, then grant, as Victoria and mother Zoya reflect on a life shaped by war and espionage. Victoria awaits departure to the United States with packed bags.
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Victoria
Zoya
Russian Federation
Tate
Moscow
Stalin
Child of the Union
United States
Stage shows win same rights as books movies Hair ruling
Supreme Court upholds constitutional protection for stage productions like the rock musical Hair, ruling bans must meet obscenity standards before suppression. Justices split on procedures with dissents. decision extends film and print protections to theater and reiterates prior restraint limits.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Chattanooga, Tenn
William Douglas
William Rehnquist
Douglas
Harry Blackmun
United States
U.S. 6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Maryland
Senate keeps oil tax break for most firms in compromise
The Senate approved a Bent sen amendment by 47 to 41 to repeal depletion allowances for major oil companies while preserving it for independent producers. The measure, part of a larger tax cut package, would require plowing back proceeds into exploration. Independent producers would still gain on the first 3,000 barrels daily and equivalent gas, boosting industry taxes by about 1.5 billion annually.
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Senate
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D-Tex
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Senate House
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Bentsen
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Ford seeks South Vietnam aid as Congress deadlocks on Cambodia
The White House presses for 300 million in extra military aid for South Vietnam to fight increased Communist attacks. Officials say Congress holds the key to funding while acknowledging parts and equipment losses cannot be replaced. Cambodia aid faced impasse as Republicans and Democrats weigh a 135.6 to 155.5 million package with a June 30 cutoff.
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South Vietnam
Nessen
White House
Congress
Ford
Cambodia
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R-Mich
Senate Moves to Pass Compromise Aid Before Easter Recess
Minority Leader Hugh Scott plans talks with Mansfield to push the Senate to act on the compromise aid bill before March 21 Easter recess. Senator Ford seeks an amendment to halt military aid to Cambodia while preserving humanitarian aid. The State Department appeals to the House to reconsider an earlier rejection of a $135.6 million emergency package. A Pentagon briefing notes $21.5 million in leftover funds could buy about 9,000 tons of ammo for Cambodia, while North Vietnam renews attacks as Saigon reports authorities losing three provinces near the capital.
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Hugh Scott
White House
Mansfield
Wendell H. Ford
Dky
Cambodia
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Broomfield
Pierre S. DuPont
Lee Hamilton
Pentagon
Winant Sidle
South Vietnam
Nessen
Saigon
Gloomy prospects for Kissinger Sinai talks amid tensions
In Jerusalem and Aswan on day thirteen of his mission, Henry Kissinger faced gloomy early readings from Israeli and Egyptian leaders. Sadat warned the round could fail while Peres urged more political concessions for a Sinai pullback. Kissinger pressed on with daily flights and new ideas.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Sinai
Mideast
Kissinger
Yitzhak Rabin
Aswan
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Upper Nile
Shimon Peres
Peres
the Hawk
Hebrew University Board of Governors
Israel
Eloquence and death mark LA senior leader’s birthday tribute
95 year old Harry Asimov, pioneer of the senior citizens movement, spoke to more than 200 attendees in Los Angeles before dying. City figures recalled his decades of service, including founding the Hollywood Los Feliz Jewish Community Center Senior Adult Club and receiving honors from officials.
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Harry Asimov
Los Angeles
Asimov
Hollywood-Los Feliz
Mail surveillance sought in 8600 cases since 1973
The Postal Service disclosed that 35 agencies requested more than 8600 mail surveillance covers over two years. Chief Postal Inspector Cotter said mail covers are investigative tools to combat burglaries, holdups, and terrorist threats, with safeguards and limited use for national security, fugitives, or crime evidence.
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UPI
Postal Service
William J. Cotter
House Civil Liberties Subcommittee
Internal Revenue Service
Bureau of Customs
FBI
Cotter
Robert W. Kastenmeier
Ameri
Postal Inspection Service
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