U.S. oil imports rise in first half of 1976
U.S. foreign fuels dependence grows with oil imports up 16.7 percent in the first six months of 1976, the Federal Energy Administration reports. The data show fossil fuel imports totaling about 20.3 percent of total energy demand, with gasoline and crude oil prices also higher than a year earlier.
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Washington
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
State Department
Saudi Arabia
Congress
Israel
United States
U.S
U.s-Prand
State energy panel pegs lower electricity demand
SACRAMENTO AP The State Energy Commission says utilities overestimate future electricity demand by 20 years. It will use its own forecasts and studies to assess new plants, potentially impacting the Sundesert plant near Arizona as hearings proceed. The panel projects 3.4 percent annual growth over 20 years versus utility forecasts of 4.8 percent.
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Sacramento
State Energy Commission
Commission
Sundesert
Arizona
Loyd Forrest
Woman, babies survive wild gunfire during holdup chase
In Queens, two ski masked gunmen held a mother and her 4 month old twin girls as they fled after a bank robbery. The pursue ended with the bandits escaping on foot after police exchanged gunfire and shot out a tire. The infants were unharmed. their father suffered a scalp wound.
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New York
Queens
Dan Gormanly
Susanne
Mrs. Gormanly
Ford Carter Campaign Push Emphasizes Crime Policy
Ford concluded his extended campaign trip with a speech to police chiefs promising a top priority crime plan in the first 100 days and a five year federal crime control program. He urged harsher penalties for career criminals and a new crime council led by Attorney General Levi. Carter campaigned in Portland by boat pledging no tax increases on workers while denying the earlier tax revision hints. He attacked lobbyist influence, urged outsider leadership, and criticized the Washington establishment and golf clubs tied to policy makes.
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Ford
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
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Walter F. Mondale
Bob Dole
Midwest
Dale
Ilinois
GOP
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Tacm
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Mondale
Dlinois
Wisconsin
Pord
International Association of Chiefs of Police
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Council On Crime
Edward H. Lavi
Tie
Arab Missile Action Contained By Senate and House Debate
lawmakers acknowledged no oil embargo threat from Saudi Arabia over antiboycott legislation though public comment flared. Sparkman moved to remove the resolution blocking the sale of Maverick missiles from the Senate calendar amid limited attendance. Javits and Sperkmen urged reexamination after Kissinger briefing while House panel struggled to form a quorum on the measure.
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Senate
Clifford Case
R-N.j
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Case
House
Jacob Javits
Rn.y
Foreign Relations Committee
International Relations Committee
Saudi Arabia
State Department
Washington
United States
US Treasury
U.S
Israel
Gerald L. Parsky
the Treasury
Saudi Forei
Saud I Faisal
Parsky
Prince Saud
Thomas E.ee Dass
Alfred L. Atherton
Congress
Middle East
Lucy Ann sinks off Santa Barbara Channel with 11 saved
The 130-foot Lucy Ann purse seiner capsized and sank in 130 feet of water off Carpenteria while being loaded with fish. The 11 crew members were rescued by another fishing vessel. Owner Antonio Pisano plans salvage of equipment. No injuries reported.
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San Pedro
Santa Barbara
Carpenteria
Coast Guard
Gg Ban Elliott
Lucy Ann
Antonio Pisano
Fugitive tied to 17 bank robberies in California
FBI arrested 26 year old Kirk William Smyth of 3717 Del Mar Ave in Los Angeles on charges of robbing 17 banks since July 30. He escaped from Corona prison two days earlier and was identified after security camera photo matches near South Bay banks. One robbery occurred August 9 at the Crocker National Bank in Long Beach at 2170 Bellflower Blvd.
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Los Angeles
Long Beach
Corona
Kirk William Smyth
del Mar Ave
South Bay
Smyth
Corona Bebari
The
Crocker National Bank
Bellflower Bivd
Budget deficit may be $7 billion less in third quarter
A federal budget official said the third quarter deficit could be as much as seven billion dollars below the Ford administration's July estimate. If confirmed, the shortfall would imply the overall 1976 deficit was overestimated by about thirteen and a half billion dollars, affecting fiscal decisions.
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Washington
Budget Agency
Weoiter
Inter
Teachers strike talks stall over salary in El Rancho
Marathon negotiations between striking Pico Rivera teachers and the El Rancho School District yielded tentative agreements on transfer policy and binding arbitration but broke down over salary differences. A rally for solidarity votes was planned as talks remained stalled on clemency for strikers and the district faced CTA funds to cover a proposed raise.
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Pico Rivera
el Rancho
Tr Houc
el Rancho Education Association
Milly Bettinger
California Teachers Association
CTA
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Henry Kissinger
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Dale R. McOmber
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Retlinger
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