First class battle over rural program cuts looms
Washington reports Sen. Hubert Humphrey vows a showdown with President Nixon over cuts in farm and rural programs. He cites elimination of subsidies, higher electric rates, loss of water sewer grants, and suspension of rural housing loans. He warns Congress will not stand idly by while policies be dismantled.
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UPI
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Fuel Shortages Shut Schools and Businesses
Winter fuel shortages and extreme cold crippled services across the nation. Jet and diesel supplies were strained as refineries cut output to meet heating demand. In Rockford and Wichita, schools closed or limited service while planners weigh conservation measures amid gas deliveries shortfalls.
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Midwest
Washington, D. C
Air Transport Association
J. F. Kennedy International Airport
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American Trucking Association
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Firman Knipp
Dayton Power and Light
High Court Voids $170 Million Decision Against Hughes
The Supreme Court voided a $170 million antitrust judgment against Howard Hughes and Hughes Tool Co. The ruling said TWA could not sue in federal court as CAB had sole jurisdiction. The case traced to Toolco’s 1940s TWA takeover and jet plane deliveries. The decision also covered bankruptcy fees for indigents, perjury rulings, and Social Security on federal disability payments.
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UPI
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Tp US
East ‘Tennessee
Robert L. Taylor
Appeals Court
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Turley
Frank Trowata Ht
Taylor
Ross W. Dyer
Saidi Dyer
Dunn
Dyer
Juke
McArms
Kingsport
Pentagon Critic Transferred Amid Navy Contract Dispute
Washington reports Admiral Isaac Kidd denied demoting Gordon Rule by transferring him from Navy contract supervisor to the Anacostia Naval Yard. Rule, a WW II veteran, claims the move followed political pressure from Grumman and Litton, while Kidd argues it is a lateral shift to preserve Rule’s expertise for training procurement officers.
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UPL
Gordon Rule
Senate House
Rule
Anacostia Naval Yard
Navy
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6Th Fleet
Naval Materiel Command
Kidd
Litton
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Grumman
Rile
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Grumman Aircraft Corp
Dilton Industries
Thy
Rule Rule
Tring
Roy Ash
Nixon
White House
Ash
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Trangler
Judge dismisses busing suit ties to desegregation plan
U S District Judge Harry Wellford dismissed Citizens Against Busing Inc suit and ordered consolidation with the city school desegregation case. He said interference with the desegregation plan due Jan 24 would be improper, noting McRae had already addressed most issues. The report follows ruling on constitutional appointment disputes in Knox County.
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APS
U.S
Harry Wellford
Wellford
Robert M. McRae Jr
Citizens Against Busing, Inc
McRae
Atlanta Ice Storm Spurs Power Strain and Pigeon Policy
A southern ice storm disrupts power for about 148,000 Atlanta homes as lines fail and Georgia Power mobilizes crews from several states. Repairs aim for some restoration by Friday. insurers peg damage at 1.5 million while IRS probes hotel price gouging. In Venice, pigeons are deported to reduce pollution and contraceptive birdseed is tested, with new laws curbing bird seed sales in St. Mark's Square.
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Yankee Country
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Atlanta
UPI
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Gulf of Mexico
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Italy
St. Mark's Square
Viterbo
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Sardinia
St. Mark’s Square
New City
Judge condemns city aid after public drunkard’s jail sentence
Memphis judge Ray W. Churchill rebukes charities in court as he sentences a 72 year old man arrested for public drunkenness to 30 days in jail claiming the man has no roof or food. The judge asks who is guilty and laments lack of help for the desperate man who slept on the streets.
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Tenn
UPI
Ray W. Churchill
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