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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1975

Page

3

Bayh Tops Straw Poll Of Young Dems At National Meet

At the Young Democrats convention in St. Louis 610 votes were cast with Birch Bayh leading at 23 percent. Carter 14 percent and Udall 11 percent followed. Wallace drew 3 percent amid extensive debate over his candidacy.

ST. Louis UPI Birch Bayh Indiana Young Democrats Alabama George C. Wallace Wallace Sen Lloyd M. Bentsen Texas Udall Sargent Shriver Carter George S. McGovern South Dakota McGovern George Wallace

Mortars Hit Mercy Ship in Timor Refugee Rescue Effort

The Hong Kong owned mercy ship Macdili was hit by mortar fire near Dili Timor while awaiting refugee pickups and forced to enter port. Timor governor Lemos Pires appealed for international intervention as thousands sought safety and the Lloyd Bakke carried 1,155 refugees to Darwin with doctor and quarantine officials aboard.

Dili Portuguese Timor Hong Kong Macao Timor Lemos Pires Portugal Darwin Australia Lloyd Bakke Red Cross Parris Foreign Affairs Department Lloyde Bakke Canberra China Pires Hawaii Indonesia

Oil Market Sees Potential Jump in Prices

An oil industry journal notes a drop in world crude output and predicts a price rise after an upcoming OPEC meeting to decide policy. First half 1975 output slipped to about 51 million bpd, with May 1974 at 32.2 million bpd before a fall to 26.3 million bpd in early 1975. The Soviet Union remains the top producer at 9.68 million bpd.

TULSA UPI Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Qi and Gas Journal Stre Justry Shell Oil Co Harry Bridges OPEC Soviet Union

Senator Bumpers wary of one giant public energy agency

Senator Dale L. Bumpers said public corporations can help some energy research but warned against a single giant agency funded by Treasury to spend up to 100 billion. He cited wind, solar, fast breeder reactors and multiple solutions as preferable, noting some projects may need public financing while others should be privately funded.

Charleston Ark UPI Dale L. Bumpers Bumpers United Press International Treasury Department Congressional Review Civil Service

Navy faces delivery delays on 50 nuclear ships

The Navy reports delays up to 17 months on 28 ships at Litton Industries and up to a year on 14 submarines at Electric Boat. Newport News also cites several long delays, as the fleet’s expected total falls to 496 ships this year per defense subcommittee findings.

Washington UPS U.S. Navy Defense House Appropriations Committee Chief of Naval Operations Ingalls Shipbuilding Division Litton Industries Pascagoula Miss Electric Boat Groton Conn Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Newport Litton Yard

Rhodesia's Smith Arrives for Racial Talks as Plans Remain Clear

Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith arrives in Victoria Falls for talks with black majority leaders amid threats of intensified guerrilla action if negotiations fail. He pledges ready plans if the conference diverges from expectations and reiterates refusal to cede majority rule in Rhodesia.

Victoria Falls Rhodesia UPI Ian Smith Salisbury Smith Africa Britain

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