Arkla Granted Rate Increase After Protest
Arkla Gas Co received PSC approval to raise rates by about 8.2 million dollars after a rehearing and court backing. The commission had reconsidered Arkla's tax method and set a higher effective tax rate, but chose to grant 75 percent of the deficiency to balance consumer interests amid the current economic conditions.
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Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas
Louisiana Gas Co
State Public Service Commission
Arkla
PSC
Pulaski County
Tom F. Digby
Navy weighs arming merchant ships with Harpoon missiles
Providence reports the U S Navy studies arming some merchant ships with Harpoon surface to surface missiles for wartime use only. State Department official Gerald Orlinger calls the idea hare brained. Secretary J William Middendorf says plans envision missile artillery on select vessels in early deployment stages.
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Providence
R.I
U.S. Navy
Providence Journal
State Department
Gerald Orlinger
Journal
J. William Middendorf
Secretary of the Navy
Middendorf
Navy
Washington
Associated Press
Plowdown Plan Set To Begin In Western Kansas
April 1 named as start date for plowing under part of the winter wheat crop to push prices higher. Oberlin organizer Gaylord Shields says the effort will proceed if wet conditions allow. Dodge City farmers expect to join, while Sumner County officials doubt widespread plowing will occur given current crop value and near harvest.
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Oberlin
Kan
Kansas
Gaylord Shields
Dodge City
Russell Fischer
Dodge City Area
World Weather Outlook Supports U.S. Grain Plan
A USDA Commerce Department bulletin notes improved winter grain crops in the Soviet Union and Europe, with EU and other regions shaping spring planting prospects. India faces mixed reports as rainfall remains below normal in key states. Farm Credit System loans reached a record $27.5 billion in 1974, up 16.5 percent from 1973, with land banks, production credit associations, and cooperative banks driving growth amid cautious borrowing.
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Soviet Union
Europe
USDA
Commerce Department
Farm Credit System
Federal Land Bank
Production Credit Associations
Farm Credit Administration
FCA
W. M. Harding
Attorneys eye document signed by Burkett for new Hall Taylor trial
Defense lawyers plan to use a stipulation signed by U S Attorney Bill Burkett to argue for a new trial for former Governor Hall and financier W W Taylor. The document concerns continuing deliberations with 11 jurors after juror Dell Meyer fell ill while Meyer's post trial statements may fuel an appeal.
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Alahoma City
U.S
Oklahoma Senator Opposes Bill to Curb John Rogers
Oklahoma City AP Senate resistance follows House passage of a bill to remove John Rogers from the State Building Bonds Commission and the Emergency Fund Board, place his staff under the Merit System, and cut his office staff from 19 to 16. The measure also would require all present State Secretary’s Office employees to pass merit exams.
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U.S. District Court
Fred Daugherty
Hall
Meyer
Taylor
John Rogers
Oklahoma City
Senate
House
Gene Howard
Rogers
State Building Bonds Commission
Emergency Fund Board
Board of Trustees
State Employes Retirement System
State Corporation Commission
Secretary of State’s
Howard
John Miskelly
D-Choctaw
Appropriations Committee
Ers
Ford Proclaims Today Earth Day
President Ford signs an Earth Day proclamation declaring today Earth Day and urges global conservation of natural resources. The event follows a 1971 origin by environmental groups and ties to spring’s start.
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Ford
Washington
United Nations Agency Approves Food Aid for India and Nations
The United Nations World Food Program approved 76.7 million dollars in aid to India Pakistan Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to fund 24 projects including nutrition for mothers and preschool children and food for work schemes. India will receive 39.4 million for 12 projects.
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Rome
United Nations World Food Program
India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Ll States
Bangladesh
Pipe Nearly Kills Smoker in Morristown Shootout
Morristown resident Tom Trobaugh, a gun hobbyist, lit a briar pipe in his florist shop when a .22 bullet exploded in the pipe. He found a hole in the sling and a shell casing in the tobacco pouch, speculating the round slipped from an old jacket. He survived with no pipe damage.
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Morristown, Tenn
Tom Trobaugh
Morristown
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Buffalo Bills
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Shreveport, la
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Cial
Joseph F. Meyer
Mrs. Meyer
House Appropriations Committee
David Hall
Texas
Drew Edmondson
D-Muskogee
United Nations Agency Backs Food
OTT National Bank
Sheridan
N. Sheridan
WY Price
Turbin
Lawton, Ohio
Ail Pet Supplies
W. Lee
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