California Emergency Energy Act faces initial legislative tests
The proposed Emergency Energy Act would create a state energy czar with sweeping powers over pooling, gas rationing and fuel allocation. Legislation heads to Assembly and Senate committees this week with Assemblyman Warren predicting swift committee approval despite uncertain Reagan administration response.
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D-San Jose
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Norman Livermore Jr
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Britain braces for elections if talks fail
Britain faces a possible national vote as government and unions attempt to resolve a two month coal miners slowdown and energy crisis. Heath meets with the Trades Union Congress as observers flag Feb 7 and Feb 14 as likely election dates if talks collapse.
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Goldwater warns resignation would cause upheaval in politics
Senator Barry Goldwater says Nixon's resignation would trigger upheaval in American politics and potentially a constitutional crisis. He would not advise the President to quit and warns of world repercussions if an orderly transition fails.
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Skylab 3 Aims Space Endurance Record Flight
Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald P. Carr Edward Gibson and William Pogue begin a mission looping the globe every 93 minutes aiming to equal Skylab 2’s 59 day 11 hour 9 minute endurance in orbit by 9 10 p m EDT. If successful they set an all rookie crew long duration mark likely to reach 84 days. Photo sweeps across North America were delayed by clouds. The record is expected to stand until the shuttle era in the 1980s.
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Ransom Paid But Boy Found Frozen to Death in Woods
Lakewood New York police found 14 year old Daniel Ebersole frozen to death after he was abducted beaten and left tied to a pine tree in near zero weather. Three teenagers were charged with kidnapping and held on bonds while most of the ransom money was found at a suspect's home. An autopsy was ordered to determine cause of death. The body was found about 70 miles south of Buffalo after an anonymous tip. The suspects are Martin Whitmore 19 and Jeffrey Swan 18.
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N.Y
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FBI
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Glen M. Ebersole
Martin Whitmore
West Ellicott
Jeffrey Swan
Small cars roll off lines as big car layoffs continue
Detroit reports three more assembly lines start producing smaller models as fuel fears rise. GM Ford and Chrysler recalled about 25,000 temporary workers while about 60,000 were permanently idled since December, with plants converting to small car production. Ford produces Torino and Torino Elite in Chicago. GM builds Chevelles Monte Carlos and Oldsmobile Cutlasses in Doraville Georgia.
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Ulster Unionists edge toward Faulkner successor
Ulster Unionist Council members meet in Belfast to pick a new leader after Brian Faulkner resigns. Harry West is favored to succeed Faulkner who will stay on as Northern Ireland's chief executive despite losing his power base.
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Faulkner
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Britain
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England
Kissinger Proposes Concrete Israel Egypt Troop Withdrawal Plan
Diplomatic sources say Egypt backs the broad lines of Kissinger’s withdrawal formula. Israel would pull back from the Suez Canal into the Sinai with US security pledges and a token easing of Egyptian forces, to be negotiated in Geneva. Kissinger seeks Sadat’s approval in Aswan and plans further talks with Ismail Fahmi.
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Sadat
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Common Market ministers weigh united energy plan
European Common Market foreign ministers gather in Brussels for a three day session amid U S pressure to join Washington in forming an international energy action group. Nixon invited Britain France West Germany Holland and Italy to Washington to begin fuel policy cooperation while Japan and Norway received invitations to participate.
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