Aerojet General gratuities to AF officials disclosed
Cross country jet trips and other gifts to Air Force officers and civilian government workers tied to Aerojet General Corp surfaced in a UPI report. The Pentagon said some civilian employees at ERDA and the Atomic Energy Commission may have benefited, none facing formal inquiry. Aerojet, linked to Titan California, had secured major contracts with AEC and DOE, while General Tire faced separate charges for gratuities to officials in past years.
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UPI
Air Force
Aerojet General Corp
California
Aerojet
Defense Department
Department of Defense
Pentagon
Atomic Energy Commission
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Defense
Department
General Tire and Rubber Co
U.S
The
Securities and Commission
General Tire
United States
Viking probes Mars as water readings puzzle scientists
Mars data from Viking 1 show ground fog and higher than expected water vapor and argon at the south pole. JPL scientists say readings are puzzling and the lander is targeted for July 17 in the Northwest Territory as radar data from Arecibo aids hazard assessment.
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Calif
UPI
Mars
Red
America
Viking 1
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
George Sands
Mission Control
JPL
South Polar
Northwest Territory
Arecibo
Puerto Rico
Flood Waters Hit Texas Hill Country and Dallas Area
Torrential rains drove streams out of their beds in central Texas and the Dallas region, marooning campers and revelers for a time. Helicopters aided searches, flood gates opened on Lake Buchanan, and authorities urged evacuation only for a few, with most riders waiting on high ground as 12 inches of rain fell in 24 hours.
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East
Colorado River
Department of Public Safety
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Missouri
North Carolina
Virginia
New York
New England
Ford warns against thought control at Monticello ceremony
President Ford, at Monticello during a 200th birthday observance, warned of conformity threatening individual freedom. He stressed diversity as a counter to totalitarian sameness and cited Jefferson’s belief in self governance as revolutionary then and now. He urged pride in America's heritage and welcomed inclusive national policy.
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Monticello
Virginia
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FEA orders coal only power plants to curb foreign oil use
The Federal Energy Administration directs 30 new U.S. plants in 17 states to run exclusively on coal and preliminarily notifies 48 more in 22 states. Officials project annual coal use of up to 128 million tons and savings of about 1.5 billion dollars in electricity costs while reducing oil imports.
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UPI
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Federal Energy Administration
Frank Zarb
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Zarb
United States
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
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