Ford plans oil price rise to seven cent gas hike
President Ford outlined a plan to freeze new domestic oil at 13.50 a barrel and allow old oil to rise to that level over 30 months. The scheme would end price controls on old oil and could push gasoline costs higher, with Congress under pressure to act. Ford urged careful consideration and sought support from lawmakers and the public.
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White House
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GOP
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Young traveler walks El Camino Real for Franciscan memory
Daniel Ambrose 19 of Santa Cruz begins a 900 mile trek from Mission San Diego de Alcala to Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma. He travels in 18th century attire with four commandments to honor Franciscan missions and plans to reach Sonoma by September 20 while raising awareness for the past. He is joined later by David Johnson and funded by donations to a Santa Cruz charity. He aims to study mission history for college and media attention includes People Magazine.
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Daniel Ambrose
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la Purisima Mission State Park
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Santa Cruz
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California
Stan Tulledo
Miguel Costanso
Padre Junipero Serra
Jose Benites
Monterey
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Mexico
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Solano de Sonoma
San Francisco
Exis
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People Magazine
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California Missions
Lompoc Council to rule on Landreth suspension records
City Council will hear a recommendation by the Personnel Appeals Board to uphold a three day suspension of former officer William Landreth. The meeting also weighs expunging references to the incidents from his personnel file and lot other items on the agenda.
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Lompoc
City Personnel Appeals Board
William Landreth
Landreth
James Smith
Alan Davidson
Smith
Police Department
Ric Rea
Santa Barbara County
Public Works
Supervisors OK Budget and Tax Increase Threats
The County Board of Supervisors approved budgets totaling 96.2 million dollars by a 5 to 0 vote and flagged a tax rate rise of 60 to 75 cents. Citizens for Tax Reform warned of a taxpayer strike if the hike stands, while officials promised to review any further tax reduction ideas before September 1. Auditor-Controller Paul Floyd noted final revenue figures and utility tax rolls could alter the rate. Randy Callan returned from a fishing trip near Anchorage with a 26 inch Red Salmon for his parents.
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Paul Floyd
Citizens For Tax Reform
Hall Burnett
The
Taxpayer Organization
Francis Beattie
Floyd
Randy Callan
North St
Russell Callan
Anchorage
Alaska
Countdown Move Toward Apollo Soyuz Joint Space Mission
Russian space chief says the Apollo Soyuz rendezvous will strengthen peace and detente as the mission proceeds. Astronauts Stafford Brand and Sla are ready after training while Leonov and Kubasov prepare at Baikonur for the joint launch with NASA's team set for 3:50 p.m. EDT Tuesday.
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UPI
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Kurt Waldheim
Thomas P. Stafford
Vance D. Brand
Donald K. ‘‘Deke
Sla
Patrick Air Force Base
Moscow
Alexei A. Leonov
Valeri N. Kubasov
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Andrian G. Nikolaev
Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
Salyut 4 Space Lab
Leonov
Kubasov
Boris N. Petrov
Security conference sets July 30 for Helsinki summit
The European Security Conference agrees to a Helsinki summit on July 30 inviting 35 states including the United States the Soviet Union and Canada. The three day meeting will frame bilateral talks led by President Ford and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev amid a cautious range of guarantees on borders and regional cooperation.
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Geneva
UPI
European Security Conference
Helsinki
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Soviet Union
Canada
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
Russia
Moscow
Europe
West Germany
Conference Coordination Committee
Mediterranean
California Highway Patrol slows down ticket writing protest
The California Association of Highway Patrolmen says officers will issue fewer routine tickets to pressure lawmakers over the governor's salary cuts. The slowdown began last weekend with zero routine tickets in some areas, while emergency calls and DUI arrests remain normal.
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UPI
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Highway Patrol
California Association of Highway Patrolmen
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Jerry Clemons
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