Gulf oil price cut offset by higher taxes in 1974 plan
Saudi Arabia Qatar and the United Arab Emirates cut the posted crude price by 40 cents to 11.25 a barrel while raising royalties from 16.67 to 20 percent and taxes from 65.75 to 85 percent. Oil experts warn consumers may pay similar totals as before as firms likely pass on the increases. Emirates, Iraq, Iran, and Kuwait produce vast daily oil totals, shaping the regional stance.
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Feds nab power extortion pair in Oregon bombing plot
FBI traced coded radio messages on a duck call to arrest David W. Heesch and Sheila Heesch in Portland. The pair faced $100,000 bail each after being charged in a $1 million black out threat tied to bomb damage on Bonneville Power Administration towers.
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Calley Freed After Four Years From My Lai Conviction
William Calley, freed on a $1,000 recognizance bond, said he would relax and seek employment in the Columbus area after serving four years of his My Lai murder sentence. He plans to live near Columbus and begin job hunting.
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Mass transit gains chic image amid cash crunch
Mass transit is seen as a stylish energy solution but faces funding gaps. An $11.8 billion Minish Williams bill stalls in Congress while New York City fears a 70 cent fare unless at least $20 million more is found. Local debates and crime in transit systems complicate expansion despite San Francisco and Pittsburgh successes.
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Nixon resumes blood therapy as health improves
Long Beach California UPI reports a new medical bulletin on Richard Nixon’s improving condition. Doctors plan to resume anticoagulant treatment this weekend as he leaves the sub intensive care unit for in hospital recovery after pneumonia and phlebitis surgery.
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Thaw and Bake Guidance for Roasts
Thaw frozen meats in the refrigerator before cooking and cook promptly after thawing. Do not refreeze unless the meat has been cooked. A defrosted roast requires about one third less cooking time than a frozen roast.
Auto Industry Layoffs Soar to 84 000 Amid Chrysler Cut
DETROIT UPI 84 000 workers are idled in auto plants as 22 525 Chrysler layoffs join 40 000 GM and 8 400 Ford suspensions. UAW Vice President Irving Bluestone calls for stronger government action and energy measures to avoid disaster and demands higher unemployment support and public jobs. He criticizes Ford cuts and inflation driven price hikes while urging price reductions on small cars and reconsideration of ignition interlock bans.
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OAS Delegates Agree on Compromise Cuba Policy
At an OAS conference in Quito Ecuador delegates backed a compromise on Cuba allowing each western hemisphere nation to decide to lift or maintain its embargo. The watered-down plan, supported by Colombia Costa Rica and Venezuela, aims for more than 14 votes to end the embargo.
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