Campaign Finance Reform Defeated in Senate Fight
Washington AP reports a three day clash over public financing of federal campaigns ends in defeat for reformers. Sponsors admit defeat but vow renewal in the 1974 session. The debt limit bill, intended to carry a public financing rider, was signed by Nixon, ending the emergency. Senate cloture failed again, leaving the plan blocked amid White House resistance and political maneuvering.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Nixon
Congress
Treasury Department
Capitol
Russell B. Long
D-La
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Oil Industry Exec Expects Public Anger
NEW ORLEANS AP The chairman of Kerr-McGee Corp Dean McGee warned a national energy symposium that the public will lash out at the oil industry amid an energy crisis. He said hostility reflects a polarized climate with questions about subsidies foreign tax credits and profiteering.
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New Orleans
Dean McGee
Oklahoma City
Kerr-McGee Corp
National Association of Attorneys General
Robert K. Killian
Connecticut
Exxon
Gulf
Killian
Edward Kuhn
Washington
Interior
Division of Oil and Gas
McGee
Jerry Kohn
North Carolina State
Richard J. Israel
Rhodes Island
Arkansas
Jim Guy Tucker
Atty
John L. Hill
Texas
No Christmas Lights At Citizens Savings Building
Citizens Savings will not decorate outside for Christmas to conserve energy. The president, John G. Baker, says spotlights are off except for the American flag and security lights. Parking lot lighting remains for safety with low wattage bulbs. Thermostats are lowered six degrees and save-by-mail options are encouraged to reduce travel.
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Citizens Savings Asst
John G
Jack) Baker
Citizens Savings
Baker
Senate Advances Year Round Daylight Saving Time Plan
Washington AP Senate bills would keep clocks one hour ahead year round through October 1975 to curb energy use. House support is strong but a Republican bid to attach a $2.30 minimum wage could delay final passage. Critics warn later sunrise may put children at risk in dark mornings.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Senate Commerce Committee
Congress
Robert Taft
R-Ohio
Peter Dominick
R-Corp
Open meetings law keeps arrest records secret if no conviction
Missouri attorney general says records closed under Section 7 remain inaccessible to the public when a case is dismissed or result is not guilty. The ruling affects profit and press access, with prosecutors and law enforcement allowed for litigation only. Lawmakers debate amending the sunshine bill to clarify disclosure timelines.
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Jefferson City
Mac
Asst
Mark D. Mittleman
Ralph L. Martin
Jackson County
Nolle
Harold Volkmer
D-Hannibal
J. B. Banks
D-St. Louis
Symington urges review of new St Louis airport site
Representative James W. Symington of Missouri asks the Transportation Department to reassess a proposed regional airport in Illinois. He argues the energy crisis and flight reductions render the Illinois site unnecessary and wasteful and warns new airports may become instant anachronisms.
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ST. Louis
James W. Symington
D-Mo
Department of Transportation
St. Louis Democrat
Illinois
Transportation
Claude S. Brinegar
Symington
Dr. Eagleton’s Condition Fair After Brain Hemorrhage
The brother of Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton remained in fair condition at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Mark D. Eagleton Jr., 47, a radiologist from Clayton Missouri, suffered a brain hemorrhage on November 10 while he and his wife were in Milton Massachusetts.
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Boston
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mark D. Eagleton Jr
Clayton, Mo
Milton
Mass
Should Ration Gas Now Says Sen Eagleton
Senator Thomas Eagleton urged immediate gasoline rationing and accused the Nixon administration of slow action amid the energy crisis. He warned unemployment could reach 12 percent and fuel shortages in winter may hit 29 percent, calling for a direct rationing system.
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Jefferson City
Thomas Eagleton
D-Mo
Nixon
Eagleton
Association of Missouri Electrical Cooperatives
Eagleton backs gasoline price controls amid energy crisis
U.S. Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton told Palmyra High School students that price controls on gasoline should remain and that rationing could begin by Jan. 15. He favored allocating fuel to licensed drivers, warned removal could raise prices to $1.50 a gallon, and urged strong government funding for energy research.
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Eagleton
Palmyra
U.S
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Palmyra High School
Missouri
Mark Twain Home May Lose Visitors
HANNIBAL MO AP Frances Anderson curator of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum says the Sunday closing of service stations due to a fuel shortage will reduce visitors. She notes Sunday trips from St Louis and nearby Missouri and Illinois cities will be affected as motorists skip the out of town run.
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Hannibal
Mark Twain
Huck Finn
Mississippi River
Frances Anderson
Missouri
St. Louis
Illinois
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Commerce Bank Christmas Club
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West Jackson
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East Liberty
Dodge
Hiway
Smith Motor & Impl. Co
Mexico, Mo
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