Bell proposes 10 percent rate hike for Missouri phones
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. gains a 10 percent basic rate increase for 1.3 million Missouri customers starting March. Local pay phones rise to 20 cents, home installation jumps from 12 to 24 dollars under a 32.6 million rate ruling by the Missouri Public Service Commission. The order stems from a negotiated settlement with intervenors including Kansas City and St. Louis, and addresses long distance tolls, political fund questions, and a future cost of service study.
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Jefferson City
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Missouri
Missouri Public Service Commission
PSC
Bell
Kansas City
St. Louis
Utilities Consumers Council of Mo., Inc
Bell System
William R. Clark
Commission
Missouri Bell
Clark
Southwestern Bell
Texas
Short Night Tonight Short Night Tonight
Most Americans should set clocks forward one hour tonight as Daylight Saving Time returns. The change lasts eight months in most areas, with Arizona Hawaii and parts of Indiana not observing. Some regions delay switch until April 27 per state actions. Puerto Rico the Virgin Islands and American Samoa do not observe daylight time. Congress kept the nation on daylight time for ten straight months last year as energy conservation. The switch from standard time occurred last Oct 27.
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Washington
Arizona
Hawaii
Indiana
Michigan
Idaho
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Congress
Tornadoes Rip Oklahoma Towns
Four people killed and many injured as rare February tornadoes hit southwestern Oklahoma. Altus suffered fatalities near the city and base area while Mountain Park and Duncan reported deaths and critical injuries. Dozens of mobile homes were destroyed, roads blocked, snow hampering rescues, and multiple towns including Lawton Purcell Marlow Comanche Cooperton Geronimo affected.
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Altus
Okla
Oklahoma
Mountain Park
Duncan
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Altus Air Force Base
Frederick
Jackson County
Geronimo
Marlow
Commanche
Cooperton
Purcell
Quake Rattles Western Aleutians Near Amchitka
A strong earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck the western Aleutian Islands southwest of Alaska late Friday. The Palmer Observatory placed the epicenter about 60 miles east of Amchitka Island in a sparsely populated island chain.
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Palmer, Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Palmer Observatory
Amchitka Island
Senate Filibuster Fight Delays Rail Aid Vote On Saturday
The Senate holds an unusual Saturday session to untangle a stalled rail aid bill worth 347 million dollars for Penn Central and other Northeast lines. Leaders hope for action today, but Senator Jesse Helms questions that outcome as debate over filibuster rules intensifies.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Lowell P. Weicker
R-Conn
Jesse Helms
Rn.c
House
Penn Central
Northeast
Erie Lackawanna
James B. Allen
D-Ala
Tax Men Padlock Inventor's Workshop
Edward LaForce, 60, inventor of an engine he says is superior to auto industry standards, says the IRS closed his Richmond Vermont workshop for unpaid payroll taxes. He claims $35,298 is owed for 30 employees and says agents warned payment due within 40 days or all shop contents could be seized.
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Richmond, Vt
Edward LaForce
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
LaForce
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jury Panel Sketch Turns to Laughable Truths
A Southern community jury panel session features a sharp eyed old lady who calls everyone a crook. The judge warns against bias as two attorneys are publicly challenged. Nevada Missouri sale and IRS seizure notes appear in fragments amid broader claims about an engine test.
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M'am
Jail Could Mean Death For Mitchell Warns Dean
Former White House counsel John Dean III warned at Millersville State College that if John Mitchell goes to jail for Watergate convictions it could be deadly. Dean cited prison dangers from inmates and noted Mitchell and three other Nixon aides John Ehrlichman H.R. Haldeman and Robert Mardian face appeals that could take up to two years.
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Millersville, Pa
White House
John Dean III
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Dean
Millersville State College
H.R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Robert Mardian
Nixon
Fighting Heavier Around Encircled Asmara In Ethiopia War
Government forces press the siege around Asmara with troops artillery and warplanes. Rebels hold enclaves near Waki Deba and Keren while shelling reaches the Asmara golf course and Kagnew station. Food fuel and supplies grow scarce for about 200000 residents as Eritrean independence faces stiff opposition from the regime. Military action mirrors a broader conflict linked to Eritrean independence and regional upheaval.
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Addis. Ababa
Ethiopia
Asmara
Addis Ababa
Waki Deba
Keren
Zazega
U.S
Kagnew
Firurean Liberation Front
Man Attendant In Ladies Bath Is Law Case
Boston AP reports the city must hire a man as attendant for a ladies bathhouse at a public pool after orders from the Civil Service Commission and Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Parks Commissioner Anthony Forgione says he will seek a state ruling change and questions staffing plans that could force eight hires to place four females in female bathhouses while males fill other posts.
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Boston
Civil Service Commission
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Parks and Recreation
Anthony Forgione
Forgione
State Commission
Civil Service
US weighs aid to Ethiopia amid Eritrean conflict
The United States faces a tough decision on whether to arm the Ethiopian government to fight secessionists in the north. A $20 million to $30 million arms request from Addis Ababa tests relations with Arab partners and risks aiding Moslem rebel areas in Eritrea. Officials signal Kissinger will decide with caution as regional secessionist movements threaten Ethiopia's integrity.
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Washington
United States
Eritrean Liberation Front
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Ford Administration
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
State Department
Sadat
Addis Ababa
Tigre
Bagemder
Gojjam
GM Cuts Sticker Price on Nine Small Cars
GM will lower base prices on nine compact models by making some standard features optional. The cuts range from $104 to $313 as the automaker shifts toward lighter, fuel-efficient models while rebate programs end. Delivery starts March with orders now, and Cadillac Seville is planned for spring debut.
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Detroit
General Motors
U.S
Ment
Thomas Murphy
Chicago
Ford Motor Co
Murphy
Arrest Made In Killing Of Silex Night Watchman
In Lincoln County Missouri a 43 year old suspect Richard Glen Pruitt was arrested in the death of Silex watchman William Kitson 65. Kitson was killed Thursday after surprising burglars at a liquor store with multiple shots exchanged.
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ST. Louis
Lincoln County
Richard Glen Pruitt
Silex
William Kitson
Pruitt
Missouri
Johnson County
Kitson
Here
States Will Appeal Oil Tariff Decision
The ruling upholds President Ford's $3 per barrel oil tariff for national security reasons despite Northeastern state losses. Massachusetts AG Bellotti said the decision would be appealed. One dollar of the tariff is in effect with $2 to follow March 1 and April 1. Congress debates compromise amid veto risks.
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Washington
Ford
U.S
John Pratt
Massachusetts
Atty
Francis X. Bellotti
Minnesota
Pratt
White House
Congress
Bellotti
New England
Treasury
William E. Simon
Irwin Goldbloom
Goldbloom
Simon
House
Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
Dore
Senate
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