Senate to Move Vote on Emergency Energy Bill
Senate leaders say a vote on emergency energy legislation could come by Friday as they push to overcome a Republican filibuster and oil industry profit questions. Lawmakers grilled seven top oil firms about shortages and profits, amid pressure for rationing and energy conservation rules.
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Kissinger Sees Oil Embargo Lift Before Disengagement
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said the Arab oil embargo on the United States should be lifted before Egyptian Israeli military disengagement along the Suez Canal is finished. He gave no dates but called negotiations a major step toward ending the embargo. The Egypt Israel pact requires separation of forces to be completed within 40 to 60 days after it begins.
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Palmer named Mexico's eighth superintendent of schools
Donald R. Palmer of Bethany was named Mexico's eighth school superintendent at a noontime Mexico Board of Education meeting. The 41 year old brings prior superintendent experience from Skidmore Oregon and Bethany plus a background as athlete and educator. Bethany’s new high school is under a $1.225 million bond, and Palmer plans to attend Mexico board meetings until he takes over.
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Ford Declares Nixon Innocent Amid Watergate Claims
Vice President Ford said Nixon told him he was not involved in erasing an 18 minute of a subpoenaed White House tape and had no knowledge of the Watergate break in. He urged against Nixon resignation and cited a coordinated anti Nixon effort. A grand jury probe and IRS evidence sharing were noted as part of ongoing investigations.
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Meany Says Nixon Has Not Leveled With People
George Meany of the AFL-CIO told NBC Today that Nixon has not told Americans what he knows and faces a public who distrusts his statements. He warned the Republican Party could suffer if information about Watergate is selectively released and said wage guidelines may fail. He also predicted a likely rise in living costs and called for their elimination.
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States Scramble To Quantify Fuel Supplies In Crisis
An Associated Press survey of 34 state energy officials shows universal concern over an energy pinch with unclear root causes. Officials report little storage, reliance on outside oil, and no firm fuel totals for many states. Some blame crude shortages. others suspect industry manipulation. Presidents Nixon’s pledge to require constant company accounting wins cautious support.
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Wills
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Special State Energy Office
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Robert Davis
Oregon
Nixon
Detective Testifies In Digging Up Cousin's Body
Houston detective Karl Siebeneicher testified at a pretrial hearing for 17 year old Elmer Wayne Henley. He aided in digging up bodies after Henley directed officers to a Houston boat shed where Dean Corll allegedly buried victims. Siebeneicher identified his cousin Marty Ray Jones among the remains.
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Will Gray
Timothy Kerley
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Inflation hits 27 year high as 1973 ends
Washington AP reports December consumer prices rose five tenths of one percent seasonally, pushing the year to an 8.8 percent increase. Energy costs drove more than a third of the rise while food and mortgage interest also climbed, with some food items and used cars retreating. Real spendable earnings fell a tenth of one percent in December and down three percent for the year.
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Missouri House votes fall short on overriding hospital aid veto
In Jefferson City the Missouri House failed to override the governor's veto on a hospital aid bill. The 90-67 vote fell short of the two thirds needed. The measure would have funded up to 10 percent of public hospitals operating deficits, costing an estimated 4.1 million dollar first year, with no current funding.
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Richard Rabbitt
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Winter Storm Brings Ice Rain and Snow Across Missouri
Snow and freezing rain sweep Missouri after a 10 day break with a travel warning for northwest and northern areas. Intermittent rain and showers affect most regions while Kansas City sees up to half an inch of rain. The National Weather Service forecasts rain changing to snow in the north and northwest, with flood warnings along the Missouri River areas near Atchison and the riverfronts.
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