Congress sends six month extension on oil price controls
Washington AP reports Congress approved a six month extension to oil price controls, expecting a Ford veto. With Aug 31 expiry, pump prices may rise 4 to 7 cents per gallon. old oil price at 5.25 a barrel ends, while windfall profits tax is debated. Frank Zarb says Ford will veto the extension and urges windfall tax to curb profits.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Federal
Frank G. Zarb
Ford
House
Senate
Russell B. Jong
D-La
Ways and Means
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ultman
Gued
America
Zarb
FEA
Ford Tries To Heal Breach With Turkey
In Helsinki Turkish Prime Minister Demirel met President Ford and discussed reopening U S bases, saying relations with Turkey are valuable and that base activities are halted for now. Ford pledged to remove roadblocks to improve ties. The leaders also met with Wilson Schmidt and Giscard d Estaing as the Four discussed NATO unity and Western economic concerns.
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Helsinki
Finland
Sneyman Demirel
Ford
U.S
Demirel
Turkey
United States
Harold Wilson
Helmut Schmidt
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Jeaders
Berlin
Hughes Ties to CIA Plot Seen by Aide in 1960s
A former Hughes aide testifies that billionaire Howard Hughes learned of a CIA plot to poison Fidel Castro in 1960. Robert Maheu says Hughes was told of covert plans and denied direct involvement, while noting a 1966 aim to set up a CIA operation for Hughes. The piece also covers related Senate inquiries and pending testimonies.
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Washington
Howard Hughes
CIA
Fidel Castro
Miami
Robert A. Maheu
Hughes
Los Angles
Maheu
U.S
Pacific Ocean
Labore Ue Secnturies
Hughes Air West
George McGovern
Senate Intelligence Committee
Castro
Richard M. Nixon
Chile
House Intelligence Committee
Otis G. Pike
Elmer Staats
Congress
General Accounting Office
Robert F. Drinan
Dmass
Richard M. Helms
Helms
Iran
CPA
Brezhnev Urges More Detente at Helsinki Summit
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev called for further military detente in central Europe after the supersummit. He told President Ford and 33 leaders that no external power should dictate internal affairs and urged reduction of arms without compromising security, stressing concrete gains in disarmament.
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Helsinkt
Finland
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Europe
Communist Party
Ford
Brezhnev
Thomases Move Friday To Farm Near Monett
Mr and Mrs J Buford Thomas plan to relocate from their 20 year home in Mexico to an old family farm near Monett Missouri. The move shifts them closer to daughters Judy Jane and Jo and brings the retired school superintendent nearer several education positions.
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Buford Thomas
Monett
Jane
Tom Krucz
Oklahoma City
Tom Clinginsmith
Law School
Oklahoma City University
Thomas
US Navy Reserve
Thomases
Mexico
Marshall Schools
Kentucky Rd
Elmer Foree
Laddonia
Foree
British Executive Kidnapped Again in Argentina
Guerrillas seized Charles Agnew Lockwood, 67, a British executive, 20 miles northeast of Buenos Aires after gunmen in multiple vehicles opened fire injuring his chauffeur and two bodyguards. The same man was abducted in 1973 and freed after a multimillion dollar ransom.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Charles Agnew Lockwood
Lockwood
Simon Calls For Tax Cut For Corporations
Washington AP reports the Ford administration urged Congress to cut corporate and stockholder taxes by about 14 billion dollars over six years. Treasury Secretary William B. Simon said the plan benefits savers and urged a program to bolster American savings with special tax incentives, citing 1974 Individual Retirement goals.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Congress
Treasury
William B. Simon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Simon
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Portuguese Power Handed To Leftists
In Lisbon a three man leftist junta took power from the Revolutionary Council after a 14 hour meeting. The new directors are President Francisco da Costa Gomes Premier Vasco Goncalves and Gen Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho. Moderates objected but remained as the council becomes advisory. Costa Gomes and Goncalves prepare for Helsinki talks and possible cabinet changes while missing Maj. Vitor Alves is in Kampala for the OAU summit.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Revolutionary Council
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Vasco Goncalves
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Armed Forces Movement
Costa Gomes
Maj
Vitor Alves
Kampala
Organization of African Unity
Dibble resigns as HDC director to join Columbia College
John R. Dibble, director of Audrain County Human Development Corp. since October 1973, resigns to enter Columbia College on Sept 2. During his tenure HDC aided Big Brother and Handi Shop programs, started a low income housing repair effort, a Catch-Up program for teenage dropouts, sponsored the Summer Camp, and supported several local job programs. Dibble, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Dibble of Mexico, grew up in Mexico and attended local schools. He also served in the Navy, on a ship based at Norfolk, with much time in Europe.
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John R. Dibble
Audrain County Human Development Corp
Dibble
Columbia College
Columbia
HDC
Robert Dibble
Mexico
Mexico High School
Navy
Norfolk
Europe
Mideast Talks Enter Critical Phase Aimed at Sinai Line
Cairo AP reports U S sponsored talks between Israel and Egypt move into a critical phase as President Anwar Sadat and leaders review Israel's final offer on a Sinai dividing line. Ismail Fahmy and U S Ambassador Eilts discuss the plan, with Egypt to respond to Kissinger before a Yugoslav meeting. Major dispute centers on Sinai passes and a road to Abu Rudeis oil field.
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Cairo
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Sinai Desert
Ismail Fahmy
U.S
Hermann Eilts
Bonn
Henry A. Kissinger
Fahmy
Eilts
Sadat
Alexandria
Russia CouldAdditional Wheat Purchases Raise U S Exports
Washington experts say the Soviet Union could buy as much as 29.5 million extra bushels of U S wheat without altering the 1975 76 export projection. USDA estimates total wheat exports may reach about 1.2 billion bushels, with 183.5 million allotted to the USSR and other countries totaling roughly 525 million.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
U.S
USDA
Department
Japan
India
Russia
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Fletcher Sims
Auxvasse
President Truman
Richard Vance
Ras
Goncalves
John Dibble
Mideast
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