Ford Oil Tax Plan May Be Veto Proof
Senate vote shows Congress may be unable to block President Ford. Plan would lift oil price controls, raising fuel costs and possibly inflation. Senate approved veto authority 47-36 but fell nine votes short of overriding a veto, signaling a political clash over energy policy and conservation goals.
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Ford Veto Of Farm Bill May Stand
Washington AP reports House sponsors plan to seek an override of President Ford's veto on a one-year emergency farm bill. If blocked, committees will drop higher 1975 crop supports and resume work on a broader farm bill covering future years plus foreign aid and food stamp revisions. The veto aims to curb deficits and avoid triggering subsidies and higher food prices.
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Agriculture
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Ford Shows Gain In Harris Poll
Ford shows a rise in overall approval to 40 percent in a Harris poll of 1,568 adults conducted April 16 to 18. He remains at 57 percent negative with 3 percent undecided. peace ratings shifted to 51 percent negative and 46 percent positive in April versus 50 to 46 in March.
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New York
Ford
Harris
Harris Organization
Men Rate Sex As No. 1 in Study Findings
AP report from Chicago describes Maryland psychologist Dr. Paul Cameron and Patt Fleming presenting results from 818 adults in Los Angeles Louisville and southern Maryland. Men under 26 tied music and sex for first place while women ranked sex 11th or lower. Education correlated with greater sexual pleasure. income did not. Women consistently prioritized family nature travel and work over sex. The study notes the sexual revolution coexists with persistent male emphasis on sex.
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Maryland
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Patt Fleming
St. Mary's College of Maryland
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Louisville
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Merrell Bills Move Through Senate House Panel Reports
Rep. Hamlett details two Merrell bills advancing from Senate to House Agriculture Committee. They push state inspection of moisture devices for a fee and official grain moisture sampling, with violations a misdemeanor up to 500 dollars. Also covered: seven appropriations bills, education funding restore effort, and pay raises for judges across state courts.
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Dmonticello
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Missouri
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Central Missouri State University
Warrensburg
Pentagon notes South Vietnam arms worth over five billion
Pentagon officials acknowledge that new South Vietnamese leaders inherited more than 5 billion dollars in U.S. supplied weapons and facilities. Yet much is unusable for the Communists and maintenance lagged under budget limits.
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Pentagon
South Vietnam
U.S
U S Firms Face Major Losses From Vietnam Exit
American investors pull out of Vietnam with losses over 60 million dollars as Saigon falls. Oil majors Exxon Caltex Mobil Shell and Pan American Airways left assets and equipment behind while loans and other holdings are deemed likely uncollectable. Banks IBM Singer and McKesson also had Vietnam ties.
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Vietnam Officers Held For Re education In Da Nang Camp
In Da Nang area a new South Vietnamese government official says 6,000 ARVN officers are held for re education along with 103,000 enlisted men released to return home. The Dien Ban camp housed nearly 900 officers awaiting start of re education as families waited outside.
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Truman Associates Plan Birthday Meet
Kansas City AP reports civic leaders and former friends of Harry S Truman will gather for a luncheon in May to mark the birthday anniversary. The event, annual since his White House years, is sponsored by H J Talge. Retired Lt Gen Louis W Truman, a cousin’s son, will be guest, with WWI artillery battery survivors and students from over 40 foreign countries expected.
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Pension Hike for Legislators Is Off The Bill
Jefferson City AP A Senate approved bill trimmed the proposed 20 percent rise in legislative pensions while keeping a 25 percent raise for many state workers. The House committee backed the measure, which standardizes retirement formulas and ends employee contributions for several systems.
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Retirement and Pensions Committee
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Kansas City
William Cason
State Supreme Court
Captive cranes lay third egg in nesting pair
Washington AP report notes the world's only captive whooping cranes to nest in nearly twenty years have produced a third egg. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the development as conservation efforts continue.
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Washington
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
C G Daniel Retires From Green Co After Long Service
Charles G Daniel III veteran of A P Green Refractories Co retires after four years six months in scheduling production control and exports He began in 1941 and held roles from sales correspondent to order expeditor He previously worked ten years at Harbison Walker Vandalia Works He and his wife Mary Ellen live at 2221 Clark St with two daughters named Mrs Denison and Mrs Kothe He enjoys fishing gardening and photography and plans travel future.
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Mexico
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Vandalia
William Jewell College
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First Baptist Church
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Houston
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Lakeland
Fla
Acid In Wrong Vat Kills Two Workers
Milwaukee AP report says toxic gas from sulfuric acid pumped into a wrong vat killed two tannery workers and sickened 27 others, including six firefighters, at the plant.
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Milwaukee, Wis
Mississippi Flood Closes Davenport Streets in Quad Cities
The Mississippi River rose above flood stage in the Quad Cities forcing closure of several riverfront streets in Davenport. The crest is projected around May 9 near 19 feet, aided by Corps of Engineers sandbags pumps and equipment, with few evacuations so far.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Russians In Mock Attack Navy Doubts It
Washington AP reports Navy officials discount columnist Jack Anderson and Les Whitten claim that a worldwide Soviet naval exercise included a mock nuclear attack on the United States. The Navy says the exercise mainly covered mock operations against submarines convoys and aircraft carriers and involved limited surface weapons.
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