Natural Gas Price Hike Raises Bills A Year
The Federal Power Commission approved nationwide natural gas price increases likely adding 15 to 18 dollars to the average annual bill, with total consumer costs estimated at 1.49 to 1.78 billion dollars per year. Energy Action plans to seek a court order to block the rate hikes, aiming for federal appeals court review in Washington.
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Federal Power Commission
Commission
FPC
Citi
Zens
Energy Action
U.S. Court of Appeals
Louisiana
Lousiana
Supreme Court
Stalled Economy May Bring Tax Cut Talk
Washington AP reports unemployment rose to 7.9 percent with 7.6 million job seekers in October. Wholesale prices climbed faster than expected. President-elect Carter weighed a tax cut to counter sluggish growth, saying size and need would be determined. No comment from Plains headquarters.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Labor Department
Carter
Congress
Plains
Transition Staff Plans Ford Carter Meeting
Aides to President Ford and President elect Carter may arrange a late month meeting as the transition begins. Carter plans residence in Georgia while Ford schedules a Palm Springs vacation. Carter aides met with Ford aides to discuss power transfer and a possible White House meeting in November.
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Washington
Ford
Jimmy Carter
White House
Carter
Palm Springs
Calif
Jack Watson
Richard Cheney
Jack Marsh
Watson
Georgia
Carter Benefitted From Campaign Law
Washington AP reports that the public funding system for presidential campaigns acted as an equalizer and aided Jimmy Carter in his 1976 victory over Ford. Sen. Russell Long, author of the law, says tax financing kept Republicans from outspending Democrats in the final month and could have altered past elections. Each candidate received 21.8 million dollars from the government for the general election. The program, pushed since 1966, began after Nixon veto threats and a delayed effective date.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Russell B. Long
D-La
Carter
Ford
Long
Senate Finance Committee
Richard M. Nixon
Irish Violence Involves More Teenage Extremists
In Belfast a rising number of teenagers appear as gunmen bombers and criminals in Northern Ireland’s sectarian fighting. Police say extremists recruit slum youths as arrests rise with 18 and younger among murder suspects and several under 14 involved in petrol bombings and hijackings.
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Northern Ireland
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Provisional
Irish Republican Army
IRA
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Ulster
Irish Republic
Audrain County write-in vote nears record despite joke ballots
Audrain County totals show 473 write-ins this election with 147 for surveyor, the only office lacking a candidate. James E. Sterner won with 16 votes amid joking support and calls for action on ballots, while past records reached 549 in 1972.
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Surveyor
James E. Sterner
Surveyor’s Office
John Jesse
Sterner
Robert Lee Stephenson
State Land Survey Office
Rolla
Stephenson
the Ledger
Audram
Uramer
Harvey Hillburg
Harvey Hillberg
Merrell Selected To Lead Missouri Senate
Democratic majorities in Missouri chose Norman Merrell of Monticello as president pro tem and Kenneth Rothman of Clayton as House speaker pro tem to guide the two year session. Merrell, 52, a Lewis County farmer and former school superintendent, will work with Gov elect Teasdale and oversee appropriations. Rothman said he will have a free hand to mold the House as speaker pro tem.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
House
Senate
Norman Merrell
Monticello
Appropriations
William Cason
Clinton
Richard Rabbitt
St. Louis
Kenneth Rothman
Clayton
Rabbitt
Bob Griffin
Cameron
Merrell
Lewis County
Joseph Teasdale
Teasdale
State Senate
Rothman
US Mexico announce prisoner swap treaty plan
The State Department unveiled a tentative general exchange pact allowing about 600 American and 1,200 Mexican federal prisoners to transfer to their home countries. Some Americans in Mexican custody could apply for parole or challenge confinement via lawsuits after return, with ratificationby U.S. and Mexican senates required.
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Washington
United States
U.S
State Department
Mexico
Henry A. Kissinger
Mexico City
Missouri Senate Bid Upsets Bond as Teasdale Surges
AP News Analysis recalls a year of rapid shifts among four Missouri politicians. Joe Teasdale defeats Gov. Bond in a tight race aided by late urban TV ads, while Jerry Litton and Auditor George Lehr weigh futures. Campaign strategy and county results highlight Teasdale’s rise and Bond’s defeat.
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Terry Ganey
Associated Press
Jefferson City, Mo
Joseph P. Teasdale
U.S. Senate
Jerry Litton
Christopher S. Bond
George Lehr
Teasdale
Willer
Missouri
Senate
William Cason
Bond
Pat O'Neill
Kansas City
Jackson County
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