Truckers Win ICC Concession End Blockades
Federal energy officials promised changes after truckers halted highways causing brief traffic interruptions. ICC will shorten rate change notices to 10 days and allow passing on fuel cost increases. four-man delegation hailed the agreement and planned to resume hauling.
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Lamar
Ohio
Ohio Turnpike
Toledo
Teamsters Union
Frank Fitzsimmons
Nixon
Fitzsimmons
William E. Simon
Federal Energy Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
George Stafford
Commission
River Rat” Edwards
Overland Park, Kan
Overdrive
Congress Acts On Energy Bills To Power Gas Rationing
The House Commerce Committee approved an emergency energy bill requested by the President to grant a free hand on gasoline rationing and pause certain clean air efforts. In the Senate, an $20 billion plan to reach energy self sufficiency by 1985 cleared 82 to 0, awaiting House action and potential conference.
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Nixon
House Commerce Committee
Harley O. Staggers
D-W. Va
Federal Energy Administration
Senate
United States
House
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Staggers
Senate House
Commerce Committee
Ford backs Nixon amid Watergate concerns in new vice presidency
Vice President Ford defended President Nixon at a news conference hours after his oath, saying Nixon is not a political liability to Republicans. Ford noted many lawmakers fear Nixon’s low public ratings may hurt them, but he insisted Nixon could still help the party.
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Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Nixon
Ford
Senate
Skylab Gyro Trouble Risks Shorter Flight
Skylab 3 faces gyro failure risk as one of its three gyros has failed. If a second gyro fails, Flight Director Neil Hutchinson says the mission could be shortened by weeks, limiting control options to backup systems for about three weeks. Astronauts Carr Pogue Gibson are in their 22nd day aboard the 85 ton lab.
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Gerald P. Carr
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
Hutchinson
Middletown Area Weather Outlook With Snow Chance
Chilly conditions persist in the Middletown area under partly cloudy skies today and tonight. Lows will drop to the 20s with increasing clouds Sunday and a potential shower or snow by Monday всех.
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Middletown
Egypt vows firm stance as Geneva peace talks loom
Hatem tells Egyptian parliament Egypt will not tolerate Israeli delay in peace talks. Cairo demands Israel withdraw from occupied lands and uphold Palestinian rights while allowing Palestinian participation as recognition of their entity. He warns of readiness and vigilance against deception by Israel.
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Hatem
Egypt
Israel
Ismail Fahmy
Man Arrested After Slaying In Miami Rooming House
Police report the body of Charles Marone lay in a doorway for about 11 hours while four men drank nearby. Det. Sgt. Louise Vasquez notes the scene was unusual as suspect Walter Ikonnikow, 40, allegedly admitted, I shot him seven times, after police questioned him.
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Miami
Fla
Charles Marone
Marone
Louise Vasquez
Dunston
George Futch
Futch
Leona
Vasquez
Ikonnikow
Aluminum pennies on the table as copper costs rise
The Treasury seeks Congress authority to switch pennies from copper to aluminum citing rising copper costs. Aluminum pennies could begin within 90 days once approved and the Mint has produced sample coins bearing Lincoln with lighter weight and a pale aluminum color. Mint director Mary Brooks notes final decision not yet made and Congress only asked for standby authority.
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Treasury Department
Congress
Department
U.S. Mint
Abraham Lincoln
Mary Brooks
Mint
Secretary of the Treasury
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