One year since death of LBJ
A wreath marked the first anniversary of Lyndon Baines Johnson's death at the LBJ Library in Austin. No public ceremony was planned. visitors would watch a 10 minute film of his body in state. Mrs Johnson, 61, planned to stay at LBJ Ranch with Luci Nugent and family. A pink granite headstone was placed on Johnson's grave noting his dates and presidency.
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Austin
Tex
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Johnson
Lbj Ranch House
United States
Cincinnati Zoo
Zoo
Ed Maruska
Oil executives quizzed over energy vote and price rise
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the CPI rose five tenths of one percent last month after two months of higher gains. The slower increase did not ease inflation concerns as energy costs remain a factor.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prices rise 8 percent in year end December report
U S Bureau of Labor Statistics data show an 8 per cent price rise from December 1972 to December last year. Higher housing costs and inflation in food health and recreation, apparel and transportation driven the gain. Cincinnati food costs jumped 19.6 per cent. real spendable earnings fell 0.1 per cent in December, with a three per cent annual drop from inflation and taxes.
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Chicago
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Cincinnati
Bureau
Senate races energy crisis amid oil profits clash
Senate leaders plan a Wednesday vote on emergency energy legislation stalled by protests over oil industry profits. Oil executives testifying before Sen. Henry M. Jackson’s subcommittee cite weather and conservation for current inventories, while critics flag record profits and urge scrutiny. Nixon orders agencies to curb windfall profits and price gouging.
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Washington
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Permanent Investigations
House
Jackson
Roy A. Baze
Exxon
Nixon
Russell B. Long
D-La
Congress
Federal Energy Office
Internal Revenue Service
States seek clarity as fuel crisis tests officials
An Associated Press survey of 34 state energy officials finds universal energy pinch worries and doubts about root causes. Officials report little storage capacity in states like Vermont and lack reliable figures on supplies, while praising Nixon’s pledge for better oil company accounting and criticizing federal efforts as too late or misplaced.
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Bill O'Shea
Associated Press
Harold Wills
Kansas
Vermont
Forrest Orr
Special State Energy Office
Orr
Robert Davis
Oregon
Nixon
Washington
Glum Goldwater warns of major GOP losses this year
Senator Barry Goldwater says a private poll shows Watergate will cost Republicans about 10 percent of votes this year. He warns of wholesale defeats for governor, Senate, and House races unless conditions improve. He notes Nixon’s 27 percent standing and fears lawmakers want to run without the president.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Senate
House
Goldwater
Nixon plan outlines private employer based health care
The Nixon administration presents a national health plan to Congress, mainly relying on private insurance through employers. It caps an individual's annual outlay at 1500 dollars for broad services, with employers initially covering 75 percent of premiums after a transition. Estimated family and individual costs average 625 and 250 dollars per year respectively.
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Washington
Federal funds boost for home building by HUD chief
Secretary James T. Lynn announced $6.6 billion in federal funds for 1974 to back 200,000 housing units at 7 percent consumer rate. FHA VA mortgage rates drop to 8 percent, with the government covering the difference. George C. Martin of the Home Builders Association criticized the program as insufficient to spur buyer demand.
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Houston, Tex
Housing and Urban Development
James T. Lynn
Lynn
National Association of Home Builders
National Mortgage Association
Home Builders
George C. Martin
Martin
Middletown Weather Forecast For Tonight To Thursday
Rain is forecast for the Middletown area tonight and Wednesday into Thursday with highs in the upper 40s and overnight lows around 40. Yesterday the high reached 45 in Middletown with a low near 40.
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Middletown
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