Congress Eyes Oil Industry After Shortage Debate
Capitol Hill lawmakers press for tighter controls on oil firms amid claims the U S shortage is fueled by industry actions. Hearings by Sens Henry Jackson and Frank Church are planned to probe supply data disclosure and multinational influence with possible public utility status for oil companies.
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Washington
UPI
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U.S
Congress
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Henry Jackson
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Frank Church
Didaho
Jackson
Church
Multinational Corporations
Ford defends tourism as essential to national economy
Vice President Gerald R. Ford argued that tourism cannot be frivolous or expendable during the energy crisis. He said travel’s vast, intrinsic role shapes lifestyles and the economy and urged stronger efforts to protect it amid travel stress.
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Washington
UPI
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Warfield hamstring injury threatens Super Bowl rendezvous
Miami Dolphins star Paul Warfield pulled a thigh muscle during an offensive session at Rice Stadium and may be unavailable for Super Bowl VIII against the Minnesota Vikings. Coach Don Shula said Warfield would walk and not run as doctors monitor the injury.
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UPI
Paul Warfield
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings
Warfield
Miami
Don Shula
Shula
Rice Stadium
Commissioner Smith Seeks Re Election
Huron County Commissioner Maurice B. Smith announced his bid for a second term. The New London fire dealer, the first Democrat elected to county office in 30 years in 1970, will chair the three member board and is circulating petitions. Republican Dale V. Stearns also filed petitions for the race.
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Huron
Maurice B. Smith
Smith
New London
Arthur Leak
Board of Commissioners
Dale V. Stearns
Willard
Britain hit by mass engineer walkouts paralyzing rail network
Railroad engineers in Britain staged mass walkouts to protest a so called get tough warning from the state run British Railways Board. From midnight Wednesday any engineer refusing to run a train would be sent home and lose a day’s pay.
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UPI
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British Railways Board
Rail Board
Last Gas For City FOSTORIA Ohio
SOHIO to make its final gasoline shipment for Fostoria city vehicles today. The contract expires March 15 and the shipment will last about a week leaving five fire trucks, four police cars and 21 other vehicles potentially without future fuel. James Kopchak, 22, Brooklyn, says he is the nation’s youngest school board president and aims to improve education, public messaging and fiscal management.
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Brooklyn, Ohio
UPI
James Kopchak
Brooklyn
Winter storm warning with heavy snow and freezing rain
A winter storm will bring snow with possible freezing rain today and tonight, totaling 3 to 5 inches by evening. Highs near 27 with lows around 22, winds NE 10 to 15 mph. Snow and freezing rain shift to rain Friday with highs around 30s and precipitation near 80 percent. Also: births reported a Norwalk rural couple, Cloyce Fitch, a boy.
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Norwalk
Pflieger Seeks Norwalk City Council Seat In Dem Precinct Vote
Wayne Orwick interviewed for the vacancy as David Pflieger and Orwick meet qualifications, with six applicants initially. Pflieger, 52, a lifelong Norwalk resident and Stokely Van Camp employee, is expected to be sworn in after the selection by Democratic precinct committeemen within the city.
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Wayne Orwick
Woodlawn Ave
Gene Mack
Mack
Pflieger
Orwick
Shipley
Norwalk
Stokely Van-Camp Inc
Betty
Norwalk American Legion
Democratic Central Committee
Democratic Committee
Bread costs rise as home baking becomes costly
U S wheat reserves are low after large exports and Soviet purchases. Barbara Williams of Falls Church notes flour price hikes from 12 to 32 34 cents per pound since 1972. Bakeries warn of higher loaf prices up to 1 by spring without export curbs. Carroll Brunthaver rejects Mead’s shortages claim.
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API
Interior Department
James Hildreth
United Press International
Barbara Williams
Falls Church
Soviet Union
Bill O. Mead
American Bakers Association
Washington
U.S
Mead
Carroll G. Brunthaver
Republican Accuses Brown of Plagiarizing Drug Control Bill
State Rep. George E. Mastics charges Attorney General William J. Brown with stealing a drug reform bill and introducing a near duplicate in the Democratic controlled House. Mastics says his eight month old measure, supported by 55 House members, has been buried in a subcommittee.
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Mastics
Norwalk Parents Meet With Principals On Nighttime Walk Safety
Parents of Norwalk City Schools students will gather with principals tonight at 8 p.m. at three elementary schools League Benedict and Maplehurst to discuss safety for children walking home in the dark. Bronson School parents should attend Benedict while Pleasant Street School parents may go to League.
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League
Benedict
Maplehurst
Bronson School
Pleasant Street
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N. West St
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Rule St
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Cloyce Fitch
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Richard P. Pfieger
Melvin Shipley
Richard Pflieger
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