Ford Proclaims Arms Race Ceiling In Washington
President Ford says the arms race is capped by a new U S Soviet agreement that limits delivery systems not missile throw weight or warhead count. U S intelligence notes Soviet MIRV capable missiles with three to seven times the throw weight of the Minuteman and potential multi warhead tests. By the early 1980s officials warn Russia could hold a decisive advantage in warheads.
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Federal regs may lower East Coast home heating oil costs
The Federal Energy Administration issues regulations that could reduce home heating oil prices on the East Coast while causing increases in central and northern states.
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Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Robert E. Montgomery Jr
Democrats vote for major power changes in House caucus
The Democratic caucus elected Phillip Burton as chairman and voted to expand the Ways and Means panel from 25 to 37, shifting influence toward liberal members. The party also stripped the panel of its assignment powers, placing them with a steering committee.
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Olin E. Teague
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Record murder rate unlikely to fall before 1980
The National Center for Health Statistics says the U S murder rate will not decline until the 1980s as postwar baby cohorts mature. About 20 518 murders occurred in 1972 at 9.8 per 100 000, with 15 to 29 year olds comprising 40 percent of victims and 60 percent of arrestees.
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U.S
National Center For Health Statistics
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
A. Joan
Klebba
United States
Legislators Hear County Welfare Budget Faces State Penalties
Oswego County legislators spent hours revising the modified 1975 budget of 35.6 million while warning blanket cuts would trigger state penalties. Commissioner Rupert Collins said cuts to his 14.2 million social services budget risk loss of reimbursements and higher costs. Unemployment rose as applications for aid surged. A 1210 cut in social services travel was approved amid concerns over mandated spending.
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Griffin Wins 1974 Heisman Trophy in Landon Paced Ohio State
Archie Griffin, star tailback for Ohio State, captured the 1974 Heisman Trophy. In other national items, the U S will sell two million ounces of gold in a public auction on January 6 and Kissinger faces Senate questions on Soviet emigration policies linked to trade concessions.
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Archie Griffin
Ohio State
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United States
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Dean seeks reduced Watergate sentence and early release
John W. Dean III petitions a federal court to cut his obstruction of justice sentence or release him. His attorney Charles Shaffer says Dean cooperated with the Watergate investigation for 16 months as a result of his March 21 1973 decision to pressure the president to end the cover up despite jail.
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John W. Dean III
Charles Shaffer
Dean
Pioneer 11 Renamed and Aims for Saturn Mission
Pioneer 11 officially rechristened Pioneer Saturn and continues toward Saturn after a perilous Jupiter flyby. NASA reports 21 month 620 million mile voyage with a close 26 600 mile pass by Jupiter, speed 107000 mph, and a planned Saturn rendezvous in September 1979 aboard a 570 pound probe.
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Bicentennial May End In Mass Confusion
Washington study warns the East Coast Colonial Corridor will face widespread congestion and planning gaps during the 1976 Bicentennial. Attendees may reach 550 to 750 million, stressing transit, information centers, and coordinated state programs.
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Washington Center For Metropolitan Studies
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