Ford hints at tougher steps to restore confidence
President Ford has not ruled out taxes and mandatory conservation measures to lift consumer confidence amid recession and inflation. He met with congressional leaders to review an economic speech and discussed possible emergency unemployment aid and a public service jobs program. Officials say a major priority is passing a pending trade bill before Congress adjourns.
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Washington
Ford
John B. Anderson
R-Iil
Anderson
White House
Business Council
Project Independence report under fire in energy hearings
Washington federal hearings questioned the Project Independence report as underestimating fuel conservation potential and over-optimistic on oil imports. Gordon MacDonald urged greater savings while Exxon official William Slick criticized it as not a sound basis for energy planning and overstating U S production capacity.
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Washington
Gordon MacDonald
President
Council On Environmental Quality
William T. Slick Jr
Exxon
United States
Slick
Energy Resources Council
Ford
Camp David
Federal Power Commission
Federal Energy Administration
Students simulate founding a country in Sacred Heart class
Sixth to eighth graders spend hours designing a constitution for Disunia, with six confederations, separate currencies, tariffs and barriers. They form executive, judicial and legislative branches, set ages and terms for a president, decide voting rights for Applegreens, and learn the challenges founders faced while developing cooperation and government.
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James Gilbert
Sacred Heart
England
Brent Britain
Applegreens
Gilbert
Disunia
Unia
Solar eclipse warns eyes risk in Kansas
A partial solar eclipse will darken Kansas for about two and a half hours with peak coverage around 9:20. The Kansas Optometric Association warns viewing without protection can permanently injure the eye, even with sunglasses or photofilm. Ottawa University professor notes the safe viewing option from Science Hall lawn telescope.
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DE McGlashon
Kansas
The
Kansas Optometric Association
Olin F. Wollen
Ottawa
Wollen
W. D. Bemmels
Ottawa University
Bemmels
Bennett Plans No Housecleaning After Transition
Topeka with AP report Gov elect Robert F Bennett said agency heads from the outgoing Docking administration may stay on for now to ensure a smooth transition. He indicated some modifications but no mass resignations and noted few highly probable retentions. He ordered departments not to fill vacancies without his office approval during budget hearings and the 1976 budget process.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
James J. Naive
Department
National Agriculture Outlook
Naive
J. Dawson Ahalt
Ahalt
Robert R. Miller
George Hoffman
Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Robert Docking
Ben
Robert C. Harder
Bennett
Albert Confident of Rocky Landslide in Rockefeller Vote
Washington reports that House Speaker Carl Albert predicts overwhelming House passage after the Senate approved Nelson A. Rockefeller as vice president. The Judiciary Committee will vote on a recommendation while the full House is seen voting next week and controversy over Rockefeller’s wealth and gifts persists.
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Washington
House
Carl Albert
Senate
Nelson A. Rockefeller
House Judiciary Committee
Albert
New York
Ford
Bayh
Rockefeller
New York State
Ehrlichman Trial Scene Sharp Exchanges in Watergate Case
Lawyers sparred during cross examination as Ehrlichman answered rapid questions. Frates pressed him on hush money and obstruction while Ehrlichman described Nixon urging disclosure and offering legal help. He recalled meeting Nixon at Camp David and Nixon’s regret about asking him to resign. County forecast appears after the testimony.
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Washington (Ap
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
U.S
John J. Sirica
James F. Neal
Ehrlichman
William S. Frates
Neal
Richard M. Nixon
Fratea
Watergate
Frates
Nixon
Jeanne
Camp David
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