Energy security plan aims to curb foreign oil reliance
President Carter announced a $140 billion energy security program to be funded over a decade through a windfall profits tax on the oil industry. He urged Congress to pass the tax swiftly and called for national pressure to push action, pledging to keep U.S. oil imports below 1977 levels through conservation and increased production.
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Kansas City
Carter
United States
Congress
National Association of Counties
All Americans
Carter outlines energy plan with 8.2 million bpd import cap
President Carter pledges a tougher energy program including an 8.2 million barrel per day import quota for 1979, a new Energy Security Corporation, an energy mobilization board, a shift to coal, utility loans, conservation, and a goal of 20 percent solar energy by century's end. Franklin County officials Wasmund and Peffly attend as county commissioners.
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Carter
U.S
National Solar Bank
Franklin County
Leroy Wasmund
Carmen Peffly
Carter energy speech meets wary county officials in Kansas City
Kansas City APA series reports mixed reviews from state and county officials at the National Association of Counties gathering. Officials say federal action must be matched by local effort while questioning feasibility of mandatory conservation and fearing economic disruption. Some praised parts of the speech as necessary though views vary on its impact.
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Kansas City, Mo
Carter
Harry L. Robertson
Alexander County
N.C
Washington
Robertson
Willie L. Perkins
Pine Bluff
Ark
Justice of the Peace
Thomas R. Jones
Peoria
Jones
Ms. Shook
Fred J. Hebner
Buffalo County
Neb
Francis Francois
Prince Georges County
Association
Kansas City
Palestinians Face Military Court Over Embassy Siege
Four Palestinian gunmen who held the Egyptian embassy in Ankara for 45 hours killed two Turkish guards before surrendering. They were handed to a military court as martial law remained in effect. The PLO reportedly aided negotiations with Damascus amid widespread political tension.
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Ankara
Turkey
Anatolia
Ahmet Kamal Olema
Bulent Ecevit
Ahmed Kamal Olema
Ecevit
Palestine Liberation Organization
Damascus
Syria
Bunmen
Frustration mood of Americans at national leaders clash
AP dispatch from Kansas City reports county officials across the nation share a frustrated mood. They seek leadership and sacrifice, blaming government for inaction while praising rising community involvement and the push for blunt, factual solutions.
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