House Ax Possed Over President's Energy Plan
Washington AP reports House leaders plan talks with President Ford on energy legislation after possible House rejection of his plan to phase out oil price controls over 30 months. Veto override chances dim as leadership and Wright cite high caps and timing, with options of 36 months and $13.50 ceiling or a $2 tax on domestic crude.
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Washington
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Carl Albert
White House
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Albert
Congress
Administration Energy
Wright
Sharp rise in CPI hits eight tenths in June
Washington AP reports the Labor Department shows the Consumer Price Index up eight-tenths in June, led by a 1.5 percent surge in food costs and a 3 percent gain in gasoline. Meat prices jumped 5.8 percent and fruits and vegetables rose 2.4 percent, while real disposable earnings fell by 0.4 percent from May.
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Labor Department
Two Bridges Closed in Franklin County This Week
Franklin County Engineer Bob Lister announced the closure of two more bridges. One on the Douglas County line near Baldwin Road and a 30 foot truss bridge damaged by a struck and the other over Middle Creek east of Princeton on John Brown Highway damaged by a car. Replacements estimated at 25,000 and planned after must be drawn and approved and land acquired. County forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with hot weather and possible thunderstorms.
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Joan Istas
Franklin County
Bob Lister
Douglas County
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Middle Creek
Princeton
John Brown
UN Plea to Sadat Hopes for Sinai Force Extension
UN diplomats hopeful that a Security Council appeal will prompt Anwar Sadat to extend the U N Emergency Force in Sinai. A Cairo speech may reveal whether U S backed talks for a second Sinai withdrawal succeed as the mandate nears expiration. Egyptian officials call the resolution a gesture of goodwill toward peace and stability in the area.
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United Nations
Security Council
Anwar Sadat
U.N
Sinai
Cairo
Sadat
Egypt
A. Esmat Abdel Meguid
FBI to Unveil Citizen Crime Fight Program
Washington AP FBI Director Clarence M Kelley and Patrick Murphy of the Police Foundation announce a new citizen crime fighting program. The plan aims to involve residents, with a focus on protecting the elderly, amid an 18 percent rise in the national crime rate for the first quarter.
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FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
Kelley
Patrick Murphy
The
Police Foundation
Frost Hits Brazil Coffee Crop Worsening Global Prices
About three quarters of Brazil's coffee crop were damaged by frosts in the past week, the worst in 50 years. Exports are halted while damage is assessed. Camilo Calazans de Magalhaes, head of Brazil's Coffee Institute, warned of rising prices as Brazil, the top producer, shipped 12.1 million bags last year, with the United States taking more than half.
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Brazil
Camilo Calazans de Magalhaes
Coffee Institute
United States
Apollo Set For Finale
SPACE CENTER Houston AP American astronauts prepare experiments and plan splashdown parties after homecoming Thursday while Soyuz crew completes six days in orbit with three extra days for science. Cosmonauts Leonov and Kubasov land in Kazakhstan, televising the recovery and signaling possible space cooperation between the nations.
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