Texas Weekend Violence Toll and U.S. News Snapshots
Violence claimed a light toll in Texas over the weekend with 16 deaths from traffic accidents five homicides and a four story fall. Across the nation states propose tax increases while a survey shows 28 states expect a year end surplus though inflation erodes gains. India emerged as the largest foreign buyer of U S wheat this season with orders potentially over five million metric tons costing more than 760 million dollars. The IMF reports a 97 billion dollar oil cartel trade surplus with a 67 billion deficit in developed nations. Scientists cast doubt on Vitamin C for colds though Linus Pauling remains convinced of its benefits. Jean Henderson rises from cotton fields to social security contract work as Job Corps marks its 10th anniversary. Jurors begin selection in the Lee Patton trial for the deaths of Lucille Alger and Ray Steele. A Dallas pacemaker trial offers urinary control aid to a patient. SEC continues its probe into Southwestern Bell amid contested political fund contributions. Ft Hood expansion faces opposition from landowners in Texas. Dallas area congressmen hold sizable campaign war chests as of late 1974.
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Associated Press
Texas
Washington
India
U.S
Agriculture Department
Board member calls for full disclosure in $8 million TEA scandal
Texas State Board of Education member Woodrow Bean urged immediate public release of an internal TEA audit tied to a federal guaranteed student loan program. He warned of possible more than $8 million involved and compared the matter to Sharpstown, while naming ongoing FBI and HEW probes and a Dallas regional HEW office shakeup.
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Dallas
State Board of Education
Woodrow Bean
Texas Education Agency
Bean
el Paso
Sharpstown
Marlin Brockette
Joe K. Butler
Houston
John Hill
Dallas Morning
Texas
FBI
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Brockette
TEA
South
Freshmen Democrats oppose Cambodia aid debate heats up
Freshmen House Democrats bind Ford to oppose new military aid to Cambodia and South Vietnam as the Foreign Affairs committees weigh 222 million for Cambodia. Senate subcommittee chair Humphrey predicts rejection despite Sparkman backing continued aid and supplies. The issue unfolds amid a broader tug over U.S. policy in Indochina.
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Cambodia
Senate Foreign Relations
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Senate
Ford
U.S
Phnom Penh
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Mittee
House
South Vietnam
Congress tax cut debate may differ from House version
Senate moves toward approving a tax cut of at least 21 billion, but final terms may diverge from the House bill. Some senators urge 26 to 35 billion, citing unemployment, while Finance Committee hearings resume. Sen. Humphrey hopes action before Easter recess. Long questions rebates approach. Detroit dealers report post rebate sales slump with slow spring outlook.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate Finance Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
CBS
Humphrey
Algeria trims crude price as OPEC debates rationing
Algeria lowered its low sulphur crude price by 21 cents per barrel, while UAE oil minister Man Oteiba urged OPEC to adopt production rationing to curb a two million barrel a day excess. He warned unilateral price cuts could follow if no unified plan is agreed. Saudi Arabia opposed quotas at a recent OPEC summit. Observers doubt small cuts will quickly affect US and European gasoline and fuel oil prices.
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Kuwait
Algeria
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Man Oteiba
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Oteiba
Arab Petroleum Confernee
OPEC
Saudi Arabia
London
United States
Europe
Republicans Split Over Old and New GOP at Meetings
At separate meetings last week Republicans displayed two GOP strands the traditionalist old guard and a potential new open party sought by Ford and leaders. The National Committee watered down a reform requiring state parties to report on efforts to include women minorities and youth by February 1, while conservatives pushed to kill the provision. The leadership conference drew 2,500 participants with more minorities and younger members in attendance, aided by the Northeast’s large turnout.
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Washington
Ford
Republican National Committee
National Party
National Committee
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Louise Cook
Treasury
International Monetary Fund
IMF
Chicago
Linus Pauling
Pauling
Jean Henderson
Vernon
Social Security Administration
Grand Prairie
Secretary of Labor
Peter Brennan
Washington, D.C
Lee Patton
Bruce Alger
Patton
Lucille Lynn Alger
Ray Steele
Steele
SEC
Bell Probe
San Antonio, Tex
Securities and Exchange Commission
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
San Antonio
The
Bell
Ft. Hood
Killeen
Tex
Bob Melberne
Bob Scott
Gatesville
Dallas Times Herald
Janesville
Terence Hunt
Full Foreign Relations Committee
Sparkman
House Foreiin Affairs Committee
Russell B. Long
Long
Detroit
F.M. Constantin Jr
Pittsburgh
Dodge
Sam Breault
Chrysler-Plymouth
Baltimore
Pip
Chevron
Hector
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