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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1975
Page
5
Washington AP reports 111 of 144 COP House members back a pledge supporting President Ford and the goal to rebuild and broaden the party. The statement circulates to senators governors and state party chairmen to counter criticism of Ford and rumors of a third party movement by conservatives.
The Revolutionary Council in Lisbon said all private banks would be nationalized except foreign branches and certain agricultural savings cooperatives. It suspended national election plans for April 12 and issued an arrest warrant for the leader of the Christian Democratic party after claiming to crush a rightist plot.
Australia plans to shut its Phnom Penh embassy this Saturday while the French mission prepares to airlift out European citizens. Washington signals no more military aid to Cambodia, prompting other nations to consider withdrawals. A US evacuation resumed after a Khmer Rouge shelling of an ammo dump near the capital. In South Vietnam, fighting near Ban Me Thuot intensifies with Vietnamese forces battling for the provincial capital of Dalat. Saigon officials report outposts overrun and districts shelled as both sides regroup.
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger announced he would present concrete Egyptian ideas to Israel after a 24 hour meeting with President Anwar Sadat in Aswan. Sadat denied Israeli reports that Egyptian forces on the Sinai front were being reinforced and said both sides should move quickly.
Daily cryptoquote sample and local ads show a cryptogram theme, a Longfellow quote puzzle, and small help-wanted notices. Ads list positions for pool manager in 1975, delivery carrier roles in Port Lavaca and Tivoli, and services by Joe A Portilla Floor Co.
Senate approves a bill changing Veterans Day to November 11 and sends it to the House. The move echoes veterans groups pressing to restore the holiday to its 1918 armistice date ending World War I.
Washington AP reports a farm bill opposed by the Ford administration as costly to consumers and risky for farmers but described as essential to protect rural America during hard times. The Agriculture Department calls it a painful step backward for both farmers and consumers.
The USS Constitution, oldest commissioned warship afloat, reopens to visitors in Boston after a two year restoration for the bicentennial. Navy spokesman Lt. John Hanley notes it represents a key chapter in American naval history as ongoing restoration continues toward a June 1976 finish, with a total project cost of 4.4 million against the 1794 construction price of 302,718.
Chicago reports Northwestern University psychiatrist Dr. Harold M. Visotsky says lower-paid workers cope better with job loss than higher paid professionals. He notes poor people feel anxiety but adjust, while high earners panic, lose motivation, and doubt themselves when unemployment hits.
Administration sources say President Ford’s advisers will soften opposition to a proposed Cambodia aid compromise over the weekend. Some congressmen may be contacted to win approval from House and Senate committees, after Senate Democrats rejected more aid and the House Foreign Affairs Committee dismissed the compromise.
Rep. Dominick V. Daniels said the last CETA allotment will total 69 million dollars. This completes the 875 million approved for state and local public service jobs in areas with higher unemployment before November. Eligibility depended on December rates at 4.5 percent and a six tenths rise versus September to November averages.
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