Mayaguez Crisis Drives U S Navy Toward Gulf Action
U S Seventh Fleet ships move toward the Gulf of Thailand amid efforts to secure the release of the Mayaguez seized by Cambodia. Washington hopes diplomacy, with China and others as intermediaries, will recover the 10,485 ton freighter and 39 crew members, mostly Americans, with reports the ship was fired upon and boarded near Poulo Wai before being taken to Kompong Som.
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Senate moves to vote on agency for consumer advocacy
Senate plans to end debate and vote on the bill to create an Agency for Consumer Advocacy despite a presidential veto threat from Ford. Supporters say the fight by opponents to kill alter or delay the measure has waned.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
Job prospects thin for grads
Dallas AP report on 1975 graduates notes bleak job prospects, worst year for white males, devalued degrees, and few offers for business masters while petroleum related engineering, accounting, and geology fields show demand. Liberal arts, sociology, history, foreign languages face slow hiring. teaching outlook also dim per SMU.
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Southern Methodist University Placement Office
Century Real Estate opens in Port Lavaca with McIntire at head
Stan H McIntire lifelong Port Lavaca resident assumes ownership of Century Real Estate located at 1504 West Austin. Helen McIntire to be secretary and loan processing head. John Nieman remains with staff. Mrs Ed Logan joins. The firm focuses on residential property with other types handled. The McIntires and staff aim for long association with Port Lavaca and Calhoun County.
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Vietnam
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Calhoun County
Victim of blast dies in Texas after burns
Victor Perez who suffered burns April 29 in Eagle Pass died Monday at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. The incident details remain limited but the victim is identified and has died from injuries.
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Montagu
Frank L. Dunlap
Jack Smith
San Antonio
Tex
Victor Perez
Eagle Pass
Brooke Army Medical Center
Air Force criticized over noncompetitive defense contracts
Macon Ga AP A Robins Air Force Base employee told Senator William Proxmire that some bases were not seeking competitive bids on defense contracts. The Macon Telegraph quoted deputy Air Force secretary A Ernest Fitzgerald saying James L Og burn led Proxmire's staff to uncover 3.6 million dollars lost on noncompetitive contracts. Proxmire had criticized other bases for similar bidding failures. Fitzgerald was fired in the late 1960s over C5A Galaxy cost overruns, then reinstated with Proxmire's help.
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Macon Telegraph
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James L. Ogburn
Proxmire
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Okla
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San Antonio
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Pentagon
Contractor Painting and Remodeling Services Ad
Licensed bonded contractor offers painting remodeling and additions including new homes. All work guaranteed in writing. Contact Bowman Real Estate at 552-3751 or 552-6542.
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Energy bill faces path after House committee approval
The Ways and Means Committee approved a measure to raise the federal gasoline tax and expand energy controls after 10 weeks of hearings. The plan includes a 23 cent per gallon maximum rise, a flexible quota system, new duties on imported petroleum, a windfall profits tax rejection, and tax incentives for insulation as part of a broader push to curb oil imports and boost energy efficiency. If passed, the tax hike would start next year with a 3 cent rise and continue with a 20 cent increase in 1977, tied to conservation benchmarks.
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Rules Committee
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