Energy Bill Advances Amid Talks on Gas Rationing
The House Commerce Committee approved a compromise auto exhaust provision delaying further clean air efforts for a year as part of emerg ency energy legislation. The measure would require 1975 standards but suspend further cleanup to 1977. Secretary Kissinger urged Arab nations to relax the oil embargo while Ford was sworn in as the 40th vice president.
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David C. Martin Washington
House
House Commerce Committee
Nixon
Senate
William E. Simon
Federal Energy Programs
Simon
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Federal Energy Administration
Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Warren E. Burger
Congress
Space Photos Spot Ocean Whirlpools
Ocean whirlpools found in Sky lab photos could change weather forecasting and aid fishing. Discovered by Dr. Robert Stevenson from Scripps, the eddies lie in the warm Yucatan current off Mexico and span about 700 miles, seen in Skylab 2 and 3 imagery.
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Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Robert E. Stevenson
Office of Naval Research
California
Scripps Institute’ of Oceanography
Stevenson
Gerald P. Carr
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
Yucatan
Saxbe Nomination Hit By Salary Cut Action
In Washington the Senate again backed a bill cutting the attorney general salary from 60000 to 35000 to avoid a constitutional ban on a sitting lawmaker. The move followed a House Senate dispute over a free mailing amendment tied to the bill.
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Washington
House
U.S
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Senate
Senate House
Saxbe
Congress
AFSCME Sues Ohio Over Holiday Overtime Pay
The AFSCME AFL-CIO filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court seeking holiday overtime interpretation for state workers. The suit follows a Personnel Director order denying extra pay on holidays while past practice paid regular wages or a bonus for those who worked. funding exists in the 1974 75 budget for holiday pay.
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Columbus
Ohio
American Federation of State
Afl-Cio
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Ing
William S. van Zandt
Afscme
Joseph Sommer
Zandt
City Council Drift Over Fire Station Plan
Portsmouth City Council may not act on plans to build three new fire stations. The Fire Department Improvement Committee, created Nov 14 1972 and meant to last six months, vanished May 14 1973 with members appointed Feb 27 1973.
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Portsmouth
Fire Department Improvement Committee
Times
Earl Hayes
Neal Hatcher
Jobless Rate Rises Sharply On Fuel Shortage
The unemployment rate rose to 4.7 percent in November with 200,000 more people out of work, driven by the Arab oil embargo and slower economy. Employment held at 85.7 million while joblessness climbed across age and group lines, including women and youths.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Bureau
Interstate Routes Clear Of Protesting Truckers
Interstate highways were reported clear of protesting truckers early today though clusters remained capable of blocking. Truckers pressed for fuel price gains higher speed limits unlimited highway use higher weights and standardized permits while fuel costs and tolls erode earnings.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Trucker Moratorium Aims to Spur Washington Talks
A 24 hour moratorium on blocking routes near Washington was urged to prompt talks with government leaders. Deputy White House press secretary Gerald L. Warren said interstate highway blockades are state driven. J W Edwards and other truckers met with Transportation Secretary Claude Brinegar to seek agreement as threats to shut down the capital and the industry loom.
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Washington
Gerald L. Warren
White House
J.W. “River Rat” Edwards
Transportation
Claude §. Brinegar
Charles Pellegrino
Free Parking For Holiday Shoppers Area Wide
The city and Ohio University Portsmouth provide over 500 free parking spaces in multiple lots including City Hall Griffin Hall and OUP lot from Dec 13 to Jan 2 1974. Police patrols ensure safety while Fourth and Seventh Street lots offer 434 metered spaces and Chillicothe Street parking is removed to ease congestion.
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Ohio University Portsmouth
U.S. Grant Bridge
City Hall
Griffin Hall
Front St
Billy Graham
OUP
Ney
Lloyd Clausing
Robert Flinchbaugh
Oem University
Chillicothe St
Second
Ninth Sts
Ceausescu Invites Nixon to Romania Visit
Romanian President Ceausescu visited Cleveland amid a welcome from the Romanian population. He urged closer U S Romanian ties and said he invited President Nixon to return to Romania. Nixon reportedly agreed to come but no White House confirmation was provided.
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Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
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Seoul
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Park
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