Ford rules out wage and price controls energy tax
President Ford told Newsweek he will not push wage and price controls or a gasoline tax. He warned unemployment could reach 6.5 percent and urged Congress to pass energy bills, saying the energy problem stems from congressional inaction. He favors voluntary energy cuts and cautions against mandatory allocations if not workable.
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States Rolling In Big Bucks
States across the country report surpluses totaling about 4.1 billion dollars while California and Texas account for nearly half. Some states face deficits or shrinking surpluses due to inflation and recession, with political plans to spend rising. Alaska holds near 1 billion from oil leases, while Indiana notes a constitutional limit on deficits.
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United Press International
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eTexas
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Expo 74 GM urges Spokane to act on momentum
Expo 74 General Manager Petr Spurney urged Spokane officials to capitalize on momentum from the world’s fair. He said interest in Spokane’s future is high and goals should be set now for the next five to ten years in population, jobs, tourism, conventions, and quality of life to maintain unity among groups that made the fair a success.
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Spokane
APS
Petr Spurney
Spurney
Hijacker Overpowered on SwissAir Jet Over Pakistan
Police in Karachi overpowered Mohammad Aslama after he tried to hijack a SwissAir DC8 flying from Colombo to Geneva. The 24 year old demanded Libya or Beirut and produced a toy pistol. Passengers were allowed to disembark before authorities seized the hijacker after the plane landed.
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UPI
Pakistan
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Sri Lanka
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Libya
Beirut
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Middle East
Aslam
Pipe Bomb Trial Opening Today
The first degree murder trial of Ricky Anthony Young 22 of Prosser Washington is expected to consume most of the first day. He is accused of mailing a pipe bomb that killed Franklin County Superior Court Judge James Lawless in Pasco June 3.
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Lawless
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Young
Spokane
Sidney Wirzburg
Franklin County
James Rabideau
Pasco
Prosser
Maxine Hancock
Robbery at Bannock Motor Inn in Pocatello
In Pocatello Idaho a man and a woman armed with a handgun robbed the Bannock Motor Inn of about 1300 early today tying the desk clerk and dumping him in a rest room. Police said the clerk was attacked after answering a call from a room. The couple then looted the office. A break in at the Bannock County Courthouse was found around 6 am with thieves likely entering several offices.
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Pocatello
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Bannock Motor Inn
Motor Inn
Bannock County
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