Reuss Says IRS Absolved Nixon Committee of Stock Taxes
Rep Henry S Reuss said the Internal Revenue Service absolved Nixon campaign funds of taxes on about 18 million dollars in stock contributions The tax applies only to profits from stock sold after October 3 1972 leaving roughly 3 4 million taxable from the total contributions Federal official statements cited by Reuss noted the change would not apply to other campaign funds or activities
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Washington
UPI
Henry S. Reuss
Internal Revenue Service
Nixon
Reelection Committee
IRS
Reuss
Wisconsin Democrat
General Accounting Office
GAO
Joseph Segel
Franklin Mint
Ray de Crane
Silbert Under Serious Consideration for U S Attorney DC
White House says Earl J. Silbert, former Watergate prosecutor, is under serious consideration for nomination as U S attorney for the District of Columbia. A Nixon effort to bypass Congress was called inaccurate and the nomination will be submitted to Congress.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Earl J. Silbert
U.S
District of Columbia
Washington Star-News
Nixon
Silbert
U.S. District Court
Democratic National Committee
Watergate Complex
Gerald L. Warren
San Clemente
Calif
Titus
Congress
Warren
Astronauts Photograph Kohoutek in Spacewalk
Two Skylab 3 astronauts completed a 3h 30m spacewalk to photograph Comet Kohoutek from 270 miles up. Mission scientist Edward Gibson and Commander Gerald Carr praised the comet's graceful, broad tail as Pilot William Pogue monitored instruments and ensured camera stability.
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Houston
UPI
Kohoutek
Edward G. Gibson
Earth
Gerald P. Carr
Gibson
Carr
William R. Pogue
NATO political voice urged by U S lawmakers
Washington—Chairmen Benjamin S. Rosenthal and Donald M. Fraser urged creating a political voice for NATO or enabling the European Community to speak on defense issues. They warned that failures of communication, like those during the Middle East crisis, could worsen, in a report on an October congressional meeting with a Parliament delegation.
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Washington
UPI
House
NATO
Middle East
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-N.y
Subcommittee
Europe
Donald M. Fraser
D-Minn
Subcommittee On International Organizations
Agnew Portrait Rehung in Maryland State House
After a year delay a touched up portrait of former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew is hung in the Maryland State House in Annapolis. Lt. Gov. Blair Lee III said the painting’s halo effect was removed and noted the halo is definitely gone. The portrait was returned to the artist for touch up and quietly mounted in the governor’s reception room last Wednesday without ceremony.
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Annapolis
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Blair Lee III
Agnew
Western lawmakers oppose Montana Minuteman missile test
Western politicians denounce an Air Force plan to test five Minuteman missiles from Malmstrom AFB Montana citing safety and evacuation concerns. Senator Henry Jackson and Idaho Oregon leaders question the utility and risks of the five state drill as officials acknowledge similar silos at Vandenberg.
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Washington
UPI
Air Force
Montana
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Air Force Missile Operations
Jackson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Vandenberg Air Force Base
California
Malmstrom Afb
Great Falls
Mont
Army
Utah
San Francisco
Frank Church
James McClure
Cecil Andrus
Idaho
McClure
Andrus
Tom McCall
Oregon
Defense Department
Oil stockpiles show 30 day gasoline and 58 day fuel oil supply
American Petroleum Institute reports as of December 21 U S gasoline stocks at 203,173,000 barrels enough for 30 days at current consumption while distillate fuel oil stocks total 203 million barrels for 58 days. Refinery input for the week ending December 21 fell by 149,000 barrels daily due to maintenance and crude oil shortages.
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Washington
UPI
American Petroleum Institute
Institute
Oil Industry Association
U. S
US urged to form oil-importing bloc against OPEC
Rep. Robert H. Steele of Connecticut proposes an alliance of oil-importing nations to counterbalance OPEC. He notes OPEC has coordinated Arab oil boycotts and driven production cuts and price hikes.
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Washington
United States
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Robert H. Steele
R-Conn
OPEC
Venezuelan Oil Prices Prompt Gradual U.S. Gasoline Hikes
A Federal Energy Office spokesman said Venezuelan price increases are baked into forecasts for higher U.S. pump costs. Officials expect a gradual rise, with a seven cent per gallon potential in light of the Arab embargo ending and new domestic incentives.
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Washington
Federal Energy Office
U.S
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
Venezuela
Simon
Drug amnesty could ease Turkish life terms for Americans
Washington based UPI reports three young Americans sentenced to life in Turkey for drug smuggling may receive relief if a general amnesty is declared. Press Counsellor Zeyyad Goren said a decision would take months as a new Turkish government takes office.
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Washington
UPI
Turkey
Zeyyad Goren
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