Patman urges tighter watch on U S energy needs
Washington AP Rep. Wright Patman former joint defense production committee chair urges stronger effort to secure energy supplies. The committee report cites delays in nuclear plant construction and limited refinery work, warning of heavy reliance on foreign oil and gaps in domestic energy sources through 1985.
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Washington
United States
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Joint Committee of Defense Production
U.S
Mayors push to Congress over budget cuts
Iowa explosion in Eagle Grove kills 13 and injures many as investigators join the fire marshal to determine cause. The blast damaged three buildings in the town of 4,489 with one firefighter dead and one missing. IPS notes no leaks found in the gas system and assists the probe.
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Eagle Grove
Iowa
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
BCI
Michael Sellers
Sellers
Wilbur Johnson
Iown
Woodrow Loux
Iowa Public Service Co
IPS
Sioux City
Kenneth Brauman
Brauman
Weather Map Forecast for Terre Haute and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with fair and cool Tuesday. Indiana sees highs in the mid 40s and lows 28 to 32 with a 5 to 10 percent chance of rain. Illinois overnight is partly cloudy, colder with low 30s and Tuesday mostly cloudy and cooler with 40s highs. River stage 13.7 ft and rising. Weather figures include a 57 microgram per cubic meter dirt count. Sunrise 7 54 a m Sunset 6 14 p m.
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Terre Haute
Vicinty
Indiana
Illinois
First POW Releases Seen Likely By End of Week
U S officials say the first American prisoners of war in South Vietnam may be released this week. U S ships and aircraft could begin mine clearing in North Vietnamese waters. U S bombers operate over Laos at the Lao tian government's request as the Mekong Delta POW handover sites are discussed.
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Saigon
U. S
South Vietnam
Laos
U. S. Pacific
Honolulu
An Loc
Joint Military Commission
United States
Viet Cong
Mekong
Paris
North Vietnam
Trumpeter Swan Tops North American Birds by Weight
The trumpeter swan reaches a top weight of 40 pounds, making it the heaviest flying bird in North America according to the report.
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North America
Unions Plan Effort To Kill Guidelines
Major labor contracts covering nearly five million workers face wage talks this year as unions resist Nixon’s 5.5 percent Phase 3 guideline. Leaders like CWA chief Beirne reject the figure as unrealistic and vow congressional lobbying to block standby wage and price controls.
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Washington
Nixon
Communications Workers
Joseph A. Beirne
Garment Workers
Peter Bommarito
Afl-Cio
United Rubber Workers
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Water development funding urged by Gettinger at hearing
Gettinger, executive director of the Wabash Valley Interstate Commission, told a National Water Commission hearing in New Orleans that further federal aid is needed for water and land development. He criticized the commission’s proposed recommendations as risking drastic cuts to projects, noting over 5 million dollars already spent on analyzing the Wabash River Basin. He warned curtailment would harm the national economy and waste tax dollars. Continued on Page 2.
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New York
Nixon
Congress
Washington
U.S. Conference of Mayors
National League of Cities
New Orleans
Moon Landrieu
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Landrieu
League
Conference
Legislative Action Committee
New York City
League of Cities
Roman Gribbs
Detroit
San Francisco
Joseph Alioto
Carl Albert
Parters
George D. Gettinger
Wabash River
Prime Rate Rise Draws Federal Inquiry Into Banks
The Nixon era Cost of Living Council committee requests full cost and earnings data from four banks that increased their prime lending rate from 6 to 6 1/2 percent. Led by Arthur F. Burns, the panel monitors interest rates and will study factors behind the rise. Banks named include Franklin National Bank New York First Pennsylvania Bank The Bank of New York and Girard Trust Bank Philadelphia.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Nixon
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Franklin National Bank
New York
First Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co
Bala Cynwyd
Bank of New York
New York City
Girard Trust Bank of Philadelphia
Whitten Bailey murder trial set in Vanderburgh Court
A trial date of April 28 was set in Vanderburgh Circuit Court for Ernest Whitten 29 and Michael Lee Bailey 27 charged with the fatal Oct 23 shooting of Terre Haute businessman William Sheets. The hearing in Evansville noted the case includes armed robbery charges against the Indianapolis men. Court proceedings quoted indicate the trial will focus on the murder counts, with delays and venue changes described.
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Vanderburgh
Ernest Whitten
Michael Lee Bailey
Terre Haute
William Sheets
William T. Laswell
Vigo County
Robert Wright
Evansville
William Miller
Nadine Brady
THE
Tribune
Indianapolis
Exchange Insurance and Real Estate Co
S. 7Th St
Sheets
Whitten
Bailey
Clay County
Vigo
Indiana State Police
Brady
Whitten and Bailey
C. Joseph Anderson
Laswell
Robert H. Brown
Belcause
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R. Gregory Nokes
Department of Commerce
Pra
John V. Lindsay
Norman Mineta
San Jose
Calif
Kevin White
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Harlem
National Weather Service
George Esper
International Commission
Joint Military Commission For Control and Supervision
Hanoi
United Press International
Neil Gilbride
Labor
Afl-Cio International Ladies Garment Workers
Woodcock
U.S. News & World Report
UAW
Gettinger
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