Ford imposes first step of energy plan oil tariff
President Ford used executive authority to order a $1 per barrel tariff on imported oil, rising to $3 in April, aiming to cut foreign oil dependence. The move, effective February 1, could lift retail gasoline by 2 to 3 cents a gallon in two months and 8 to 10 cents if the full program passes Congress. Democrats, governors, and union leaders criticized the approach and prepared legal and legislative challenges.
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Israel rushes Sinai defenses amid troop disengagement talks
Israel moves to complete a new Sinai defense line along the Suez Canal west of Mitla and Gidi passes with roads fortifications tank traps and fences. Egypt demands withdrawal from passes and Abu Roda oilfield as Kissinger mediates.
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United Press International
Israel
Sinai
Suez Canal
Mitla
Gidi
Tel Aviv
Abu Rodeis
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Rabies Clinic Continues At County Sites
The county health department sponsors rabies clinics continuing tomorrow from 9 to 5 at the fairgrounds in Ukiah. Additional clinics run 10 to 3 in Fort Bragg at the veterans building and 10 to 4 in Willits at the museum. The $2 fee applies. dogs must be vaccinated at least two years before licensing.
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Fairgrounds
Ukiah
Fort Bragg
Veterans Building
Willits
Museum
Energy proposals may deepen U S recession and inflation
A Library of Congress study for Rep. Moss warns President Ford’s energy plan could add 50.3 billion dollars in 1975 consumer costs, pushing prices and inflation higher. It details major impacts from crude oil tax, deregulation, and utility accounting changes, risking a recession deepening and inflation near 9 to 10 percent in 1975.
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Washington
UPI
Library of Congress
Ford
White House
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Moss
County backs Mendocino bicentennial history project
Bruce Levene proposes two Mendocino County history volumes to mark the U S bicentennial. He seeks $2,240 for publication plus staff salaries, aims to hire through CETA programs, and asks the county and Chamber of Commerce to support the effort.
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Bruce Levene
Mendocino County
Levene
Mendocino Review
CETA
County Chamber of Commerce
Bicen
OPEC meeting warns oil threats could spark world war
Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelaziz Bouteflika warned that American threats of action against oil producers could trigger a world war. Ford and Kissinger warned of intervention if oil profits choke Western economies as OPEC nations discuss strategy in Algiers. He blamed inflation on Western overconsumption despite high oil prices.
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UPI
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Bouteflika
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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