Nation's Economy Faces Mixed Signals and Energy Talks
Economic shifts include price changes and layoffs while energy policy gains momentum. Ford and Giscard d Estaing outline steps toward a joint energy conference, and a Senate measure mandates 30 percent of imported oil on U S tankers. Sugar prices fall in the Northeast as U S Steel hikes add pressure across industries.
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Giscard d’Estaing
Northeast
Vietnamese government reports fall of Hung Long district town
Communist forces seized Hung Long in the Mekong Delta after a three hour shelling and infantry assault. Government tallies show 786 killed 3156 wounded and 668 missing among troops since the Delta fighting began December 6. The count says nearly 4000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong casualties.
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South Vietnam
Mekong
Hung Long
Tanh Linh
Hoai Duc
Phuoc Long
Bo Duc
United States
Israel cites UN proof of Syria tank excess on Golan
The Israeli army says a UN inspection confirmed Syria deployed 90 tanks on the Golan Heights, six more than the 75 permitted. An Israeli spokesman said the UN urged Syria to remove the extra tanks. Rabin warned of strong conventional force and discussed non transparency about nuclear capability. He also accused the Soviet Union and Arab oil states of an unholy alliance threatening the West. Tehran paper says Iran would support Arabs in a new war per talks with Italy's Leone.
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Golan Heights
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Yitzhak Rabin
Today
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Soviet Union
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Western Europe
Tehran
Mardom
Iran
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Italy
Virginia unemployment seen at five percent early 1975
Virginia faces a 5 percent unemployment rate in early 1975 with about 100000 jobless, yet state officials assure the unemployment compensation fund remains healthy. The Virginia Employment Commission expects about 55 million in benefit payments over the next year, with monthly outlays around six million early 1975.
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Virginia
Virginia Employment Commission
William L. Heartwell Jr
House Appropriations Committee
Heartwell
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