WHITE HOUSE Monday, December 22, 1975 Syl ia Chase President Fowd signed into law today tl,e new comprehensi e energv bill, passed b Congress just prior to adjournment. The bill he signed - a far cry from the one he originally reqttested. Mr. Ford wanted oil prices decontrolled immediately instead, the bill he signed won't lift controls completely for forty months. But for the consumer, probably for forty months. But for the consumer, probably no effect at the gas pumps, even thor,gh oil prices farther up along the pipeline will diP a little at first. The President says, he signed the energy bill because it is a first stet, to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. But he vetoed another measure, even though his La b O r sec re tar y t Ii re a ti' e d to q u it o u er the is s it e • bill would ha e expanded the picketing power of union The WHITE HOUSE - 2 construction wo kers. It' called the Common Situs Picketing Bill and those who opposed it said Mr. Fo-rd's veto would (,lease builders and political conservatives. Labor Secretary John Dunlop says he'll take a couple of weeks to think over whether or not to quit lais post in prates t. SUPREME COURT The Supreme Court today refused to freeze treasury funds which must be distributed to ten presidential ca,adidates . and the Republican and Democratic Party. The funds d•stribution is part of the new campaign reform act. TIie constitutionality of the act is being tested in the Supreme Court. Challengers of the act had hoped to stall tlae distribution of funds while the court makes .,,, its mind about campaign reform. SACRAMENTO In Sacramento - '100 friends of Lynette Fromme arrested b FBI agents. A federal grand jury says Sandra Good and Susan Murphy planned to mail deatl,. threats to business and industry leaders. Good, Murphy and Fromme, all follollJers of Charles Manson. ALGIERS Those f,ro-Palesti,aian terrorists who yesterday seized the headquarters of the world oil cartel in V ie,.,aa - off today by jet to Algiers; there dropping off six of the oil ministers they were holdi,ag as hostages - tlien flyhig to Trif,oli in Libya. Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelaziz Bouteflil,a saying the terrorists will fly to several more Arab capitals - releasing additio,.al liostages "at eacli stopover." LEBANON Fighting in Lebanon again today. And there were reports that foreign troops may have e 11tered the area at'o•11d 7.OCKLA Y. CBS COt't'eapondent Mike Lee says Egyt,tla,a radio claims ten thoasand I• JI armed fot"eig,aera ltelt,ed oat't'l left-wing factions which have been battli,eg the Leba11ese army. Official Beirut-radio also reported the t,rese11ce of foreig,a eleme11ts, but did ,aot say ho• many troot,s •ere involved, wlaet'e they had come from, not for whom they are fighting. .. PENTAGON At the Pentagon - Donald Rumsfeld today held his first news conference - a s Secretary of Defense; discussi,ag, among other things - the f)ossibility of Soviet violations of tlle Strategic Arms Limitation Agreeme,at. Rumsfeld ays le has discussed the monitori,ag process - with key aides. He , says: "I'm satisfied ti.at 111e aYe aYYanged In a 111ay '"?If tlaere are violations - we will k,iow about it and pursue it vigor .Jus l y." DOCTORS The American Medical 4ssociation and two related doctors' groups in Connecticut - tire targets today of a government anti-trust action. The Federal Trade Commissio claiming organized medicine is illegally restrai,si,sg competition - by refusing to permit doctors to advertise. A spokesman adding if tire FTC action is successful - it 111ill have "a substa,stial effect" on tlae fees doctors claarge. LUANDA • From pro-Wes tern sources - a report today tlaat Russian technicians have just installed an adva,ace radar system - In the Angolan capital of Luanda. The Soviets also said to have crated in twelve Mig-Twenty-0,ae jets - which they are now in the process of ass em bli,ag. TIiis see,a as an apparent move - to escalate Angola's ongoing civil war. 0 JOHANNESBURG At the same time - in Johannesburg - a warning that a Communist takeover in Angola - could lead to a,s "at•rogant attempt by Russia to establish itself in Soutltern Africa." This - from the South African Defense Minister who added, nevertheless, it may be necessary for Soutla Africa - to scale down its own involvement ,,. A11gola. Tlae main reason - said he - the U.S. Se11ate cut-off on a11y furtlter aid to A11gola. CUBA The Cuban Communist party ended its first Congress today in Havana. Business concluded: a11 ext,ansion of tle politburo and central committee and - Fidel €ast~o was re elected leader. PHILADELPHIA Final preparations for moving the Liberty Bell at the start of America's Bicentennial year - were begun today in Philadelphia. The trif, to begin New Year's Eve - at the stroke of Midnight· a Journey of about a Aundred yards - fro Independence Ball to a new MILLION-dollar glass pavilion; expected to take about Twenty Minutes - midst a gia,it celebration; all of which laas caused some - to question tlte timing. if not tlae propriety, of tlae move. opponents protest that after all - "t,eot,le will be drinking tlat Jtiglt." But City Representative Harry Beli11ger, for oJte, replies ''The bell belongs to everybody - aJtd eve-rybody 's going to be there - dig,.ltarles, ba11ds, the works. " Be adds: "T It ls New ye a r , s Eve it ,c, o,. 't be Guy Lo ,n bard o a" d Ti ,n es Square - it'll be the Liberty Bell and Philadelphia."