May 7 1974
From The Space Library
President Nixon signed H.R. 11793, the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, into Public Law 19-275, creating the Federal Energy Administration to replace the Federal Energy Office. In signing the bill President Nixon said that the FEA would provide a more firmly based organization to carry out the responsibilities of the FEO through 30 June 1976, including fuel allocation and pricing regulation, energy data collection and analysis, and broad energy planning, with particular emphasis on conservation and expansion of energy supplies. (PD, 13 May 74, 498-499)
New synthetic materials developed from advanced aircraft research at Ames Research Center could be applied to civil aircraft tires and automobile brakes to improve wear and performance, NASA announced. A new polymer, resistant to heat buildup and the consequent frictional deterioration, promised up to 10 times the normal wear for braking systems. And another new polymer, with unique molecular properties, might provide aircraft tires that could make as many as 200 landings, instead of the customary 100, before retreading was necessary. The new materials would be tested in fleets of hard-use Government trucks and in commercial airline service using Boeing 727 aircraft. (NASA Release 74-117; ARC Chem Research Proj Off, interview, 12 March 74)
Former astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., defeated Sen. Howard M. Metzenbaum in the Ohio Democratic primary in his third try for nomination to the U.S. Senate. Glenn's first try for a Senate seat in 1964 had ended when injuries from a fall forced him out of the primary. In 1970 Metzenbaum defeated Glenn in the primary. Glenn became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth 20 Feb. 1962. (Farrell, NYT, 9 May 74, 2: A&A 1964; Hope, W Star, 6 May 70, Al)
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