Ford Promises Plain Truth A Better Year Ahead
President Ford pledges honest figures in the annual economic report amid forecasts of higher unemployment and about 9 percent cost of living rise this year. Advisers anticipate a midyear turn-around and 5 percent growth by late 1976 despite a 3.3 percent decline in 1975.
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R. Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
Washington
Ford
Congress
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Alan Greenspan
James L. Pate
Pate
Roy L. Ash
Economic Erosion Deepens in Ford Forecast for 1975
Washington reports from President Ford warn Americans face ongoing decline in living standards and rising unemployment as energy costs stay high. The economy is seen shrinking 3 percent in real output with inflation around 7 to 11 percent, and unemployment rising toward 8 percent in 1975.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Hugh
Ford Administration
Greyhound Bus Strike Hits Atlanta Area
About 60 Southeastern Stages Inc. drivers and mechanics picketed Atlanta's Greyhound Bus Terminal after a three year contract expired. The strike began at midnight Saturday and Southeastern said negotiations were progressing as buses operate between Atlanta and Milledgeville Augusta Savannah and Charleston with about 15 buses daily in and out of the city.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
Greyhound Bus Terminal
Southeastern Stages Inc
Southeastern
Milledgeville
Augusta
Savannah
Charleston
Governors Oppose Gas Rationing in Energy Meeting
President Ford won unanimous backing from eight Southern governors against consumer gas rationing though many voiced concerns over his energy plan. The group praised open dialogue and urged Congress to act, with some supporting tariff changes and potential quotas as alternatives. The discussion extended late into the night after kickoff at the Atlanta hotel.
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Atlanta
Ford
Jim Holshouser
North Carolina
George C. Wallace
Alabama
William Waller
Mississippi
Congress
Wallace
Waller
White House
Ron Nelsen
Reubin Askew
Florida
Askew
Nessen
Tam
Baker weighs 1976 bid amid Ford uncertainty
Sen Howard H Baker Jr says he is exploring a GOP presidential run in 1976. He notes casual talks with about 30 senators while Ford’s future remains unresolved and cites a new campaign finance law reshaping incumbent advantage.
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Washington
Howard H. Baker Jr
Ford
Baker
Harris
Tennessee
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London
Source
U.S. Office of Management and Budget
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U.S
G&a, Inc
Scrap Iron & Metal Processors
Lephone
Sand Bar Ferry Road
P.O. Box
Beech Island, S.C
McGuinness Distilers
Toronto
Canada
Canadian Ltd
McGuinness
Paris
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