Rockefeller Confirmed as Second Non-elected VP in Senate
President Ford nominated Nelson A Rockefeller for the vice presidency. The Senate voted 90 to 7 to confirm, with House action anticipated next week. Critics cited wealth and gifts, while supporters noted timely succession under the 25th Amendment.
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Washington
House
Carl Albert
Senate
Nelson A. Rockefeller
House Judiciary Committee
Albert
New York
Ford
Congress
Spiro T. Agnew
Rockefeller
Metzenbaum Opposes Rockefeller for Vice Presidency
Senator Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio votes against Nelson Rockefeller's confirmation citing wealth political power and potential conflicts of interest. He criticizes loans to political figures and Rockefeller's handling of the Attica prison riot while Senator Taft defends Rockefeller's qualifications and notes Ohioans respect him.
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Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
William L. Scott
R-Va
James S. Abourezk
D-S.d
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Gaylord
Washington
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Nelson Rockefeller
Metzenbaum
Attica
Ohio Democrat
Robert Taft Jr
Senate
New York
Taft
Owens-Corning to furlough 475 Newark workers
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. announced that 18 percent of the Newark plant workforce will be furloughed indefinitely due to falling demand in housing appliance and automotive markets. Plant manager Eric Gay cited declining sales as the cause and said 475 employees are affected.
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Newark, Ohio
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp
Newark
Eric Gay
Gay
Ohio panel outlines 18 education funding reform proposals
The Education Review Committee adopts a report proposing a guaranteed equal yield funding formula for Ohio schools. If enacted, it would add about 350 million dollars in basic state aid over the next two years, with total new costs over 600 million. The plan aims to shift money from the state to local districts and prompts incentives for high tax rate districts.
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Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
Education Review Committee
111Th General Assembly
House-Senate
Ford Aims Reassurance Speech To Business Leaders
President Ford meets with senior advisers at the White House to finalize a speech for the Business Council aimed at reassuring businessmen about the economy amid recession and inflation. Congress moves toward quick action on up to 300,000 public service jobs and extended unemployment benefits, with bills advancing in House committees to bridge 2 billion in public service hiring and 13 extra weeks of unemployment support.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Business Council
Ron Nessen
New York
Nessen
Congress
Senate
House
Coal Miners Return as Construction Pickets Ended
Virtually all of the nations coal miners resumed work after construction workers dropped their picket lines Tuesday afternoon. About 28,000 soft coal miners had been idled in Kentucky and Virginia while 4,500 UMW members at bituminous firms continued picketing until a telegram from UMW President Arnold Miller prompted a shift toward ratification and return to duty.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers Union
Association of
Bituminous Contractors
Assn
Washington
UMW
Arnold Miller
Virginia
District 28
Fred Wilson
Consolidation Coal Co
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pawnee
Inland Steel Corp
Lesser
Old Ben Coal Co
Benton
Norfolk & Western Railway
Desegregation Plan Delayed for Kentucky Schools
The 6th U S Circuit Court postponed interdistrict desegregation remedies for Louisville and Jefferson County, keeping existing findings of segregation but delaying any new plan until the 1975 76 year. The ruling contrasts Milliken v Bradley, noting Kentucky districts show de jure segregation and vestiges remain, with district lines historically ignored to aid segregation.
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Cincinnati
6Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Louisville
Jefferson County
District Court
Supreme Court
Bradley
Milliken
Detroit
Kentucky
Atherton High School
Walpole Prison Inmates Hold Three Hostages
Eight inmates at Walpole State Prison seized three hostages two guards and a medical assistant and demanded media access and high level meetings. State Sen elect Bill Owens met with the inmates and relayed 18 demands while officials reported the hostages were in good condition.
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Walpole
Mass
Walpole State Prison
Bill Owens
Boston
Francis W. Sargent
Michael S. Dukakis
Frank Hall
Owens
Foxboro
David Brown
Correction Department
Aid Cutoff To Turkey Expected
The House is expected to continue the cutoff of U S military aid to Turkey in a 2.6 billion foreign aid bill. The Ford administration offers little resistance, citing Turkey's occupation of Cyprus. Admin officials seek a later Senate delay and expect compromises on South Korea aid to aid passage amid multiple amendments.
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Washington
House
U.S
Turkey
Ford Administration
Cyprus
South Korea
Senate
Gilligan Campaign Passes 1 Million in Spending
Gov. John J. Gilligan reports final campaign expenses totaling 1 065 736 for his bid for re election. Ohioans for Gilligan show 258 120 spent in October and November, with a debt and prior balance leaving a campaign fund of 43 395 and a spending limit of 1 065 201. A recount of his 11 414 vote loss to James A. Rhodes began in Ohio polling places with results due by December 19 or 20.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Gilligan
Gore
James A. Rhodes
Ted W. Brown
Brown
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R-Mich
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R-Pa
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
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D-Nev
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Rcolp
Dominick
Bayh
New York State
Nelson
Abourezk
Gov. Rockefeller
Bonn
West Germany
West Berlin
Helmut Schmidt
Schmidt
San Jose
Calif
Charlotte Lange
Jason Wesley
Brain Walter
Jolene Rene
Valley Medical Center
Corey William
Kelly Irene
John
Ways and Means
Rules
Massachusetts
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