Ford in Ohio Promotes Detente With Nature Plan
President Ford travels to Ohio to dedicate a 30 million National Environmental Research Center in Cincinnati and to address a White House domestic policy conference in Cleveland. He pledges a firm environmental cleanup drive while weighing economic needs and energy goals, calling for a detente with nature and proposing a uniform oil pollution liability system.
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Ford
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National Environmental Research Center
Cincinnati
White House
Cleveland
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America
Statistical Quirk Brings Drop in Jobless Rate
Washington AP reports a June unemployment rate of 8.6 percent, down from 9.2 percent in May, due largely to a statistical quirk that overstates job seekers. Labor data show wholesale prices down 0.1 percent, amid fuel price gains and steady total employment at 84.4 million June.
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Labor Department
Julius Shiskin
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Bureau of Labor Statis
William Proxmire
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Senate Banking Committee
Beame Receives Extra Tax Power Amid NYC Garbage Strike
NYC mayor Beame negotiates with state Republicans to gain taxing authority to restore city services after a three day wildcat sanitation strike left about 50,000 tons of garbage. Union leaders urge permanent employment guarantees, while other city workers protest budget cuts with sick calls and slowdowns. Northern California and Pennsylvania workers face court orders or dismissals as strikes ripple nationwide.
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Associated Press
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Santa Clara County
New York
Uniformed
Sanitationmen's Association
John DeLury
Robert T. Groh
Average Family Size Below 3 for 1st Time
Washington AP reports the first U S household average under three people reflecting broader social shifts. Declining marriage, rising divorce, low birth rates, more women remaining single, and greater female economic independence mark a new domestic pattern.
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Census Bureau
Paul C. Glick
Glick
Ohio OCSEA leader vows appeal to any state employee layoff
In Columbus, Karl E. Stewart, executive director of the 35,000 member OCSEA, says the union will appeal layoff actions tied to a 2 percent across the board cut and requires the state to prove funds or work scarcity. An EPA air alert covers Belmont, Columbiana, Jefferson, and Monroe counties due to dangerous ozone levels, urging carpooling and mass transit. Republican state Chairman Kent B. McGough outlines a three pronged campaign to the 1976 election, aiming to recruit candidates raise 1.2 million and topple at least 15 Democratic incumbents.
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Ford energy advisers warn of winter natural gas shortages
White House briefing says there will be no gasoline shortage this summer but major natural gas shortfalls are expected next winter in the Northeast and Midwest, with 1.7 trillion cubic feet under contracted delivery last winter and projections to about 3 trillion for next winter. Industrial users would bear most impact, and prices may rise before July 4 rebates.
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White House
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Ron Nessen
Nessen
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Ohio
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Midwest
National City Bank Hikes Prime Rate to 7 Percent
First National City Bank increased its prime lending rate by one percentage point to 7 percent, the first rise by a major bank in six months. The higher rate applies to loans to creditworthy business borrowers and takes effect Monday.
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First National City Bank
Washington takes command of Continental Army 200 years ago
The article recalls George Washington’s July 1775 appointment as commander in chief of 13,743 colonial troops gathered around Boston. It notes the ragged army, ill training, and diverse muskets, yet highlights Washington’s resolve to mold a fighting force for independence.
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Daniel Q. Haney
Associated Press
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Charles Lee
Cambridge
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New Milford, Conn
Washington Takes Command in Cambridge Amid War’s Early Turmoil
James Thacher notes Washington on horseback with military men entering leadership. Washington, led by Artemas Ward and Israel Putnam, surveys Charlestown ruins and Boston harbor from Prospect Hill, as British loyalists guard their posts.
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Washington
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Boston
Israel Putnam
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