Ford to accept less aid for Cambodia amid pressure
President Ford indicated he may settle for less than the 222 million dollars in emergency aid once seen as essential for Cambodia’s survival. He warned Congress that without timely military assistance, Cambodia could fall to the Communists within 10 days to two weeks. Ford hinted at alternative sums like 116 million proposed by Rep. McCloskey, while stressing the need for a rapid congressional response to prevent further bloodshed.
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Washington
Ford
Cambodia
White House
Congress
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
House
Jobless Rate Holds Steady Amid Dropped Workforce
February layoffs reached 540,000 while unemployment stayed at 8.2 percent as 580,000 people left the labor force. The civilian labor force fell to 91.5 million, with total employment at 84 million, down from January. President Ford floated possible tax cuts to spur stimulus amid a deepening recession.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ford
Good Beef at Choice Prices Stirs Consumer Outcry
The Agriculture Department approves expanding Choice as the standard grading, covering about 90 percent of graded beef. Consumer groups condemn the move as a consumer rip off, arguing buyers will pay Choice prices for Good beef while costs rise for graders and packers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
American Said
United States
South
Consumer Federation
Packer
Amish Move West From Ohio Enclave Over Land Costs
In Wooster Ohio an exodus of Amish families heads west to Harmony Minnesota and an Iowa colony. About 17 000 Amish live in Wayne and Holmes counties facing rising land prices and crowded farms. A caravan of 40 buggies travels 542 miles to a boxcar loading for the journey amid snow and cold.
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Harmony
Minn
Kidron Station
Wooster
Ohio
Minnesota
Kidron
Iowa
Wayne
Holmes
Harmony, Minn
Rhodes Legislature Try To Revive Ballot Proposals
Ohio Governor Rhodes keeps his four ballot proposals alive in the legislature despite plans to bypass lawmakers. Senate leader Ocasek says at least two items on transportation and housing could reach the November ballot. The row centers on financing methods and tax provisions with Speaker Riffe and Ocasek at odds over a sales tax rise and income tax use.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Senate
Oliver Ocasek
Akron
Thomas J. Moyer
Rhodes
Meyer
Moyer
Ocasek
Vernal G. Riffe Jr
New Boston
Riffe
Kissinger Mission Targeted by Tel Aviv Guerrilla Raid
Five more bodies were found in the Tel Aviv hotel wreckage bringing the death toll to 19 from the Wednesday night raid and Thursday counterattack. The attackers, identified as Al Fatah militants, reportedly arrived from Egypt via a north-origin mother ship. Defense Minister Shimon Peres blamed the strike on undermining Kissinger’s peace mission. Israeli officials hope retaliation in Lebanon may come after Kissinger’s visit.
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Tel Aviv
Egypt
Henry A. Kissinger
Lebanon
Kissinger
Israel
Shimon Peres
Gaza Strip
OPEC to Negotiate Stabilization of Oil Prices
The oil cartel plans to link petroleum prices to import costs and seeks assurances of price stability from consuming nations. Analysts see potential short term concessions in exchange for protecting OPEC profits, with Saudi Arabia Iran Venezuela and Algeria preparing for a Paris meeting on April 7.
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New York
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Maurice Adelman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Milton Lipton
Walter J. Consultants Corp
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Venezuela
Algeria
Paris
Adelman
Algiers
Ohio Lottery Numbers Drawn Thursday Night
The Ohio Lottery announces the top numbers drawn for Thursday night. Single number 696, double numbers 441 293, and Gold Rush drawing 560 779 are listed as winning results.
Rhodes Budget Messages Set for Next Wednesday
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes plans to present his tentative budget to the legislature next Wednesday. In Loveland, Ohio, a fireworks plant explosion killed Balbasserre Monfreda 62 and his son Salvatore 19, with Armando escaping and Andrea 33 hospitalized.
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Rhodes
Columbus, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Loveland
Ohio
Symmes
James Tygrett
Balbasserre Monfreda
Salvatore
Armando
Andrea
Oil spill fouls river downstream from barge crash
A barge collision in Vicksburg caused 1.5 million gallons of crude oil to spill, fouling the Mississippi River up to 100 miles downstream and hindering recovery efforts as workers struggle to contain the slick.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi River
Classifieds and weather brief tease from page twelve
A fragment from the page notes partly cloudy windy and colder tonight with low twenties and Saturday highs in the thirties. The snippet references classified, editorial obituaries television and weather sections with page twelve details.
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Rcalif
South Vietnam
Nelson Rockefeller
Beirut
al Fatah
Yasir Arafat
Over All Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Anwar Sadat
West Bank
Jordan River
National City Bank
Cleveland
Harsap
FBI
Blast
House Agriculture Committee
Phnom Penh
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