Ford Discusses Probe and Carter Closes Issue
The Associated Press reports a sharp contrast in campaign tactics as Carter campaigns in the Northeast attacking Ford's Middle East policy while Ford stays in Washington meeting foreign ministers and addressing a probe into campaign finances. The Justice Department confirmed the Watergate inquiry cites allegations of campaign money irregularities in Ford's Michigan district.
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Carter
Associated Press
Jimmy Carter
Middle East
Washington
White House
Sen
Walter Mondale
GOP
Michigan
Watergate
Boston
Justice Department
Atty
Edward H. Levi
Jobs Saved Amid Public Employment Program Phaseout
A federal public employment program ended Thursday but over half of the city workers under it will not face unemployment. ARC shifts focus to health care and public education. Residents urged to fight to keep Federal Hocking schools open. Day care centers in Logan and New Lexington to stay open through December. Public Works funding review for Hocking County facility. Ohio nonuniformed city workers strike while Youngstown police and fire resolve their talks.
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Stewart
Federal Hocking
Logan
New Lexington
Tri-County Community Action Agency
Hocking County
Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley
Columbus
Youngstown
Ohio
Clear Tonight With Lows in the 50s
Clear tonight with lows in the low to mid 50s and partly cloudy Saturday with highs in the mid 70s. Probability of rain 10 percent tonight and 20 percent Saturday. Details, Page 10.
Coffee Crop Estimate Up Worldwide Output Brightens
The Foreign Agricultural Service raised the 1976 77 world coffee crop estimate by 1.6 million bags to 62.1 million with 44.7 million for world markets. It remains the smallest in six years. Improvements come from Mexico and Africa while Brazil’s harvest stays at 9.5 million bags, about 40 percent of last season.
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Washington
Foreign Agricultural Service
Mexico
Africa
Brazil
Arafat rejects terms as Syrian assault resumes near Beirut
Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat rejects Syrian cease fire terms as Syrian tanks and heavy artillery renew a four day offensive against Palestinian held towns Bhamdoun and Aley east of Beirut. Guerrilla sources say the barrage prepares for a tank assault toward the Beirut outskirts.
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Beirut, Lebanon
Yasir Arafat
Bhamdoun
Aley
Beirut
Rhodes Urged to Expand 1969 Job Law for Cities
Rep. Robert Netzley urges Gov. Rhodes and leaders to widen the 1969 law that grants 10 year tax exemptions for new dwellings and five year exemptions for remodels in blighted areas. He notes Montgomery County uses it to keep Cessna’s Dayton expansion near Cox Airport and calls for broader, longer incentives to attract industry and create jobs. He says the law is a free enterprise tool empowering local governments without state or federal intervention.
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Ohio
Robert E. Netzley
Laura
James Ka. Rhodes
Miami County
House
Vernal G. Riffe Jr
New Boston
Senate
Oliver Ocasek
Akron
Netzley
Cleveland
Hough
Montgomery County
Dayton
McCauley
Cessna Aircraft Corp
Kansas
Cessna
Cox Municipal
Rhodes
Sen
Ocasek
Rep
Riffe
Car Sale Succeeds After Third Call in Athens
Charles Stover of Route 3 Athens sought to sell his car. The third call secured a buyer and by 8 p.m. the vehicle was gone. The first day results appear straightforward.
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Charles Stover
Route 3
Athens
Navajo Delegates Seek Medicine Men in Mining Contract
Roy Tutt and Larry Spear, Navajo delegates at the United Mine Workers convention in Cincinnati, urge including medicine men in the next contract. They argue Navajo miners favor traditional healers due to distance from white doctors and cheaper care, noting many Navajos work at Peabody Coal Co. mines on Black Mesa and Kayenta in Arizona.
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Roy Tutt
Tutt
Peabody Coal Co
Navajo Reservation
Arizona
United Mine Workers
Black Mesa
Kayenta
Larry Spear
UMW
Spear
California
Shorter Work Week Sought by United Mine Workers
Delegates at the United Mine Workers convention in Cincinnati approved a right-to-strike resolution after suspending rules. The package calls for a six hour day for construction and inside miners, five hours fifteen minutes for outside and strip miners, with pay multipliers for overtime, weekends, and holidays, plus a faster grievance procedure.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
United Mine Workers Convention
Collective Bargaining Committee
UMW
Supreme Court of the United States
California Gov Signs Right to Die Bill Amid Debate
Gov. Edmund Brown Jr signs the first U.S. living will law allowing terminally ill patients to die with physician assistance by turning off life support when a signed living will is in place. The bill, effective Jan 1, drew opposition over euthanasia fears and references the Quinlan case. it requires adult signers with two nonrelative witnesses and renewals every five years.
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Sacramento
Calif
Edmund Brown Jr
Brown
Karen Anne Quinlan
New Jersey
Keene
America Rolls Up Sleeves for First Swine Flu Shots
The first swine flu shots began as the largest immunization program in U S history with initial doses shipped to states including Massachusetts Wisconsin and others. Officials noted piecemeal deliveries could hinder orderly administration as Congress funded the effort with 135 million dollars and the CDC projected 177 million doses by late November.
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Associated Press America
National Center For Disease Control
Indianapolis
Maristpill
Waltham
Boston
Massachusetts
Stuart H. Shapiro
State Department of Health
Associated Press
Congress
CDC
Federal Center
Ford
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Charles Harris
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Spear and
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Barry Keene
Dureka
Wisconsin
William Schatz
State Department of Health and Social Services
Ford Dix
N.J
University of Virginia Hospital
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