Ford Pledge Surprises FEA Aiming 40 Percent Mileage Gain
President Ford proposed a 40 percent improvement in auto fuel efficiency within four years. The plan surprised the Federal Energy Administration which had been negotiating a 30 percent gain in six years and setting a 20 mpg target for 1979. Officials questioned who is driving energy policy and noted the timetable shift could redefine base year benchmarks and expected savings.
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Ford faces GOP disavowal over anti inflation surtax
President Ford defends a 5 percent anti inflation surtax amid GOP hesitation. Sen Schneebeli says fate rests with voters. Pennsylvanian Drew Lewis and Sen Schweiker oppose the levy while Dole notes economic strain. Ford promotes one year tax, eyes 1976 bid and Nogales trip planned with Echaverria.
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Boston deploys 400 officers to quell Southie clashes
Boston police and state officers flood South Boston with riot gear after a federal judge rejects marshals aid and orders busing to continue. Gov Sargent leads the 400 officer deployment under Commissioner diGrazia and Supt Jordan to guard buses and schools amid ongoing unrest and arrests. President Ford and Sen Kennedy respond as violence expands to Roxbury and South Boston tensions rise.
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Joseph Jordan
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Hostage Release Ends 13 Day Dominican Siege
American diplomat Barbara Hutchison and six other hostages freed by seven leftist gunmen who seized the Venezuelan consulate in Santo Domingo. The group left for Panama aboard a Dominican jet after demanding ransom and prisoner releases.
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Bomb Threat Prompts Jail, School Shelters in Kanawha
Deputies patrol Kanawha County schools before dawn after threats to blow up the jail if Rev Ezra Graley is freed. A school was dynamited and another set afire, each with about 1000 in damage. Graley received 60 days in jail and 1500 fine amid ongoing textbook protests targeting materials including a poem about Jesus.
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Mills Seen Dining Before Drowning Incident in Washington
Rep Wilbur D. Mills spent hours at Junkanoo with friends dining and drinking about 80 dollars worth, then vanished until early morning amid a Tidal Basin incident. Police say a 1973 Lincoln registered to Mills led to five people exiting the car, with Mills named by one man to officers.
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Governor backs Lavelle as state Democratic chairman
Cleveland AP reports Gov. John Gilligan defends State Democratic Chairman William A. Lavelle of Athens as doing a fine job and wants to keep him, despite U.S. Senate nominee John H. Glenn Jr. calling for Lavelle's replacement. Gilligan says he is more than satisfied with Lavelle's conduct.
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U. S. Senate
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Wholesale price rise slows in September
Washington AP reports wholesale prices increased only one tenth of a percent in September as falling farm costs offset gains in industrial goods. The rise follows near record jumps in July and August and is the smallest since a decline last October.
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Rockefeller to Explain Gifts to Aides Faces Recall Call
Nelson Rockefeller has offered a written explanation to Congress about financial gifts to aides and public figures. Senator Jesse Helms says Rockefeller should be recalled to appear before the Senate Rules Committee to explain the gifts.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Rockefeller
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Last Draftees Heading Home Before Thanksgiving
About 2,500 men who were the last draftees before the Army shifted to an all volunteer force will be home by Thanksgiving. The Army said many were released early from their two year hitch after meeting enlistment goals for a volunteer force.
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Washington
Army
Britons Vote On Austerity and Britain's Future
About 30 million Britons vote today to decide who will govern and how Britain aligns with Europe or the United States. Polls forecast a Labour victory for Prime Minister Harold Wilson over Edward Heath's Conservatives.
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Washington
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Edward Heath
Weather and Classifieds Snapshot
Weather forecast notes Heather Clear tonight with lows in the low to mid 50s. Friday looks sunny and warmer with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Also references to Classified Comics Editorial Obituaries and television listings on Page 2.
Lawyer seeks access to Rhodes deposition in Kent State suits
Cleveland attorney Steven A. Sindell filed a motion in U S District Court opposing former Governor James A. Rhodes bid to seal his deposition until after the November election. Rhodes gave the testimony in Cleveland last week and the Toledo judge temporarily sealed it at Rhodes' request. Sindell argues no good cause exists for secrecy and that the public deserves court transparency.
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James A. Rhodes
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Don J. Young
Toledo
Burt J. Fulton
Sindell
Ohio Lottery announces daily and double numbers
The Ohio Lottery Commission announced the week’s winning three digit number 435 and the winning double number 612 429 in Cleveland.
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