Theft of TV Leads to Arrest in Ford Assassination Plot
Two men Gary DeSure and Preston Mayo were indicted for conspiring to assassinate President Ford in Sacramento on Sept. 5. They planned a sewer bombing and a shootout. the plot surfaced after a motel TV was stolen in Santa Barbara. Both are held on $100,000 bail with arraignment set for Oct. 28 in Los Angeles.
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Ford
Sacramento
Manson
Lynette Fromme
Justice Department
Miss Fromme
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Preston Michael Mayo
Warren County
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State Mental Hospital
Warm Springs
Mont
Santa Barbara
Calif
Fromme
U.S
Mayo
California State Capitol
John J. Resich Jr
Farm Groups Criticize U.S.-Soviet Grain Pact
Washington reports that as the embargo on grain to the Soviet Union ends, Earl L. Butz says up to seven million more metric tons could be sold this year while the long term pact aims to stabilize trade. Farm groups denounce government intervention as undermining markets.
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Soviet Union
U.S
Earl L. Butz
Ford
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Russia
United States
Break-In Echoes Watergate at Ford Campaign Office
Discovery of two jimmy-bar marks on a file cabinet unlocked by Lester R. Benjamin raised questions about motive. Officials said nothing was stolen and no political documents were touched while staff and workers were present. they noted no forced entry.
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Ford
Lester R. Benjamin
President Ford Committee
Benjamin
Robert Visser
Visser
Democratic National Committee
Watergate Complex
Nixon
Ford Committee
Supreme Court OKs Spanking by Public School Teachers
The Supreme Court ruled teachers may spank pupils in public schools even against parental objection, but should try alternative punishments first. It affirmed a North Carolina district court ruling upholding a sixth grade pupil spanking in Gibsonville, NC as not constituting cruel and unusual punishment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Gibsonville
N.C
Bayh Enters Dem Race From Tiny Indiana Town
Bayh announces candidacy at his Bayh family farm near Shirkieville Indiana where about 600 villagers gather to hear him pledge a run for president on a coalition of labor groups women’s groups black communities and liberal allies.
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Shirkieville
Ind
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Birch Bayh
Illinois
Ford Cancels Appointments Amid Fever
President Ford cancels today’s schedule due to a sinus infection and cold. White House physician orders a second day of reduced activities after fever remains a little above 100 degrees.
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Washington
Ford
White House
William Lukash
Bath Township man seeks kind owner for 3000 beer cans
Akron AP reports Steve Toth, 22, plans to move and cannot take his 5-year-old collection of 3,000 red and white beer cans. He asks a sensitive person to give the cans a good home, asking the buyer to cherish the display that lines his walls.
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Akron, Ohio
Bath Township
Steve Toth
Toth
Subway crash in Mexico City leaves 26 dead
Mayor Octavio Senties cites technical and perhaps human failure for a rush hour collision of two subway trains. 55 injured. Officials say no sabotage suspected. The front train lagged after its emergency cord was pulled twice while the second train’s electronic braking system failed.
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Mexico City
Octavio Senties
Red Cross
Police storm hideout in Monasterevin over Dutch hostage
Irish police and troops stormed a Monasterevin house seeking kidnapped Dutch industrialist Tiede Herrema. The attackers fired five shots at the assault group but none hit, and police said they did not return fire to avoid harming Herrema.
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Ireland
Dublin
Tiede Herremans
Herrema
Weather outlook shows mild tonight and next day
Fair tonight with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. Partly cloudy Wednesday with highs in the 70s. Chance of rain near zero tonight and about 10 percent Wednesday. Details, Page 7.
Ohio Senate to vote on fuel cost regulation bill
Ohio Senate expected to approve a consumer oriented bill requiring state regulation of fuel adjustments by electric utilities. The plan omits a 15 percent trigger for hearings and adds twice yearly PUCO reviews plus itemized monthly bills and annual fuel cost audits. Democrats aim to override Gov Rhodes vetoes on this and other measures.
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Ohio
Ohio Senate
James A. Rhodes
Robert E O'Shaughnessy
D-15
Energy Committee
PUCO
O'Shaughnessy
Federal Power Commission
Senate
Ohio House
House
Parents Set to Testify In Right to Die Trial
In Morristown New Jersey Karen Ann Quinlan's parents face a court fight to end life support for their daughter Physicians testified they would not disconnect the respirator even with a court order The Quinlans seek the right to unplug the machine and allow their daughter to die with dignity The family is backed by their parish priest and their attorney who plans to call additional medical witnesses
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Morristown
N.J
Karen Ann Quinlan
Miss Quinlan
Joseph T. Quinlan
Julia
Mary Ellen
Thomas Trapasso
Paul W. Armstrong
Quinlan Family
Julius Kirein
Robert J. Morse
St. Clare’s Hospital
Denville
Armstrong
Superior Court
Robert Muir Jr
Morse
William F. Hyland
Morris County
G. Collester
Kissinger Meets Mao in Surprise Peking Visit
Secretary of State Kissinger met with Chairman Mao in Peking after a session with Deputy Premier Teng Hsiao-ping. The day included a Fragrant Hills walk with Foreign Minister Chiao Kuanhua and a lunch featuring chrysanthemum pot soup and mao tai, while Kissinger noted the walk was his best exercise in years.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Mao Tse-tung
China
Kissinger
Teng Hsiao-ping
Mao
Teng
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