Carter and Ford clash on abortion and campaigning in Midwest visit
President Ford planned talks with Catholic leaders as Carter tours Ohio and Illinois amid antiabortion protests. Carter opposes a constitutional abortion ban while Ford shifts to winning Catholic support. The two leaders debate foreign policy and defense amid a large defense bill.
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Final Terms Of Tax Bill Set For Senate Approval
Washington AP The tax bill settling final terms would extend current 15 billion per year tax cuts through next year and pass to President Ford for signing. It broadens tax cuts and hikes touching on child care death duties and elder aid while raising revenue by taxing the wealthy and limiting shelters.
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Mao Death Shifts Power as China Faces Leadership Vacuum
Analysts weigh Washington role after Mao Tse tung dies. Kissinger offers cautious optimism while warning predicting China’s next moves is difficult. The world watches a possible shift in Beijing balance of power and U S China relations.
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Kissinger Looks to Maintain U S China Policy Amid Shifts
Kissinger says the main lines of U S policy toward Pekin will likely continue after Mao's death. He notes mutual interests trump personalities and urges ongoing normalized relations and increased exchanges. Analysts debate Moscow Beijing ties and the impact of Mao’s passing on Sino Soviet relations.
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Carter and Glenn back sunset bill in Ohio
In Columbus Carter and Sen. Glenn endorse a sunset law forcing agencies to prove value every five years or face extinction. They spoke at Port Columbus as thousands cheered and antiabortion demonstrators jeered. Glenn said Ohio could be carried but cautioned it won’t be easy.
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Soviet Rocket Debris Falls in Montana From Cosmos 854
Pentagon sources report a large Soviet Cosmos 854 rocket section descended over Washington state Idaho and finally Montana but has not been recovered. Spectators may have seen a flaming comet as it burned on entry, with radar tracking by North American Air Defense Command and debris usually breaking into smaller pieces.
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Jets collide high above Zagreb killing 181
A British Airways Trident 3 and an Inex-Adria DC9 collided at 35,000 feet near Zagreb killing at least 181 people. The British plane carried 54 passengers and nine crew. the Yugoslav jet 118 passengers. Most aboard were West German tourists returning from the Adriatic.
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Apartment Renter Sought via Action Ads
Beverly Barnes of Albany reports 18 inquiries and a renter on the first day after using Messenger Action Ads. She says the Action Act helped her rent the apartment and thanks the ads for the result.
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Investments Proposed For a Black Rhodesia
Western leaders plan up to 2 billion in an insurance and investment fund to back a future black-ruled Rhodesia alongside an investment program for white settlers. The effort aims to stabilize southern Africa and attract Western money while avoiding ties to the Soviet bloc. Kissinger considers shuttle diplomacy across Africa to ease regional tensions and potential talks with Rhodesian Premier Ian Smith.
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Falls Daredevil Survives Niagara Run in Propane Tank
Tibor Hetenyi of Edison New Jersey attempted a Niagara Falls plunge in a six foot long propane tank. His craft snagged on rocks 200 yards from Horseshoe Falls. A Canadian helicopter evacuated him and he was charged with disorderly conduct after a chest bruise check at a hospital.
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Berry Development Plans on Court Street Lot
Athens businessmen announce proposed Berry Development to build a mini shopping mall and apartment complex on the Berry Hall lot on Court Street. The note appears on Page 2 with other city updates including a potential Athens location for the Ohio Lottery Commission.
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Weather Outlook: Clouds and Showers This Weekend
Mostly cloudy and cool tonight and Saturday with a 40 percent rain chance tonight and 20 percent on Saturday. Lows tonight in the low 50s and highs Saturday in the upper 60s.
UMW Chief Challenger Plans Next Year Candidacy
Lee Roy Patterson, longtime critic of the United Mine Workers administration, declares he will challenge Arnold Miller for the union presidency next year to save the union and improve miners’ lives. Six Michigan State players barred from Saturday game against Ohio State by federal judge, four starters among them.
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