Ohio legislature acts to repeal fair trade laws
The Ohio Senate approved a bill to repeal the state’s 1939 fair trade laws, sending it to Gov. James A. Rhodes for signature. The measure, backed by consumer groups, would end minimum price controls on appliances and other items, with opposition mainly from small hardware and appliance retailers.
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Whites Stay Home From Boston Schools Desegregation Tests Attendance
Boston students returned amid desegregation orders as overall attendance rose to 68.4 percent with minorities outnumbering whites in daily headcounts. White turnout fell to 24,630 while 27,479 minority students attended, and officials reported mixed classroom integration despite quieter streets.
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U.S
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South Boston
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60 Day Delay Most Likely For Oil Decontrol
Washington AP reports Democrats push a 60 day extension of oil price controls as the path to a broader energy policy. Ford hints at gradual removal, while Republicans and Democrats spar over inflation, unemployment, and future energy strategy.
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Three Life Terms For Boyle In Yablonski Slayings
W A Tony Boyle, former UMW president, was sentenced to three consecutive life terms for ordering the murders of Joseph A Yablonski and his wife and daughter in their Clarksville farm house. Prosecutor Richard Sprague said Boyle set the chain of events into motion.
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UAW
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Springfield
Consumer Safety Chief Opposes New Consumer Advocacy Agency
Richard O Simpson, head of the U S Consumer Product Safety Commission, now rejects a proposed Agency for Consumer Advocacy as extra bureaucracy. He told the National Consumers League the ACA would fail to fix regulatory problems and weaken public access to agencies. Ford opposes the bill, which passed Senate and House committees and awaits a full vote with a likely presidential veto.
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Wallace to delay presidential bid for European fact-finding tour
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace will postpone announcing his candidacy to undertake a Western Europe fact-finding and goodwill tour. An aide said travel plans are not yet set but Wallace is expected to depart in about a month for a two-week trip.
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Alabama
George C. Wallace
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Lebanese plan threatened as army to form buffer zones
The Moslem opposition warned against the government plan to use the army as a buffer between Christians and Moslems in northern Lebanon. The army named a new commander and announced buffer zones between Tripoli and the Christian town of Zagharta to reduce clashes.
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Lebanon
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Zagharta
Weather Outlook Cloudy and Cooler With Showers
The forecast calls for a cloudy and cooler night followed by showers and thundershowers likely tonight and again Friday. Lows tonight near the upper 50s and Friday highs around the low 70s. Rain chances are about 70 percent tonight and 20 percent Friday. Details, Page 8.
Ford campaigns in Keene for Wyman in NH Senate race
President Ford toured Keene New Hampshire greeting thousands as he campaigned for GOP candidate Louis C. Wyman ahead of Tuesday's special election against Democrat John A. Durkin. Secret Service and police guarded the motorcade route spanning 14 communities. Ford emphasized party unity and highlighted the NH voters' role in the rerun election.
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California
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Reagan
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May 1775 Congress forms Army and names Washington
The Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on May 10 1775 spurred war planning by approving 64 Articles of War and debating the makeup and leadership of the continental army. George Washington was named commander in chief on June 15, with orders to march to Cambridge Massachusetts.
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