Rockefeller ends testimony in Watergate tapes question
Vice president design ate nominee Nelson Rockefeller refused to answer whether full disclosure of Watergate would be hampered by a White House agreement to give Nixon Watergate tapes. Senator Byrd pressed Rockefeller but the exchange showed his difficulty pinning him down during confirmation hearings in Washington.
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White House
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Robert C. Byrd
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D-W. Va
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House
New York
Oil Nations Demand Price Cuts By U S Officials
Oil exporting nations urged the United States and other industrial powers to cut crude prices in response to energy pressures. Venezuela's President Perez defended higher oil costs as a reaction to economic oppression and inflation, while OPEC officials noted inflation's broader role and urged global cooperation.
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Associated Press
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United States
Carlos Andres Perez
Venezuela
America
Ford
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Vienna
The
Arab League
Sayed
Kissinger
Standard of Lion
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Organization of Petroleum
United Arab Emirates
Ford reshapes White House team in administration shakeup
President Ford drives a major reorganization of the White House staff with L William Seidman slated for a high level economic role and Donald Rumsfeld named presidential assistant coordinating operations. Seidman would assume some duties from Kenneth Rush as he departs for a diplomatic post.
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Ford
L. William Seidman
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Buchen
Grand Rapids
Mich
Kenneth Rush
White House
Buden
Nixon
Donald Rumsfeld
House
NATO
Rumsfeld
GM seeks three year moratorium on auto safety and pollution laws
GM chairman Richard Gerstenberg urged a government industry review of current and proposed safety and antipollution rules, arguing inflationary effects. He said mandatory equipment cost GM about $1 billion since 1971 and added roughly $270 to each vehicle, calling for broader moratorium and cost–benefit scrutiny.
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Gerstensberg
Citizens’ Research Council
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Ford
Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
D-Maine
Thomas Bradley
Los Angeles
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Associated Press
Calley Conviction Overturned by Federal Judge
Federal Judge J Robert Elliott ruled Lt. William L Calley Jr. is entitled to release from Fort Leavenworth, overturning his 1971 court martial for the My Lai killings due to unconstitutional proceedings and pretrial publicity. The ruling orders immediate habeas relief and cites unequal justice in the original conviction.
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Elliott
Israel Bombs Southern Lebanon Ahead of Yom Kippur
Israeli air force struck Arab guerrilla concentrations in southern Lebanon for about half an hour and all aircraft returned safely. The attack came less than seven hours before Yom Kippur, the holiest Jewish day. In Washington, a foreign aid bill facing Senate debate proposed spending 2.5 billion dollars, 22 percent below the administration’s 3.2 billion request.
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Lebanon
Washington
House
Senate
Defense Bill Sends Record $82.6 Billion Package to Ford
The Senate approved an $82.6 billion defense appropriation, the largest single funding bill in Congress history, by voice vote after brief debate and sent it to President Ford for signature.
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Congress
White House
Ford
Senate
Southern Democrats, conservative Republicans block consumer bill
A Senate coalition blocked a major consumer protection bill with a filibuster. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield shelved the bill for the rest of the current Congress, ending its chances this year.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Nixon Reports Progress in Leg Phlebitis Treatment
Former President Richard M. Nixon is responding well to treatment for painful phlebitis in his left leg. Dr. John C. Lungren said newsmen will receive written daily noon reports approved by Nixon, with Lungren declining personal interviews.
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Richard M. Nixon
John C. Lungren
Lungren
Nixon
Weather forecast notes warmer Thursday with highs near 75
The notice outlines a partly cloudy pattern tonight and Thursday with lows in the low 50s and highs in the mid to upper 70s. It appears on page 2 alongside classified, comics, editorials, obituaries, sports, and theater listings.
Allison Mechem Found Safe After Cincinnati Kidnapping
Allison Mechem, the 4 year old daughter of broadcasting executive Charles S. Mechem Jr., was found safe in a motel room five miles from home. Frank Joseph Wiechman, 26, was charged with kidnapping and arraignment was scheduled. another man was questioned and released.
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Charles S. Mechem Jr
Cincinnati
Mechem
Taft Broadcasting Corp
Allison
Frank Joseph Wiechman
Hamilton County
Wiechman
Melissa
Allison Mechem
Grandparents Rejoice As Missing Nelsonville Girl Is Found
In Nelsonville, Mr and Mrs C Stanley Mechem celebrate the recovery of their granddaughter after a kidnapping in Cincinnati. A Taft Broadcasting official phoned with the news before wires carried it, praising police and FBI for safe recovery. The 4 year old, with siblings Melissa 16 and Daniel 14, had often visited Nelsonville with their parents.
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C. Stanley Mechem
Cincinnati
Charles
Taft Broadcasting Co
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FBI
Melissa
Daniel
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