Ford Warned House Five Years Ago on Salary Control
President Ford says he warned the House in 1971 against allowing Wayne Hays to control staff salaries. Speaker Carl Albert forms a three Democrat task force to study payroll misuse as the pay roll scandal widens. Rep Lloyd Meeds notes Republican scrutiny minimal and Hays faces pressure to quit amid probes into travel and payroll arrangements.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ford
House
Wayne Hays
Thomas O'Neill
Carl Albert
Congress
Lloyd Meeds
Hays
Ohio
Elizabeth Ray
Hays’ Committee
Administration Committee
O'Neill
Candidates scurry for votes in last primary push
The Associated Press reports Ohio, New Jersey and California hold the final primaries with 540 Democratic and 331 Republican delegates at stake. Carter leads with 960 delegates. Udall and Church campaign in Ohio and Ohio allies urge mass turnout as Ford targets California and Ohio to blunt Reagan. Ford predicts a first ballot loss but hopes to win enough uncommitted delegates for Kansas City.
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Ford
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California
Morris Udall
Frank Church
Carter
New Jersey
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Columbus
Washington
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Kansas City
Regan
Church
Toledo
Dayton
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Presi
Udall
Akron
Cleveland
Arizona
Edmund G. Brown, Jr
Sacramento
Humphrey
Nuclear alert remains in effect across US plants
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the security alert at 58 nuclear plants stays in place until after California voters cast ballots in a state referendum on atomic power. The agency cited unverified intelligence about planned intrusions over Memorial Day weekend and early June, with incidents at two utilities noted as possibly related.
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California
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Illinois
Connecticut
New York
LaGuardia
Commission
Syrian tanks move to clear out guerrillas near Beirut
Syrian forces reportedly move toward hills east of Beirut to rout guerrilla groups led by Yasir Arafat. Tanks were seen 20 miles from Beirut and near Dahr al Baidar pass as factions unite under a joint command including Al Fatah and Habash’s Front. The invasion aims to end sectarian fighting as Syria tightens its grip on Lebanon’s Bekaa region.
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Associated Press
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Yasir Arafat
Arafat
Israel
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PL Orga
G Habash
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Habash
PLO
Rejection Front
Lebanese Arab Army
World biker plans months long trip across continents
A cyclist aims to ride over 2000 miles averaging 80 miles daily, with boat and air travel involved as he passes through Europe Asia and China before returning to San Francisco. Lebanon reports Syrian control of regions and end to sectarian fighting while police count 27 dead and 54 wounded in a night of machine gun clashes.
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Europe
Asia
China
San Francisco
Wanted Man To Take Over Trainer Position
Help wanted ad in Herald seeks a man to assume trainer duties part time. Equal opportunity employer. Steady employment. Call xxx-XXX. Ad ran two days in help wanted employment. paper scheduled six days. payment only for days run.
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Help Wanted
Senate compromise aims to decide Alaska gas delivery route
A compromise bill would require a final decision by year end on transporting Alaska natural gas to the lower 48. Congress could overturn the choice, with options including all American Alaska pipelines or a Canada crossing, tankers, or other methods. The measure tightens judicial review to speed approval.
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Washington
Alaska
Senate
Congress
Canada
Adlai E. Stevenson
D-Ill
Commerce
Stevenson
Commerce Committee
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
1976 Deadliest Year For Earthquakes Since 1970
The U S Geological Survey reports 21 significant earthquakes worldwide this year have killed about 24 000 people making 1976 the deadliest tremor year since 1970 Background notes explain significance thresholds and Richter scale basics with examples including the 1906 San Francisco quake Fortnightly totals show Guatemala’s Feb 4 quake accounting for most deaths and a May 6 quake in northeastern Italy causing about 900 fatalities
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Washington
U.S. Geological Survey
Peru
Turkey
Guatemala
Italy
San Francisco
Ford proposes three year limits on desegregation supervision
President Ford floated a plan to require courts to relinquish supervision of school desegregation cases after three years. The proposal would apply to districts found illegally segregated and under court ordered plans, with Congress and Attorney General Levi weighing retroactive scope amid pending Supreme Court guidelines.
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Washington
Ford
Edward H. Levi
Supreme Court
Pasadena
Calif
Justice Department
San Diego
Congress
Housing plan approved by Austin HRA with Simonowicz contract
Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority members agreed to hire Clarence Simonowicz of St. Paul to package a low income elderly housing plan. Fred Pickett authorized signing a contract, with attorney review and slight changes. The plan envisions about 52 apartments funded by bonds and FHA loans, with federal rent subsidies under Section 8.
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Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Clarence Simonowicz
St. Paul
HRA
Fred Pickett
Simonowicz
Mexican police hunt for guerrillas after deadly raid
Mexico City police joined a wide search for Communist guerrillas blamed for killing six officers in a suburban police station raid. About six men arrived in four unmarked cars, opened fire with machine pistols and .45s, then fled.
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Mexico City
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