Ford declares 1976 bid from White House office
President Ford announced from the Oval Office his candidacy for the 1976 election promising an open campaign and pledged to be President of all the people. He named Robert Moot as campaign treasurer and outlined a core team including Bo Callaway David Packard and Dean Burch.
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Ford
White House
All the People
Betty
America
Oval Office
Robert C. Moot
President Ford
Howard ‘‘Bo’’ Callaway
David
Gila Monster At Como Zoo Faces Unclaimed Fate
Two boys captured a 16 inch, two pound gila monster in Minnesota and kept it in the Como Zoo basement awaiting bail. Director John Fletcher says it could be put down if not claimed, noting its protected status in Arizona and the zoo’s lack of capacity to house it.
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John Chagnon
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Bemidji Council Plans Inquiry Into Bicentennial Chair
Bemidji Minnesota City Council authorized a three member investigation into possible removal of Gene A. Cisewski chair of the Bemidji American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. The action followed disputes over jurisdiction of a park donated by Mrs. Lillian Schmunk and a BARBC hearing about its status.
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Bemidji
Gene A. Cisewski
Bemidji American Revolution Bicentennial Commission
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Cisewski
Cameron McMahon
Herb Whiting
William Davis
Larry Dow
Ralph Moberg
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Lake Avenue
Lillian Schmunk
Otto
Schmunk
Gene Cisewski
Mondale and Burdick Tour Worst Red River Flood
Senators Mondale and Burdick viewed the flood from a helicopter over eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota calling the Red River flood the worst seen. Mondale estimated damages near 1 billion dollars while Rep. Andrews described heavy losses per acre on his Maple River farm and noted ongoing pumps and dikes.
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Mark Andrews
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Audubon report to Beltrami County on tax-forfeit lands
Dr Adela Elwell presented findings from the Upper Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society to the Beltrami County Board on tax-forfeit lands. She urged timber use over agricultural return, noting declining farming jobs and rising income from timber and other renewable resources.
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Kathy Lee Johnson
Beltrami County
Vern Tollefson
Bemidji
County faces land use plan amid tax-forfeit sales moratorium
Weather settles with cooler days ahead as officials discuss land planning. Dr. Elwell urges planning and classification noting finite land. Tourism cited as a county industry benefiting from a planned program and improved quality of life. Audubon proposes a moratorium on tax-forfeit land sales and a countywide classification and management plan to be reviewed July 29.
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Elwell
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Lebanese forces press on in search for American colonel
Lebanese security forces continue pursuit of Col. Ernest R. Morgan nine days after his abduction by Moslem revolutionaries in Beirut. The captors demand ransom and a stop to the search while the U S government says policy is not to pay. Morgan, 43, from Petersburg Virginia, was seized as violence raged around the city near the airport.
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Ernest R. Morgan
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Petersburg
G. McMurtrie Godley
Christian Phalange Party
Turkey
Pakistan
Soviet Specialists Reported in Somali Russian Complex
U S intelligence has reports that about three thousand Soviet experts staff a growing Russian military complex in Somalia. Senator Bartlett and Pentagon technicians who toured Somalia over the weekend described a missile handling facility and other evidence of a Soviet military presence.
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Washington
U.S
Somalia
Sen
Dewey F. Bartlett
R Okla
Pentagon
Bartlett
Commission back GOP DEM free services ban at nominating conventions
The Federal Election Commission staff proposed prohibiting most free services from the Republican and Democratic national nominating conventions. The commission, meeting openly, voted 4 to 2 to discuss the recommendation in a closed session, with no timetable given for action.
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Washington
Federal Election Commission
Commission
Big-city mayors seek new strategy for federal aid
Leaders of the nation’s big city mayors meet in Boston for a closed session to craft a plan pressing for more federal aid as they push urban issues back onto the national agenda. Ford administration decisions and Congress vetoes spur the effort, sources say.
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Peron Scraps Wage Ceiling to appease unions in Argentina
President Isabel Peron agrees to remove the 50 percent wage increase cap to calm a Peronist labor strike. She keeps rejecting union calls to oust adviser Jose Lopez Rega, according to informed sources.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Isabel Peron
Jose Lopez Rega
Gandhi Threat Prompts Industry Backing In India
Indira Gandhi pledged to use emergency powers to boost production. Business leaders met with the prime minister for 90 minutes to outline plans and promise cooperation to energize the lagging economy.
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India
Indira Gandhi
Ford administration moves toward gun control bill
The Ford administration is finalizing a gun control bill with mandatory sentences for firearm felonies, a handgun purchasing waiting period, and tighter dealer licensing. Treasury official MacDonald said proposals align with April recommendations. The White House aims to finish the measure this week amid last minute talks with gun manufacturers and officials.
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