Reagan Attacks Ford as Florida Trip Looms
Reagan unleashes a sharp critique of the Ford administration while campaigning in Florida for the GOP nomination. He accuses Ford and Kissinger of detente concessions and warns of national security risk, aiming to woo farm voters in Illinois before the March 16 primary.
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Reagan
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Jimmy Carter
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Jobless Rate Drops to 7.6 Percent as Employment Rebounds
The February unemployment rate fell to 7.6 percent from 7.8 percent as total employment rose by 125000, returning to the July 1974 prerecession peak of 86.3 million. The labor force expanded from 91 million to 93.5 million, keeping the jobless rate elevated.
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Labor Department
Brezhnev Re-elected as Soviet Leader. Polyansky Ousted from Politburo
In Moscow Brezhnev was re-elected general secretary while Agriculture Minister Dmitry Polyansky was removed from the Politburo. New Politburo members Grigory Romanov and Dmitry Ustinov joined, joining Brezhnev and the troika with Podgorny and Kosygin. The aging body remains focused on Kremlin leadership. In London the pound fell below $2 as traders priced in doubt, slipping from around $2.00 to under $1.99 amid unclear causes and prior levels near WWII-era values.
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Nikolai V. Podgorny
Alexei N. Kosygin
Troika
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Basque region erupts as coffins lead defiant funeral march
In Vitoria and across Alava Province crowds mourn the three workers killed by police. massive turnout idles the labor force, with widespread sympathy strikes in Pamplona Bilbao and Basque cities. Clashes and arrests occur as authorities keep order amid post Franco unrest.
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Pamplona
Navarre
Bilbao
Vizcaya
Franco
Juan Carlos
Township annual meetings set to vote on regionalism ballot
Beltrami County townships plan regionalism questions on ballots separate from officer elections. Northern Township will ask yes or no on establishing a township zoning ordinance.
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Beltrami
Bemidji
Northern Township
Blizzard Strikes Southern Minnesota Causing Wide School Closures
Blowing snow and drifting conditions from a major winter storm shut down about 100 Minnesota school systems including large suburban districts. Snow totals reached 8-10 inches in southwest Minnesota with 7.7 inches in Minneapolis-St Paul and up to four inches in the northeast. Visibility dropped to near zero in many areas as winds 20 to 30 mph continued, delaying travel and prompting highway advisories.
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St. Paul
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Highway Department
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Iowa
National Weather Service
Mississippi River Valley
State University Board and IFO reach two year contract
State University Board negotiators and the Inter Faculty Organization announced a two year contract agreement in St. Paul. The IFO, part of MEA, represents about 2000 faculty across Minnesota state universities. Ratification by board and IFO members is pending before details are released.
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Cuba gears to help Rhodesia guerrillas
U S officials say Cuba plans limited support for Rhodesian nationalists by sending advisers and trainers through Mozambique, potentially raising border clashes as Rhodesia negotiates with black leaders and Kissinger warns against Cuban involvement.
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Ian Smith
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Samora Machel
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
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Great Britain
Henry A. Kissinger
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