Paris delegation reports North Vietnamese promises
Washington dispatch says a House subcommittee returns from Paris with a promise to account for Americans missing in Indochina and a request to lift the trade embargo and aid reconstruction. Rep. Montgomery cautions the pledge may not be linked to the embargo, while Ford signals openness to goodwill gestures including returns or information on MIAs. The Pentagon cites 800+ MIAs and 1,500 unaccounted deaths.
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UPI
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Paris
Indochina
United States
Rep
G.V
Sonny’’ Montgomery
D-Miss
Ford
Hawaii
Pentagon
Ford May Veto Tax Bill as Spending Cap Fights Continue
President Ford threatens to veto any tax cut bill unless Congress includes a 395 billion ceiling on the 1977 federal outlay. Senate leaders plan to push a brief extension to prevent withholding-rate increases. Treasury Secretary Simon summoned for a one day hearing as House reform provisions may be postponed. White House signals possible new session to force passage.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
William Simon
White House
Ron Nessen
Moore to plead insanity in Ford assassination trial
Public Defender James Hewitt said Sara Jane Moore will pursue insanity as a defense at her trial on charges of trying to kill President Ford. Moore, 45, a former FBI and Treasury informant, allegedly fired at Ford on September 22 as he left a downtown hotel. the President was unharmed. The trial starts Monday.
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San Francisco
UPI
Sara Jane Moore
Ford
James Hewitt
U.S
Nessie description sparks doubt among skeptics
Philadelphia police questioned many men from the city’s homosexual community in the Knight murder case, citing nude photos, tape recordings, and diaries found in the victim’s apartment. Knight, 30, was stabbed during a robbery at his Rittenhouse Square residence. A house guest, Mrs McKinnon, was stabbed and is hospitalized. A separate London report quotes Nessie observer Nicholas Twitchell describing the creature’s red brown skin, open mouth, horn like projections, and nostril holes.
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UPI
Irish Republican Army
Wilford Gibson
IRA
John
Sheila Matthews
Matthews
Michael Wilson
Britain
Wilson
Ross McWhirter
Guinness Book of Records
Philadelphia
John S. Knight
Knight
Rittenhouse Square
Rosemary McKinnon
Knight House
Joseph Golden
The
Philadelphia Daily News
Nicholas Twitchell
Twitchell
Gag Order Sought in Hearst Case Ahead of Trial
San Francisco prosecutors petitioned a federal judge for a gag order to bar pretrial statements to the press in the Patricia Hearst robbery case. U.S. Attorney James Browning cited defense public sympathy efforts and Hearst mental condition as key issues. Hearst, 21, kidnapped February 4, 1974, by the Symbionese Liberation Army, faces April 1974 bank robbery charges. trial begins January 26 with a Thursday hearing on the gag request.
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UPI
Patricia Hearst
U.S
James L. Browning Jr
U.S. District Court
Browning
Miss Hearst
Oliver J. Carter
San Francisco Examiner
Randolph A. Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Hibernia Bank
Hearst
Warnings Considered On Christmas Plants And Lights
Washington. The Consumer Product Safety Commission weighs labeling poinsettia and mistletoe to warn of possible deadly effects if eaten. The agency also restarts a consumer deputy program to inspect Christmas tree lights after a court battle, amid opposition from industry groups.
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UPI
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commission
Robert W. Boehler
Kenmore
N.Y
Boehler
FTC
Ford presents Pacific Doctrine with firm yet modest stance
President Ford's Pacific Doctrine offers a lower but firm U S profile in Asia, signaling willingness to reciprocate goodwill from Cambodia and Vietnam while normalizing relations with Communist China. It stresses defending allies, peace in the Pacific, and maintaining ties with Japan, Korea, and the Philippines, amid Korea tensions.
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UPI
Ford
Asia
Cambodia
Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
Guam
U.S
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Korea
Pacific
Philippines
Japan
US S
North Vietnam
China
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
Hoffa grand jury waits for lineup information
A UPI report notes a federal grand jury investigating James R. Hoffa's disappearance awaits lineup results. Three New Jersey men were viewed by a secret witness, with two other witnesses claiming knowledge of the case. Indictments could follow if the lineup proves definite.
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Detroit
UPI
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
New Jersey
Hoffa
Grand Jury
U.S
Ralph B. Guy Jr
Andretta
Hasbrouck Heights
Briguglio
Anthony
Tony Pro” Provenzano
Bennington Banner postal and delivery rate notice
Daily Bennington Banner with contact number and address lists home delivery options. Rates show 3 months 9 dollars 6 months 18 dollars and 1 year 28 dollars within a 50 mile Vermont radius.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times News Service
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen, Inc
Vermont
U.S
Senate Nudges Metric System Toward U.S. Use
The Senate approved S.100 to adopt meters liters and grams as a predominant but not exclusive system with dual use and federal education aid. A 17 member U.S. Metric Board would plan coordinate and educate while conversion remains voluntary. The measure heads to the House where a similar bill passed earlier.
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UPI
United States
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Yemen
Brunei
Burma
Senate
Munday
U.S. Metric Board
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