Ford seeks expert advice on vice presidency use
President Ford, not yet confirmed, travels to New York to meet with Nelson Rockefeller and associates from the Commission on Critical Choices for America for guidance on how a future vice president might be used. The White House notes Ford has long been unofficially connected to the panel.
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Waste not, want not in eatery waste and policy
The article notes New York's Les Champs throws away about 100 pounds of meat and 10 pounds of butter weekly plus 10 to 15 pounds of bread daily at Byram's in Richmond. It discusses consumer portions, buffet waste, and suggestions like offering regular and children’s portions to reduce surplus food while aiding hunger relief. It also covers Ford’s energy and food policy talks and Goldwin’s White House appointment with a dinner for policy and academia figures.
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Los Angeles
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Frankfort
Harry Moroni
Chicago
Four injured in new Boston school fights
Four white girls were injured in renewed racial fighting at South Boston High School. The Home and School Association urged the School Committee to suspend classes until safety could be guaranteed. One girl was struck by a padlock wielded by a black student in a locker room. others occurred in the cafeteria and corridors. Hart Dean annex white students walked out without explanation.
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Irony of energy conservation debate at Morton hearings
Wealthier families can cut energy use with leisure items, but poor families face essential heat, transport, and cooking limits. Witnesses told Interior Secretary Morton that consumer interests must steer energy policy. Experts urged targeted aid, equitable pricing, and options to ease hardship amid rising prices.
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Center For Science In the Public Interest
Federal Energy Administration
Communists seize bases near Saigon in new push
Communist troops captured two large bases northeast of Saigon and pressed a major militia camp at Tan Sinh as government reinforcements raced to Suoi Da. Across South Vietnam heavy fighting continued for a fifth day, with total casualties rising above seven thousand.
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Dalat
Wilson unveils tough energy saving plan for Britain
In London Prime Minister Harold Wilson's government announced a stringent energy saving program designed to trim about 1.5 billion from Britain's yearly fuel bill. The plan targets households and industry with efficiency measures, price controls, and potential policy shifts to curb energy use and reduce national expenditures.
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Britain
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L.A. seeks culprits in multi‑million check fraud case
Los Angeles officials disclosed eight months of knowledge about 18 missing blank city treasury checks and a growing scheme. Nine checks totaling nearly $1 million remain missing, with forged others seized and two suspects detained. Investigators plan to interview 30 municipal employees with check access as the probe expands.
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Banque Nationale de France
Paris
Surviving sextuplets cling to life in California hospital
In San Jose five sextuplets born three months early cling to life under constant care after the smallest baby died within four hours. Mother Charlotte Lange, 26, had hoped for four children. Doctors note the babies weigh about 2% pounds each and face a crucial period ahead.
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James Harrod
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West Germany launches first Helios solar probe
CAPE CANAVERAL West Germany launched its first Helios spacecraft to study solar effects on space travel and Earth. The $240 million mission, launched at 2 11 a m EST on a Titan Centaur rocket, aims to approach within 28 million miles of the sun at speeds up to 150000 mph, with 10 experiments on solar winds magnetic fields cosmic rays and more. The twin mission is a joint West German US program with West Germany paying about 160 million.
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