N H primary filing ends with 15 candidates
Filing for New Hampshire's presidential primary closed at 5 p.m. with 17 total candidates, including 15 Democrats and two Republicans. The Ford Reagan contest remained central as the unelected president planned limited campaign travel to govern from Washington.
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N.H
UPI
New Hampshire
Ford
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California
Washington
Ron Nessen
White House
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Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Indiana
Birch Bayh
Arizona
Morris Udall
Oklahoma
Fred Harris
Sargent Shriver
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Austin Burton
Kentucky
Chief Burning Wood
Ford to lead major war against heroin flow
President Ford announced a broad U S effort to curb heroin and drug trafficking appealing to Mexico Turkey and Colombia to boost enforcement He said the national problem fuels crime and urged strong action and new minimum sentences He also signed a nine billion dollar public works bill and outlined budget plans for January.
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UPI
Ford
United States
Mexico
Turkey
Colombia
Luis Echeverria
Alfonso Lopez-Michelsen
Suleyman Demeril
Henry A. Kissinger
Domestic Council
Congress
Palestinian self rule in Israel possible says Peres
Defense Minister Shimon Peres said Israel is willing to grant self rule to Palestinians living under its authority and urged talks with Palestinian leaders. He stressed Israel would not negotiate with the PLO and noted the need to show willingness to talk while maintaining limits on self rule. Peres spoke in Ma ariv outlining a cautious approach to Palestinian autonomy.
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Israel
UPI
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Peres
Palestine Liberation Organization
Ma’ariv
PLO
Syria denies anti Communist crackdown amid Soviet tensions
In Damascus a government spokesman denied Cairo and other press reports that Syria arrested 300 Communists in a wide crackdown. Observers warn such actions would strain ties with the Soviet Union which provides military and economic aid. Kaaled Bekdash reportedly fled, a claim the Damascus official disputed.
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Syria
UPS
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Egypt
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Cairo
al Ahram
al Akhbar
al Gomhouria
Kaaled Bekdash
Bakdash
Steel industry eyes 1976 rebound and 95 million tons
UPI report from Pittsburgh cites Edgar B. Speer of United States Steel and Robert Lauterbach of Wheeling-Pittsburgh predicting a 1976 recovery after a steep 1975 downturn. They foresee domestic shipments near 95 million tons as inventories tighten and demand rises, with outlook brighter for light flat rolled steel.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Edgar B. Speer
United States Steel Corp
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp
Robert FE. Lauterbach
Speer
White Christmas Overdose Shuts Vermont Roads In Snowstorm
Vermonters faced a fickle storm that dumped a foot of snow then sleet and freezing rain halting traffic and closing airports. State police urged travel only in emergencies as ice threatened power lines and buses ran up to two hours late. The north central area bore the heaviest impact with 12 inches in Waterbury and fast-moving accumulations in Springfield.
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Springfield
Middlesex
Burlington International
Knapp
Berlin
Vermont Transit Co
Burlington
Lebanese Civil War Flares Up Amid Christmas Lull
Mortar fire and sniper attacks shattered a Christmas lull in Beirut and northern Lebanon. At least 40 killed in Beirut, plus five mortars in Basra. total toll over 6,500 dead and 13,000 wounded in eight and a half months of fighting between Christians and Muslims. Violence spiked again Friday after a brief calm, with civilians and police casualties and masked gunmen abducting two men on Hamra Street.
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Lebanon
UPI
Basra
Tripoli
Zghorta
Suleiman Franjieh
Hamra
U S talks aim to free hostage in Eritrea region
U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa said it was in touch with the Ethiopian military regime to seek the release of Ronald Mischalke, an American electronics expert snatched in Asmara. Four other Americans kidnapped in Eritrea in recent months remain in captivity as rebels press for U.S. aid cuts.
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Ethiopia
UPI
U.S
Eritrea
Ronald Mischalke
Mabel
Minn
Eritrean Liberation Front
U S
Mischalke
Asmara
Collins International Service Co
Kng
Henry Kissinger
United States
Weekend Weather: Clearing Skies and Light Flurries
Gradual clearing with variable cloudiness and a chance of flurries today. High near 35. Clearing tonight with a low in the teens. Sunday should be sunny and clear with a high around 30.
Vermont Health Care Battle Reveals Control Dispute
Vermont faces a fierce fight over who controls federal health care dollars. A state official resigned from a regional private agency board amid accusations of vested influence, while HEW reviews a waiver to shift authority from the private nonprofit to state level. The debate centers on funding, governance, and how to best run health planning despite past costly failures.
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Gov
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State Health Department
Fuchs
Anthony Robbins
Northern New England Regional Medical Program
RMP
Davis
Health System, Inc
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