Doctors optimistic on Mrs Ford after breast cancer found in lymph nodes
In Bethesda, doctors reported microscopic cancer in 2 of 30 lymph nodes removed from Mrs. Betty Ford after radical mastectomy. President Ford expressed relief as she recovers, with plans for further testing to decide on X ray, hormonal, or chemotherapy. She faces six to eight weeks convalescence and has canceled October engagements.
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Washington
UPI
Betty Ford
Ford
Bethesda Naval Hospital
White House
National Cancer Institute
William Lukash
William Fouty
J. W. Roberts
Watergate Trial Opens for Nixon Associates
Five Nixon aides go on trial in the Watergate cover up with star witness the former president possibly absent. Judge Sirica begins jury questioning in the same federal court where the burglars were tried. Ehrlichman faces jeering crowds as he arrives. all five defendants plead innocent and appear calm.
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Washington
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
John J. Sirica
Nixon
John D. Ehrlichman
No. 2
Ehrlichman
California
Sirica
White House
Ford
Nation
World money market gets Simon salve
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon told world bankers and finance ministers the United States will not tighten purse strings or curb grain exports to fight inflation. He urged open markets, free access for foreign borrowers, and new steps toward freer world trade by year-end, amid inflation concerns and calls for international cooperation.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
William E. Simon
United States
U.S
Simon
Ford
Congress
Middle East
Time is now for U.S. Cuba relations says Javits Pell
Senators Jacob Javits and Claiborne Pell urge resuming normal diplomatic ties with Cuba after a Havana visit. They say Cuba appears receptive and favor talks without preconditions, favoring a series of small steps toward improved relations. The pair spoke on NBC Today Show after three hours with Fidel Castro.
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Washington
UPI
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Claiborne Pell
D-R.l
Cuba
Javits
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Havana
Fidel Castro
Pell
NBC Today Show
United States
Teacher groups draw possible battle line in Vermont
In Vermont a battle forms between two national education groups. The American Federation of Teachers backed by Vermont State Colleges faculty affiliate and challenge the Vermont Education Association led by Richard Lang. VEA and NEA officials vow to resist the AFT thrust. West Rutland teachers join AFT.
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Burlington
Vermont
American Federation of Teachers
Vermont State Colleges
AFT
Albert Shanker
Vermont Education Association
National Education Association
Montpelier
Richard Lang
VEA
West Rutland
ACLU Opposes Ford Amnesty and Offers Free Legal Aid
The ACLU says Ford's conditional amnesty is worse than no amnesty. It plans legal challenges and will provide free aid to exiles in Washington DC New York City and near Camp Atterbury Indiana. It accuses the plan of constitutional defects and will pursue test cases to strike parts of the program.
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ACLU
Ford
American Civil Liberties Union
Aryeh Neier
Washington, D.C
New York City
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Neier
Henry Schwarzschild
the Liberties Union
Project On Amnesty
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Ford testifies in person breaking a century old tradition
Inside report notes President Ford appears before a Congressional committee in a historic in person testimony. The piece highlights the significance of the act and its political implications for the bicentennial era.
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Ford
Tom Braden
Green Mountain Boys
Birds
Yanks
Yankee
Burns Seeks Velco Takeover To Reshape Vermont Power
Burlington Democrat Brian Burns campaigns for lieutenant governor stressing state purchase of Velco to curb CVPS influence and lower electric costs. He argues Velco’s control over power planning harms Vermonters and cites annual costs and governance issues amid calls for reform. He also pushes for more transparent power transmission and opposes current private utility entanglements.
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Bennington County
Brian Burns
Burlington
Burns
T. Garry Buckley
Arthur Deloy
Liberty Union
Vermont
Bennington
Velco
Vermont Electric Power Co
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
State Public Service Board
PSB
CVPS
James E. Griffin
Vermont Yankee
Vernon Nuke
Griffin
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