Wallace and Reagan announce candidacies in 1976 race
Alabama Governor Wallace declares as Democratic candidate and sets November 12 as his official announcement date while warning New York City's default could impact global markets. Ronald Reagan plans to declare in November and start campaigning in New Hampshire ahead of the 1976 primaries.
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Ford to be taped for trial in Fromme assassination case
President Ford will be videotaped answering questions about Lynette Fromme's Sept. 5 gun incident. The tape, ordered by Judge MacBride, will not be broadcast publicly and could be used by the defense in Fromme's attempted assassination trial.
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Nationwide Feminist Strike Prompts Mixed Reactions
NOW calls a one day nationwide strike named Alice Doesn t Live Here Anymore to halt services by homemakers and workers including sex. Opponents threaten firings for strikers while rallies and counter events unfold in cities like Washington Los Angeles and Newport Rhode Island where a Male Appreciation Day is declared.
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Doctors debate treatment options for coma patient Karen Ann Quinlan
Dozens of doctors have contacted guardian Daniel Coburn with treatment ideas for Karen Ann Quinlan who has been in a chronic vegetative state for six months. Suggestions range from surgical procedures to dietary changes, with some proposing retinoscopic tests to elicit responses. The guardian notes a mix of hopeful possibility and experimental limits as the Morris County trial proceeds.
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Mao promises meeting Ford in Peking in December
Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Tse Tung reportedly pledged to meet President Ford in Peking and wrote yes in English to confirm. Japanese Foreign Minister Miyazawa recounted Kissinger showing Mao’s written yes, calling it a treasure and noting Mao’s effort to learn English.
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Amendments limit busing rights in Senate hearing
Kentucky civil rights official tells Congress that anti busing constitutional amendments threaten equal education. He argues housing desegregation is a better path and criticizes federal urban renewal for increasing segregation in Louisville. Sociologist James Coleman questions constitutional fixes to desegregation.
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Towns heat hangs on coal payments as freeze looms
Buhl Minnesota faces a weekend coal cutoff after suppliers halted deliveries over $350000 in back bills. With 203 city heat customers including schools and nursing homes, a contractor shortage and a funding dispute complicate relief. Gov Anderson offers a loan, not a grant, amid a locally felt crisis.
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Promotion narrowly confirmed for Alton D. Slay three-star general
Washington UPI reports Maj. Gen. Alton D. Slay was promoted to lieutenant general despite a narrow 49 to 43 Senate vote. Critics, including Sen. Birch Bayh, cite past involvement in the Lavelle era bombing scandal and alleged falsification of mission reports in 1972 North Vietnam raids.
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Literacy study reframes adult skills beyond reading
A UPI report from Washington summarizes a four year Adult Performance Level Study by the U.S. Office of Education. It finds 20 percent of adults struggle with everyday tasks such as shopping, money handling, insurance, and taxes.
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