Europeans Warm to Ford After First Month in Office
Europeans broadly welcome President Ford after his first month, praising his effort to heal Watergate wounds while maintaining allied ties. Privately they see stable U.S. policy, with notable support from Dutch and British officials and anticipation of Italian President Leone’s Washington visit. Giscard d Estaing remains critical for neglecting Europe, while Pravda offers cautious optimism about inflation and steady leadership.
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Brussels
UPI
Gerald Ford
United States
Richard M. Nixon
France
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Ford
America
Joop den Uyl
Europe
London
Giovanni Leone
Ford White House
Washington
Goesta Bohman
Sweden
Giscard d’Estaing’s
Atlantic
Giscard d’Estaing
Soviet Union
Nixon
Pravda
Raymond Cartier
Bonn
Die Welt
Congress
Green Mountain Club guards Vermont’s major hiking trail
Green Mountain Club moves to protect Long Trail as vandalism rose since the 1960s. The 260 mile route from Canada to Massachusetts will have landowner agreements, kept huts open by club staff, and liability for injuries. Lane credits education and private landowner cooperation for a protected, continuous trail from end to end.
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Green Mountain Club
Vermont
Bolden Valley
UPI
Long Trail
Canada
Massachusetts
Gardiner Lane
Lane
United States
Nixon and government reach agreement on use of tapes
Former President Nixon and the government reached a pact giving him all legal and equitable title to White House papers and tapes not required in court. Tapes would be stored or destroyed on Nixon’s death or by Sept 1, 1984, with access limited yet preservable for legal proceedings.
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Nixon
General Services Administration
White House
William B. Saxbe
Saxbe
Executive
GSA
National Archives
Philip Buchen
Buchen
Ford
Arthur F. Sampson
Laguna Niguel
Calif
San Clemente
Yukon mining revival as gold price climbs
Prospectors return to the Yukon with helicopters and new mineral hunts up, led by copper, lead, zinc and tungsten. Gold output has surged as prices rise, with over 100 companies active. Tourism fuels growth, and Yukon earns high per capita income with weekly earnings around $230.34.
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Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
Yukon
Klondike
Wilds
North America
Canada
Japanese fishing vessel Taiyo Maru seized near Maine coast
UPI reports crew of the Japanese fishing ship Taiyo Maru were confined aboard their vessel in Portland Harbor after illegal fishing inside the 12 mile limit. Master Masatoshi Kawaguchi faces court hearings with civil charges filed. the ship was escorted to Maine State Pier with tuna and shark.
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UPI
Nixon
U.S Waters
Portland
Masatoshi Kawaguchi
U.S
Kawaguchi
Maine
Coast Guard
New England
Maine State Pier
William Leahy
USS. Attorney
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