Ford Says No Blanket Pardon for Watergate Defendants
President Ford will consider clemency requests from Watergate defendants individually and is not studying mass pardons. Senate GOP leader Hugh Scott read Ford's statement denying any ongoing nationwide pardon study. Ford clarified that while individual requests may be examined, outcomes are not predetermined and Nixon's pardon was not based on any ongoing review.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Senate
Hugh Scott
Scott
John W. Hushen
Nixon
Hushen
White House
John Dean
House Gop
John J. Rhodes
Rhodes
Robert Hartmann
John Mitchell
John Connally
Philip Buchen
Buden
Herbert Miller
69 Die In Jet Crash At Charlotte NC
A Eastern Air Lines DC-9 crashed during a fog landing at Douglas Municipal Airport Charlotte NC killing 69 of 82 aboard. Fire and smoke blocked access as ambulances rushed to hospitals. survivors were hospitalized in critical condition.
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Charlotte
N. C
UPI
Eastern Air Lines
Douglas Municipal
Harold Green
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Charleston
S.C
Chicago
O’hare
Federal Aviation Administration
Douglas
York Street
York Road
Calvin Kenley
Kenley
Barbara Cox
Washington
FAA
Jack Barker
Atlanta
Barker
Jim Stanley
Inside Illegal pep pills bring massive arrests
A report notes sweeping arrests tied to illegal stimulant pills as authorities crack down on trafficking. Details include locations, involved agencies, and the scale of enforcement across multiple districts.
Vermont primaries feature Salmon Kennedy win easy
Vermont voters gave Gov. Thomas Salmon and House Speaker Walter Kennedy comfortable wins in the governor races. M. Jerome Diamond and Frederick Randler won Democratic nominations for attorney general and state auditor. John Froines became a campaign issue as Kennedy vowed to fire him from the health and safety post. Unofficial statewide returns show Kennedy leading with 56 percent, followed by Montague and Lannon.
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Froines
Civil Service
Occupational Health and Safety
Salmon
Walden
Kennedy
IBM
Harry Montague
T. James Lannon
Harwood loses statewide but wins locally in Vermont primary
Vermont primary results show State Sen Madeline Harwood of Manchester carried Bennington County, though Jeffords won statewide. Rutland attorney John J. Welch Jr led Democrats for Congress, with Francis Cain winning statewide Democratic nomination. Governor race margins favored Salmon and Kennedy locally. Leahy and Mallary won statewide Senate spots. No further contests in most other offices. Running unopposed for state office on See PRIMARY on back page.
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Mallary
Ross
T. Serse Ambrosini
Leahy
Chittenden County
Montpelier
UPI
James M. Jeffords
Francis J. Cain
Vermont
Republican Jeffords
Madeline Harwood
John S. Burgess
Cain
Burlington
Margaret Lucenti
Barre
Harwood
Jeffords
Rutland
John Welch
Bennington County
Manchester
Sen
John J. Welch Jr
Congress
Welch
Francis Cain
Frank Esposito
Liberty
House
Walter L
Peanut” Kennedy
Patrick J. Leahy
Richard W. Mallary
U.S. Senate
Windham County
M. Jerome Diamond
Frederick C. Randler
Salmon
Essex
John F. “Buzzy
Reilly
Kennedy
Harry R. Montague
Westford
T. James Lannon
Benson
Senate
Nathaniel
Frothingham
Randolph
Mallory
Charles Ross
Hinesburg
Diamond
Robert Broderick
Randlet
Andres Llana
Stratton
Salisbury
James Jeffords
Charles R. Ross
Richard Mallory
St. Michael’s College
Vincent Naramore
Naramore
Ford announces 85,000 public service jobs funded by federal aid
President Ford unveiled plans to fund 85,000 public service jobs in communities hit by unemployment. He instructed the Labor Department to disburse 65 million to high-unemployment areas and later 350 million under CETA title two, totaling 415 million for 85,000 jobs. Ford urged labor leaders to exercise wage restraint and emphasized no wage or price controls.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Labor Department
Secretary of Labor
America
Arizona
County Senate Race Set in Bennington County
Bennington voters delivered a tight Democratic primary shaping a November county senate contest. Robert E. Cummings Jr. led with 987 votes, followed by Kelton B. Miller with 712. Claude Dern trailed with 422. Cummings and Miller face Republicans Ferdinand Bongartz and Merritt Hewitt in November.
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Bennington County
Bennington
Robert E. Cummings Jr
Kelton B. Miller
The
Banner
Cummings
Miller
Claude Dern
Dorset
Ferdinand Bongartz
Manchester
Merritt Hewitt
Shaftsbury
Hewitt
Vermont
Bongartz
District Environmental Board
Philip H. Hoff
John S. Burgess
State Senate
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Watergate
Helen Thomas
Charlotte, N.C
Stanley
Putnam Memorial Hospital School of Practical Nursing
Cora Cheney
Russell Baker
Shaftsbury School Board
Hoosick Falls
Brock
Neromar
Vermont Symphony
New York
Floyd H. Norris
By Jan Slusmon
Sauer
Charles Sauer
John Pudvar
Pownal
Pudvar
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