President Ford Attends LBJ Memorial Grove Groundbreaking
President Ford joined groundbreaking ceremonies for the Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Grove on nearby Columbia Island during a break from the economic summit. In photos, Mrs. Johnson Laurance Rockefeller and LBJ Grove officials stand with Mrs. Linda Robb and Luci Nugent, Johnson daughters.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Laurance Rockefeller
Executive Commission
LBJ Grove
Lynda Robb
Luci Nugent
Hostage crisis at Venezuelan consulate escalates demand
Guerrillas holding Barbara Hutchison and nine others inside the Caracas Venezuelan Consulate threaten drastic action unless a $1 million ransom and the release of 38 Dominican prisoners are met. They seek a surgeon for a wounded person and food water and troop removal.
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Dominican Republic
U.S
Associated Press
New York
U.S. Information Service
Barbara Hutchison
Venezuela
US Information Service
Inflation Summit Divides on Budget Cuts and Defense
At the Ford summit many argue which programs to cut to curb inflation. Ash urges restraint without drastic slashes while Defense asks not to trim further. Burns warns easy money risks higher rates but promises no credit crunch. A broad call for tax relief for the poor and a federal job program contrasts with industry pleas for tax and regulation relief.
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Ford
Roy Ash
Defense Department
Ash
Sessions
Defense
James R Schlesinger
Pentagon
United States
Schlesinger
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Burns
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Solomon Harge
Red Tide Disaster Threatens Maine Shellfishing
Maine officials report 4675 clam diggers and processors out of work as red tide closes most of the coast to shellfishing. Timothy Wilson seeks a presidential disaster declaration and faster federal aid while noting self employed workers lose unemployment benefits. The toxic bloom has harmed the shellfishing industry though lobsters and fin fish remain unaffected.
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Timothy Wilson
Ford
Washington County
Wilson
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First Lady Betty Ford Undergoes Mastectomy
Doctors at Bethesda Naval Hospital remove part of Betty Ford's right breast after biopsy indicates malignancy. President Ford travels to be at her bedside as a surgical team led by Navy Captain William Fouty operates to determine cancerous status and plan further steps.
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Betty Ford
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Roberts
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William Fouty
Bethesda Medical Center
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Betty Ford Faces New Challenge After Surgery
First Lady Betty Ford, 56, underwent breast cancer surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital. She described a hectic pace and sought relief from tension with tranquilizers and psychiatric help. Ford has spoken on ERA support and marijuana use by her children while balancing public duties.
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Betty Ford
Ford
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
White House
Birmingham
Ala
Chicago
Gibbs Denies Olympic Link in Maine Pipeline Proposal
Gibbs Oil Co executive denies any request to involve Olympic Refineries in sharing the two million barrel a day NEECO crude pipeline plan from Portland to Sanford Maine. No other party has been asked to participate says Sostek while FOIL questions Gibbs aims for a vast oil empire. The NEECO application faces a late October hearing delay to clear technicalities.
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New England Energy Co
Aristotle Onassis
Gratsos
Gibbs
Olympic
Sostek
Burmah Oil Tankers Ltd
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Lyman Page
Sanford
FOIL
Friends of Intelligent Land Use
Page
Olymic
NEECO
Cubs Playful at Milwaukee County Zoo Pool
A captioned AP photo shows two cubs splashing and frolicking in a zoo pool at Milwaukee County Zoo.
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Portugal in Turmoil as Left Plans Confrontation
In Lisbon President Antonio de Spinola backed down under strong leftist pressure and canceled a mass demonstration by his backers. The move follows the April 25 coup clash with the left led by the Communists, who urged street action to oppose right wing forces amid public disorder earlier today.
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Inside The Journal Cartoons and Classifieds Page Teaser
A glimpse into the Journal features including cartoons classifieds and puzzles. The item hints at the mix of entertainment notes and early page sections such as Dear Abby editorials horoscopes and the mini page with wedding listings.
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