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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1976
Page
2
British correspondents report MPLA in Angola plans to nationalize the Cabinda oil field if Gulf Oil resumes production. Gulf produced 150000 barrels daily until December, then shut down under U.S. pressure to deny air revenues to MPLA. MPLA says it could seek other operators, with Gulf noting no shortage of bidders.
Harris survey shows Ford with a 46 percent to 44 percent lead over Reagan among 1710 Republicans and independents nationwide. The data split by region shows Reagan ahead in the South and West, Ford leading in the Midwest, with conservatives favoring Reagan 54 to 41.
A witty line notes that despite jets and missiles, no invention surpasses a week's vacation. The quip invokes humor about progress and leisure, suggesting that human time off remains the ultimate speed limit.
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said it is fair the Senate act within 30 days to fix legal problems in the Federal Elections Commission, while House prospects are unclear. A bill to reconstitute the FEC with presidential appointment and Senate consent was planned, as Rep Wayne Hays contemplates abolishing the agency and shifting investigative powers to the presidency with an independent report body.
Carter leads in Maine Democratic caucuses with 68 of 135 delegates on day one while an uncommitted slate holds 51. Fred Harris trails with 12, and former Maine Governor Kenneth Curtis backs Carter as turnout remains light in Portland. Delegates will announce preferences but can switch. 1,894 state convention delegates will ultimately nominate 20 national delegates.
The Newark Teachers union voted 2128 to 260 to strike Newark's 80,000 pupil system and set up pickets at school yards. Classes were canceled across Newark and New Jersey as a winter storm battered the state with high winds. Coral Graves, president of the 4000-member union, said walkout proceeds Sunday night without a settlement. Stanley Taylor urged principals to keep schools open if pupil safety allowed. The union and board remained far apart on key issues.
The Associated Press check across 13 cities on March 1 1973 shows a drop in market basket prices by 2.4 percent in 10 cities and a 1.1 percent rise in three, with dairy counter relief and lower farm-level butter costs driving the reversal while nonfood items like detergent rise. Egg prices fell in 10 cities by about 10 percent, with a few cities up or unchanged, and laundry detergent costs climbed about 8.5 percent in January, alongside other staple items in the listed cities Albuquerque Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Detroit Los Angeles Miami New York Philadelphia Providence Salt Lake City Seattle.
Washington reports Brookings Institution experts urge the Marine Corps to rethink its amphibious warfare focus and air arm, arguing a smaller force with higher quality troops and new roles is needed to fit future global risk, with four reform proposals and an official responsive stance.
A federal revocation hearing for American Indian Movement leader Leonard Crow Dog is set for Wednesday in Cedar Rapids federal court. Crow Dog, previously given a suspended eight year term and five years probation, faces potential probation revocation for alleged illegal acts connected to the Wounded Knee takeover. The proceedings follow Crow Dog’s earlier South Dakota conviction on unrelated assault charges. Crow Dog is expected to testify before a federal grand jury regarding co defendants in the Wounded Knee case, with Camp and Holder’s status noted as fugitives or agents under investigation for bail jumping.
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