Thatcher elected Conservative leader in Britain
Margaret Thatcher, 48, becomes first woman leader of Britain’s Conservative party and would become prime minister if the Tories win the next general election. She won 146 votes to secure a first ballot majority of the 271-member caucus, with William Whitelaw her main rival at 79 votes.
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Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Thatcher
House of Commons
Edward Heath
Northern Ireland
William Whitelaw
James Prior
Geoffrey Howe
Heath
Whitelaw
Commons
Conservative
Wilson
Laborites
Parimutuel Betting Bills Are Proposed
A Des Moines senate bill by George Kinley would legalize parimutuel betting on horse races with a six member state racing commission to license and supervise. A companion house bill by James Caffrey mirrors the plan. The measure envisions one licensed track in a large county, profits shared with betters, a non profit operator, and the state, plus a Des Moines headquarters and bonds for commissioners. Continued: Page 3, Col. 7.
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Senate
George Kinley
Nebraska
House
James Caffrey
Kinley
Ivor Stanley
Cedar Rapids
Racing Commission
Commission
Taw
Polk
Linn
Scott
Black Hawk
Woodbury
Opon
Byrd
West Virginia
Senate Democrats
CIS
Congress
Col
Bey
New Killings Challenge Northern Ireland Truce Tone
In Belfast a Protestant milkman was shot dead amid claims the act was retaliation for six Catholic deaths in the prior three days. Police linked two earlier Catholic killings near Pomeroy to the cease-fire doubts. Detectives suspect Protestant extremists and Catholics may have carried out the Galvally murder in retaliation for Monday’s double slayings.
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Pomeroy
County Tyrone
Talice
Galvally
Palestinian Marxist leader vows new war in Middle East
Beirut report quotes George Habash chief of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine saying his group will do all it can to provoke a new Middle East war. He asserts Israel faces a long conflict with Palestinian aims, and criticizes Arab oil embargo actions during the 1973 war.
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Beirut
Lebanon
George Jabash
Middle East
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Lorient-Le Jour
Israel
Habash
U.S
Nabash
Popular Front
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Zuhair Mohsen
Tues
Challenge to Offshore Plan
Governor Brendan Ryan of New Jersey will file a court challenge against the interior department plan to open offshore areas for oil and gas development off the mid Atlantic coast. He cites promises by a former interior secretary that there would be no offshore nominations until a federal dispute with Atlantic Coast states over jurisdiction is settled.
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Trenton
Brendan Ryne
New Jersey
Interior Department
mid-Atlantic
One Interior
Supreme Court
Shaites
Chuckle on gas shortage and traffic jams
A playful take questions progress as a gas shortage coincides with traffic jams. The lighthearted note hints at shared daily woes and ironic timing in a concise, newspaper card style.
$2 Billion in Federal Road Funds Released
President Ford announced the release of up to 2 billion dollars in impounded interstate highway funds as an anti recession move. He urged states to move quickly on highway projects, focusing on unfinished links and possible transfers to urban mass transit. Department officials said funds would be available on a first come basis, potentially creating about 125 000 jobs. Iowa officials expect around 40 million for pending and planned projects, with a portion usable immediately.
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Topeka
Kan
Ford
Jos
Ter
Washington
Department of Transportation
Howard Gunnerson
Iowa Highway Commission
Iowa
Gunmerson
Compromise Plan on Oil Tariffs by Dole
Senator Dole proposes a 90 day delay on part of Ford energy tariff plan to avert a clash with Congress. The amendment would keep the first $1 per barrel levy while deferring the remaining $2 per barrel, should Congress fail to adopt an alternative within 90 days.
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Waseiington
Ford
Congress
Dote
Senate Finance Committee
Committee
Russell Long
Senate
Dale
Retired U S Army Flyers Train Iran Sky Cavalry
Retired U S Army aviators now with Bell Helicopter International train Iran s emerging helicopter assault force similar to Vietnam s air mobile warfare. The program, directed by retired Maj Gen Delk Oden and Bell president, funds training for pilots and maintenance at Tehran and Isfahan, with a direct Iran government contract distinct from Saudi training efforts.
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New York
U.S. Army
Iran
Vietnam
Delk Oden
U.S
U.S. First Cavalry Division
High Innis
Bell Helicopter Co
Fisker
Mosday
Bell International
Vinnell Corp
Los Angeles
Oit Fields
Textron
U.S. Defense Department
Aviator
Bell
Apokeamin
Tehran
Isfahan
Army Aviation Schoola
Wven
Trot
Iraq
Omin
Sultan of Omn
South Yeroun
Ford plans energy rebate to ease farmer fuel costs
President Ford told the Kansas legislature he will propose an energy related tax rebate to help farmers with higher energy costs. He said the American farmer will receive the fuel he needs and ordered drafting of a rebate program to offset costs from conservation measures. Details to come within weeks.
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Topeka
Kan
Ford
Kansas
Forrion Oil Cartel
Eloystan
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