Ford cancels Des Moines campaign trip
President Ford cancels a planned Des Moines visit to woo Iowa delegates and sends Betty Ford and Jack instead, due to Lebanon crisis. Reagan will attend without Ford, meeting delegates at the Savery hotel and joining a dinner for Mary Louise Smith.
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E News In Brief Summary
FBI Director Kelley reports about 200 extortion letters sent with treks to recipients. Senate moves toward extending last year’s individual tax cuts for 15 months. South Africa’s post election violence spreads to seven black towns with many deaths and injuries. Gasoline supplies expected adequate for summer and bicentennial travel. Angolan court case seeks firing squad for 13 white mercenaries amid civil war.
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Weather and domestic scene fragment in partial transcription
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with lows near 50. Mostly cloudy and cool Saturday with highs in the mid 60s. The text then shifts to a domestic scene with a husband and wife discussing a budget and family matters, though details are fragmentary.
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Evacuation Convoy Escapes Crossfire
President Ford ordered evacuation by convoy of Americans from Beirut as crossfire injured two U.S. diplomats. The 18-vehicle test run through western Beirut to Damascus with Palestinian, Syrian troops, and British involvement reached safety amid Lebanese fighting.
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Hays Quits Post Howe Refuses to Resign
Rep Wayne Hays announces he will relinquish the House Administration Committee chair amid sex scandal claims and health concerns while Rep Allan Howe declares innocence and plans to seek re election despite pressure to quit. District of Columbia officials review policy shielding members from arrest after Rep Joe Waggonner was detained in a prostitution sting.
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Federal judge bars Ford food stamp cuts delay continues
US District Judge John Lewis Smith indefinitely delays Ford plan to cut food stamp recipients by over 20 percent. He notes 26 states 73 food stamp families and 108 organizations show likely success on merits and that regulations could cause widespread harm. Appeals decision to be decided next week.
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Witness Testifies on Roles in 1976 FBI Shootout Case
A 16 year old Indian youth from Arizona testified in Cedar Rapids federal court that defendants Robert Robideau and Darelle Butler were present at the Pine Ridge shootout and fired at FBI agents Ronald Williams and Jack Coler. He said he observed rifles at the scene and that others, including members of the group, fired during the incident.
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