Ford education plan seeks 3.3 billion in block grants
President Ford asked Congress for 3.3 billion dollars in education block grants to states replacing 24 programs. The plan aims for minimum federal regulation and maximum local control, with 75 percent of funds directed to the educationally deprived and handicapped and continued support for vocational education. States must create participation driven plans and face federal penalties for noncompliance.
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Officers claim Lockheed paid U S officers for foreign contracts
Former Lockheed official Ernest Hauser alleged gifts of 10 000 to 20 000 dollars were given to American officers at Christmas to influence NATO and other foreign contracts. Hauser testified to the SEC and a Senate subcommittee and said other firms also used similar tactics.
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Flu Forces Closing Of St. Jude's School
A flu epidemic prompted St. Jude's in Cedar Rapids to close for a week after 112 students and five faculty members fell ill. Sister Carmel said the Linn County health department advised the closure. Early dismissal occurred Monday with bus pickup arranged. Last Friday 44 of 481 students and four staff were out with flu. officials called it an isolated case with no broader spread.
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Chuckle Girl at perfume counter in Copyright dispute
A humorous line from a Chuckle Girl at a perfume counter poses as an odd feature in a copyright dispute. The remark hints at timing and alternative meanings in the context of intellectual property.
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Perfume Counter
Ford Reagan Support Split in Clinton County Delegation
Gov. Robert Ray backed Ford for the 1976 Republican nomination while acknowledging Reagan as a strong challenger. County conventions across Iowa indicated a near even split, with Ford strongest in urban areas and Reagan leading in rural counties. Party leaders praised turnout, though McCauley warned the race remains unsettled ahead of primaries.
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Hearst Kidnapping Trial Receives Witness on Cinque Link
Raymond Hall testified that his brother Ulysses Hall heard Symbionese Liberation Army chief Donald DeFreeze outline three options for Patty Hearst including making her a fugitive. The defense seeks to admit psychologist Dr. Margaret Singer’s voice-pattern analysis as expert testimony amid ongoing trial debates.
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Waymond
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U.S
Oliver Carter
Margaret Singer
Man Arrested in Sullivan Death in Davenport Shooting
A Davenport man James Beyer 29 was arrested after a fatal shooting of Garland Sullivan 29 in a Davenport home. The homicide stemmed from a custody dispute over two children. an autopsy cited a .38 caliber chest wound from about four feet away. Patricia Sullivan was held as a witness and Beyer was to be arraigned in Scott County District Court.
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Patricia Sullivan
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Court Lets Curb On Abortion Stand
The Supreme Court refused to hear challenges to the Church amendment allowing federally funded hospitals to refuse abortions or sterilizations on religious or moral grounds. The decision upheld lower court rulings in the Taylor v. Billings case and touches on hospital funding and patient access.
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World Wide Church of God
Paper Blames Castro For Kennedy Murders
Las Vegas Sun reports Fidel Castro learned of a CIA plot to kill him after the Bay of Pigs and vowed revenge on the Kennedys leading to their murders. Hank Greenspun cites evidence and says Castro targeted the Kennedys, not just the President, in a broad retaliation.
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Nixon Returns From China After Eight Day Visit
Nixon flies back to California after an eight day China trip. The Hong Kong press called him a real representative of the American people and noted his extensive talks with Hua Kuo-feng and Mao Tse tung. Critics at home voiced early dissent.
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