Plot to kill Ford Reagan probed at convention
FBI and Secret Service investigate a reported terrorist plot to assassinate President Ford and former Governor Reagan at the Kansas City Republican National Convention in August. The Tribune cited sources claiming a commando style plan from the San Francisco Bay Area, with prior foiled attempts in Sacramento and San Francisco.
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Water breach halts five in one bridge project progress
Flooding from a rock dike breach Saturday delayed the new five in one bridge and dam project. Project Superintendent George Cramer said the rise in the river caused the flood, damage is minimal, and work will resume once the water subsides and the area is pumped out.
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President Ford Attacks Congress Over Revenue Sharing Delay
President Ford told about 2,000 municipal officials that Congress is delaying revenue sharing and public works funding. He warned that failure to renew would hit cities with cutbacks, unemployment, and higher taxes while defending his vetoes and urging a 5 1 4 year extension of over 40 billion dollars.
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Norpel Jousts Doderer In Long Truck Debate
DES MOINES The long truck issue on Iowa highways sparked a morning clash in the state senate with Sen. Minnette Doderer and Sen. Eugene Hill leading a bid to pull a resolution opposing an IDOT rule. The rule would permit 65 foot twin trailer trucks on primary highways beginning this spring unless disapproved by Tuesday, tied to conditions on studded snow tires and highway classification. The senate pressed through the afternoon, delaying lunch as it sought to navigate parliamentary rules and absences.
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World News in Brief from San Francisco to United Nations
Prosecution psychiatrist Dr. Harry Kozol testified that Patty Hearst, back in court after flu, told him she had premonitions four days before her kidnapping. Rebel forces advanced toward Lebanon's presidential stronghold but Syrian controlled Palestinian forces blocked roads. In Chicago, oil prices fell in March due to the omnibus energy bill, with expectations of a April rebound. Senior CIA officials estimate Israel has 10 to 20 nuclear weapons and call the Russian space program a shambles after rocket failures. Delegates at the UN began sea law talks that could yield a multibillion dollar partnership with private firms to mine the oceans.
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Carter Leads Ford by Five Points in Gallup Poll
Gallup finds Carter 47 percent to 42 percent over Ford with Humphrey 48 to 43 behind Ford and Jackson 39 ahead of Carter among others. Among Democrats and independents, Humphrey leads Carter 27 to 26. Survey covered 1,212 adults via telephone interviews last Wednesday through Saturday. Time magazine poll places Ford ahead 46 to 38. Carter pledges national health care while cutting bureaucracy. Jackson questions feasibility.
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Egypt Moves To End Soviet Treaty Amid Arms Debts
Cairo reports say a parliamentary committee approved President Sadat’s plan to terminate the 1971 Egypt Soviet friendship and cooperation treaty. Diplomatic sources say naval facilities for Soviet warships will follow, ending Cairo Moscow ties since 1955 and pressuring arms, debt issues.
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County Budget Boosts Spending by 8.4 Percent for 1976-77
Linn supervisors adopted a 1976 77 budget with an 8.45 percent tax increase and total expenditures of 20 158 753 up from 18 322 852. Tax funds total 10 502 217. sources beyond property taxes 51 313 3122. Some programs face seven percent growth while others are cut, and no service cuts are anticipated.
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A garbled OCR fragment hints at a local notice or brief mentioning a family and a place named Cowels with unclear context. The readable items include numbers and a phrase about a route or path. No clear event, date, or organization can be established from the legible text.
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