Ford's new team keeps policy course into 1976 campaign
President Ford announces a major shake up at defense and foreign policy naming Donald Rumsfeld as defense chief and George Bush as CIA head. Elliot Richardson becomes secretary of commerce and Brent Scowcroft to NSC. Richard Cheney to White House staff. Rockefeller ends as Ford running mate amid controversy.
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Ford
Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
Middle East
Europe
James Schlesinger
Henry Kissinger
Soviet Union
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
White House
Rumsfeld
Kissinger
Pentagon
William Colby
CIA
George Bush
Texas
U.S
United Nations
Peking
Colby
Congress
Congressional
Elliot Richardson
Great Britain
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Richardson
GOP
Commerce
Rogers Morton
Morton
National Security Council
Richard Cheney
Senate
Bush
Scowcroft
Cheney
Rocke
Government To Punish Largest Mortgage Firm
The HUD proposed a 180 day suspension of Advance Mortgage Co. of Detroit, a Citicorp subsidiary, from issuing FHA insured mortgages. Investigations show excessive fees and poor protections for foreclosed or abandoned properties, with foreclosures harming low income owners and leaving the government with unrecovered losses. HUD cites Chicago area probes and nationwide inquiries.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Advance Mortgage Co
Detroit
Citicorp
First National City Bank of New York
HUD
Advance
Chicago Tribune
Cedar Rapids election shows moderate to heavy voting
Voting ran moderate to heavy in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday but early tallies from 36 precincts showed 6 495 ballots by 1 30 pm far below the 1973 and 1971 mid day figures. Voters weighed mayor safety commissioner parks commissioner finance commissioner and public improvements commissioner.
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Cedar Rapids
Arthur School
Grant Wood Area
Linn County Property Taxes Rise by 1.7 Million Under State Valuation Order
County Auditor Merle Kopel reports Linn County property owners will pay about 1.73 million dollars more in school taxes after a state valuation order. The 20 mill levy funds the school foundation and the state will adjust aid accordingly, reducing state assistance as local tax revenue increases. Otto Wiedersberg of Cedar Rapids district notes the figure must be further clarified.
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Linn County
Merle Kopel
State Department of Revenue
Cedar Rapids
Department of Revenue
Otto Wiedersberg
Cedar Rapids Community
Conspiracy Charges Dismissed in ABP Case
U S District Judge Robert V Denney dismissed most conspiracy counts against Frank R West of American Beef Packers Inc and against American Beef and Beefland International after finding insufficient evidence. 69 counts were dropped against West leaving 24, all Beefland counts were dismissed, and 62 American Beef counts were dropped leaving 30 original charges.
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West
Beefland International
American Beef
American Beers
General Electric Credit Corp
Stamford
Conn
Denney
Franco Survives 100 to 1 Odds After Major Surgery
Generalissimo Francisco Franco, 82, survived emergency surgery after bleeding ulcers and ruptured arteries. Doctors described initial odds as 100 to 1 against his survival but reported his condition improving from very grave to grave and conscious after transfusions and a three hour operation.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
Francisco Franco
Carmen Polo
Franco
Judge Delays Patty Hearst Mental Competency Ruling
In San Francisco U S District Judge Oliver Carter postponed a ruling on Patty Hearst's competency to stand trial. He will issue a written memorandum by week’s end after reviewing two complex psychiatric reports describing traumatic neurosis from her liberation ordeal. The defense seeks 30 days of hospital treatment while prosecutors urge trial commencement now.
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Patty Hearst
San Francisco
Patty Heart
U.S. District Court
Oliver Carter
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
R. L. West
Miss Hearst
U.S
James Browning
Fromme Plea Rejected as Judge Halts No Contest Bid
Ly nette Fromme reverted to not guilty Tuesday after a surprise no contest plea was rejected. U.S. Attorney Dwayne Keyes and Judge Thomas MacBride ruled against the switch as jurors were to be seated. Fromme, linked to the Manson group, faces up to life for attempted assassination of President Ford.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lynétte Fromme
Ford
John Virgo
Miss Fromme
Thomas MacBride
U.S
Virga
Keyes
McBride
MacBride
Mi 27
State Capitol
Charles Manson
Manson
Sharon Tate
Los Angeles
Panel Accepts Kissinger Offer On Cyprus Memo
The House Intelligence Committee voted 8 to 5 to accept a dissent memorandum on Kissinger's Cyprus handling, burying names in the batch to protect a State Department officer. Chairman Otis Pike also signaled possible CIA arms to Kurdish rebels in Iraq, acknowledging a potential leak.
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Washington
House Intelligence Committee
Henry Kissinger
Cyprus
State Department
Otis Pike
D-N.y
Kissinger
Nixon
CIA
Chuckle Sign in a Bookstore Cautions on Christmas Reading
A bookstore sign humorously urges customers to buy Christmas books now so they can read them before mailing. The sign plays on timing and gifting, reflecting holiday shopping humor.
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Carla A. Hills
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Chicago
Linn
By Roland Krekeler
John M. Willis
Manuel Hidalgo Huerta
Carter
Pike
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