Ford and Carter Trade Telegrams on Campaign Trail
President Ford denounces Carter as wavering and misleading while Carter accuses Ford of misrepresenting his positions. Both campaign on taxes spending and defense with Ford aboard the Honest Abe train in Illinois and Carter pressing in Kansas City and Ohio. Carter argues tax cuts possible with reform while defending mortgage and property tax deductions.
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Ford mixups on campaign stops confuse crowds
Gazette reports President Ford misspoke about campaign locations in Illinois Iowa and Oklahoma while touring Indiana Ohio and Texas. At Lincoln Illinois he misnamed Pontiac and Bloomington as Bloomington corrected him noting misstatements at Ames Iowa and Joliet Illinois during a whistle stop tour.
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Saudi Arabia Orders Cease Fire in Lebanon
Saudi Arabia intervened decisively to halt 18 months of fighting in Lebanon, signaling a cease fire after three days of heavy clashes. The move, described as an order by Lebanese sources, prompted Arafat to evacuate from West Beirut while Damascus received the Saudi emissary seeking a halt to the Syria-PLO clash.
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Riyadh
Elias Sarkis
Thousands March in Shanghai in Support of Purge
A Western visitor reports tens of thousands demonstrated in Shanghai against Mao's widow Chiang Ching and three central leaders Chang Chunchao Wang Hung-wen and Yao Wen-yuan. Posters depicted their execution and caricatures showed them with nooses and masked faces amid rumors of a coup plot against Hua Kuo-feng.
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Ethnic Fair Weekender at Eby Fieldhouse
Worlds of Culture Cue college sponsors an Ethnic Fair next weekend with representatives from 14 ethnic groups. The event features music demonstrations crafts samples of food and more at Eby Fieldhouse.
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Remembers 1918 Epidemic Sparks Iowan to Get Flu Shot
Harvey Van Leuven, 73, recalls the 1918 swine flu outbreak and lines up first for a 1976 vaccination at Fountain West health care center. He survived the 1918 deaths as a boy and cites fear of a new epidemic guiding his decision.
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Vietnamese Orphan’s Odyssey Ends as Mother Seeks Boy
Doan Van Binh, 18 months on the road from Vietnam, is to be claimed by his birth mother Doan Thi Hoang Ahn on Monday in Forest City. The Iowa Supreme Court ordered the return to Ahn, with the Nelsons hoping a brief visit precedes the handover.
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