Undercover agent offered fort Ford killing bid in Midwest
A bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms undercover agent was offered 26000 to kill President Ford in September in a Midwestern city likely St. Louis. The would be killer was arrested the next day after evidence was gathered. No charges were filed and officials did not identify the man.
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Washington
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Ford
Bureau
Rex Davis
Senate
Secret Service
Davis
St. Louis
Baileyville
Rest
Alty
Mike Nestor
East St. Louis
Belleville
Til
Mississippi River
Nestor
Multivar
Kiel Auditorium
Twin Pines Busing Question Teed Up By Cedar Rapids District
Cedar Rapids Community School District faces a state order to provide bus transportation to Twin Pines North addition students. The board voted to seek a declaratory decision from State Superintendent Robert Benton after a hearing upheld the grant Wood agency ruling. Critics argue the plan penalizes families and favors extending routes beyond two miles.
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Judy Duntroomior
Pines North Addition
Cedar Rapids
Robert Benton
Educational Services Center
Second Avenue SW
Benton
Grant Wood
Twin Pines
Blairs Ferry
Edgewood Road
Hiawaha School
Si Ply
John Arbore
Gray Wood
Squaw Creek
Arbore
Bearns
Hearst Saga Disputed by Scott Over Rolling Stone Article
San Francisco activist Jack Scott denounces a Rolling Stone piece claiming Patty Hearst joined the SLA by choice as a legal and ethical violation. He notes FBI inventory ties Hearst to weapons and bank robbery links, while Hearst attorneys seek transfer to a psychiatric institute citing health concerns.
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San Francisco
UPI
Jack Scott
Rolling Stone
Patty Hearst
SLA
Scott
San Francisco Examiner
Michael Kennedy
Hearst
Patty
Miss Hearst
San Francisco Bay Area
FBI
US District Court
Wendy Yoshirauva
William Harris
Emily
Harris
Crocker Bank
Carmichael
Calif
Sacramento
Hearst House
Sacramento County
San Mateo County
McAuley Neu
Ford blames Congress as fuel price controls resume
President Ford signs a temporary extension of domestic oil price controls to November 15, while warning that imported OPEC price hikes will push gasoline higher. He urged Congress to pass a national energy plan and criticized inaction on phasing out controls. OPEC countries had announced a 10 percent price rise.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
White House
Vietnna
U.S
Economic Indicators Hold Steady in August
The nations Index of leading economic indicators paused in August ending a five month rise. The 101.7 reading matched July, with five indicators rising and five falling, led by slower deliveries and weaker stock prices. Minor gains included a longer workweek, money supply up, and new orders and plant investments increasing.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Questlor
Commerce
Arson Suspected in University Dorm Blaze at Burge Hall
Fire officials blame arson for a Tuesday blaze at Burge Hall Iowa City forcing evacuation of over 1,000 students with no injuries. A smaller blaze occurred nearby while firefighters fought the blaze and a gate problem delayed response.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Darrel Foreman
Burge Hall
Burge
Court Yard
Bainaccess
Dan Moore
Emperor Hirohito Begins Historic U S State Visit
Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako landed at Patrick Henry Airport for a two day rest stop in Williamsburg as part of a two week tour reaching Washington New York Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco and Honolulu. The meetings with President Ford are ceremonial.
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Williamsburg
Japan
Hirohito
United States
Pacific
Empress Nagako
Patrick Henry International Airport
U.S
Alaska
Europe
Washington
Ford
White House
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Frantisco
Honolulu
Ford Dedicates FBI Building to the Rule of Law
President Ford joins the dedication of the FBI's new 126 million dollar J Edgar Hoover Building in Washington. He calls for renewed commitment to the rule of law and the legal system that upholds freedom and justice as Atty. Gen. Edward Levi and FBI Director Clarence Kelley address about 1600 officials and guests. Ford notes Hoover’s long service under eight presidents and the FBI's rise to top professional status with advanced crime detection facilities. He then travels to Chicago for a Midwest trip including Omaha for a White House policy conference on domestic economics with Iowa and Nebraska participation.
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Washington
Ford
FBI
America
Foard
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
J. Edger Hoover
Edward Levi
FBC
Clarence Kelley
Congress
Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Chicago
Midwest
Omaha
Iowa
Nebraska
Playboy Millionaire Opens Letters With Quippy Phrase
A comic piece notes a wealthy playboy who begins his love letters with the line My darling, and gentlemen of the jury revealing his grandiloquent style in a humorous portrait.
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Robert Dale
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Dale
Will Dole
Emperor Hirohito
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