Betty fills for Ford as Brown hints defeat in Iowa clash
United Press International reports Lebanon crisis blocks Ford from Iowa events as Betty Ford and Jack attend a Des Moines dinner before the GOP delegates vote. Reagan aide Logemann critiques the crisis while Brown signals Carter's likely nomination amid 1980 convention reforms.
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Ford
Brown
United Press International
Lebanon
Preent Ford
Iowa
Ronald Reagan
Des Moines
Washington State
Delaware
Texas
Colorado
Reagan
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Jimmy Carter
National Press Club
Washington
Baseball great to attend fall Grand Hunt
Baseball great to attend the Grand Hunt this fall as part of a wildlife event. The figure began in baseball and moved to professional football, later coaching at Texas A&M and playing for the New York Giants. He was among 17 charter members of the National Professional Football Hall of Fame.
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New Yorkers
Texas A & M
New York Giants
National Professional Football Hall of Fame
Aes of Wildlife
Nebraska Weather Outlook Through Wednesday
United Press International reports an extended forecast for Nebraska from Monday to Wednesday with clear to cloudy skies and scattered thundershowers. Highs are expected in the mid 80s to lower 90s with lows mostly in the 60s.
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United Press Internatinal de Nebraska
Income rose in winter as Americans spent more
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 1.9 percent rise in income in the first quarter of 1976, with total corporate profits climbing by 11.2 billion dollars. Real GNP grew 8.5 percent, with total GNP at 1.242 trillion dollars. per-person annual income averaged 5,313 dollars. Savings rate fell slightly as spending increased across regions. Northeast saw the smallest gains, while Southern and North Central workers posted notable raises.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Commerce
United States
Northeast
North Central States
Foreign Investment Poses No Threat to U.S. Economy
A nine volume Commerce study concludes foreign direct investment in the United States poses no threat to economic security. In 1974 direct ownership rose to 26.5 billion dollars, about 3.5 percent of total investments, supporting 1.1 million American jobs. Britain, Canada, Holland, Japan and other European nations are major investors.
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United States
U.S
Britain
Canada
Holland
Japan
Organization of Petroleum Countries
Endangered Plant List May Halt Government Project
Washington UPI reports a proposal to list 1,767 plants as endangered could block a $52 million LaFarge Dam project on the Kickapoo River Wisconsin and affect other federal plans. Officials warn several species may already be extinct while dune flora near Death Valley face habitat loss from dune buggies.
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UPI
Death Valley
Calif
Antioch Dunes
Contra Costa County
LaFarge
Kickapoo River
Wisconsin
Congress
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
New York
Iowa
Fish and Widlife Service
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
West Virginia
District of Columbia
MacBryde
Fire crews rescue 65 year old after smoke incident in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis a man aged 65 was found in a smoke filled area by firemen wearing masks. Fire Chief Ralph Mauritz called it remarkable that he survived without a mask after inhaling smoke. he was hospitalized Friday at Hen County Medical Center.
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Minneapolis
UPI
Ralph Mauritz
Steffenberg
Hen County Medical Center
Wilted Roses Flaggers halt traffic at Loup River bridge
Jan and Colleen Wibbels, Columbus women, stand in the sun guiding traffic during the Loup River bridge repainting begun June 7. They describe long days, friendly motorists, and questions from travelers about the color, weather, and distance to Kansas as the bridge receives a metallic silver coat.
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Loup River Bridge
Jan Mackey
Colleen Wibbels
Stan Linhorst
Jan
Columbus
Wibbels
Kansas
Viking 1 Near Mars Orbit as Landing Window Opens
Pasadena reports Viking 1 nearing Mars orbit with a July 4 landing target in a Martian basin. The two section craft, valued at 500 million dollars, coasts toward Mars at 8800 mph with cameras ready to relay color and black and white images to Earth.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
United States
Mars
Viking
Viking 1
Earth
Jaws Comeback Incident at Universal Studios
A mechanical shark at Universal Studios Hollywood briefly activated while painter Barry Alkira, 30, worked on the fin. Universal said the lifelike sea creature unexpectedly sprang to life during the incident.
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Hollywood
Calif
UPI
Universal Studios
Barry Alkira
Universal
Justice Department asked to examine D.C. police policy
Washington report notes a long standing DC policy shielding Congress members from arrest records and public embarrassment. In light of recent scandals officials are re evaluating policy and the US attorney’s office asks the Justice Department to issue new guidelines. Police chief Maurice Cullinane defends the policy but signals a required review.
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Justice Department
D.C
Capitol Hill
U.S. Attorney's Office
Maurice Cullinane
Revie
Howe
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Bruce MacBryde
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Red Planet
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