16 Apr 1975
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1975
Page
1
President Ford told the annual GOP fund raising dinner that Republicans can and will rebuild and grow in 1976. He urged opening party doors to a broader voter base and running a nationwide campaign to win local races, House and Senate seats, and governorships.
President Ford urged conservatives to broaden the party while preserving free enterprise fiscal discipline and strong defense. He framed expansion as alignment with GOP values and argued state and local self rule, amid mounting signals of a possible 1976 bid. He also noted South Vietnam aid needs and U.S. pullback implications.
A Norfolk high school student and a carpenter forced entry into a burning home to save a 7 month old baby. Ricky Mikles and Wel don Woods climbed through windows to reach the crib and pull the child to safety. The infant Tracey Anne Hunt survived with smoke inhalation, while the mother suffered a burn and Mikles and Woods sustained injuries.
A House Senate conference panel approved a 210 million emergency farm bill raising target prices for cotton wheat and corn and dairy price supports. The measure may face a presidential veto with costs to consumers disputed. The compromise sets target prices 0.45 dollar per lb cotton 2.25 per bushel corn and 3.10 per bushel wheat, with loan rates 1.87 per bushel corn 0.38 per lb cotton and 2.50 per bushel wheat.
Chrysler, lacking a domestic subcompact, will produce a Japanese hatchback next January after deferring the subcompact plan due to the recession. A new line of luxury compact cars will follow this fall to accompany the Valiant and Dart, with updated suspensions and larger interiors. Jordan’s group pressed for smaller cars, criticizing board decisions that favored large and medium cars.
Palestinians accuse Sunday attacks started the street battles. Phalangist militia facing calls for cease-fire while Premier Solh resists deploying Lebanon's army. Civilian casualties exceed 15 as gunfire robs Beirut streets of life. U S embassy notes no Americans harmed though a narcotics agent’s car was blown up.
Detroit AP report shows a 29 percent drop in auto sales from a year earlier for April 1-10, the lowest for the period in 14 years. Analysts cite the end of a General Motors sales contest and post-rebate effects at Chrysler as reasons for the slower rebound versus recent springs. Industry totals stood at 163,190 units versus 230,000+ a year prior.
Conte, famed actor in war films and Sinatra collaborator, died after a long career with many notable roles including in I'll Cry Tomorrow. The piece also covers early April 1975 car sales data showing declines for GM Chrysler Ford and a Volkswagen workforce cut plan in West Germany.
Washington AP report notes John B. Connally closed his testimony in a bribery trial insisting he never accepted illegal payoffs while the case heads to the jury after two hours 15 minutes per side for final arguments. The defense rested as Jacobsen testified alleging Connally received 5 000 dollars on two 1971 milk-industry related acts and 10 000 dollars later to cover money moved from Jacobsen.
The 1970s energy crisis sparked calls for formal recognition of oil producers as equals to industrialized nations. Delegations urged that raw materials development aid and technology transfer be included, while the United States Japan and the European Community favored linking them to energy in a subordinate role. French President Valery Giscard dEstaing proposed a producer consumer dialogue last October to reduce confrontation.
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