Democrats Focus on Jobs in 1976 Campaign Strategy
At the National Democratic Issues Convention in Louisville a large outside crowd argued about busing while delegates lean toward making employment and economic growth the core of their 1976 platform. Udall Conyers and Bentsen push differing paths to full employment and growth as the path to defeating Republicans.
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Louisville, Ky
National Democratic Issues
Louisville Gardens
Morris K. Udall
Democratic Party
Udall
Lloyd Bentsen
John Conyers
D-Mich
Conyers
Bentsen
Budget Controls Show Early Savings in Trial Year
House Budget Chair Brock Adams and Senate counterpart Edmund Muskie say the 1974 Budget Control Act procedures cut the year’s spending by 10 to 15 billion dollars. They credit the trial 1973 period for learning and strengthening future implementation, while Buckley criticizes rising ceilings and deficits amid entitlement hikes.
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Congress
House
Senate Budget Committee
Brock Adams
D-Wash
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Senate
Brock
Muskie
Budget Committee
Buckley
Talks Delayed in MIA Talks With Vietnamese Officials
Washington AP reports talks between U S congressmen and Vietnamese officials on missing in action Americans have been delayed to meet Hanoi's ambassador, with a new date to be set after Congress adjourns. Montgomery said negotiations planned in Paris were postponed after Vietnam requested direct talks with the North Vietnamese ambassador.
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U.S
Indochina
Hanoi
Sonny” Mont
Comin
Vo Wan Sung
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam
Mississippi Democrat
Congress
Montgomery
State Department
City budget battles as tax package faces shift
Republicans scale back support after Ron Nelsen says Ford never demanded new taxes for federal aid. Carey and leaders tied tax hikes to fiscal responsibility Ford urged, while Treasury chief Simon hints at a tax rise. The special session already approved a debt moratorium for 1.6 billion of New York City's short term notes, with holders offered MAC bonds instead of cash.
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White House
Ron Nelsen
Ford
Carey
Treasury
William E. Simon
Nelsen
New York City
Municipal Assistance Corp
Belgium Merges Municipalities and Dismisses Mayors
Parliament merged 2,359 municipalities into 589 large towns and cities in a reform aimed at improving services. About three quarters of mayors were fired, with concerns that many small towns cannot meet modern needs. The plan, proposed in 1961, took ten years to pass and four more to finalize. 60 percent opposed the merger.
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Brussels
Belgium
API
House of Representatives
Interior Ministry
Reagan Not Upset By FCC Ruling On His Movies
Los Angeles AP Reagan says he is not upset by the FCC order barring his old films from TV and jokes that if aired he would demand equal time. His 51 films span from 1940s to 1957 with Hellcats of the Navy the sole film featuring Nancy Reagan.
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Reagan
California
Ronald Reagan
Ann Sheridan
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Los Angeles
Hallywood
Nancy
Edmund G
Pat
Brown
Benz
Spain's New King Forms Alliances Amid Franco Legacy
Isabel II notes a new era as King Juan Carlos I pledges loyalty to fundamental laws and Spain’s unity. Attendees include Hussein, Rainier, Pinochet, and Imelda Marcos. Reagan recalls early career and jokes about Bedtime for Bonzo surface in campaign coverage.
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Spain
Falange
Europe
Franco
King Hussein
Jordan
Prince Rainier
Monaco
Augusto Pinochet
Chile
Imelda Marcos
Philippines
Juan Carlos
Two U S Naval Ships Collide During Mediterranean Trials
In the Mediterranean 70 miles east of Sicily the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy and the cruiser Belknap collided during night flight operations. The Belknap suffered substantial damage and possible fire while the Kennedy sustained damage with no confirmed casualties. Pentagon sources noted firefighting aid from nearby 6th Fleet ships as both vessels returned to operations.
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John F. Kennedy
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Sicily
Pentagon
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Belknap
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Norfolk
William Gureck
Walter R. Shafer
Troy
Ohio
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U.S
Frank E. Evans
Melbourne
South China Sea
Jane's Fighting Ships
Jane's
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