Ford Named Vice President by House Support Grows
The House endorsed Gerald R. Ford’s nomination as vice president amid broad praise from Republicans and Democrats. Two New York Democrats opposed, citing a constitutional question over pension benefits, but backing was strong as Ford could become the first VP under the 25th Amendment to fill the vacancy since Agnew’s resignation.
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Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Washington
Ford
House
United States
Tater
Clarence L. Long
Maryland
Nixon
Long
White House
Boston
Congress
Ray J. Madden
D-Ind
Long House
New York
Bella S. Ab
James J. Delaney
Miss Holzman
Spiro T. Agnew
Jets Duel High Over Suez Canal
Egyptian and Israeli jets dueled high over the Suez Canal with each side claiming to down a plane. Cairo said Egyptian interceptors destroyed one Israeli plane over Ein Sukhna and all Egyptian aircraft returned safely, while Israel claimed a MIG21 was downed and all its planes returned home.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
Cairo
Ein Sukhna
Suez
Defense
Moshe Dayan
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Kissinger
Tel Aviv
Kilometer 101
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Dayan
United States
Soviet Union
Israel
Geneva
U.N
Ismail Fahmy
U.S
Hermann Eilis
Vladimir Vinogradov
Oil Shipments Tied to Pullout
Saudi Arabia proposed resuming oil shipments to the United States in step with a phased Israeli withdrawal from lands occupied in 1967 and 1973 wars. Yamani told Kissinger the embargo could ease with a timetable, while West noted the discussion was frank and useful.
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Saudi Arabia
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Europe
Israel
Yamani
Belaid Abdessalam
Kissinger
George S. West
State Department
West
William 5. Simof
the Treasury
George P. Shultz
Commerce
Frederick B. Dent
William E. Donaldson
Faisal
Egypt
Syria
Japan
Blast Levels House in Menasha Fire Disaster
An early morning explosion leveled a rooming house in Menasha Wisconsin after residents had moved out following a weekend fire. The two story frame building lay in the Town of Designers Plant near Providence Rhode Island where designers plan solar panels and water turbines to power a converted 1850 foundry becoming the Research and Design Institute headquarters. The renovation cost is to total about 100000 dollars with energy equipment up to 150000 dollars and a state fire marshal will assist in cause determination.
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Wis
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Providence
R.1
Research and Design Institute
Washington
Department of Labor
Department
Eges
Blockade of Turnpike Renewed by Truckers
Anger over fuel prices and lower speed limits spurred renewed trucker blockades on the Ohio Turnpike and concurrent protests on I 70 near Columbus I 75 near Toledo I 280 and highways around Detroit Ohio National Guard tow units and riot police enforced orders as authorities sought to clear routes and avert clashes. Drivers claimed the action dramatized their complaints while Gov Gilligan warned of legal steps and Washington officials considered remedies.
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William Kronholm
Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
National Guard
Toledo
U.S. 20
U.S. 250
Washington
Terry Mahoney
Erie
U.S. Transportation Department
Turnpike
Walt Lowery
the Transportation
First Snow Blankets Lakeshore
Wisconsin and Manitowoc County report their first snowstorm of the season with two inches on the lakeshore and four inches in the northwest. Icy roads, sand and salt crews, and multiple minor accidents highlight hazardous conditions as drivers adjust to winter weather.
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Wisconsin
Manitowoc County
Manitowoc
Horseshoe Bend Bridge
Michigan Avenue
Rapids Road
Milwaukee County
Energy crisis grips northern Wisconsin economy
Wisconsin lawmakers warn the energy shortage is crippling northern counties. Representative Lloyd Kincaid seeks an economically depressed designation to unlock federal and state aid, citing pulpwood plants and tourism as hit sectors. Senate ally Walter Chilsen calls for farm fuel inventories for spring planting while Rep Harout Sanasarian urges the Nixon administration to address the crisis at a national energy meeting.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Lloyd Kincaid
Crandon
Nothern
Kincaid
Walter Chilsen Rwausau
Department of Agriculture
Chilson
Harout Sanasarian
Dmilwaukee
Nixon
Energy Committee of the
National Legislative Conference
Washington
Lucey Faces Heat Over Wisconsin Bingo Bill Delay
Milwaukee and Clinton AP reports show Gov. Patrick Lucey delaying signing Wisconsin's bingo bill amid fuel shortages and higher stakes debates. Lawmakers, lobbyists, and voters want clarity on when legal bingo will begin and how a new control board and commissioner will be chosen, with potential vetoes and line-item concerns cited.
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Milwaukee
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Senate
Fatal Accidents Claim 3 Lives
Three people died in Wisconsin traffic crashes on Wednesday raising the 1978 toll to 1,082. Vernon Gooden, 42, of West Bend died when his car left County Trunk east of West Bend and hit a tree. Ann Markwardt, 39, and her mother Irene Hughes, 69, of rural Oregon were killed when Markwardt’s car struck a freight train at a crossing in Fitburg.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dane
Wisconsin
Vernon Gooden
West Bend
Washington County
Ann Markwardt
Irene Hughes
Oregon
Markwardt
Fiteburg
Pleads Guilty at McGuire Air Base Case
An Air Force sergeant admitted guilt on three charges for passing secret documents to a Soviet diplomat last July 21. James D. Wood waived a general court-martial and pled before a military judge.
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Air Force
James D. Wood
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