Energy program in limbo after appeals court ruling
The Court of Appeals voids President Ford’s import oil fee as beyond executive power, leaving no unified energy plan. Governors of eight New England states note costs reach 1.1 billion dollars nationwide, with little conservation. A national energy program urged, extending price controls could bridge Congress and White House to a workable plan.
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United States Court of Appeals
Ford
Congress
Nixon
Court of Appeals
New England
East
Supreme Court
Rep
Richardson Preyer
Shape up or ship out for Marines says new commandant
Gen Louis H Wilson orders stricter physical fitness standards and holds unit commanders responsible for the condition of their men. The 55-year-old Medal of Honor recipient leads by example, running two miles each morning as he calls Marines to fall in.
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Marine Corps
Louis H. Wilson
Wilson
Government mailings push nutritional toys for kids
The article notes the General Services Administration mailed an expensive packet with colorful characters like Molly-Moo and Fred the horse to promote nutrition and grocery economics. It questions the scale and cost of government information sharing and jokes about removing readers from mailing lists in favor of President Ford.
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Goose
GSA
Ford
Pennsylvania Avenue
Bicentennial fears of crime and terrorism rise
The article warns that the 1976 U S bicentennial in Washington and other sites could spark crime and political violence. Officials cite police strain, potential armed citizens, and terrorism risks as federal grants hinge on safety steps. Claims include a downscaled 17 million visitors and security concerns amid foreign leaders and the Montreal Olympics.
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Washington, D.C
American Universary
House District of Columbia
Prince Georges County
John Rhoads
Washington Area
Washington
Ford Administration
White House
California
Evelle J. Younger
U.S. Senate
United States
Younger
Organized Crime and Criminal ‘Intelligence Branch
Kremlin Keeping Death-Watch On Tito
A national balance of power view warns Tito of Yugoslavia’s fading at 82 as Kremlin influence grows. Yugoslavia’s strategic borders with Italy Austria Hungary Greece and Albania heighten Western and Russian stakes. The piece argues US weakness and Soviet strength threaten Yugoslavia’s autonomy, fearing Tito’s death could trigger a Kremlin takeover and a Russian army on Italy’s border.
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Washington
Tito
Yugoslavia
Adriatic Sea
Italy
Austria
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Greece
Albania
Balkan
Poland
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Stalin
London
Kremlin
Marshal Tito
Rome
Attilla the Hun
Ford plans more pardons and rehabilitations for Watergate figures
President Ford weighs returning ex Watergate figures to public trust positions, including Richard Kleindienst Harry Dent and Wendell Wyatt, amid debate over Nixon pardon fallout. A separate Food Stamp study suggests up to 17 percent of recipients nationwide may be ineligible, with Illinois and Massachusetts showing the highest ineligibility rates. Also covered are Morris Ernst’s burn before reading letter to Nixon, Ashland Oil political contributions traced by the SEC, and a contested four year motorboat pollution study funded with industry ties.
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Richard Nixon
Ford
Richard Kleindienst
White House
Harry Dent
Wendell Wyatt
R.ore
Nixon
Harry Truman
Truman
Agriculture Department
Illinois
Massachusetts
Georgia
Montana
Morris Ernst
San Clemente
Ernst
New York Times
Securities and Exchange Commission
Hubert Humphrey
D.minn
Ashland
Capitol Hill
Eugene Erickson
George Hardin Jr
Hardin
Clyde Webb
United Fund
Girl Scouts
The Art Buchwald Leaves Of Grass Column
A Bicentennial era joke column recounts a spoof Pilgrim lawn tale and lawn care culture. It contrasts American pride in yards with the spread of lawn obsession, noting Americans spend billions on lawns and gendered social pressure, with a final quip about sod and survival.
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Buchwald
Plymouth Post
Commerce Department
America
Sam Snodgrass
Sam
New World
Atlantic
Pacific
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Gussie
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Montreal
Leon Jaworski
Watergate Special
People Megesine
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Russia
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West
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U.S
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Communist Party
MBA, Inc
Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate
Ashland Oil
Environmental Protection’ Administration
Leon McCarthy
EPA
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