Wallace Wins Third Alabama Governorship and Presses Presidential Run
George C. Wallace has sworn in for a third Alabama governor term, reshaping state leadership since 1962. He plans a 1976 presidential bid, with a campaign apparatus already in place and millions in supporter files. He emphasizes unity over segregation and positions himself against Washington control while pursuing national leadership.
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George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Lurleen
Charles Snider
Snider
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
U. S
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Washington
Rationing vs High Pricing in Fuel Policy
President Ford argues rationing would create widespread inequities even with perfect planning. He questions a fuel tax alternative, noting burdens on rich and poor alike and the inflationary risk, while warning of black market and favoritism if rationing is imposed.
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Ford
Specialized Victory Delivers New High Point Postal Station
The High Point community wins a new postal station for the southwestern quarter after years of effort beginning in 1972. The move relieves downtown parking and improves parcel handling, pleasing dozens of small manufacturers and major companies, with the Chamber of Commerce and Postmaster Lynn Blackwood praised for perseverance.
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High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Lynn Blackwood
Safety In The Air Faults Cited In FAA Crashes For 1974
The FAA faces heavy criticism after two tragic air crashes. A DC-10 near Paris on March 3 killed 346 aboard, the worst civil aviation disaster, linked to a faulty cargo door and failed safety fixes. A Dec 1 Trans World Airlines crash near Dulles killed all aboard amid pilot and controller fault debates. House subcommittee faulted the FAA for over solicitous attitude toward industry. Safer flying is in everyone's best interest.
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U.S
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Ford
Alexander P. Butterfield
Paris
Washington, D.C
Trans World Airlines
Dulles Inter National Airport
National Transportation Safety Board
McDonnell Douglas
Butterfield
McDowell Douglas
Dulles
Blue Ridge Mountains
Air Line Pilots Association
House Commerce Subcommittee
Shah of Iran media blitz hides Washington bond
Washington reports reveal the shah pressing for higher oil prices while maintaining strong ties to the United States. Cables describe a close relationship with Henry Kissinger and extensive U.S. military support, with CIA involvement and a shift toward Arab alignment seen as strategic moves in the Middle East.
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Washington
Iran
United States
Middle East
State Department
Shah
Teheran
U.S
Benjamin Gilman
R.N.Y
Gilman
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
China
Persian Gulf
Gulf
Pentagon
General Accounting Office
GAO
CIA
Moody Mossadegh
Soviet Union
Richard Helms
Joseph Farland
Helms
Farland
White House
Omar of Oman
Oman
Strait
Hormuz
Iraq
Israel
Shin Bet
SAVAK
Cairo
Fabled Yo Yo Successor the O Yo Debuts at Fair
Fly Back Company introduces the O Yo at the American Toy Fair next month amid bold advertising. The device, a yo yo inside a plastic circle, promises hours of magnetically engaging play with tricks like rocking the cradle and walking the dog. Histories trace yo yo origins to Britain, France, and ancient Greece, with modern sales shaping a booming market. Electrolux buys Adams-Millis Haw River plant to manufacture there mid year, boosting local economy. Two gifts arrive for Wesley Memorial Church Historical Room: Peter Doub’s Bible and Lorenzo Dow’s journal, donated by Mrs. E. J. Coltrane.
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Electrolux
Adams-Millis Corporation
Haw River
Consolidated Foods
Adams-Millis
E. J. Coltrane
Brevard College
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
Peter Doub
High Point
Greensboro College
Lorenzo Dow
Old Salem
Alabama
Coltrane
Wesleyan Arms
Jamestown
J. Everett Marsh
Elizabeth Covington
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Joe Brown
Tino
Yo-Yo
O-Yo
Holt McPherson Enterprise
J. E. Gibson
George IV
England
France
B.C
Charles Kirchof
Newark
N.J
Donald F. Duncan
Wisconsin
Mr. Gibson
Duncan
California Institute of Technology
San Gabriel Mountains
Massachusettes Institute of Technology
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