Senate GOP Whip Plans Veto Override Attempt
Washington AP reports Senate GOP Whip Robert Griffin backs overriding President Ford's veto of a $3.95 billion public works bill intended to create or preserve 400000 jobs amid rising unemployment. House and Senate leaders expect a veto override vote. Ford calls the bill inflationary and ineffective for lasting jobs. Democratic leaders urge override.
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Washington
Ford
Senate
GOP
Robert Griffin
Michigan
Detroit
House
Congress
John McFall
California
First Women Enter West Point
The first women enter the U.S. Military Academy at West Point as 118 of 1,475 cadets proceed through intake. Plebes face uniforms, money, salutes, and haircuts while Brig. Gen. Ulmer stresses merit and hard work over background. The class includes a notable discussion of the honor code amid cheating cases among juniors.
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West Point
N.Y
Walter F. Ulmer Jr
U.S. Military Academy
Help Line Answers on Unwed Mothers Homes and Job Ads
Readers ask about NC clinics for unwed mothers and the stay costs with agencies in Charlotte Durham and Asheville and Greensboro. The EEOC notes ads specifying sex may violate laws but may fall on the advertiser. press protection and eligibility rules apply.
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North Carolina
Anon. A
Florence Crittenden
Charlotte
Salvation Army
Durham
Faith Cottage
Asheville
Guilford County Department of Social Services
Children’s Home Society of
Greensboro
Helen Alspaugh
Children’s Home Society
Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Washington for Bicentennial visit
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive at Andrews Air Force Base on a humid morning for a six day Bicentennial tour. The Queen pledges enduring friendship between Britain and the United States and recalls the American Revolution. A bank robbery chase near the base disrupts the arrival but no shots were fired and the Queen proceeds to the White House.
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Washington
Elizabeth I
Great Britain
White House
Prince Philip
Andrews Air Force Base
Philadelphia
Ford
Thomas Rogers
Doug Hill
Prince George's
George III
Britain
United States
FBI official Kelleys says domestic spying ended
CIA decades old COINTELPRO program ended with no replacement, FBI director Clarence Kelley testifies during the Pine Ridge murder trial of AIM members. Kelley’s absence delayed testimony as defense seeks to show FBI action helped foster a climate leading to the killings.
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FBI
Kelley
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Clarence Kelley
Pine Ridge
South Dakota
Marion Brando
U.S
Edward J. McManus
William Kunstler
Cointelpro
Oglala
Robert Robideau
Portland
Ore
Darelle Butler
Rogue River
Jack Coler
Ronald Walliams
Kunstler
IRS Agents Questioned About Gifts
IRS inspectors in Pittsburgh questioned about 290 auditors regarding alleged gratuities from Gulf Qu Corp as the agency reviews Gulf taxes. The probe, led by the IRS inspection service under Commissioner Donald Alexander, centers on gifts such as liquor dinners golf trips and other perks over years. No Gulf officers are named as targets, and findings may go to the US attorney for possible grand jury action.
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Susan J. Reimer
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Internal Revenue Service
Gulf Qu Corp
IRS
Inspection Service Unit
Gulf
Inspection Service
Washington
Donald Alexander
Air Company
New York
John J McCloy
Gulf and
The
Securities and Exchange Commission
Bob R. Dorsey
Jerry McAfee
US Attorney's Office
Minister's Wife Charged With First Degree Murder
Sandra Dupree 34 a white fundamentalist minister's wife faced a murder charge for the shooting death of Harry Dickens 21 in Scotland Neck. She told police she would act if harassment of her son could not be stopped, a comment two hours before the shooting. The trial moved to Henderson for pretrial publicity and racial tensions. Mae West Cofield testified she saw Dupree fire but not a struggle, seeing a possible object in Dupree's hand.
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Eberle
Mae West Cofield
Dickens
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A. Harris Williams
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