Ford urges peace pledge as he tours Alaska base
President Ford told 5000 at Eielson Air Force Base that the United States and China share a basic pledge to peace in Asia and noninterference in others' internal affairs. He outlined goals of energy independence from Alaska, expected oil flow by 1980, and maintaining U.S. military power as insurance for peace. Ford will travel to Peking with Kissinger and continue to Indonesia, the Philippines, and Hawaii before returning to Washington.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Fairbanks
Alaska
Peking
Ford
United States
China
Asia
Eielson Air Force Base
Taiwan
Soviet Union
Andrews Air Force Base
Anchorage
Betty
Susan
Tokyo
Henry A. Kissinger
Indonesia
Philippines
Hawaii
Washington
James T. Lynn
Office Management and Budget
Federal
Frank Zarb
America
Alaskan Oi
Terror at Dublin airport kills and injures visitors
Two bombs exploded 47 minutes apart in Dublin airport terminal injuring eight people including an American woman and her daughter from Pennsylvania. Police weighed IRA and Protestant militants as suspects, while a Belfast car with suspicious objects was later deemed not involved. Authorities found a body during searches after the blasts.
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Dublin
Ireland
IRA
Belfast
Northern Ireland
London
Hoss McWhirter
Mary Mike
Linda
Pennsylvania
Grading scale dispute over Guilford County schools
An inquiry questions why Jamestown Junior High uses a different numeric grade mapping than High Point city schools. Principal T G Madison Jr. states misinformation and explains the board adopted scale: 95-100 equals superior, 88-94 above average, 77-87 average, 70-76 below average, with colleges interpreting grades accordingly.
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Jamestown
Ragsdale
High Point City
High Point
Anon
A. Ragsdale High School
T.G. Madison, Jr
Guilford County
High Point YMCA hosts area chess club speed tourney
All area chess players invited to the High Point YMCA Saturday night at 7 in room 204. A five minute per game speed tournament with a trophy for the winner is planned for Saturday Dec 20. For details call Patsy Newman at 882 8451.
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High Point Ymca
YMCA
Patsy Newman
At 90 He Quit Jogging To Ride
In OLD LYME Conn AP Herbert Burns at 95 rides a tricycle for daily exercise after a doctor told him at 90 he was too old to jog and to stop driving. Born 1880 in Cambridge Vt he used horse and buggy and sleigh in work life. Now he rides four to five miles daily and walks a couple of miles in snow.
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Old Lyme
Cambridge
Burns
Fromm
Connecticut
Strong Quake Hits Largest Hawaii Island
A 7.2 magnitude quake struck Hawaii's Big Island triggering a tidal wave and volcanic eruptions at Kilauea. One man was killed, another missing, and 34 evacuated or hospitalized including 10 Boy Scouts. Lava rose 30 feet, with damage to boats, buildings, and highways, as Halemaumau and the crater floor cracks released molten lava.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Chris Cameron
Volcanoes National Park
Kilauea
New York City Faces Budget Strains And Cuts After Brink
The crisis is over but New York City still must balance its budget by June 30, 1978, requiring $6.8 billion in cash or savings. About 40,000 of 250,000 city workers face layoff or retirement, with cuts yet to be decided. City notes refinancing, construction cutbacks, and a $2.3 billion annual loan await congressional approval by December 11 amid lawsuits opposing parts of the plan.
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B.C. A
Keith Biles
U.S. Dept. of Labor
E. Morehead St
Charlotte
N.C
Sam Boyle
New York
New York City
Ford
House
Senate
King Juan Carlos plans liberal cabinet shakeup in Spain
In Madrid AP reports King Juan Carlos intends to oust most of Spain’s cabinet and install liberal ministers while keeping Premier Arias Navarro temporarily. A cabinet reshuffle may precede a new Parliament president appointment by December 6 as the 36 year Franco era ends. In Tremonton Utah Jennifer Brown weighs naming her puppy Liberty’s Pride or Mister President after Ford’s puppy guidance.
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Spain
Juan Carlos
Satur- Ye
Jose Antonio Giron
Francisco Franco
Franco
Carlos Arias Navarro
Arias
Alejandro Rodriguez de Valcarcel
Tremonton
Utah
Jennifer Brown
Liberty’s Pride
Ford
Miss Brown
James Brown
Mrs
Liberty
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Herbert Burns
Hawaii Island
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Sports
Editorial
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Liberal
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