Economic forecasters see 5 percent growth in 1977
The Business Council predicts the U S economy will grow about 5 percent next year with unemployment easing to about 6.5 percent and inflation near 5.5 percent. They say policy shifts won t greatly matter who is elected president, though Ford is favored by many. Inflation and wage pressures may slow progress into 1977 and 1978.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
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Duesseldorf
West Germany
Harvard University
John Kenneth Galbraith
John F Kennedy
Galbraith
Action Line replies on duties sidewalks and crossings
The Enterprise presents questions on import duties for sporting goods, sidewalk use during market construction, liquor rules for minors, city track repairs, and railroad crossing signals. Officials note a Winston-Salem customs office, city code rules, and HPT&D plans to install automatic crossing signals and improve the Green Drive crossing to ease traffic.
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High Point
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R.V. Moss
Hpt&d
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Green and Taylor
Anon
A. M.W. Franke
Hpt&d Railroad Company
Green Drive
Carter May Seek Equal TV Time After Ford Critique
Washington AP Carter and aides weigh asking for equal television time to respond after President Ford accused him of slandering the nation. Ford, delivering a Washington news conference, criticized Carter for statements on Soviet domination and U S credibility while noting probe clearance on campaign funds.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
Ford explains bank accounts and family finances during news conference
President Ford describes moving money between a political account and his personal accounts to fund a family ski vacation. He says investigations found no improprieties and denies overdrafts, noting a repayment check dated December 16 1972 and calling the idea of check kiting inappropriate.
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Washington
Gerald Ford
Ford
Vail
Colo
Ford avoids direct reply on Nixon lobbyist claim
President Ford sidestepped questions about meeting with a Nixon lobbyist, denying direct comment but acknowledging prior testimony and urging a prosecutor to decide on any probe. Democrats urged Special Prosecutor Charles Ruff to examine possible perjury in Ford's 1973 confirmation hearing. Richard Cook, the Nixon lobbyist named by John Dean, denied the meetings.
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Ford
John Dean
Nixon
Dean
Charles Ruff
Nixon Administration
Richard K. Cook
Cook
House Committee
House Banking Committee
House
Mondale Dole duel on Texas stage in televised debate
In Houston at Alley Theater, Democrat Walter Mondale and Republican Bob Dole prepare a 75 minute debate between the Carter Ford skirmish. Mondale promises a sharp session focused on unemployment inflation and economic mismanagement while Dole jokes about his lines and possibly missing it for a high school game.
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Houston
U.S. Senate
Texas
Walter Mondale
Bob Dole
Alley
Dole
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Mondale
Ford Administration
Three Chinese Guards Die In Arrests In Belgrade
Belgrade dispatch says three guards were shot dead during the arrest of four Chinese radical leaders including Mao Zedong's widow Chiang Ching. The agency cited sources claiming a coup plot aided by Chen Hsi-lien with Hua Kuo-feng named as China's future leader after Mao's death.
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Tanjug
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China
Chen Hsi-lien
Peking
Hua Kuofeng
Hua
Mao
Chang Chung-chiao
Wang Hungwen
Yao Wen-yuan
Chiang Ching
Parking Provided For Buyers At Southern Furniture Market
JJM Hawkins reports free parking for buyers at the October Southern Furniture Market with about 160 vehicles parked on eight 700 spaces north and south of the market center. Officials say use should rise as word spreads and shuttle service runs 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. with on call late service.
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Jjm
John Loving
SPMC
Patterson
Loving
SFMC
Mohesco Company
High Point
Cancer Society launches nationwide effort to curb smoking
The American Cancer Society plans a five year campaign named Target 5 to mobilize nearly two million volunteers to cut smoking. Goals include reducing teen smoking by 50 percent, cutting government subsidies to tobacco growers, and pushing for a 50 percent tar and nicotine reduction in cigarettes.
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American Cancer Society
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America
Allan K. Jonas
Los Angeles
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