Helms Agrees To Aid Ford
U S Sen Jesse Helms said he would campaign for President Ford this fall after Ford pledged to follow the Republican platform He planned weekly national TV ads speak at a major fund raiser and two weeks of campaigning mostly in North Carolina The move follows Helms influence in hardening the party platform and a Solzhenitsyn controversy with State Dept official Winston Lord
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Teachers Strikes Ripple Across Northeast Cities
More than 250000 public school pupils faced disruption as teachers staged walkouts in Pennsylvania Ohio New York and New Hampshire. In Jersey City 1900 teachers and 250 clerical workers walked out over wages and contracts while Fairleigh Dickinson University faced a 400-teacher wage dispute. Bus drivers in San Francisco sought pay rises, Seattle teachers planned a strike on opening day, and Philadelphia avoided a strike with a 15.2 percent raise. Boston suspended action pending court desegregation timelines.
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Congress Rejects Pay Raise for Members in Election Year
Washington reports the Senate voted 46 to 25 to exclude Senators and House members from an automatic pay raise due Oct 1 for federal civil service employees. The House had approved excluding Congress and other top officials earning over 37800, but the Taft amendment allowed raises for all but lawmakers. The final rate, about 4.8 percent, awaits a House-Senate conference decision on fiscal 1977 appropriations.
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Brezhnev Meets Lao Premier in Moscow Over Laos Future
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and Lao premier Kaysone Phomvihane met in Moscow to discuss Laos future and its role in supporting progressive movements in Asia. Phomvihane, on his second visit in five months, stayed 16 days ending May 4.
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New Lottery May Bring Out The Vote
State Lottery Director Gus Harrison says a new instant lottery game starts next Tuesday to boost turnout for the November election. The top prize is $1 for each vote for the winning presidential candidate in Michigan, guaranteed to be at least $1.25 million, the largest prize in Michigan lottery history.
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