Ford to decide on public works jobs bill today
President Ford will announce whether he will sign or veto a public works jobs bill critics say would provide about 360000 jobs for workers in places with high unemployment including Detroit Miami and Buffalo. Democratic leaders seek a veto override vote before adjournment.
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Frances Lewine
Associated Press
Washington
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Russell Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Atlanta
Carter
Detroit
Miami
Buffalo
White House
Rose Garden
Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
U.S
Uruguay
Piedmont
Anon. Q
Anon
Intersection safety at Skeet Club and Johnson St Extension eyed
Reader asks about improving safety at the Skeet Club Road and Johnson Street Extension intersection. A Division Engineer cites five angle crashes from 1973 to 1976 and one fatality in 1976, recommending oversized warning signs, 45 mph advisory plates on SR 1820 crossroads signs, and oversized stop signs. Masher not advised. other improvements urged.
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Department of Transportation
Skeet Club Rd
Johnson St
Fire Department
Anon. A
J.W. Watkins
Seventh Highway Division
W.L. Rollins
Rollins
AT&T Eyes Higher Rates If Competition Persists
AT&T chairman John deButts told a House subcommittee that the company would seek higher residential rates if FCC policies allowing competition remain. He warned such competition would raise costs and trigger a major rate restructuring, as the company already faced a March rate rise. The FCC contends its rulings risk creating a national telephone monopoly. legislation would curb competition and limit regulation to customer-owned equipment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bell Telephone
Malion
At&t
John D. deButts
House
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
deButts
FCC
Aleady
Congress
Senate
Lionel van Derlin
D-Calif
Communications
Nixon to Claim Watergate Was Partisan Weapon
Former President Richard Nixon will contend in his memoirs that the Watergate scandal was used as a partisan weapon to push him from office and that he personally did nothing wrong. The Times reports the book portrays him as a victim of injustice and says he resigned to spare the nation an impeachment trial.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
New York Times
the Times
London
Herbert Mitgang
United States
Europe
Nixon
Gerald Ford
Ford
Henry
Inside Kissinger on State Dept and Nixon’s Prayer Moment
Nixon portrayed Kissinger as secretary of state in a planned book reveal. Haig believed Nixon would resign from the start, while press secretary Ziegler opposed resignation. Warner Books is promoting an international sales campaign with a reported deal of about 2 million dollars plus up to 300 thousand for expenses, despite disclosure restrictions.
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Nixon
the Times
Polio victim cleared in traffic case in Miami
Earl Petinsky, 28, a polio cripple with a custom three wheeler, was found not a traffic hazard by a Dade County judge after ticketing for slow driving in the right lane. The judge urged a warning for slowness and praised his effort toward self-sufficiency. Petinsky, licensed to drive at 12 mph with a governor, says his reaction time limits normal speeds.
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Miami
Dade County
Earl Petinsky
Ruth L. Sutton
Earl
Earl Stuart
Fox Enterprises
Petinsky
Miami-Dade Community College
Democrats Probe Raises Politics in Ford Golf Trips
Democrats pressure Ford probes into corporate golf trips and campaign funds while in Congress. Mondale and Strauss attack Dole over politicized probes as Watergate prosecutor and SEC scrutinize Ford amid trips paid by US Steel. Ford avoids comment. Nessen notes golf with officials at Firestone, Bethlehem Steel, and Alcoa. Ford quit trips when VP in 1973 and now cites changed role. Mondale initially reluctant to discuss, says White House must answer.
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Dave Riley
Associated Press
Ford
Congress
Jimmy Carlet
Plains
Waller F. Mondale
Robert Strauss
Mondale
Toledo
Ohio
Strauss
Bob Dole
Watergate Special Prosecutor
GOP
Kent County
Mich
Securities and Exchange Commission
US Steel Corp
White House
Ron Ivessen
Nessen
Firestone Tire
Bethlehem Steel
Alcoa Aluminum
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Fieldon
Ill
St. Louis
Wirepnaros
Foard
US Steel
New Jersey
Disney World
Florida
Sen
Walter Mondale
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