Editor backs Ford in 1976 race despite Reagan appeal
An editorial argues for Gerald Ford over Jimmy Carter in the November 2 election, citing debt, spending, and economic facts while criticizing Carter as aligned with liberal rhetoric and Washington establishment. The piece notes Ford vetoes spending bills and warns voters to consider prices and common sense. A separate AP brief reports a Pocahontas man killed and another injured in a Doniphan Missouri crash at a T intersection.
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Pearl Harbor no surprise Burns cites Now choices on ballot
Burns argues Pearl Harbor was no surprise and outlines choices on the ballot for president governor and constitutional amendments. The slate includes Ford and Carter for president Pryor and Griffin for governor amendments for and against taxes and labor rights and a proposed convention.
Hawaii governor says FBI warned of Pearl Harbor attack
Former Hawaii governor John A. Burns cites a week before Pearl Harbor attack, in tape memoirs recorded January 1975, that FBI agent Robert L. Shivers warned of the impending bombing. Burns recalls looking out on December 7, 1941 and seeing Japanese planes, and suspects the warning came from J. Edgar Hoover via British or Washington sources. He questions Shivers’ testimony before the Roberts Commission and asserts the agent may have passed the warning to Hawaii commanders.
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New Cessna Pilot Center Opens at Hope Airport
Hope Aero, Inc. will open a Cessna Pilot Center at Hope Municipal Airport on November 6 and 7 featuring the Integrated Flight Training System. The CPC uses a programmed curriculum combining ground school and flight training to shorten time to private pilot certification with high first-attempt pass rates.
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Ford Carter clash over Nixon debts and tax cuts develops
Ford campaigns in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as he distances himself from Nixon and cites a distinct difference with his predecessor. Carter tours New York and Pennsylvania and touts a likely four year tax cut to ease the economy. Mondale rests after Pennsylvania to West Virginia swing. Dole backs away from war stance while denying the label Democrat wars.
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Minority college enrollment rises 11.7 percent in two years
The U S Office for Civil Rights reports minority enrollment climbed 11.7 percent from 1972 to 1974 across public and private colleges. White enrollment fell slightly in public schools while private white enrollment rose. Black and Asian enrollments led gains among groups, with detailed increases by ethnicity and sector.
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Rhodesian talks delayed by technical difficulties in Geneva
The Rhodesia peace talks opened late after unexplained technical difficulties cited by Ivor Richard the British chair. The delay followed calls for clarifications from black delegates as Ian Smith arrived, amid deep mutual suspicion between parties. Kissinger warned against stalemate and offered US mediation.
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