Daley cruises to sixth term in Chicago mayoral primary
Mayor Richard J. Daley won a decisive Democratic primary in Chicago, beating reformist Alderman William Singer and two other challengers. With 2,622 of 3,146 precincts reporting, Daley led 390,479 to 193,164 for Singer, as Newhouse and Hanrahan trailed. The 72-year-old incumbent touted a broad coalition and vowed to continue guiding the city.
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UPI
Richard J. Daley
Daley
John J. Hoellen
Boss
William S. Singer
Gold Coast
Singer
Richard H. Newhouse Jr
Edward V. Hanrahan
Cook County
Newhouse
Oilmen win Ford price pledge amid Depletion vote clash
President Ford pledged a minimum price guarantee for oil to reassure domestic producers as Democrats moved to strip the depletion allowance from oil and most natural gas. The House caucus voted 152 to 99 to permit a vote on repealing the 50 year old deduction, with gas and oil producers watching Senate prospects and tax-cut linkage.
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Demos
Washington
Ford
Congress
Ron Nessen
Nessen
State of the Union
House Democrats
Rules Committee
Charles Wilson
D-Tex
Possible major spill if offshore drilling proceeds off Southern California
An Interior Department draft report warns a major oil spill is almost certain if offshore drilling is approved off Southern California. It outlines spills from transport by pipeline or tanker, with a tanker spill possibly totaling 288000 barrels, and notes severe wildlife impacts including potential permanent loss of sea lions and fur seals.
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California
Department of Interior
Interior Department
San Miguel Island
Ford predicts veto sustain on oil import fees
President Ford told 500 at a Florida energy conference that he will win his clash with Congress over oil tariff increases. He said chance of Congress sustaining his veto appears strong as aides report Senate votes favor a veto, with House support growing.
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Fla
UPI
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Congress
Energy
Ron Nessen
Senate
House
Liberated whale Gigi spotted alive in Baja lagoon
Scientists report Gigi the whale, once a 14 000 pound captive raised from a 4 000 pound orphan, is alive and healthy at Scammon's Lagoon in Baja California. The whale, identified by a white square tag, was last seen two years after disappearance and a ruined radio transmitter ceased functioning after release.
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San Diego
UPI
Gigi
Baja California
Sea World
Los Angeles
William Samara
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
Scammon
Ford to name Rockwell as Commerce secretary
President Ford reportedly plans to appoint W Frederick Rockwell Jr. as secretary of Commerce. Rockwell, 61, chairs Rockwell International Corp, based in Pittsburgh, with 100000+ employees and four Southern California plants in Downey Seal Beach Anaheim and Huntington Beach.
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Ford
W. Frederick Rockwell Jr
Rockwell
Rockwell International Corp
Frederick Dent
Rockwell Corporation
Pittsburgh
California
Downey
Seal Beach
Anaheim
Huntington Beach
Snowstorm Closes Schools Across Midwest Blows Through Illinois
A pair of strong horses pulls a hayride sleigh through Willow Creek Forest Preserve near Rockford as motorists face immobilizing snow. High winds whip deep drifts from Missouri to the Great Lakes while a blizzard lashes upper Michigan.
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Willow Creek Forest Preserve
Rockford
Ill
Midwest
Missouri
Great Lakes
Upper Michigan
Ford and Kissinger warn Cambodia ready to fall
President Ford and Secretary Kissinger warned Congress that Cambodia would fall to Communist insurgents within weeks unless the $222 million supplemental aid bill is approved. They urged rapid action as Phnom Penh faced an immediate emergency and a likely government collapse without more ammunition and support.
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Kissinger
Cambodia
New York Times
Washington
Henry Kissinger
Congress
Carl Albert
House
Phnom Penh
United States
Long Beach Taxi Fares Rise as Dial-A-Ride Planned
Long Beach raises Diamond and Yellow Cab rates by 65 cents on a three mile trip with a 90 cent flag drop and 20 cents per additional mile. The city orders a senior citizen dial-a-ride system and urges talks with cab firms and Public Transportation Co. to study a home pickup service by July 1.
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City Bureau of
Diamond
Yellow Cab
Bureau
Robert McNulty
Russ Rubley
Louis Posner
Long Beach Public Transportation Co
la Habra
Posner
Lillian Anakin
Senior Opportunities and Services
John Mansell
Youth Shot to Death in Compton Dispute
Wayman Turner 17 of Pasadena was fatally shot twice in the chest at 2 10 p m Tuesday at the home of Harvey George March 63 of 1313 S Tamarind Ave Compton. Lt Walter Hartman said March allegedly fired after a dispute and was booked at Compton Jail on murder charges.
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Wayman Turner
Pasadena
Harvey George March
S. Tamarind Ave
Compton
Walter Hartman
Said March
Turner
March
Independent Elijah Muhammad Dies at 77
TODA-7 reports the death of Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Black Muslims, at age 77 on page A-2. General Telephone rate increase battles in Long Beach and Los Angeles. page A-4. Los Angeles County to drop perjury charge against John Ehrlichman. page A-6. Arthur Burns says money supply expansion already in motion. page A-7.
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Elijah Muhammad
Long Beach
Los Angeles
John Ehrlichman
Arthur Burns
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