Ford says its core now up to Congress
Washington reports the United States faces the worst postwar recession as government data show GNP dropping 9.1 percent annual rate October to December and inflation at 13.7 percent. Commerce Department economist James Pate warns the trough is not yet reached and Congress must act to revive the economy.
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Ford
Congress
Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Department
GNP
James L. Pate
Pate
Record $12 Million Awarded in 1971 Capitol Protest Damages
A U S District Court jury awarded about $10 000 to 1 200 arrestees from the 1971 May Day protest on the Capitol steps for false arrest false imprisonment and malicious prosecution The District of Columbia government and police chiefs must pay The award marks the largest civil suit verdict with no major corporation involved and the first to base claims on constitutional rights rather than civil rights laws Ronald Dellums received 7500 for First Amendment speech violations.
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Washington
U.S. District Court
U.S. Capitol
District of Columbia
Metropolitan
Capitol
Ronald V. Dellums
D-Calif
U.S
Dense coastal fog closes LAX and Long Beach airports
Dense fog blankets coastal Los Angeles area forcing LAX and Long Beach to suspend flights. Airports halt operations by 5 to 6 p.m. with diversions to Ontario, San Francisco, or Las Vegas. Fog reduces visibility to under 200 yards. inland movement expected four to eight miles with morning hours affected daily. Health advisories issued for carbon monoxide in South Bay regions.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles International
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Ontario International Airport
San Francisco
Las Vegas
Torrance
Bob Webster
South Bay
South Central
San Fernando Valley
California
Ford keeps price rebound plan with 200 to 500 dollar rebates
Ford Motor Co announces immediate rebates to boost sagging sales following Chrysler. Henry Ford II says rebates of 200 dollars on Pintos and 500 dollars on Mustangs II run through February. The move mirrors Chrysler and pressures GM to follow suit.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Ford
Henry Ford II
General Motors
Chrysler
Democratic House Reps Vote Down Two Chairmen
In a turbulent day the Democratic majority voted to depose F Edward Hebert of Armed Services and W R Poage of Agriculture. The caucus then rejected the steering panel picks to keep Hebert and Poage, leaving four chairmanships unsettled and seats possibly vacant for up to two weeks.
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Washington
House Armed Services
Agriculture Committees
F. Edward Hebert
Armed Services
W.R. Poage
Agriculture
House
Wright
Patman
Banking and Currency
Wayne L. Hays
Carl Albert
Thomas P. O'Neill
Hebert
Poage
Louisi
Helms Defends CIA Domestic Spying Amid Radical Fears
Former CIA director Richard Helms told Congress the agency secretly involved itself in domestic spying from the late 1950s to address radicalism abroad and at home. Senate subcommittee officials referenced a broader inquiry into CIA activities, while Colby acknowledged undercover counterintelligence work that produced files on thousands of Americans.
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Washington
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence
Congress
CIA
Howard H. Baker Jr
Rtenn
Helms
Senate Armed Services Intelligence Subcommittee
Central Intelligence Agency
FBI
Iran
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
William E. Colby
United States
Coun
House
Ford
Helms and
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John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Commit
Tee. Stennis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
National postal strike threat looms nationwide
The paper reports a nationwide postal strike threat noted on page A-2. Colson’s lawyer questions John Dean’s statements on Burger Nixon talks on page A-8. Secretary Simon vows not to resign Treasury post on page A-10. Supervisor Hayes blasts the energy program as a gimmick on page A-11.
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John Dean
Burger-Nixon
Simon
Treasury
Hayes
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James Powell
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New York Times Service
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Bers
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Wayne Hays
Frank Thompson
UPI
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