Kennedy Defends Diplomacy Over Expanded Vietnam Aid
In a Senate speech Kennedy criticizes administration rhetoric on Vietnam and Indochina. Officials warn of North Vietnamese divisions shifting into South Vietnam, influencing Congress to fund 1.0 billion in aid while Ford seeks additional Cambodian support. Rockefeller and Scott urge Congress to act or bear responsibility for possible Communist gains.
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Ford Wilson talks center on economy
President Ford and British Prime Minister Harold Wilson met 95 minutes in the White House Oval Office to discuss the world economy. Secretary Kissinger and British Foreign Minister Callaghan attended as did members of the Foreign Affairs Committees. They noted progress toward international cooperation and agreed on continuing consultations. They planned further talks on East West relations energy and unemployment.
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Doctor’s Bail Contested in MacDonald Killings Case
Prosecutor Stroud outlines a detailed account of the night of the MacDonald murders accusing Dr. L B MacDonald of staging an intruder attack with hippies while citing FBI forensic findings. The narrative contrasts his pajama top blood evidence with his story and notes multiple wounds on Collette and the children, plus fibers and footprints tying him to the scene.
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Slasher Frias Murder Mystery Ties Downtown Pattern
Police hunt a so far unidentified killer after the body of Frias is found in his ground floor apartment at 1712 N Kingsley Drive East Hollywood. The throat wound mirrors seven prior victims in two months and investigators compare the case to mass slayings by the Manson family. The change in locale from downtown to Hollywood is noted as a pattern shift.
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Oil profits dip in fourth quarter for Gulf and Sun
Gulf Oil from Pittsburgh reports Q4 earnings of $185 million or 94 cents a share, down 20 percent from a year earlier despite revenue rising 50 percent to $4.5 billion. For 1974 Gulf posts $1.065 billion or $5.47 a share on $18.2 billion revenue, up 33 percent. Sun Oil of Philadelphia shows Q4 profit of $64 million or $1.09 a share, down from $75 million or $1.63. full year 1974 earnings $378 million or $8.31 a share on $3.8 billion revenue, up from 1973.
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Ford acts to speed up vet insurance dividends
President Ford moves to accelerate 335.6 million dollars in Veterans Administration life insurance dividends to about 2.5 million veterans within 45 days. About 177.8 million will be paid by checks, with the rest likely credited toward future premiums or new policies.
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Cancellations Won’t Depress U.S. Wheat Exports
The Agriculture Department said recent cancellations by China and the Soviet Union will not lower the projected 1.1 billion bushels of U.S. wheat exports by next summer. It also noted early indications of a potential third straight record wheat harvest in 1975. China canceled about 22 million bushels, while the USSR did not have its 3.7 million bushels cut reflected in USDA reports.
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