Ford orders strategic review after four straight Reagan losses
President Ford ordered a major campaign review after four straight primary defeats by Ronald Reagan. Officials consider dropping Q and A sessions and portraying Reagan as dangerous. Uncommitted delegates, totaling about 327, could swing the convention. Reagan’s team plans a Michigan push with a media blitz as crossovers loom.
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BR. W. Apple Jr
New York Times Service
New York
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Reagan
Texas
California
Indiana
William MelLaughlin
Michigan
Kansas City
Pennsylvania
Coud
Nelson Rocke
Teller
Richard Rosenbaum
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Washington
Heagar
George Wallace
Panama Navy challenges two Cal tuna boats over fishing
The Panamanian navy impounds two American tuna boats, the Voyager and Kali, at Cristobal after alleging illegal fishing within Panama’s 20 mile limit. Panama seeks fines of 100000 dollars per boat, while the U.S. notes a protest from Panama and confirms the vessels sail under the American flag with crews of 15 to 17.
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Panama City
U.s.-Administered
Canal Zone
Panamanian
San Diego
Carlos Arellano Lennox
Panamia
Marine Resources
U.S
Tanama
Lennox
Kali
Balboa
Cristobal
Brown and Maryland bosses unite to back Brown
Baltimore report shows Governor Brown winning backing from Maryland political bosses including former State Sen. Joseph Starszak and Baltimore City Councilman Dominic Mimi. Roy Staten and Mandel also support Brown amid Carter opposition, signaling a distrust of Carter within the Democratic leadership.
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Baltimore
California
Brown
Maryland
Jimmy Carter
Joseph Starszak
Dominic Mimi
Roy Staten
Democratic Party
Baltimore County
Staten
Marvin Mandel
Mandel
Browns
Carter
Sens
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Henry Jackson
Washington
Rep
Morris Udall
Arizona
Michigan
Andi Carter
San Francisco bus drivers vote to end tie up if goals met
City bus drivers would return to work immediately if the Board of Supervisors drops two anti labor ballot measures and negotiates in good faith with Laborers Union Local 241, which represents about two thirds of the 1800 striking workers. About 1000 drivers attended the roll call as unions push for restored city services and back up by mechanics and electricians.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Laborers Union Local 241
Larry Martin
Drivers’ Union
Martin
Marin
Quentin L. Kopp
Ford veto on child care bill upheld by narrow Senate margin
The Senate failed by three votes to override President Ford's veto of a 125 million dollar child care bill. Senate 60 to 34. House had overridden 301 to 101. The measure would fund states to meet federal day care standards, delaying implementation. Ford argued it would raise costs without expanding services.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
House
Two Administrations Blamed in King FBI Harassment
A Senate intelligence committee staff report assigns blame to the Kennedy and Johnson administrations for the FBI campaign to discredit Martin Luther King. It says no outside approval was found, but officials supervising the FBI failed to curb the effort. The document notes aides discussed sharing King tapes with reporters and sending derogatory FBI reports to other agencies, while Johnson aides denied press leaks. It concludes a disturbing official indifference and calls for renewed oversight of intelligence agencies.
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Washington
Kennedy
Johnson
PBI
Martin Luther King
Senate Intelligence Committee
FBI
King
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
King's Hotel
Nicholas Deb
Katzenbach
Burke Marshall
Walter Jenkins
Bill Moyers
Jenkins
U.S
Frank Church
Didaho
Church
King’s Home
Death penalty weighed in L A police slayer case
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury convicted 26 year old Fred Harvey of first degree murder in the slaying of Long Beach Officer Robert Birdsall. The same six man six woman panel then weighed death penalty eligibility under California law, citing the officer’s death in the line of duty as a special circumstance.
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Los Angeles
Fred Harvey
Long Beach
Robert Birdsall
Yarvey
Wbirdsall
E. Talbot Callister
Joseph Acton
Signal Hill
Birdsall
Wilbur Poston
Signal Will
Armando Talavera
Harvey
Talavera
Poston
Witesses
Charles Sheldon
Acton
Rickover Attacks Ford Administration on Ship Building
Navy critic Admiral Hyman Rickover challenges the Ford administration’s ship building plans, arguing they threaten national defense and fiscal responsibility. The column notes ongoing debate on naval policy and budget priorities with references to specific program timelines.
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Rickover
Ford Administration
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