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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1975
Page
1
The Federal Trade Commission announced a new rule to protect consumers from defective products by holding creditors accountable for buyer satisfaction. Effective next May 14, the measure allows buyers to defend unpaid balances if products such as cars, washing machines, or roofs prove defective through no fault of the buyer.
The House Intelligence Committee voted to hold Secretary Kissinger in contempt for defying subpoenas on covert operations and intelligence estimates. Ford condemned the move as shocking with broad implications, while Kissinger argued it harms foreign policy. The action awaits full House approval and possible prosecution.
President Ford arrives in Paris for talks with six leading industrialized nations to launch a program aimed at global recovery by 1976 and sustained expansion by 1977. He seeks oil import safeguards, flexible exchange rates, and energy diversification with an 18 nation Energy Agency timeline set for December.
President Ford signed a 30 day extension to the federal oil price controls at Andrews Air Force Base after Congress passed the measure. The extension delays expiration to December 15 as talks on a broader energy bill continue. House and Senate moves followed procedural hurdles and objections from Rep. Ketchum.
President Ford describes vide videotaped testimony of a woman in a bright dress brandishing a large weapon near him as Secret Service agents grabbed the hand and gun. He recalls no memory of a gun click or sound and cannot identify the assailant’s face beyond a bright dress.
The National Weather Service predicts a cloudy weekend for the Southland with a chance of rain late Sunday or Monday. Highs range from mid 70s in the civic center area to around 70 in the valley and cooler in the mountains. Winds and cooler conditions expected in high desert areas.
President Ford may nominate Sen. Robert Griffin of Michigan as first choice to fill the seat vacated by Justice Douglas. A list of 11 ABA candidates includes Griffin and judges Stevens Webster Oaks and others, with no women on the list.
The note claims Gulf Oil provided annual gifts of 10 000 to Senator Hugh Scott prompting scrutiny. Meanwhile Gov Brown hosts a Meet the People session in San Diego and a Pennsylvania town reports euthanasia occurring in a hospital setting. A major Pacific quake triggers a tidal wave watch and an anticancer drug shows promise for longer survival.
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