Moynihan nearly quits U N as Ford intercedes
Daniel Moynihan almost resigned as chief U S delegate to the United Nations amid internal NATO and State Department criticism and a British led push against his blunt line. President Ford reportedly talked him out of leaving, with Kissinger’s stance remaining unsettled.
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State Department
Daniel P. Moynihan
United Nations
Ford
Moynihan
Harvard
James Buckley
R-Con
Ivor Richard
Britain
United Nations Association
Reagan closes California leg of presidential bid in Hollywood
Ronald Reagan ended a two day tour announcing his candidacy with a California homeward cheer at Hollywood-Burbank Airport. About 500 supporters welcomed him and Nancy as he described California as a microcosm of the United States and pledged broad regional appeal. He defended his stance against criticism of a narrow constituency and said he would keep his beliefs intact while campaigning nationwide. His reaction to the Miami pistol incident was described as one of great concern.
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Ronald Reagan
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Nancy
Ford
Charles Percy
United States
Percy
Miami
Michael Calvin
Secret Service
Long Beach to Union Station Transit Link Approved
A first segment of a Los Angeles County rapid transit plan won approval at a transit summit. The Long Beach to Union Station line could start in 1977 and finish by 1983, spanning 25.7 miles with above ground and underground sections. The estimated cost is about 850 million dollars. Leaders from Long Beach and Los Angeles backed the agreement, with ratification needed from respective city and county authorities.
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Union Station
Los Angeles
Thomas J. Clark
Canoga Park
Clark
James Hayes
Baxter Ward
Thomas Bradley
John Ferraro
Art Chapman
Long Beach-Union Station
Los Angeles Coliseum
Ford plan to curb CIA assassination plots noted
White House said President Ford is developing a plan to prevent CIA murder attempts in the future and will adopt Rockefeller Commission recommendations including choosing a CIA director from outside the agency. Kissinger urged tighter congressional control but rejected moving covert operations from the CIA.
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Ford
CIA
Ron Nelsen
Rockefeller Commission
Commission
George Bush
U.S
China
William Colby
Nessen
Henry Kissinger
Capitol Hill
Fidel Castro
Patrice Lumumba
Kissinger
Nixon
Salvadore Allende
Richard Nixon
Ladies Home Journal
Chile
Allende
FBI pushed sex controversy over free love at UT Austin
Senate Intelligence Committee documents show FBI director J Edgar Hoover approved a plan to forge an anonymous letter from a concerned parent to protest perceived lax sexual permissiveness at the University of Texas. The letter, paired with a San Antonio Light clipping, was to be sent to state leaders as a counter to the New Left. It is unclear if the letter was sent or its impact on university administrators.
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Bureau
Senate Intelligence Committee
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Ut-Austin
Texas State
Wayne Connally
John Connally
Frank Erwin
University
Board of Regents
Hoover
New York City tax hikes delayed as aid talks stall
Albany stalled a $200 million package of proposed New York City tax increases for a third day delaying moves to secure federal help to avert default. The plan would raise income tax estates banks cigarette taxes and other levies with a $150 million state-aid arrangement hoped to cover a default postponement.
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New York
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Carey
Interior official calls near ban on PCBs threatens waterways
Assistant Secretary Nathaniel Reed warned that U S rivers and lakes are in mortal danger from polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs and urged a near total ban with only transformer and capacitor use allowed. He cited widespread aquatic contamination and risks to endangered species, urging immediate review of substitutes and stronger EPA action.
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America
Nathaniel Reed
Reed
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Russell Train
Congress
Train
Vow to Stay in Office as Complaints Sit Pending Action
In Brown's office, UFW pledges to stay until action taken on complaints. Fromme refuses to confirm if she will testify in her own defense. Blackman upholds a broad gag order. Opposition grows to Catholic bishops antiabortion campaign. Officials say parents partly blame teen drinking and alcoholism.
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