Massive Long Beach CETA funds probe uncovers fraud claims
Federal and local authorities launch a broad investigation into alleged theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars from Long Beach city poverty funds under CETA. City official Chapman says dummy records and kickbacks exist, with police and federal agents coordinating. Subpoenas expected for a federal grand jury in Los Angeles as scrutiny widens.
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Carter and Ford clash over Eastern Europe domination
AP report notes Carter denounces Ford for saying Eastern European nations are free of Soviet domination. Ford defends stance, cites desire for less dependence on the Soviet Union. Carter blasts the remark as a serious blunder, listing Poland Czechoslovakia Hungary and East Germany as under Moscow rule.
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U S Won't Reveal Arab Boycott List Despite Ford Vow
The United States will not disclose the Arab boycott list despite President Ford promising openness. Officials say secrecy remains due to national security and diplomatic sensitivities, with no timetable for release.
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Ford political clash over Eastern Europe policy in Chicago speech
Ethnic Polish Americans and other Eastern European groups in Chicago pressed President Ford after his Philadelphia remarks on a free Poland and Eastern Europe. Captive Nations Committee chairmen argued no free countries exist in the region, while Romanian American George Dobrea urged that relatives in those nations feel Communist domination. The debate centers on Ford’s stance and Democratic counterpoints amid immigrant communities.
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Cleveland
Leftists strike cripples France paralyzes everyday life
In Paris protests by leftist groups including CGT and the Federation of Labor halted public transport and disrupted airlines. Factories closed, schools pared, mail undelivered, and garbage left uncollected as demonstrators led marches and strikes across the country.
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Union of French Teaches
Humphrey OK after surgery for bladder cancer
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey underwent a six hour radical operation at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to remove the bladder and related tissues. He is expected to stay in hospital about three weeks and then recuperate at home three to six weeks.
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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Minnesota Democrat
Senate
Robent C. Byrd
West Virginia
Edger Bermen
Washington
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Simergt
Massive 35 city drug sweep nets 230 suspects
U S agents arrested 25 suspected heroin dealers in Southern California as part of a six month nationwide probe into the upper echelon of drug trafficking. In California more than 100 agents hit 49 distribution points with two L A rings supplying about 5 million dollars worth of Mexican heroin monthly.
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Joan E. van Diver
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Los Angeles
Wholesale prices surge 0.9 percent in September
U S wholesale prices rose nine tenths of a percent in September the fastest in 11 months. The Labor Department noted broad increases across agricultural and industrial commodities signaling potential inflation while economists cautioned one month does not set a trend.
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Ford
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President Ford accused of using campaign funds
A congressman reveals President Ford allegedly used campaign cash for personal expenses. Report notes the claim surfaced on page A-8 while another item mentions U S Soviet scientists racing to perfect laser weaponry on page A-15.
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