Audits clear Long Beach officials in race deal probes
City auditors found no conscious improprieties by Long Beach officials in Grand Prix dealings. Council tentatively approves a third Grand Prix, directs no immediate actions on two audit reports, and notes potential weaknesses in contracting and accounting controls.
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Council
Long Beach
Robert Creighton
Creighton
Nhxt
Anaheim
George Medak
Franke
Pook
American Aviation ‘Travel Services
Moynihan edges Abzug for New York Senate nod
In New York, Moynihan wins the Democratic Senate nomination by a narrow margin against Bella Abzug as early returns show him with a about nine thousand vote lead with 8 percent counted. Across the nation Kennedy, Humphrey, and Proxmire win primaries with little trouble while Rhode Island governor Noel lingers near defeat.
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Patrick Moynihan
Catskill Mountain
Pindar’s Corner
N.Y
New York
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
United Nations
Senate
Bella Abzug
Edward Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
William Proxmire
Philip Noel
Rhode Island
Moynihan
U.N. Post
Mrs. Abzuy
U.S. Atty
Ramsey Clark
New York City Council
Paul O'Dwyer
Abraham Hirschfeld
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Proxmire
Wisconsin
Humphrey
Minnesota
Gerald Brekke
Will
House
Thomas O'Neill Jr
Nevada
Howard Cannon
Senate Rules Committee
John Pastore
Richard Lorber
Noel
UAW launches nationwide Ford strike across 22 states
The United Auto Workers began a nationwide walkout against Ford Motor Co idling about 170 000 workers in 22 states. UAW president Leonard Woodcock vowed a quick strike while Ford offered over 1 billion in added compensation over three years amid disputes on job security reduced work time and severance for laid off workers.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Today
Ford Motor Co
Ford
UAW
Woodcock
Sidney McKenna
Energy agency to hike oil price in Long Beach area
The Federal Energy Administration plans a price increase for Long Beach and California oil, with a decision due in about 45 days. Long Beach officials seek an 83 cent per barrel rise above the current 4.21, while hearings are set for Oct 6 in Washington and an Oct 23 in San Francisco to determine the final amount and possible extension to other states.
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Federal Energy Administration
Long Beach
California
FEA
Leonard Brock
Washington, D.C
San Francisco
Brocks
U.S
Ford to sign defense bill delaying B1 funds
President Ford will sign a $4.3 billion defense bill that slows B1 bomber funding. It caps monthly spending at $87 million through February, leaving final fate to a future administration, while Ford backs producing 244 bombers at an estimated $21.4 billion. Carter calls for data review and questions the project’s value.
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Ford
Washington
White House
Ron Nelsen
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Lakewood workers approve contract ending City strike
Lakewood city service employees voted 70 to 20 on Tuesday to accept the proposed pact and return to work immediately, ending a strike by about 100 members of Service Employees International Union Local 660. The deal, reached after early morning talks, provides a across the board pay hike and a 5 percent increase starting July 1 1978, with expanded fringe benefits and a long term visibility plan, expiring in June 1978 and costing the city about $261,000 through then.
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McKenna
Woodcock
Ford
Detroit
Lakewood
International Union
Jack Huntsinger
Hunsinger
Mayfair Park
William Stromberg
Carter and Ford trade Medicaid abuse critique in swing states
Carter blamed Medicaid mismanagement on the Ford administration as he campaigned in Phoenix and Florida. He cited Senate findings of waste and unnecessary exams, calling the situation a national disgrace while Sen. Mondale supported the critique and faulted government oversight and senior citizen exploitation.
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Jimmy Carter
Ford Administration
Ford
Carter
Phoenix
Ariz
Senate
Sun Belt
Pinellas Park
Fla
Walter Mondale
Mcdicaid
Weather forecast for today with hazy sun
Low clouds this morning give way to hazy sunshine this afternoon. Highs reach in the 70s and lows in the 60s. Weather page reference indicates continued regional coverage.
Revenue-share bill passes Senate to extend aid to states
The Senate approved by 80 to 9 vote a six year expansion of the federal revenue-sharing program, boosting annual outlays from 5.65 billion to 41.2 billion overall and delivering funds to states, counties, and local governments with few strings attached.
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Washington
Senate
Low tar cigarettes seen as less deadly study says
A long term American Cancer Society study finds that low tar nicotine cigarettes reduce death risk from lung cancer heart disease and related illnesses compared with high tar brands The trial which followed nearly one million subjects from 1960 to 1972 shows a 28 percent lower lung cancer death rate and 14 percent lower heart disease and overall mortality for low tar smokers but higher death rates than nonsmokers
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New York
American Cancer Society
E. Cuyler Hammond
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Long Island
Independent Desert Towns Face More Flooding
Brief items note ongoing flood threats to isolated desert towns as authorities plan evacuations and assess damage. Also mentions a halted 38 year probe of Socialists, and the UN delaying Vietnam membership until after the U.S. election.
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