10 Cent Gas Tax Hike Eyed By Ford Aide
The Ford administration weighs a 10 to 20 cent rise in the federal gasoline tax to curb consumption and boost revenue for federal programs. Treasury support and public reaction are uncertain, with Congress needing to approve any change. A White House spokesman noted the idea is under study as part of Ford's economic policy.
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Betty Ford Listed Stable After Mastectomy Recovery
Betty Ford remained stable and more comfortable Sunday after removal of her right breast at Bethesda Naval Medical Center. Doctors cautioned that long term prognosis depends on tests for cancer spread to lymph nodes. White House said prognosis is very favorable though pathology results were not yet released.
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White Howe
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Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Ford
William Fouty
White House
Surgery may affect Ford's 76 presidential plans
President Ford and White House aides signaled that Betty Ford's cancer surgery could alter his bid for a full term in 1976. Ford postponed a three day trip to Utah and California and will have Nelson Rockefeller stand in, as officials reassess next steps amid the illness.
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Police set up theft ring with undercover officers party
New York police say 42 burglary suspects attended a warehouse party after being lured by detectives posing as Mafia business partners offering top prices for stolen goods. The sting began last April in Queens, with $700,000 in loot, and 45,000 in police funds spent as 130 customers are sought.
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New York
Richard Ledda
Joseph Fasullo
Nixon faces tests and treatment at Long Beach hospital
Former President Richard M. Nixon enters his eighth day at Memorial Hospital Medical Center of Long Beach for more tests and treatment for blood clots in his leg and lung. Dr. John C. Lungren is expected to issue a noon medical bulletin. Weekend silence suggested no major change in his condition.
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Richard M. Nixon
Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Long Beach
Nixon
John C. Lungren
Hurricane Gertrude regains speed toward Windward Islands
Hurricane Gertrude slowed to five miles per hour but forecasters expect a speedy reacceleration and continued threat to Barbados and the Windward Islands. A tropical storm watch covers Tobago Grenada Barbados and Martinique as small craft are advised to stay in port.
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Gertrude
Windward Islands
Barbados
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Tobago
Grenada
Martinique
RTD strike vote rejects mayor's binding arbitration plan
Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley voiced disappointment after drivers and mechanics rejected his binding arbitration proposal to end the 49 day strike against the Southern California Rapid Transit District. He planned discussions with officials in Los Angeles and Sacramento as unions walkouts disrupt service.
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Tom Bradley
Southern California
Bradley
RTD
Sacramento
Ansnar
United Transportatio and Amalgamated Transit Unions
Independent
Hostages in Dominican consulate receive food after 24 hours
In Santo Domingo, U S diplomat Barbara Hutchison and five others held at the Venezuelan Consulate were given food and water after 24 hours. Archbishop Polanco delivered meals, saying negotiations stalled as demands for 1 million dollars and prisoner releases remained unresolved.
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U.S
Barbara A. Hutchison
Hugo Polanco
Miss Hutchison
U.S. Information Service
Salvator F Pitaluga
Dominican Newsmen's Association
Archbishop Polanco
Pitalugo
FBI Watch On Harriman Home Aids Cambodian Invasion Meeting Probe
FBI watch at Averell Harriman's home aimed to identify participants in an anti Cambodian invasion meeting. The page A-1 report notes authorities seek names and affiliations tied to the protest planning.
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Averell Harriman
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