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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1975
Page
3
Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako departed Tokyo for an unprecedented US visit amid large protests. security measures included road blocks and helicopters as 4,000 gathered at multiple sites while 2,000 riot police guarded the route to the airport.
In Lisbon Prime Minister Adm. Jose Pinheiro de Azevedo placed troops on full alert and ordered seizure of two Communist‑controlled stations Radio Club and Radio Renascenca to curb antigovernment demonstrations. The military security chief joined protesters as officers clashed with crowds outside the Information Ministry.
The Senate approved an 88 billion military construction authorization measure on Monday including 13.8 million for Diego Garcia naval base in the Indian Ocean. Abourezk cast the sole dissenting vote as the bill funds projects across the armed services departments. The bill follows earlier damage estimates for weekend storms across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic with New York and Pennsylvania reporting multiple deaths and substantial damage.
A citywide teacher walkout in Boston ended after a week of protests and desegregation demands. Similar actions persisted in nine states with settlements reached in several districts.
President Ford signed a temporary measure reinstating price controls on domestic oil through November 15. He urged Congress to act, saying higher gasoline prices will show Americans where blame lies, as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries planned a 10 percent oil price hike.
Poland and the United States outline a plan for a long term grain agreement tied to Moscow talks on a broader agriculture pact. officials in Washington describe the move as central to ending the moratorium on grain shipments and easing tensions with the USSR amid stalled negotiations.
Musicians from Local 60 471 AFM begin walkout at Heinz Hall Pittsburgh during four months of bargaining for a new labor contract. This marks the orchestra's first strike in its 49 year history.
Justice William C. Douglas, 76, in a wheelchair, attends a closed conference as the Supreme Court begins its 1975 76 term. The nine justices review hundreds of appeals and will decide which cases to hear. Decisions will be announced when the court meets publicly next Monday. Douglas remains partially paralyzed from a stroke last December 31. This marks his first meeting with the eight justices since April 21.
Astronaut Donald Slayton and fellow Apollo Soyuz crew members wrap a seven city goodwill tour in the Soviet Union. Slayton endures side pains and digs in a sapling during a western Siberia tree planting ceremony attended by Soviet girl scouts. He notes he has planted thousands of trees on his Wisconsin farm.
President Ford plans to appoint deputy White House counsel Erick Fills as the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission to succeed Ray Garrett Jr. who resigned earlier this month. The announcement was expected within a few days per an administration official.
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