Ford must drop mileage claims without basis in fact
An FTC ruling may require Ford Motex to halt advertising mileage claims after an administrative judge found deception in stating 1974 small cars averaged over 26 miles per gallon in highway tests. Judge Miles J Brown noted no reasonable basis for implying typical drivers would achieve those figures. A British tanker Globe Sun collided with an unmanned Gulf of Mexico platform, caught fire, forcing crew evacuation. Coast Guard rescued 39 and searched for six others, with injuries reported but details unavailable.
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Protestants threaten civil war over truce with IRA
Ulster Volunteer Force calls for an end to Britain's six month cease-fire with the IRA after a Protestant bar bombing. They warn of attacks on Catholic areas if Merlyn Rees does not end the truce. Brezhnev says humanitarian terms in the Helsinki conference are not binding and will be left to future deals.
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Kissinger says Soviet Portugal role harms Helsinki peace norm
Secretary of State Kissinger warns Soviet involvement in Portugal would breach Helsinki security principles and backs moderate factions in Portugal's political and military struggle. He notes U S support for moderates in the turmoil. Former Georgia Gov Jimmy Carter becomes fifth to qualify for federal campaign aid under 5 000 in 20 states rule. Durkin tells labor he will fight corporate socialism and work for the working man if elected to the Senate.
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Judge Reopens Kennedy Case Over Second Gunman Theory
Los Angeles Superior Court judge orders reexamination of ballistics in the 1968 Kennedy assassination case to explore possible second gunman. Sirhan Sirhan was convicted in 1969. hearing set for September 11 to decide ballistics testing supervision and scope. Paul Schrade, Kennedy aide and shooting victim, leads the reopening suit joined by CBS.
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Hoffa Set Up by Mafia Head Giacalone Says Source
Detroit sources say Anthony Giacalone set up former Teamsters chief James Hoffa for a July 30 luncheon at the Machus Red Fox in Bloomfield Township. Investigators note Hoffa has not returned and doubt witnesses saw events in the parking lot. Giacalone denies the meeting and cites an alibi by a masseur in Southfield.
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Boston House Stormed by Welfare Protesters
About 100 protesters from the Western Massachusetts Coalition to Fight the Cutbacks and People for Economic Survival stormed the Massachusetts House chambers delaying debate on a regional presidential primary. Several legislators and court officers were injured. two protesters were arrested.
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Portugal restates control in Angola amid fighting
Angola remains amid a three-way struggle for independence as Portugal’s acting high commissioner Gen Ferreira de Macedo assumes administration under the Alvor accord. The Popular Movement, the National Front, and the National Union fight for Luanda and coastal towns while tensions over an November independence date rise.
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Lohito
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Ford Vows Veto of Oil Price Control Extension
President Ford announces he will veto a six month extension of domestic oil price controls and remove the $2 a barrel import fee. He says decontrol and fee removal would raise petrol prices by a few cents per gallon, with experts estimating 2 to 6 cents varies. Ford criticizes Congress for delaying energy incentives and warns of increased foreign dependence. He pledges to lift import fees if his veto is sustained.
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