Ford spokesman defends president against awkward image
Press Secretary Ron Nessen argued that portrayals of Ford as clumsy are unfair and could hurt him in the 1976 races. He praised Ford’s skiing at Vail as evidence of his fitness and coordination, countering a cartoon and prior depictions with notes on Olympic coach Hank Tauber’s praise and past presidents’ ailments.
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Austria
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Jacksonville
Fla
Susan Chaffee
Winton Blount
Nixon
Ford Faces Images Of Slips And Jokes During Vacation
President Ford dismissed cartoons and stories portraying clumsiness as he enjoyed a snowy holiday near Jacksonville. He joked he is coordinated, while aides worry about public image ahead of the State of the Union, federal budget, and New Hampshire primary campaigning.
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Honolulu to Chicago charter lands in Oakland after decompression
A Capital Airways charter flight from Honolulu to Chicago developed decompression problems over the Pacific and diverted to Oakland. Ten passengers received emergency treatment for earaches and nausea, including Mrs Joyce Tower and her three children. FAA said 193 people were aboard. the plane resumed to Chicago with a new crew and landed safely.
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Cod War Escalates As Icelandic Gunboat Rammed By Frigate
Icelandic coast guard reports the 1000 ton Tyr was rammed by the British 2400 ton HMS Andromeda about 40 miles off Iceland's east coast. Captain Gudmundur Kjaernisted says the collision was deliberate. Britain denies intent amid a long standing 200 mile dispute.
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Tyr
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Kjaernisted
Lloydsman
Morse 23 Die of Blood Disease In Las Vegas
Patricia Lee Morse a 23 year old Las Vegas medical assistant died of a blood disease at St Luke's Hospital in Denver on December 23 after being rushed there. Survived by her father Wayne Morse mother Georgia Lee and sister Ruth Hafen. Funeral and interment held December 26 in Gillette Wyoming.
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Las Vegas
Swenson Ave
Remote Seattle Bus Crash Kills Woman Injures 30
Holiday traffic toll climbs with more than 300 dead in four day period as runaway metro bus in Seattle crashes into two trolley buses killing a woman and injuring 30. Firefighters free two drivers from wreckage amid chaotic scene. In Island Lake, Minnesota, Breezy Point Tavern fire kills six, including four children.
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