Ford Denounces OPEC Price Hike In Nebraska Speech
President Ford denounced the OPEC price increase as arbitrary and excessive and warned it would worsen inflation and slow recovery. He urged Congress to back a phased decontrol of oil and noted a 45 day price-control extension while meeting with Nebraskan and Iowan leaders at Offutt.
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Omaha
Neb
UPI
Ford
White House
Nebraska
Iowa
Skokie
Ill
Chicago
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Ford Ce
Agua”Ith
Hip
Congress
Houston Spouse Clams Up in Bankruptcy Case
Barbara Eads Houston wife of fugitive James Ray Houston invoked the Fifth Amendment in U S Bankruptcy Court when asked if she heard from her husband since August. Judge Lloyd George scheduled a hearing for December 17 as the Western Pacific Coin and Silver Exchange sought reorganization in 1974 and later bankruptcy. Houston and Stanton L Anandson face 24 counts of wire and mail fraud tied to silver sales.
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Barbara Eads Houston
Las Vegas
James Ray Houston
U.S
Houston
William G. Fowler
Robert Broadbent
Lloyd George
Western Pacific Coin and Silver Exchange
Stanton L. Anandson
Western Pacific
Nixon Helper Big Oil Baron Pleads Guilty
Armand Hammer, Ocidental Petroleum chairman and Nixon donor, pleaded guilty to three counts of falsely claiming $54,000 of his $100,000 Nixon contribution came from others. He balked at possible prison time as the maximum penalty is three years and $3,000 fine. His legality question centers on a jail term under the 1972 Federal Election Campaign Act.
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Washington
UPI
Armand Hammer
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Hammer
Circuit Court of Appeals
Edward Bennett Williams
Enforcement Investigator's Luncheon Set
A senior criminal inspector from the Las Vegas Fire Department will speak at the Southern Nevada Law Enforcement Investigator's Association luncheon at the Holiday Casino on the Strip. Fire inspector Steve Hampton will discuss bombs and arson investigations with a film, the group said.
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Orober
Las Vegas
Northrop Hosts Lawmakers At Easton Lodge Entertainment Probe
Northrop Corp hosted two Senators and three House defense committee members at an Easton Maryland hunting lodge as part of a three year guest list through January 1974. The Capitol Hill News Service reports possible entertainment of Defense Department personnel and scrutiny of whether costs were billed to U.S. taxpayers.
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Washington
UPI
Northrop Corp
House
Easton
Capitol Hill News Service
Defense Department
Lst
Howard Cannon
D-Nev
Harold Hughes
Diona
Robert Leggett
Calif
Bill Nichols
D-Ala
William Minshall
Ohio
Hughes
Minshall
Cannon
Armed Services
Tactical Air Power
Allen
Northrop
Armed Services Committee
Nichols
Nichols and Leggett
Defense
U.S
Laxalt Attacks Labor Over Durkin NH Senate Win
Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt accused unions of buying John Durkin's victory in New Hampshire's special U S Senate race. He said labor influence, including out-of-state organizers and nonreported costs, helped Durkin win and criticized the liberal Congress as controlled by organized labor.
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San Francisco
UPI
John Durkin
New Hampshire
U.S. Senate
Nevada
Paul Laxalt
American Mining Congress
Wyman
Congress
Laxalt
GOP
California
Ronald Reagan
Durkin
Senate
New
Channel 13 sues union over alleged boycott and damages
Channel 13 KSHO TV files a $2 million suit in U S District Court against the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Local 720 and leaders Gordon Coker and Hal Ritter. The claim cites illegal secondary boycott and interference with business relationships tied to a Sept 19 1975 letter urging advertisers to drop Channel 13.
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U.S. District Court
Channel 13
Ksho-Tv
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
United States & Canada
Aflcio-Clc
720
Local 720
Gordon Coker
Hal Ritter
Mickey Cohen Undergoes Cancer Surgery at UCLA
Ex bookmaker Mickey Cohen, 61, underwent a three hour operation at UCLA Medical Center to remove his stomach after doctors found a malignant ulcer during exploratory surgery. Surgeons reported the cancerous stomach removal successful and Cohen in satisfactory condition with a good recovery expected.
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Los Angeles
UPD
Mickey Cohen
Exac
Ucla Medical
Elients
Herbert Machleder
UCLA
Cohen
Inspector Warned Agencies of Sara Moore Threat Before Ford Shooting
San Francisco Inspector John O'Shea told a Senate panel he warned Secret Service FBI and other federal agents that Sara Jane Moore could be "another Squeaky Fromme" the day before she shot at President Ford. He said enlargements of her driver’s license photo and delays in picking up them hindered pre assault alerts. He noted Secret Service had five pre shooting calls but did not alert protectors.
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Washington
UPI
San Francisco
Secret Service
FBI
Sara Jane Moore
Miss Moore
Ford
John O'Shea
Senate Appropriations
O'Shea
Fromme
Lynette Fromme
Sacramento
Martin Haskell
Gary Yauger
Secret Services
Tax cuts for 1975 to be extended into 1976 debated
Republicans and Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee urged continuation of this year’s emergency tax cuts into 1976. They said Congress should consider additional $8 to $10 billion cuts to avert recession risks, while also proposing job programs, monetary policy actions, and wage restraint talks with unions and firms.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Democrats
Ford
Federal Reserve
Hearst Tests Halted After Black Muslim Floor-Plan Attempt
In San Francisco, authorities stopped psychiatric testing on Patricia Hearst at Stanford Medical Center after Black Muslim four members sought floor plans of the facility. Justice Department officials tightened security. Hearst’s attorney said she was hustled from the hospital before tests could conclude. Attorney Hallinan cited deteriorating mental condition and nervous strain amid ongoing federal and state prosecutions tied to bank robbery and related charges.
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San Francisco
UPI
Stanford University Medical Center
Patricia Hearst
Ie i
Robert L. Stevenson
Justice Department
Stevenson
Miss Hearst
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Kansas City
Upifoto
Nixon Helper
Labor
Union
Las Vegas Union
Sara Moore
Feds
Arthur Okun
Council of Economic Advisers
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Treasury
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Stanford
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Theta County
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