Ford Eyes Emergency Jobless Aid and Economic Moves
President Ford weighs tools to restore confidence amid recession and inflation. He met with congressional leaders to discuss a 13 week extended unemployment benefit and a $2 billion public service jobs program, while signaling openness to taxes and conservation measures. He aims to finalize details tonight and push a trade bill, with support from Senate leaders against last minute broad amendments.
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Washington
Ford
John B. Anderson
R-Ill
Anderson
White House
Congress
Len Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Robert P. Griffin
wMich
Consid
Army Plans to Refit 850 Old Tanks for Upgrade
The Army will salvage 850 aging tanks by installing diesel engines and stronger guns to expand readiness amid a 1,800 shortfall in its 8,226 tank roster. The House committee approved moving up to 86 million dollars from other programs to speed modernization, citing past production limits and aid shipments abroad since the Yom Kippur War.
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Washington
Army
House Armed Services Committee
Asst
Harold S. Brownman
Brownman
Israel
United States
Secretary of Defense
Thieves Take Salvation Army Christmas Pot in Theft
Three people stole the Salvation Army collection pot outside Gibson's Discount Center at 44th and Cache Road around 7 p.m. Salvation Army worker Ollie Burk reported the pot contained some dollars. Captain Dan Delaney noted the drive is $1,700 behind last year and costs for clothing and dinners are rising with more applicants and higher prices.
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Wen
Salvation Army
Gibson's Discount Center
44Th
Cache Road
Ollie Burk
Star Route
Away Burk
Dan Delaney
Burk
Delaney
Collec
Snow Dips As Oklahoma Reports Varied Snowfall For Day
Snow largely vanished across the Lawton area with up to six inches in western corridors while central Oklahoma saw one to three inches. Power lines downed near Granite and Mangum from heavy wet snow. travel advisories lifted as temperatures rise.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Granite
Mangum
Oklahoma City
Gore
Ethiopia's Haile Selassie to decide asylum fate by Ethiopians
Brig. Gen Teferi Bante, new chair of Ethiopia's ruling military council, ruled out asylum for deposed Emperor Haile Selassie and said his future would be decided by Ethiopians, without giving details. In Bonn, Helmut Schmidt voiced optimism on a united Western front before talks with oil producers. In Athens, Caramanlis said Greece may withdraw from NATO’s military wing but will maintain West ties. In Washington, House Speaker Albert predicts quick confirmation of Nelson Rockefeller as vice president. In Santiago, Chile’s military government expropriated ITT investments in the local phone company amid negotiations and a multimillion dollar claim.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Teferi Bante
Bonn
Germany
Helmut Schmidt
United States
Schmidt
Ford
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Caribbean
Martinique
Athens
Greece
Constantine Caramanlis
NATO
Washington
Carl Albert
House
Senate
Nelson A. Rockefeller
House Judiciary Committee
Santiago
Chile
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Chilean Telephone Company
New York
ITT
Editorial and notices page index
A fragmented OCR listing shows section names and page numbers for editorials Dear Abby markets sports classifieds women bridge comics hospitals crossword enterain obituaries want ads and contact numbers 353 0620 353 0626. It reads like a contents index with various column areas and a circus reference.
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We Wee
Dear Abby
Bridge
Mounting Budget Fear Spurs City Spending Cut
City council orders a five percent cut across all departments led by Councilman Robert Prince amid inflation threats. City Manager Larry Fountaine warned of 10 to 20 percent budget impact and potential bankruptcy without new revenue. Vote in favor included Prince Glascock Roberts Haynes Anderson Van Meter with Hopkins Matthews opposed.
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Robert Prince
Larry Fountaine
Prince Today
Constitution
Fountaine
Willie Hopkins
Adam Matthews
Wayne Smith
Whit Ozier
Prince
Eight Inmates Seize Hostages at Walpole Prison
Eight Walpole State Prison inmates holding three civilians hostage demand amnesty from Gov. Sargent, saying rebellion is needed to expose a failed corrections system. Hostages, two guards and a medic, were tied but unharmed. negotiators said no weapons visible.
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Walpole
Mass
Walpole State Prison
Francis W. Sargent
Frank A. Hall
State Correction Commissioner
Hall
Joseph Higgins
Jack Backman
Brookline
Edward Rodman
Bill Owens
Boston
Memorial policy bans husbands from labor rooms draws protest
In Sapulpa Memorial Hospital enforces a policy prohibiting husbands from labor and delivery areas citing privacy and space concerns. Proponents say rooms are double occupancy and too small. critics argue room expansion is feasible and decisions should rest with doctors and patients.
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Ann Vinson Memorial Hospital
Oklahoma
Memorial
American Osteopathic Hospital Association
Bartlett Memorial Hospital
Sapulpa
John C. Coffey
Board of Trustees
Grain crop outlook could ease food price rise in 1975
Agriculture economists said the 1975 corn yield could rebound from drought losses and reach 87 to 97 bushels per acre, potentially lifting total feed grain production 30 to 50 percent above 1974. A record crop could ease retail food price gains in the second half of 1975 if weather cooperates.
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Ashington
Agriculture Department
James J. Naive
Department
National Agriculture Outlook
Naive
J. Dawson Ahalt
Ahalt
Major Industrial Firms to Attend Lawton Job Fair
Lawton to host a two day job fair March 7 and 8 featuring 30 to 40 major national industries. Sponsoring groups include the NCOA, Lawton Chamber of Commerce, and Lawton Industrial Development Service. Goodyear will participate along with local firms as Lawton markets employment and retirement appeal.
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Lawton
Montego Bay
Non-Commissioned Officers’ Association
NCOA
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Lawton Industrial Development Service
Don Whitaker
Chamber of Commerce
Whitaker
Maj
John Corey
Oklahoma City
Corey
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