Oklahoma Legislature Faces a Year of Major Problems
Oklahoma lawmakers reconvene facing a backlog of 588 holdover bills from the 1973 session. Key issues include the equal rights amendment, a full-time pardon and parole board, prison reforms after the McAlester riot, and decisions on whether to rebuild the state penitentiary. Energy policy and funding disputes loom with Gov Hall proposing two years of revenue sharing funds amid opposition from Senate leader James Hamilton.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Pardon and Parole Board
McAlester
David Hail
Hall
State Board of Equalization
State Supreme Court
Ford Restates Belief In Nixon's Innocence
Vice President Ford reiterates belief in Nixon’s innocence and urges continued Operation Candor while signaling openness to a refined White House response. He supports Nixon’s stance on taped evidence and calls for fuller disclosure on ITT and milk fund matters, amid White House timing debates.
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Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Nixon
Congress
Troversy
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Ford
NBC
Meet the Press
ITT
Milk Fund
ITT and Milk Fund
Watergate Committee
Tanaka Arrives In Philippines for Southeast Asia tour
Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka arrived in Manila the first stop of a five nation Southeast Asia tour to foster understanding and close ties. Armed troops guarded the airport as helicopters patrolled overhead and officials and reporters were admitted. Tanaka will visit Thailand Singapore Malaysia and Indonesia, facing possible student protests in Bangkok and Jakarta.
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Philippines
Kakuei Tanaka
Tanaka
Thailand
Singapore
Malaysia
Indonesia
Valencia
Asia
Southeast Asia
United States
China
Western Europe
Soviet Union
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