Fromme Defense Explains Why She Aimed at Ford
In Sacramento AP report L ynn Fromme's counsel faces a key week as they must explain why she held a loaded pistol two feet from President Ford. Prosecutors argue Fromme intended to kill him, while the defense highlights Ford's lack of recollection about whether the weapon clicked.
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Calif
Lynette Fromme
Ford
Manson
Fromme
Mac-Bride
Secret Service
State Capitol
Washington
Miss Fromme
Virgo
Trial Delay Mulled For Assassin Case
SAN FRANCISCO AP Sara Jane Moore may seek a trial delay if ruled incompetent to face charges of attempting to assassinate President Ford. Moore returns to court for a competency ruling. if competent she may still face delay due to an appellate ruling on the Speedy Trial Act.
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San Francisco
Sara Jane Moore
Ford
Miss Moore
Hewitt
U.S. 9Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Conti
San Diego
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Hearst
Weather and USSR grain imports drive food price gyrations
A USDA economist warns that food prices will remain volatile for years due to weather disruptions and Soviet grain purchases. He notes droughts floods and pests as price instability drivers, with inflationary psychology and middleman costs amplifying post farm prices.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Kenneth R. Farrell
USDA
Economic Research Service
Farrell
Russia
United States
U.S
Canada
Australia
Teens Lose Ground in Writing Ability Across Grades
NAEP findings show 13 and 17 year olds produce shorter, less coherent essays in 1974 than in 1970, with 9 year olds showing improvement. Females outperform males across all three ages, and the study covers 80,000 students tested in Denver based NAEP assessments funded by a federal statistics center.
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National Assessment of Educational Progress
NAEP
The
Educa
Tion Commission of the States
Denver
National Center For Education Statistics
Cleaver Returns From Exile To Face Parole Violation
Eldridge Cleaver arrives at the American Embassy to obtain a one way travel document and plans a return to the United States after seven years in exile. He faces parole violation charges once he lands, tied to a prior assault conviction and a police gunbattle in Oakland California.
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Eldridge Cleaver
United States
Cleaver
Oakland
Calif
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