Ford Admits Debate Error On Europeans
President Ford met with 18 ethnic leaders in the Cabinet room to clarify his remarks on Soviet domination of eastern Europe. He acknowledged a mistake and stated that eastern European nations are dominated by the Soviet Union yet their spirits remain hopeful for eventual freedom. Ford outlined three points and announced plans to challenge Jimmy Carter on ethnic issues during a two day campaign swing.
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Ford
Europe
United States
Soviet Union
Eastern Europe
New York
New Jersey
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Jimmy Carter
White House
Hua Kuo-feng Named China Communist Party Chairman
Reports from Peking cited by Kyodo News say Hua Kuo-feng was selected to succeed Mao as general secretary amid arrest rumors around Mao’s widow Chiang Ching and other senior radicals. Hua’s rise follows political shifts after Mao’s September 9 death and Chou En-lai’s earlier era.
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Hua Kuo-feng
Mao Tse-tung
Communist Party
Japan
Kyodo
Peking
Mao
Hua
Chiang Ching
Hsinhua
Papua New Guinea
Party
Teng Hsiao-ping
Teng
Chou En-lai
China
Chou
Oldsters Die Hours After Swine Flu Shots In Pittsburgh
Three elderly patients with chronic heart conditions died within hours of swine flu inoculations at a Pittsburgh clinic prompting Allegheny County to shut 13 vaccination sites as a precaution. Federal investigators sought a vaccine batch link while noting no broader program disruption. Names of the victims and their ages are provided.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Cyril Wecht
Wecht
Federal Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
The
Disease Control Center
Washington
W. Delano Meriwether
Michigan
Frank Clack
Alleghney County Health Department
Charles Gabig
Mount Oliver
Julia Bucci
Whitehall
Elia Michael
Mount Washington
South Side
Acceptance Comes Slowly $2 Bills Still Flounder II
The $2 bill, revived by the Treasury to reduce $1 bill costs, gains little traction in Lawton. Banks report few commercial customers requesting them, with only personal-use change common. A cashier notes larger accounts like grocers avoid them due to drawer space and habits.
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U.S. Treasury Department
Lawton Banks
Teresa Heater
Lawton Bank
Lawton
Treasury Department
Roseann Riley
Cache Road National Bank
Crime Rate In Lawton Shows Sharp 1976 Decline
Crime in Lawton falls 10 percent from 1975 in the first nine months of 1976. September offenses total 485 with larceny leading at 285, while overall nine month offenses reach 4 631, down from 5 148 a year earlier. Police credit improved work and community help.
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Lawton
George Wever
Oklahoma
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Robert Gillian
Current Dry Spell Not Hurting Yards and Crops
Oklahoma's dry spell isn’t harming area wheat farmers or homeowners, says Rex Polone co op manager. Despite light October rain, farmers sow in dry spots and report insects as a bigger problem than moisture. September and October rainfall run below normal but remain higher than 1963 levels. growers say sowing goes well with timely rains and market improvements.
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Oklahoma
Rex Polone
Polone
Hugh Payne
Payne
New Trial Ordered For One Watergate Conviction
The U S Court of Appeals upheld the Watergate conspiracy convictions of Mitchell Ehrlichman and Haldeman while ordering a new trial for Robert Mardian. Kenneth Parkinson was acquitted in the cover up trial. Nixon is named as an unindicted co conspirator by the grand jury.
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Kenneth W. Parkinson
Nixon
Mardian
Mitchell
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
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