Ford signals 1976 presidential bid despite Reagan challenge
State GOP leaders and major donors left a private meeting with President Ford confident he will seek the 1976 nomination even if Ronald Reagan runs. Ford reiterated he will be a candidate and expected to win, focusing discussions on economics and Vietnam rather than party divisions.
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San Diego
UPI
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California
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San Francisco
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Alphonzo Bell
Calif
South Vietnam
Dennis Carpenter
Newport Beach
Senate
Hearle
Robert H. Finch
U.S. Senate
Charles Thomas
TWA
Navy
Eisenhower
Margaret Brock
Los Angeles
Burt Raynes
Rohr Corp
Gordon Luce
Pillsbury Buys Weight Watchers Amid Diet Craze
Pillsbury Co. announced plans to acquire Weight Watchers International for 795,000 shares valued at 42.1 million dollars. Weight Watchers runs classes in 50 states and 16 foreign countries and offers low calorie foods while dieters pay 3 dollars weekly to attend.
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Pillsbury
Ellen Holmgren
Champlin
Minn
Weight Watchers International, Inc
Great Neck
N.Y
Don Daly
Anoka
Glenda Gallagher
Medicine substitution bill passes Assembly in California
The California Assembly approved a bill allowing pharmacists to substitute cheaper generic drugs for brand names. The measure, ABI93, moves to the Senate on a 61 13 vote amid safety concerns from opponents who warn substitutions could endanger patients. Assemblyman Barry Keene cites potential $45 million annual savings for consumers.
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UPI
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McLennan
Keene
Assembly Health Committee
California
Device vote due Monday
Legislation to drop the 35 antismog device requirement for 1966 70 cars in the South Coast Air Basin faces a floor vote Monday in the California Assembly. The measure SB41, authored by Sen. Omer L. Rains and carried by Assemblyman Charles Warren, targets over a million motorists. Opponents say the program has minimal value and adds costs and gasoline use.
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UPI
South Coast Air Basin
Assembly
Leo T. McCarthy
San Francisco
McCarthy
Omer L. Rains
Ventura
Los Angeles
California Assembly Approves Nearly $1 Billion Housing Measure
The Assembly passed a $950 million housing finance plan for low and middle income Californians on a 67 to 10 vote. The measure, urged by Gov. Brown, authorizes state bonds for low interest loans to create rental housing and preserve federal rent subsidies over 40 years. it moves to the Senate for consideration.
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UPS
Senate
Brown
Housing Finance Agency
Housing Committee
Peter Chacon
Avery
John Knox
Port revenue overestimates critique by auditor general
The Port of San Francisco is accused of overestimating revenues by more than nine million dollars over five years to avoid tax aid. A 17 page report by Auditor General Harvey Rose also criticizes 66 year leases at Fisherman's Wharf and calls for renegotiation clauses and pursuit of federal grant funds to finance pier projects.
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UPI
San Francisco
Harvey Rose
Fisherman’s Wharf
Commission
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Brown appoints four to Little Hoover Commission and related bill
Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. named Verne Orr and Donald G. Livingston to the Little Hoover Commission along with Lloyd Rigler and Harry Farb. The move aims to balance parties and draw on experience from Reagan years. A separate SB530 bill, advancing in the Senate, would allow drunken drivers to avoid license suspension if they attend a 12 month treatment program.
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Little Hoover Commission
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Pasadena
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Harry Farb
San Diego
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Jensen
Adolph, Ltd
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Leder Corp
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Sentinel Savings and Loan
San Diego County
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Walter H. Lohman Jr
James E. Kenney
Howard A. Busby
Senate
Arlen Gregorio
D-San Mateo
Assembly
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