Ford vetoes jobless bill as election year pork
President Ford vetoed a $6.2 billion public works bill claiming it would create 600,000 jobs yet amount to election year pork barrel. He cited high costs per job and limited immediate impact while noting new urban renewal risks and uneven spending. House Democrats plan to seek an override.
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Ford
Washington
UPI
Congress
House
Thomas P. O’neill
Gary Brown
R-Mich
Senate
New holiday rubbish pickup schedule for Lompoc
The city adopts a single weekly collection during holiday weeks to balance service. Sanitation director Jim Brightwell announces next week’s schedule with Area B Tuesday, Area C Wednesday, Area A Thursday, and no Monday pickup due to Washington's birth day.
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Lompoc
Washington
Jim Brightwell
College Avenue
H Street
Brightwell
City to charge $35 daily for auditorium use
Lompoc clubs not sponsored by the recreation department or school district will pay 35 dollars per day to use the Lom poc Civic Auditorium under a forthcoming Parks and Recreation Commission resolution. The fee funds building operations and cleaning, while many city facilities remain free.
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Joseph E. Stanek
Lompoc
Ernest Hutchinson
Lompoc County
Dave Dorsey
Sheriff's Dispatch
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
Isla Vista
Parks and Recreation Commission
Recreation Department
Floresta
Pioneer
Ryan
Ford campaigns in Florida as Reagan edges him in polls
President Ford begins a two day Florida swing with a Budget Saver Bagpipe Band entourage visiting Orlando Fort Lauderdale St. Petersburg Fort Myers and Miami. He trails Reagan 3 to 1 in Florida straw polls and expects a close March 9 primary as Dems campaign in the state.
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Ford
Florida
Ronald Reagan
Sunshine
White House
Reagan
Common Cause Citizen Action Organization
Common Cause
Milton Shapp
Pennsylvania
Budget Saver Bagpipe
Orlando
Fort Lauderdale
St. Petersburg
Fort Myers
Miami
Washington
Florida Jaycees
Florida Conservative Union
Lou Frey
Wallace
Carter
Sen
Henry Jackson
Weed set to testify in Hearst bank robbery trial
Steven Weed expected a tense courtroom appearance as the ex fiancé of Patricia Hearst prepared to testify in her bank robbery case. He said Hearst was coerced rather than brainwashed and expressed a belief she wants to move past their relationship.
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San Francisco
UPI
Steven Weed
Patricia Hearst
Weed
F. Lee Bailey
Miss Hearst
U.S
James L. Browning Jr
Symbionese Liberation Army
Patty
Tania
Attempted Nigerian coup sparks Lagos battle
In Lagos a clash erupts between units loyal to Brig. Gen. Murtala Mohammed and rebels led by young officers. Tanks advance to Dodan headquarters as radio reports claim a coup d accord. Mohammed’s fate remains unclear and casualties are unconfirmed.
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Accra
Ghana
UPI
Nigeria
Lagos
Murtala Mohammed
B.S. Dimka
Calabar
Far East
Mohammed
Dodan
Yakubu Gowon
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la Purisima
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William Randolph Hearst
San Simeon
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Catherine Hearst
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