Ford says NC primary won't be knockout blow
President Ford told WSOC-TV in a White House interview that a North Carolina primary win over Ronald Reagan would help but not be a decisive knockout punch. He said accumulated victories could impact the race, while his opponent might be discouraged.
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UPI
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Ronald Reagan
North Carolina
Bill
Charlotte
N.C
Wsoc-Tv
Bill Walker
White House
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Reagan
Illinois
WSOC
Durham
Morris Udall
Frank Church
Michigan
Oval Office
United States
Jimmy Carter
Governors urge Reagan to quit the race
Nine of the 13 Republican governors released a Raleigh statement urging Ronald Reagan to withdraw from the presidential contest. The group argued the party cannot afford divisiveness and must marshal resources for a common goal as Ford voices caution on an outright knockout win.
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Unted Press International
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Reagan
Ford
Illinois
North Carolina
Nevada governor restricts atomic waste disposal
Nevada Governor Mike O’Callaghan imposed restrictions on Nuclear Engineering Co after a Beatty discovery of more than 12 truckloads of radioactive tools and materials meant for burial. He set conditions including radiation tests for six to eight Beatty residents and ordered return of contaminated items. Federal and state officials noted the radiation was low level and not life threatening.
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UPI
Mike O'Callaghan
Nevada
O'Callaghan
Nuclear Engineering Co
Beatty
Nuclear En
Senators push overhauls after accusing FPPC
Three California state senators claim the Fair Political Practices Commission uses Gestapo like tactics and propose new procedural rules. They accuse the agency of sending harsh letters and delaying opinions while handling CMA donor cases.
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UPI
Fair Political Practices Commission
Sens
Robert Presley
Riverside
John Stull
Leucadia
Newton Russell
Tujunga
California Medical Association
Wealthy Pittsburgh banker’s daughters abducted in Brooklyn
Two young daughters, ages 7 and 5, of Pittsburgh banker Seward Prosser Mellon were taken by three men outside their Bath Beach home in Brooklyn. They overpowered the bodyguard and fled in a brown Dodge or Chrysler. Police described it as possibly a custody matter. FBI noted awareness and potential federal involvement.
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UPI
Pittsburgh
Seward Prosser Mellon
Brooklyn
Bath Beach
Caren Mellon
FBI
February consumer prices rise 0.1 percent in slow inflation
UPI reports the Labor Department says consumer prices increased 0.1 percent in February, the smallest gain in over four years. Food costs fell led by a 1.5 percent drop in grocery foods while transportation and services rose modestly, with mixed impacts on wages and overall inflation outlook.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
White House
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Ford
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Hearst jury receives final instruction in bank robbery case
UPI reports Judge Oliver J. Carter instructed a seven women and five men jury in San Francisco on how to deliberate whether Patricia Hearst was a victim or a willing participant in the Hibernia Bank robbery. The panel began deliberations after the hour and a half session.
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UPI
Patricia Hearst
Hibernia Bank
U.S
Oliver J. Carter
Miss Hearst
James L. Browning Jr
Auto workers press for shorter week and cost of living pensions
About 1,500 UAW members demonstrated outside the union’s prebargaining convention urging a work week under 40 hours and a cost of living clause for pensions. Frank Runnels led the Shorten the Work Week Committee while UAW President Leonard Woodcock urged quick action and warned Ford may not be spared in talks.
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UPI
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United Auto Workers
Frank Runnels
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Leonard Woodcock
Runnels
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Ford
U.S
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