Socialist leads as vote nears in French election
Paris reports Francois Mitterrand leading in latest polls with about 44 percent, Giscard d Estaing at 31 percent, and Chaban Delmas at 17 percent. A May 19 runoff will be held if no candidate wins a majority. Mitterrand and Giscard debated, with Mitterrand pledging to call new elections if elected and promising a Socialist premier with Communist ministers.
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Humphrey Hughes Affidavits and Cash Donation Claims
Christine Jaggers testified that she overheard a 1968 telephone call in which Hubert Humphrey thanked Howard Hughes for $100000 and pledged to press for an end to Nevada underground nuclear tests. Hughes denies taking a secret $50000 cash donation said to have been passed via Robert Maheu in a limousine outside a Los Angeles hotel.
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Chavez plans loans to aid picketing action
Cesar Chavez announced the United Farm Workers will borrow about 500000 from unions and sympathizers to fund summer picketing. He said the union, down to 10000 members and facing Teamsters competition, expects further clashes as big lines form in Coachella Valley and Kern Fresno-Tulare areas with possible violence.
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Weather fronts sweep across nation with high winds and cold temps
A cold front sweeps the Great Lakes to the central Plains with winds up to 73 mph in Yankton and 59 mph in Hill City. Showers and thunderstorms dot the region as temperatures fall below freezing in the northern Plains and upper Mississippi Valley. Across the country, 26 to 81 degrees with clear Rockies and New England skies. UFW violence reported in Fresno County with injuries to growers and picket clashes.
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Coast dockworkers end West Coast stoppage
San Francisco United Press International reports dockworkers on the West Coast returned to work after a one day stoppage that halted port activity from San Diego to Seattle. The ILWU pressed for immediate 30 cent wage restoration plus an annual cost of living adjustment. Employers consented to formal talks Monday.
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News council still awaits Nixon word
The National News Council says it still awaits material from President Nixon to back his charge of vicious distorted reporting by the networks. White House aide Bruce Herschensohn said he could provide examples from a March 22 Washington speech but no one from the White House has sent specifics. The council, funded by foundation grants, noted it is ready to examine any material but has not heard from the White House.
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Statewide school tax bill proposed to fund California schools
Sen. Albert S. Rodda introduces SB2360 to levy a statewide property tax over 10 years to close the funding gap highlighted by Serrano. The plan sets minimum per child spending and uses a $3.97 per $100 assessed valuation rate to finance education statewide.
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EPA orders unleaded gasoline rollout to 111000 stations
The EPA directed about 111000 service stations nationwide to sell at least one grade of unleaded gasoline by July to protect catalytic converters in 1975 model cars. An additional 10000 rural stations will must begin after next January. Stations over 200000 gallons yearly must offer unleaded fuel.
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Oil Shortage Looms Without Conservation Says FEC
FEC Administrator John C. Sawhill warned that the United States could face a 4 to 6 percent petroleum shortage unless conservation measures are adopted, even as talks push for higher allocations of nearly all oil products.
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