Ford hosts inflation summit amid gloom and warnings
President Ford presided over a tense Washington Hilton meeting as delegates urged budget cuts and tax relief while warning that oil, weather, and corporate price hikes keep inflation alive. Key figures urged controls, but Ford rejected mandatory wage controls and pledged fair burden sharing. Meany mocked controls while Simon warned against distortions. Rep. Patman pressed Ford to dismiss Nixon-era advisers.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Washington Hilton
U.S
Treasury
William Simon
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
County probed on minority hiring practices by FEPC
County affairs chief says state and federal FEPC authorities will review hiring practices and data after complaints of discrimination. Affirmative Action Officer Eugenio Lujan outlines plans to audit departments, set goals, and improve balance with minority and Spanish-speaking workers among the 2,700 county payroll.
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Dick Praul
State Fair Employment Practices Commission
Eugenio M. Lujan
Susan
Lujan
FEPC
Rockefeller finance probe stalls vice presidential confirmation
A Senate probe into Nelson Rockefeller finances delays his vice presidency approval past the election. Howard Cannon says action awaits IRS and Joint Taxation Committee reports expected after Congress recess. Attica riot figure Smith accuses Rockefeller, Angela Davis denounces non negotiation. Abortion debate features pro and anti positions.
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Cannon
Rockefeller
Attica
Frank Smith
Big Black
Casa Floral Struggles To Survive In County Program
Casa Floral a county probation run center for 10 to 20 youths ages 13 to 18 fights for existence in a converted Maple High School building on Floradale Avenue. Staff includes director Larry Coy and several probation officers with free rent from the school district. The facility seeks basic supplies such as a refrigerator, pool table, sewing machine, cooking utensils, furniture and more while offering schooling and counseling to at risk youths who otherwise face possible detention.
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Warren Paige
Maple High
Vaughn Proctor
Casa Floral
Floradale Avenue
County Probation Department
Old Maple High School
County Board of Supervisors
Larry Coy
Kathy Congleton
Judy Munoz
Bob Forslund
Ron May
Dora Guevara
Coy
Board of Supervisors
Paige
Lompoc Unified School District
Maple High School
Senate cuts Nixon transition budget as staff costs questioned
Senate subcommittee trims Nixon transition funds from 850000 to 320000 and rejects paying for a White House tape vault and office equipment. It also caps travel and communications, keeps pension at 55000, and notes Nixon’s irritability over government actions while hospitalized for a lung clot.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Joseph Montoya
D-N.m
San Clemente
Calif
Ash
Montoya
White House
Nixon reacts to cuts while recovering from phlebitis
Nixon’s blood clots are reportedly responding satisfactorily to treatment at Long Beach Memorial Hospital. He remains irritated by cuts to his postpresidential privileges and funds and will miss the Watergate coverup trial opening while his therapy continues into next week. He is subpoenaed as a witness for both sides.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Long Beach Memorial Hospital
Lungren
Washington
Congress
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