Stocks Surge Again as Recession End Eyed
United Press International reports a two day stock surge with volumes near 21.76 million shares as optimism grows that the recession may end by mid year. Analysts note higher prices, the Dan Jones index up 26 points, and encouragement from Easier money policy shifts. Ford executive Robert J. Hampson said recalls could begin by March as auto layoffs ease.
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Rotan Mosse
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York Stock Exchange
Dan Jones Industrial Index
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Irwin Kellner
Manufacturers Hanover Bank
New York
Fed
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Robert J. Hampson
Ford
Hampson
Billy the Kid Arrested After Window Jump Roswell
A Rosewell visitor at the Chaves County Courthouse was arrested after leaping through a plate glass window and resisting officers. Roswell police, with animal shelter reinforcements, cornered the visitor alias Billy the Kid and took the goat to the city pound. He remained in custody awaiting owner claim.
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APL
Chaves County
Roswell
Penal Code Reduces Animals Bum Raps in Texas
Humane Society investigator Bernard M. Weller praised Texas for moving toward stronger cruelty laws, noting section 42.11 of the penal code and improvements at the Lubbock animal shelter while observing record keeping and care conditions.
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Avalanche-Journal Braft
Bernard M. Weller
Weller
Gulf States
The
Humane Society
United States
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Lubbock
Humane society official urges cruelty crackdown nationwide
Weller, in Lubbock to speak for the Humane Society, warns that pre Texas law allowances failed shelters and calls for state teeth with fines up to 2000 and possible jail. He cites overcrowding, transport of animals, and cruel city zoos as issues while noting coon hunting and dog fighting persist.
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Humane Society
Houston
Texas
Dallas
Beany the cat ends axle-hanging ordeal
Beany a tan Persian with a nicked ear and chipped tooth returns home to Rusty Frakes after disappearing December 20 while his family moved. Candy salesman Don Wilcoxson noticed a meow from a car and alerted Tom Penwarden, leading to Beany’s safe recovery.
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Beany
Rusty
Nancy Frakes
Springfield
Rusty Frakes
Mrs. Frakes
Don Wilcoxson
Hunter's
Wilcoxson
Charlie Hunter
Tom Penwarden
Tom's Standard Service
Penwarden
Ford seeks 522 million more military aid for Vietnam and Cambodia
President Ford asked Congress for 522 million in new military aid for South Vietnam and Cambodia, warning the North Vietnamese threat could erase gains. Senate leaders Byrd and Republican colleagues warned approval would be difficult, stressing urgency as over 700 million already went to Saigon and 200 million to Cambodia this fiscal year.
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Byrd
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Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
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James Schlessinger
Executive
Kissinger
South Vietnam
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Saigon
Democrat Submits Tax Cut Proposal Under Ullman Plan
Ullman, new Ways and Means chairman, proposes a 10 percent rebate on 1974 taxes for individuals earning under $20,000, with gradual phase out to $30,000. About half of the $14 million tax cut would go to those making roughly $10,000 or less. Changes expected by committee.
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Ullman
Torhan
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D-Ark
Rebels Attack Convoy on Phnom Penh Run
Rebels fire on a Mekong crossing near Neak Luong 32 miles southeast of Phnom Penh. Reports describe government navy boats under siege, casualties unclear, and a convoy attempting a new run through the perilous waterway amid heavy resistance.
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Phnom Penh
Woman Drives Wild Ride to Airport for Big Tip
In Homestead Florida a woman rushing to catch a plane urged cab driver Michael Ardolino to speed. He delivered the fare in about 35 miles and received a $1193 tip after the Miami airport run. The woman, with five children including a sick baby, explained she needed to reach New York for a specialist visit. The cab fare was $26.50. See CABBIE Page 10
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UPI
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Ardolino
Miami International Airport
New York
Miami Airport
Ardalino
Eastern Airlines
Reflection on Fortune and Divine Gifts in Prayer
A meditation fragment urges humility before fortune, rejecting the idea that success comes solely from human management and acknowledging blessings as gifts beyond personal control. The prayer frames prosperity as divinely influenced rather than self generated.
Board OKays Renewal Plan for Downtown District
Urban Renewal commission approves redevelopment plan for downtown joining a proposed special improvement district to fund projects. A $53,000 study by Cliff Cason and Associates outlines ideas like new parking, landscaped malls, and potential private ventures, with city action needed to authorize district creation and funding.
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Imple
Jim Sartain
Dallas
Jim Price
The
Urban Renewal Agency
Cliff Cason
Nolan Barrick
Ken Hobbs
Senator Goldwater: Nixon Eyes GOP Return to Politics
Senator Barry Goldwater said Nixon told him he would like to reenter politics to aid the Republican Party. The pair spoke in San Clemente about Nixon possibly becoming a spokesman for the GOP as a former president. Nixon’s doctor said he is improving physically and may travel next month. Goldwater also dismissed Nelson Rockefeller’s chances for the 1976 GOP nomination if Ford does not seek another term.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Nixon
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Calif
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Rocky
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Ford
Arizona Republican
Mary Louise Smith
Largest Mekong convoy runs to aid Lubbock region
A major Mekong River convoy, the largest since insurgents blocked the lifeline a month ago, includes five freighters four fuel tankers and seven rice and ammunition barges bound for Lubbock and vicinity. Weather across Phnom Penh shows cooler today with highs near 60 and lows in the 30s. winds northwest 12 to 22 mph. Captains on the run report the voyage among the most hazardous of their careers with crews paid by Sea-Pac, an American unit of Alaska Transportation. Six people were killed when rebel rockets hit Phnom Penh and northern Amarite areas, amid ongoing Indochina tensions and military actions.
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Hite
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Paso
Amarite
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