Speculation on V P picks swirls around Ford choices
Washington AP reports speculation centers on Nelson Rockefeller and George Bush as potential vice presidents while Ford delays selection. Lawmakers from both parties voice uncertainty with decisions not expected before week’s end. Rockefeller and Bush top lists amid mixed conservative liberal support.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
George Bush
Ford
Rockefeller
New York
Bush
Senate
Hugh Scott
House
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
John G. Tower
Texas
Rhodes
Max Freiersdorf
White House
Scott
Tom Korologos
Barry Goldwater
Korologos
GOP
Sen
Charles McC. Mathias
Maryland
Clifford P. Hansen
Wyoming
Congressional
Israeli Gunboats Shell Shore Near Tyre
Israeli gunboats raided the Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp near Tyre, shelling for about an hour. Palestinians report one dead and six wounded, with 25 houses damaged or destroyed. Lebanese ministry says five boats involved. communique notes two fought shore batteries, three shelled a headquarters building for seaborne raids. Israeli claims say one boat burned, later returned.
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Associated Press
Rashidieh
Tyre
Lebanese Defense Ministry
Israel
Kennedy Debts From 1970 Senate Campaign Revealed
Washington AP Kennedy still paying off 1970 Senate campaign debts after a two year filing delay caused by misreading campaign finance law. Treasurer Clifford Shaw said funds were raised at a February 4 dinner in McLean to cover obligations to Harbor National Bank and Boston associates, with remaining debt and cash on hand listed.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate
Kennedy
Clifford J. Shaw
Shaw
Massachusetts
McLean
R. D. Fitzgerald
Boston
Harbor National Bank
Gerard Doherty
H. Hoffman
Kennedy Campaign Committee
John T. Campbell
Wpm
Plymouth
Mass
Kennedy Committee
1100 Acre Park On Meramec Bought With State Funds
Jefferson City finalizes a $764,000 federal grant matched by Open Space Foundation funds to acquire 1,100 acres along both sides of the Meramec River for a new state park near Ballwin. The property spans the river in St. Louis County, with tracts owned by the David Ranken and Hercules estates. Ground will be titled to the state soon, but public access is planned for late next year.
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Jefferson City, Mo
St. Louis
Open Space Foundation of
Rogers C. B. Morton
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Meramec River
Open Space Foundation
St. Louis County
David Ranken
Hercules
Philip Reither
Wharton Peters
Lone Elk Park
Ranken
Ballwin
Foundation
R. Walston Chubb
Meramec National
Meramec Dam
Lincoln Beach
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Meramec
Keifer Creek
State Natural Resources
James L. Wilson
American boy visits Artek Soviet camp on the Black Sea
Chuck Whitehead, 12, spends a summer at Artek Pioneer Camp near Yalta with Soviet youths, sharing a dorm and routines while contrasting his American upbringing. He and his mother say the experience was positive, though the camp is highly regimented and military in character.
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Moscow
Chuck Whitehead
Chuck
Black Sea
Yalta
John Whitehead
Greenbelt
U.S
Artek
Soviet Union
Four Escapees Rob Bank: Two Caught, Two Free
Four federal prison escapees robbed Bank of North Carolina in Pollocksville, taking $10,000. Two fugitives were captured in Craven County, including Joseph Havel and Larry Bagley. Richard McCoy Jr and Melvin Walker remain at large. Police recovered some stolen cash as a helicopter chase and swamp search followed the escape from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
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New Bern
N.C
Pennsylvania
Craven County
Richard F. McCoy Jr
Cove City
Bank of
North Carolina
Pollocksville
McCoy
Great Dover
Joseph William Havel
Philadelphia
Larry LeRoy Bagley
Des Moines
Iowa
Melvin Dale Walker
Morley
Vietnam
United Airlines
Lewisburg
Cost of Buying Home Relentlessly Rises
The cost of buying a home climbs as mortgage rates hit a record 9.5 percent for FHA and VA loans. Senate approves $11.3 billion housing bill increasing loan caps to $55,000 for S&Ls and $45,000 for FHA/VA. Conventional loan rates near 9 percent. Fannie Mae auction hints at further rises and higher points for borrowers. monthly payments on a $30,000 loan rise from about $238 to $248.
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Washington
Senate
Savings and Loan Associations
Federal National Mortgage Association
FNMA
Fannie Mae
Federal Housing Administration
Veteran's Administration
Gov Mandel Weds Longtime Girl Friend in Secret Ceremony
Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel quietly wed Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey, his longtime girlfriend, in a 15 minute Baltimore ceremony at Har Sinai Congregation. The marriage followed a judge dissolving his 32 year first marriage to Barbara Mandel.
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Annapolis
Marvin Mandel
Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey
Har Sinai Congregation
Baltimore
Abraham Shusterman
Mandel
Barbara
Bootsie’’ Mandel
Executive
Cigarette Sales Up 4 Percent in 1973
The Federal Trade Commission reports 1973 cigarette sales rose 4 percent from 1972, the largest gain in a decade, with low tar brands up 40 percent. Total sales reached 584.7 billion dollars as tar content shifts continued despite Surgeon General warnings and ads bans.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Commission
Congress
Surgeon General
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East St. Louis
Frederick B. Noble
Jacksonville
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Washington College
Christopher S. Bond
Maine
Secretary of the Interior
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
State Park Board
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Dale’s
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G&d Steak
Mexico
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