Ford Outlines His Platform For 76 Campaign
Washington AP reports President Ford outlines his campaign plans for 1976 including forming a formal campaign committee and naming a manager, selecting primaries to enter, and funding strategy. He defends continuance of eight-year GOP policies, cites Vietnam end and evacuation, and notes support from AFL-CIO exec committee and others while urging unity and avoiding rehashing blame.
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Washington
Ford
J. Dean Burch
Reublican National
Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Graham Martin
United States
Afl-Cio
American Jewish Committee
Cambodia
Penn Central Liquidation Discussed as Rail Plan Option
Washington The Ford administration weighs liquidating Penn Central and other northeast lines to preserve essential service while minimizing government costs. Secretary Coleman testifies that liquidation is one of several options and could allow buyers to acquire profitable routes if they take losses, with final plan details due after the Railway Association submits its proposal in June. Senate panel approves 700 million for railroad rehabilitation to create about 40 000 jobs in high unemployment areas.
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Oads
U.S. ‘Railway Association
House
U.S. Rail Association
Congress
Northeast
ConRail
Railway Association
Senate Labor Committee
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
MU Will Graduate 3500 at Saturday Commencement
The University of Missouri Columbia will confer degrees on about 3,500 graduates with 1,266 from the December class. The 133rd annual commencement at Hearnes Auditorium at noon Saturday features Martha W. Griffiths of UMC as speaker. Honorary degrees will go to four alumni including Elmer Lower, Charles W Schwartz, Elizabeth Reeder Schwartz, and others from state biology and conservation groups.
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University of Missouri- Columbia
Hearnes Auditorium
Martha W. Griffiths
UMC
U. S. House of Representatives
Michigan
Elmer Lower
American Broadcasting Co
Charles W. Schwartz
Elizabeth Reeder Schwartz
Missouri Conservation Commission
Maude Star Bill Macy Weds Samantha Harper in Maui Honeymoon
Los Angeles AP reports Bill Macy known for Maude is honeymooning with Samantha Harper on Maui Hawaii. Macy 51 and Harper 29 wed Sunday, their third for Macy and first for Harper after meeting in the stage show O Calcutta.
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Los Angeles
Bill Macy
Maude
Samantha Harper
Maui
Macy
Miss Harper
German Ships First To Move In Suez Canal
Two West German freighters the Muensterland and Norwind became the first commercial ships in nearly eight years to travel the Suez Canal from Great Bitter Lake to Port Said in 7% hours. Egyptian workers cheered as the ships headed toward Hamburg, marking a test of navigation and pilot skills after the canal’s reopening announced by President Anwar Sadat.
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Suez Canal
Egypt
Great Bitter Lake
Port Said
Mediterranean
Hamburg
Anwar Sadat
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Suez Canal Authority
Mashour Ahmed Mashour
Deversoir
Bitter Lake
Muensterland
Norwind
Sinai
AMC's 1st Quarter Loss Is $47 Million
Detroit AP reports American Motors Corp. posts a 1975 first quarter loss after taxes of 7.8 million dollars, marking AMC's second consecutive quarterly deficit. The period followed a 5.6 million loss in the prior quarter, part of a 53.4 million six month total. Chrysler and Ford also show losses, while GM profits for the quarter.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
AMC
Chrysler Corp
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
U.S
Mass Rally In Saigon Promises Leniency For Opponents
A large crowd gathered at Saigon's former presidential palace as the Saigon area commander pledged leniency for former Viet Cong opponents and urged respect for foreign residents. The event marked the new administration's start in the Saigon region amid surrounding regional turmoil and refugee movements.
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Associated Press
South Vietnam
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Subic Navy
Philippines
U.S
United States
Philippine
Tran van Tra
Joint Military Commission
Sometimes My Mother And Father Cry
A refugee family at CAMP PENDLETON recalls cold nights and homesickness as they wait in the mess hall line and discuss relatives left behind in Saigon. They reflect on sponsors, possible emigration, and the hardship of a new life while Marines offer kindness. Also announced is the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Larry Lavinder of Thompson at Audrain Medical Center.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Mess Hall
Saigon
Chinatown
Larry Lavinder
Thompson
Audrain Medical Center
Lavinder
Kaiser Refractories
Minnesota considers blocking dioxin shipment to Shakopee incinerator
AP reports Minnesota Pollution Control Agency staff chemist Pat Born urges impounding at the state line a 4600 ton batch of dioxin containing industrial waste to be destroyed in a high temperature incinerator in Shakopee. The residue, from hexachlorophene production, was stored in Verona Missouri by Syntex Agribusiness Inc.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
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