Australia in crisis as Kerr ousts Whitlam and calls election
Canberra reports widespread strikes at waterfronts in protest of Governor General Kerr firing Prime Minister Whitlam. Crowds gathered outside Parliament House while Fraser, as caretaker PM, faced a no confidence vote. Senate later passed appropriation bills. new elections likely December 13. The stock market rose on positive business sentiment amid constitutional crisis.
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Canberra
Australia
Sir John Kerr
Gough Whitlam
Bob Hawke
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Parliament House
Gough
Malcolm Fraser
Kerr
Sydney Stock Exchange
Australian Commonwealth
Labor
Fraser
Liberal
Country
Senate
Whitlam
House of Representatives
Governor General
Queen Elizabeth II
Frazer
Labor Party
Civil Rights Director Out Next Month
Washington AP reports the resignation of Peter F. Holmes as director of the U.S. Office for Civil Rights effective December 1. Holmes will rejoin Sen. Robert Griffin's staff, clearing HEW to reshape federal school desegregation policy under new Secretary David Mathews. Holmes has served since 1969 in the civil rights office.
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Washington
HEW
David Mathews
Holmes
Robert P. Griffin
Rmich
Senate
Griffin
Mathews
University of Alabama
Department
South
Kissinger Clarifies Shakeup Link to Ford Moves
Secretary of State Kissinger says he was not consulted before Ford reshuffled defense and security aides. He cites disagreements with Schlesinger on technical SALT matters and personal issues, then jokes about not answering his phone on Sundays as the firings unfold. Scowcroft to replace Kissinger, with retirement steps underway.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Ford
Kissinger
James R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Issinger
The
National Security
Fromme's Gun Lesson Tied to Ford Attempt
Harold Boro, a 66 year old retiree, testified that in July he showed Lynette Fromme how to use a .45 pistol at his Jackson area apartment. He said Fromme grabbed the gun and left, the same weapon prosecutors say she pointed at President Ford two feet away in September, as she faced courtroom disruptions and refused to promise quiet.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lynette Fromme
Ford
Miss Fromme
Harold Boro
U.S. District Court
Thomas Macbride
MacBride
John Virgo
Charles Manson
Manson
State Capitol
John F. Kennedy
Secret Service
Sharon Tate
Boro
Jackson
Carey Plan Seeks Nine-Cent NYC Sales Tax Raise
Governor Hugh Carey proposes a multi tier plan to avert New York City default by raising the city sales tax to nine cents on the dollar, boosting state corporation and bank taxes, and leveraging private funding with federal loan guarantees to bridge a multi billion dollar shortfall. The plan aims to cut federal guarantees to 1.5 to 2 billion while bank and taxpayer support fills the gap, with the city facing a roughly 30 dollar annual rise per resident.
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New York
Hugh Carey
New York City
White House
William Greener
Ford
Greener
Senate Democratic
Senate
William Proxmire
Dwis
Senate Banking Committee
House
Ways and Means
Carl Albert
Dekla
Associated Press
Carey
Republicans
Court Acts Swiftly On Campaign Finance Law Ruling
Supreme Court justices heard eight hours of arguments on federal subsidies for presidential campaigns amid debate over free speech and incumbency bias. Backers seek a ruling within weeks as the act would fund major parties with up to 20 million dollars each and offer up to 5 million for primary races under a matching fund.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Brice Claggett
Washington
Republican Party
Claggett
Lloyd N. Cutler
Federal Election Commission
Special Watergate
Archibald Cox
Beef Prices Rise Across Missouri Amid Wholesale Dip
Missouri Farm Bureau weekly survey shows retail beef prices climbing while wholesale prices dip slightly. Blade roast and rib steak up 8 cents to 1.03 and 1.90 dollars per pound respectively. round and T bone higher. sirloin and arm roast up modestly. ground beef steady. Pork and dairy prices show mixed changes with milk and eggs also fluctuating. bread, potatoes, and sugar follow small shifts.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Farm Bureau
Hungate Speaks At Naturalization Ceremony Today
Congressman Bill Hungate addressed naturalization ceremonies at the U S District Court Building in Washington D C. The District of Columbia Bar Association conducted the event and about fifty non citizens were granted citizenship. He noted the long process and residency requirements and cited immigrants such as Albert Einstein Carl Schurz and Joseph Pulitzer as enriching the nation.
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Washington, D. C
Bill Hungate
United States District Court
Washington, D.C
District of Columbia Bar Association
U.S
Hungate
Albert Einstein
Carl Schurz
Missouri
Joseph Pulitzer
Carey’s City Bond Joke Misreads NYC Bankruptcy
St Louis remarks by Gov Hugh L Carey aimed to illustrate NYC bankruptcy impact drew irony and inaccuracy. He cited a $72 million subway car contract from General Steel Industries’ St Louis Car Division, completed in April 1973, which had since gone out of business.
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ST. Louis
New York City
New York
Hugh L. Carey
General Steel Industries
Subway
Carey
Governor Carey Seeks Federal Loan Guarantees in St Louis
New York Governor Hugh Carey urged a federal guaranteed loan program in St Louis to prevent New York City from default and bankruptcy. He argued the plan would require no federal money and would not be a bailout, appealing to business, political and labor leaders on a nationwide tour.
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ST. Louis
New York
Hugh Carey
Carey
New York City
Hearst faces Dec. 15 trial date in bank robbery case
Patricia Hearst, silent in court, is ordered to stand trial December 15 on federal bank robbery and firearm charges linked to the April 15, 1974 Hibernia Bank holdup in San Francisco by the SLA. Her lawyers seek more time for mental competency evidence and plan appeals, while the court weighs expert testimony.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Miss Hearst
Albert Johnson
Hearst
Johnson
U.S. District Court
Oliver J. Carter
SLA
F. Lee Bailey
U.S
James L. Browning Jr
Burton Celebrates 50th Birthday With Mineral Water
London AP reports Richard Burton marked his 50th birthday at a Dorchester party while adhering to a no alcohol pledge that helped him win Elizabeth Taylor back. The event drew 130 guests including Sir Ralph Richardson Stanley Baker and Dame Margot Fonteyn, with the Burtons arriving from Johannesburg and remarried last month in Botswana.
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London
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Burtons
Johannesburg
South Africa
Dorchester
Botswana
Africa
Ralph Richardson
Stanley Baker
Margot Fonteyn
Burton
Scowcroft Advised To Quit Air Force
The White House told Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft he should resign before becoming Ford's special assistant for national security affairs. Secretary William S. Greener Jr. said Scowcroft had not been ordered to resign and has already planned to retire from the military.
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Ford
Schlesinger
Pentagon
United States
Russia
Defense
Soviet Union
Pelagon
White House
Kissinger
NSC
Brent Scowcroft
Air Force
Scowcroft
William S. Greener Jr
Philip Buchen
Greener
Washington
Scowroft
Schlesinger Earns Pentagon Farewell Applause
James R. Schlesinger, fired last week as defense secretary, received a warm sendoff from about 4,000 Pentagon workers. He reviewed the honor guard and spoke on the lawn asserting U.S. military strength as the core of American foreign policy with no successor ready to step in.
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Washington
James R. Schlesinger
Ford
Pentagon
Schlesinger
Defense Department
Schiesinger
U.S
United States
Soviet Union
Queeny Park Purchase OK but Not Rink
Missouri Supreme Court ruled St Louis County can use 1969 general obligation bonds to acquire Queeny Park but cannot use those bonds to fund building an ice rink or swimming pool. The decision found revenue bonds needed for development and rejected claims that golf course development equated to a country club benefit. The ruling upheld limits on bond-use while noting county administration acted under economic pressure.
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Jefferson City
St. Louis County
Queeny Park
Missouri
George Schaaf
Kay Drey
Adele Tuchler
Marian Bueler
High Court
Young Lawyer Charged With Mass Murders
DES MOINES AP A young lawyer, Jerry Mark 32, is charged in the execution style killings of his brother, sister in law, niece, and nephew at a farm near Waterloo. He was held on 1 million bail and to be arraigned Friday. Former employer describe him as conscientious, community minded and religiously oriented. he once served as a Peace Corps volunteer and a bill clerk in the Iowa Senate.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Inlaw
Jerry Mark
Robert Oberbillig
Polk County Legal Aid
Mark
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Wendell Christensen
Leslie Mark
Jorjean
Julie
Jeff
Wayne Mark
University of Iowa Law School
Oberbillig
U.S
Jerry
Rebecca
Berkeley
Calif
Marylin Sue Forrest
Iowa State University
Peace Corps
Brazil
Iowa Senate
Vinson Released From Hospital Ahead of 92nd Birthday
Former Congressman Carl Vinson is home in Milledgeville after a month of circulatory treatment. He was discharged from the hospital and went to friends' home, living alone. The recovery comes a week before his 92nd birthday.
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Milledgeville, Ga
Carl Vinson
Vinson
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