Ford Defends Nixon Pardon In House Hearing
President Ford testifies there was no deal in the Nixon pardon and says he acted to prevent a year of public attention. He recalls Haig presenting six options and says he chose to do nothing, aiming to avoid elevating a vice president. Congress remains split on whether the inquiry ends.
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Ford
Richard M. Nixon
House Judiciary
Subcommittee
William L. Hungate
D-Mo
Congress
White House
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Phillip Buden
Leon Jaworski
Robert McClory
R-Ill
Bella S. Abzug
Dn.y
Nixon
Haig
FBI
House Judiciary Committee
Wiley Mayne
Town
Jaworski
Washington, D.C
Half of US Now Expects Low Mood
Gallup Poll data from late September shows more than half of adults foresee a 1930s style downturn and 69 percent expect the economy to worsen in the next six months. Respondents cite fears of a major depression with 51 percent foresee ing such a scenario.
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Princeton
N.J
U. S
Gallup
Ford
Excelsior Springs Reaches All American Cities Final
Excelsior Springs Mo is the sole Missouri city among 21 finalists for the All American Cities competition. It earned the honor by detailing job creation park improvements senior housing high rise apartments and services for the elderly. A 10 city field will be chosen at the National Municipal League meeting in San Diego on November 17.
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Excelsior Springs
Missouri City
National Municipal League
San Diego
The Exorcist At The Liberty Theater Tonight
Review of The Exorcist casting fear with craft and controversy. Praises Friedkin directing editing and performances while warning it is not for kids and calls it a cultural landmark. Describes standout scenes and the disturbing premise of demonic possession through a young girl.
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Satan
Father Karras
Karras
William Friedkin
Alfred Hitchcock
Jason Miller
Linda Blair
Regan
Blatty
Friedkin
Liberty Theater
Ten Convicted In $1.7 Million Theft
Ten men including nine former Terminal Railroad Association employees were convicted in a federal case in Springfield for thefts totaling more than $1.7 million in railroad merchandise across switching yards.
Mrs Rockefeller Excellent After Breast Cancer Surgery
Vice President designate Nelson Rockefeller reports wife Happy in excellent condition after left breast removal and lymph node sampling at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Doctors say cancer had not spread. recovery expected rapid, with discharge possible next week. Rockefeller says wife in fine spirits and plans visits from hospital to home.
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NEW York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Happy
Betty Ford
Rockefeller
Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center
Jerome Urban
Urban
Manhattan
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