Hawk Missiles Sale to Jordan Cleared After Policy Clarification
Washington officials say 14 Hawk missile batteries sale to Jordan is back on after a dispute over a joint command ban. Ford pledged no multinational control without written consent, but the contract limits transfers. Jordan drops objections, aiming to protect national dignity while keeping missiles defensive near Amman.
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Washington
Jordan
U.S
Syria
State Department
Capitol Hill
Henry A. Kissinger
Ford
Congress
Amman
Zaid Rifai
Rifai
Thomas Pickering
Israel
Pickering
Grain Sale Talks Resume With Russians
Washington reports State Department official Charles W. Robinson will return to the Soviet Union within a week to push a long range grain pact obligating Moscow to buy at least five million tons of U.S. grain annually. He will also pursue a tentative oil-for-oil deal and seek prices for wheat corn and barley aimed at minimizing U.S. consumer impact.
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Washington
State Department
Soviet Union
Moscow
U.S
Charles W. Robinson
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Robinson
Eight Student Nurses Train In Audrain
Central Methodist College nursing students begin a two year program at Audrain Medical Center under clinical instructor Meg Easterday. The group includes Kathy Holtkamp Dawn Shellabarger Doris Brady Carol Terrell Phyllis Lewis Penny Minnig Denese Struckhoff Karen Woerner and joins staff nurse Jean Thompson who hopes they join the Audrain team after graduation.
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Central Methodist College
Audrain Medical Center
Meg Easterday
Montgomery City
State Board of Nursing
Jean Thompson
Kathy Holtkamp
Dawn Shellabarger
Mexico
Doris Brady
Carol Terrell
Fulton
Phyllis Lewis
Penny Minnig
Denese Struckhoff
Columbia
Karen Woerner
Harrisburg
Ford Finds GOP Renewal in 1976 Campaign
President Ford frames a five point GOP platform as renewal and revival of optimism. He cites a free enterprise system fiscal restraint strong defense local control and more freedom for individuals. He travels California for events and meetings after Oklahoma City remarks.
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Los Angeles
Ford
California
Oklahoma City
Republican Party
White House
Oklahoma State Fair
Soviet Union
United
Shriver Enters Democrat List For President
Sargent Shriver, Kennedy in law and former Peace Corps director, formally joins the crowded race for the Democratic presidential nomination. He announces at a news conference at age 59 with family members and longtime associates backing him amid Edward Kennedy's pledge not to run. The Kennedy widow is expected among attendees.
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Washington
Sargent Shriver
Kennedy
George McGovern
Peace Corps
Edward M. Kennedy
Shriver
Robert F. Kennedy
Reserve Board Head Would Cut Jobless Pay
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Arthur F. Burns urged overhauling unemployment compensation to curb jobless benefits. He proposed slicing benefits to 13 weeks and offering public work at below minimum wage while urging job search, arguing current generous programs blunt incentives to work. Burns cited 8 percent unemployment and many vacancies as context. Reps Hawkins and Reuss criticized Ford for labeling full-employment bills inflationary.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
Burns
University of Georgia
Augustus Hawkins
D-Calif
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
Ford Administration
Missouri Task Forces Finalize Public Safety Plan
Thomas I. Osborne and Martha Merritt are among nearly 200 Missouri citizens serving on six task forces forming a Missouri Action Plan for Public Safety. Since a July Governor’s Conference, leaders and private citizens have met to craft recommendations for police, courts, corrections, juvenile delinquency, information systems, and community crime prevention, with public hearings planned statewide to obtain feedback before final action.
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Thomas I. Osborne
Audrain County
William D
Martha) Merritt
Mexico
Missouri
Osborne
Courts
Merritt
Infant Kidnapped At Welfare Office In Detroit
Police search for 2 week old Danny Perkins grabbed by a woman at the state Social Services office. Virginia Perkins said a neighbor offered to hold the infant while she hailed a cab. The kidnapper reportedly told the mother she loves newborn babies and no ransom demand has appeared yet.
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Detroit
State Social Services
Danny Perkins
Danny
Virginia Perkins
Mrs. Perkins
Ambulance District Meeting Draws Small Crowd
About a dozen residents attended a public information meeting on the proposed Audrain County Ambulance District at city hall. The demonstration ambulance did not arrive, but panelists from local agencies and businesses spoke as organizers expected the display vehicle to arrive later.
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Audrain County
City Hall
Bill Pape
Area Comprehensive Planning Agency
Columbia
Leonard Davis
Mexico
Woodrow Lee
Audrain Medical Center
Connie Pickering
Nelson Willingham
Consolidated Electric Cooperative
Chamber of Commerce
Kris Craddock
Lewis Brooks Jr
South Trails
Judge Distrusts Hearst Conduct in Hearst Trial
In San Francisco Patricia Hearst faces a skeptical judge who doubts her credibility as her attorneys seek to persuade the court she can be trusted. The case centers on her past as an inmate and the legal strategies ahead in shaping her fate.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Crowd Flocks To See Hearst Arrest Home In San Francisco
Hordes of tourists and locals swarm 625 Morse St as Patricia Hearst is captured by FBI agents. Bail revoked. she is held without bail at San Mateo County Jail after a federal court hearing. FBI ties to Pennsylvania fingerprints and SLA associates surface amid ongoing investigations.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Morse St
FBI
Lincoln City
Ore
Patty Hearst
Fred Weissenfluh
Miss Hearst
Sandi Barbarotto
Redwood City
Calif
San Mateo County
Randolph
Catherine Hearst
Pennsylvania
Terence Hallinan
Wendy Yoshimura
Alameda County
SLA
William
Emily Harris
Philadelphia
Miss Yoshimura
Yoshimura
Atlantic City
N.J
Stephen Soliah
Soliah
Hearst
Kathy
Miss Soliah
Angela Atwond
Los Angeles
Willie Brandt
Soledad
Carter
The
San Francisco Examiner
Army Admits Three Germ Warfare Deaths
An Army memo released by Rep Downey confirms three Ft. Detrick employees were killed by diseases contracted at the Biological Warfare Laboratory. Dr William A Boyles Joel Eugene Willard and Albert Nickel died from anthrax and Bolivian hemorrhagic fever in 1951 1958 and 1964.
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Thomas J. Downey
D-N
House Armed Services Committee
Ft. Detrick
Frederick
Washington
Pentagon
Boyles
Willard
Army
Frederick County
Nickel
Bolivia
U.S. Public Health Service
Ambulance Districts debated by Audrain County voters
The article explains proposed Audrain and Van-Far Ambulance Districts, their aims, funding, and governance under state law. It outlines how districts would be formed, elected, taxed, and how service scope and fees may be set, plus potential consequences if the measure fails.
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Bob Napier
Audrain
Audrain County Ambulance District
Van-Far
Cuivre
Audrain Medical Center
AMC
Tri-County
Missouri
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