Ford outlines new economic programs to fight recession
President Ford directed advisers to draft new economic measures to curb unemployment and spur growth. Options include tax cuts, fuel allocations, aid to troubled industries, and extended benefits. Acknowledges Congress may reject his prior 5 percent surtax and aims to push proposals when the new Congress convenes.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Treasury Department
Business Council
Senate
House
Ohio guest passenger statute face review by state Supreme Court
A Summit County case from Akron prompts a statewide Supreme Court review of Ohio guest passenger liability. The 9th District ruled the law violates equal protection by requiring plain proof of wanton or willful negligence, potentially allowing injured guests to sue on ordinary negligence.
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Akron
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
9Th District Court of Appeals
United States
Supreme Court
Summit County
Israeli jets hit camps on Beirut edge after Tel Aviv attack
Israeli aircraft bombed Palestinian camps on the southern edge of Beirut within a day of a Tel Aviv theater grenade blast that killed one gunman and two Israelis and wounded 58 others.
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Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Fire damages Aquarium Lounge and nearby buildings on Baltimore Street
Fire crews battled a blaze at 418 Baltimore St after a break in and ransacking of the Aquarium Lounge. Four firefighters were injured. the building, valued at 75,000 dollars with 60,000 dollars in contents, suffered major damage including a collapsed roof and damaged apartments and businesses. Police and fire inspectors investigate possible ownership changes and arson.
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Baltimore Street
Weith
Tom Muchmore
Journal
Aquarium
Baltimore St
Aquarium Lounge
Baltimore
Michael Rossi
Louis Bistanco
David Lewis
Middletown Hospital
Lear Wallace
John Coldiron
Brenda Ewen
Cattle Bring Beef Protest To Secretary Butz Doorstep
Cattlemen delivered 45 head of cattle to Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz at his Washington doorstep protesting low beef prices. Officials said Butz would not accept the animals due to legal concerns and possible charity donation. An aide noted a later meeting with the cattlemen was planned.
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Washington
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Department
Butz
Donald E. Brock
USDA
Grenade Attack in Tel Aviv Movie Theater
Palestinian guerrillas claim one of their men carried out a grenade strike in a crowded Tel Aviv theater in retaliation for a Beirut rocket attack. Police report three dead including the attacker and 58 injured. the suicide-pledged assailant held a British passport linked to Alexander Hopper with Accra origins.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
PLO
Beirut
Yasir Arafat
Alexander Adam Hopper
Accra
Ghana
Bombay
Arafat
al Moharref
Wholesale prices show slower rise hints inflation may ease
Wholesale prices rose 1.2 percent in November, less than October, with industrial goods up nine tenths. The Labor Department notes a slower spread of increases and farmers' prices climbing, while President Ford says inflation should decline from double digits.
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Ford
Saxbe May Be Named Ambassador to India
President Ford plans to nominate Attorney General William B. Saxbe as ambassador to India and seeks a new attorney general. White House to announce after Indian approval, with Saxbe reportedly agreeing to the post and known for trips to India since 1971.
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Washington
Ford
William B. Saxbe
India
Saxbe
Ohio
White House
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Cleaning fluid fatal at Amherst home
Lois Resh, 53, of Amherst died after reportedly lying unconscious in a bathroom for at least two days. Police say she was found on the floor in a cleaning solution of bleach and ammonia that damaged her body. A relative alerted police after a daughter said she could not answer the phone.
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Lorain
Ohio
Lois Resh
Amherst
Middletown Weather Forecast Cloudy Skies and Lows
Cloudy skies and lows in the mid 30s are forecast for the Middletown area tonight with highs in the mid 40s expected Friday. Yesterday’s high was 42 and the overnight low 37 with 1 inch of rain recorded. The extended outlook calls for a chance of rain or snow Saturday, then clearing skies Sunday and Monday.
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