Advisers summon Ford bracing for more economic bad news
White House advisers tell President Ford the recession likely worsens with unemployment seen rising to 8 percent in months ahead. Officials discuss possible tax cuts of about 10 billion dollars to push the economy, while Ford directs focus toward his January State of the Union address.
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Ford
White House
Treasury
William E. Simon
Alan Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisers
William Seidman
Frank G. Zarb
Labor Department
Nessen
White House Intruder Stopped Near Restricted Grounds
Police and Secret Service agents stopped a man attempting to drive a panel truck onto the White House grounds on Pennsylvania Avenue. The driver Frank Winfield Cronkite 30 of Suitland Maryland was detained after making irrational statements and committed to St Elizabeths Hospital for a mental examination.
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Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
Secret Service
Pennsylvania Avenue
West Executive Avenue
Frank Winfield Cronkite
Suitland
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Ohio Lottery May Sell Tickets By Mail Under New Law
President Ford signs a measure allowing state lotteries to report results and publish information via mailed editions. Ohio officials study ad budget shifts toward radio television and newspapers and consider subscription ticket sales under the change.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ford
Ohio Lottery Commission
Congress
U.S. Aty
William Saxbe
Justice Department
Ohio Lottery
John Kirkland
Kirkland
Blood Tests Tie Possible Carcinogens to New Orleans Water
Biologists report potential cancer-causing substances in the blood of New Orleans residents amid concerns about drinking water. No proof links the substances to the water supply, but the finding prompts an EPA survey of nationwide water supplies for carcinogens.
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Washington
New Orleans
Environmental Protection Agency
CIA probe hints at more questions on domestic spying
Colby report raises questions about illegal CIA activities during the 1960s and 70s. White House considers a blue ribbon commission similar to the Kennedy assassination panel. Helms, Kissinger, Schlesinger deny wrongdoing while Ford seeks further inquiry.
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CIA
William E. Colby
Special Commission
High Administration
Ford
Nelcome
Richard M. Helms
Iran
Henry A. Kissinger
Helms
Colby, Kissinger
Kissinger
John F. Kennedy
White House
State Department
Milton Cross Dies at 77 Voice of Met Opera Radio
Milton Cross, longtime Met Opera radio announcer and tenor, died at 77 in his Manhattan apartment of an apparent heart attack. He prepared for a live Met broadcast of Rossini's Italiani in Algeri, having narrated Saturday afternoon broadcasts since 1931 with Hansel and Gretel. He missed only two broadcasts after his wife Lilian died two years earlier.
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Milton Cross
Metropolitan Opera
Manhattan
Met
Rossini
Cross
Haldeman Lawyers Seek New Trial Over Juror News Claims
Haldeman and three co defendants seek a new trial and permission to subpoena a juror and a Star-News reporter. Judge Sirica weighs whether juror Ruth Gould misreported viewing requirements during Watergate deliberations after the jury was told not to watch news.
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U.S
John J. Sirica
Haldeman
Washington Star-News
Ruth Gould
Sirica
Walter Taylor
Star-News
Middletown Area Weekend Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday in the Middletown area with lows from 15 to 20. Sunday’s high near the upper 30s, with near zero chance of rain or snow. Monday may see possible rain or snow.
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Middletown
Milk price hike vetoed by Ford amid parity shift debate
President Ford vetoed a bill that would raise retail milk prices by six cents per half gallon and lift federal milk price supports to 85 percent of parity. Agriculture Secretary Butz then announced a partial admin raise to about half that increase, lifting manufacturing milk support to $7.24 per 100 pounds through March 31, 1976 to offset rising costs for producers.
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Ford
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Butz
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