Hays to Step Down as Chairman Amid Scandal
Rep Wayne Hays announces he will relinquish the House Administration Committee chair amid the payroll sex scandal linked to Elizabeth Ray. He cites health and charges as reasons and hints at a possible bid to regain the post. aides say he may not seek reelection.
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Ford Cancels Iowa Trip to Lead Lebanon Evacuation
President Ford cancels planned Iowa trip to secure evacuation of Americans from Lebanon. First Lady Betty Ford and Jack Ford will replace him in Des Moines as Beirut airport remains closed. About 1,100 to 1,400 Americans are believed stranded in Lebanon, with the embassy directing overland convoy to Damascus.
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