Ford shifts to conservative stance under party pressure
President Ford faced assertive pressure from GOP conservatives and potential fund withdrawal as he backed energy and tax cut extensions but vowed vetoes on others. He signed some measures while opposing a controversial picketing bill drawing labor and businessman opposition. Conservatives welcomed vetoes, while labor groups questioned the approach.
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Republican Party
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Heagan
California
Faver
Fourty
Southern Republican Conference
Houston
John T Dunlop
Dunlop
Congress
House
Fighting flares in Beirut and Tripoli on Christmas Day
Christian and Moslem armed clashes raged through Beirut and Tripoli and in Zahlah. Army and police battles left several dead, while residents sheltered in basements and air raid shelters as snipers and mortars filled the streets. Prime figures meet in Beirut seeking end to fighting.
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Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut
Tripoli
Zahlah
Vigil for Christ Celebrates Christmas at End-Time House
In Grannis Arkansas a community of more than 25 people waiting for the second coming kept Christmas at a brick house six miles from the Broken Bow reservation. They decorated a handmade tree and exchanged small toys while describing the holiday as their best Christmas yet.
Three dead in Maryland holiday traffic toll
Maryland State Police reported four deaths in holiday traffic by Thursday midnight. Pedestrian David L. Ramsey, 42, was struck by two cars at Fleet and Ann in downtown Baltimore around 4 30 p m Thursday. Two Chestertown men, Valery Ory Jr. 50 and Kenneth Holden 38, died in a Christmas Eve head on crash on Rt 213 in Queen Annes County.
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Maryland
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Fleet
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Baltimore
Chestertown
Queen Annes County
Valery Ory Jr
Kenneth Holden
Sarbanes Explains 1976 Senate Run Motives
Maryland Rep. Paul S. Sarbanes announces his 1976 Senate bid, saying he dislikes his opponent J. Glenn Beall's record and is motivated by concerns over Beall's conservative stance. He endorses attacking Beall as ineffective, should he win the Democratic primary in April.
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Maryland
Paul S. Sarbanes
J. Glenn Beall
House of Representatives
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House
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