Ford Opposes Gas Tax Hike Yet Keeps Option Open
The White House says President Ford personally opposes a special gasoline tax but advisers keep the option open. Press Secretary Nessen cited an open mind on fighting inflation as lawmakers protest reports of a possible 10 cent per gallon levy.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Ford
Ronald Nessen
Nessen
Wilbur Mills
Dark
House
Ways and Means Committee
White House sleep marks historic first for reporter
Washington correspondent Waulhillau LaHay, retiring after decades on the beat, slept in the White House Queen's Room at the invitation of former first ladies Betty Ford and Pat Nixon. The gesture came after Mrs Nixon could not host.
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Washington
UPI
Waulhillau LaHay
Scripps-Howard
White House
Queen’s
Nixon May Not Testify Due to Illness Says Doctor
Nixon's physician states the former president is too ill to travel for at least a month and possibly three months raising the chance he will not testify in the Watergate cover up trial. Dr Lungren says Nixon should wait at least three weeks before deposition or questioning. Nixon is hospitalized for phlebitis and appeared tired in photos taken by UPI photographer Robert Flora as he accompanied tests.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
Richard Nixon
Nixon
John C. Lungren
Lungren
Long Beach Memorial Hospital
Robert Flora
Injured County Officer Is Back On The Job
Huron County Commissioner Maurice Smith returned to work Monday after a two week recuperation from a broken jaw. His jaw remains wired and he struggles to open his mouth. The incident occurred when a jack handle slipped while he was jacking up a car at his tire shop. Municipal employees voted to keep their wage proposal and will discuss union plans at tonight’s City Council meeting open to the public. OCSEA involvement was noted as negotiations with City Hall stagnate, with 79 employees affected and a proposed 50 cent hourly raise plus a cost of living adjustment being debated.
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Huron County
Maurice Smith
Smith
Richard Striker
City Hall
Goodsite
Striker
Old Council
Ohio Civil Service Employes Association
OCSEA
Ohio
Wayne Goodsite
Open House Tonight at League and Bronson Schools
Newalk Tonight Open House begins at 7 30 at League and Bronson Schools. Norwalk City Council meets at 7 30 at City Hall for the regular session.
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League and Bronson
Norwalk
City Hall
Corts Rebukes Pease Over Bill Record In Ohio District Race
Republican state Senator Robert Corts in Norwalk criticizes Democratic rival Donald Pease and cites legislative totals to claim greater influence. He notes 55 to 45 party registration in the 13th district and plans further engagements in Lorain County as the campaign unfolds ahead of the November election.
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Robert Corts
Norwalk
Donald Pease
Oberlin
Corts
Pease
Senate
Elyria
Lorain
Public Opinion on Cuba and Castro Sparks Debate
Voters split 64.5 percent against recognizing Cuba citing Communist links while 35.5 percent favor recognition as a path to world peace and to monitor Soviet actions. Proponents say it could improve global stability and expose what the Russians are doing.
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Cuba
Castro
America
Ford tax proposal prompts public vote on gasoline levy
The Ford Administration proposes a 10 cent a gallon gasoline tax to curb inflation and conserve energy. Readers are urged to vote yes or no by calling 668 8544 or 668 8345 or by midnight.
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Ford Administration
New Port Chalmers flu strain eyed for winter spread
CDC experts warn a new Type A flu variant from Port Chalmers near New Zealand could seed widespread illness across the United States this winter. The strain tends to affect adults more than last season’s Type B, raising mortality concerns. Betty Ford shows excellent recovery after breast cancer surgery with optimistic outlook for long term survival.
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Atlanta
UPS
United States
Center For Disease Control
Larry Corey
CDC
Port Chalmers
New Zealand
Corey
Washington
UPI
Betty Ford
Ford orders 5.52 percent federal pay raise
President Ford, after Congress rejected delaying the increase, ordered an immediate 5.52 per cent raise for about 3.5 million federal workers and military personnel. The hike follows recommendations from the Office of Management and Budget and the Civil Service Commission to align federal salaries with private sector levels.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
Office of Management and Budget
Civil Service Commission
Perry teachers set to strike idling four schools
Perry Ohio teachers in the Perry School system planned a strike today affecting 1,808 students across four schools leading to class cancellations and disruption of the school day.
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Perry, Ohio
UPI
Perry
Weather and marriage license notices from Norwalk area 1974
October 1 1974 weather report notes clearing skies and frosty lows with highs in the 40s and a 20 percent precipitation chance. Sunrise sunset moon times listed. Marriage license applications include five couples from Norwalk Bellevue Plymouth and Urichsville. Birth announcements note a boy born to Mr and Mrs Danny Thomas in Norwalk and another in Willard area. Death listed: Albert G Mohr 28 Houston Texas.
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Danny Ti
Thomas Norwalk
Good Samaritan
Jimmy Winann
Griann
Willard Area
Douglas Garlinaig
Willard
Ford to testify on Nixon pardon before Congress
President Ford offered to appear in person within 10 days to answer questions about the Nixon pardon before the House Judiciary subcommittee. Rep. Hungate welcomed the move as a step to set the record straight and close the Watergate chapter.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Richard Nixon
William L. Hungate
D-Mo
House Judiciary Subcommittee On Criminal Justice
Congress
Nixon
Hungate
Philip Buchen
Buchen
Capitol Hill
Cold Front Slams Ohio Hurting Farmers Again
A cold front plunges Ohio temperatures to the 30s and 40s with overnight lows in the 20s and 30s. Farmers face about 365 million dollars in crop losses from drought, delayed planting, fertilizer shortages, and last week frost.
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Ohio
Buckeye
C. William Swank
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Johnson
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Newalk Tonight
Senator Corts
Fred Estle Chapin
Susan Gail Spanks
Gary Wayne Thurman
Betty Ann Smith
Bellevue
Fred Henry Hacker
Greenwich
Kathleen Ann Kessler
Monroeville
Arden L. Kesser
Plymouth
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Ronald Leroy Baker
Urichsville
Anna Marie Schwietert
Albert G. Mohr
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