Butz racial slur sparks call for ouster by senator
President Ford reprimanded Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz after he used a racial slur in remarks described as highly offensive. Republicans and Democrats urged his resignation or dismissal, sparked by a Rolling Stone account attributed to John Dean. The incident follows past apologies and Ford’s personal urging for Butz to remain in office despite controversy.
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Ford and Carter deny Watergate charges in campaign tour
Carter aides say he accepted hospitality from Brunswick Pulp and Paper Co in Georgia while Ford faces no criminal charges from the Michigan district probe. Ruff plans to issue a public report clearing Ford, while FBI findings support no prosecution. Carter marks his 52nd birthday with a swing from Maine to Tennessee and Pittsburgh, noting stays at the company lodge in Georgia.
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Swine flu vaccination rolls out nationwide
The $135 million program begins with doctors and public health officials vaccinating the elderly chronically ill and others in Indianapolis Los Angeles and Boston. The shot uses a jet gun and is a dead virus with minimal side effects. Fort Dix link noted. Massachusetts starts at a nursing home in Waltham.
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Federal Judge Orders To Keep Abortion Fund
A federal judge ordered the government to continue Medicaid abortion payments for at least 20 days after a Hyde amendment ban passed. Judge John F. Dooling in Brooklyn noted the case could affect nationwide operations and promised a ruling by Oct. 20 on enjoining termination of payments. The dispute centers on funding shares and constitutional issues as New York City Health and Hospitals Corp. and the Center for Constitutional Rights press the suit.
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UAW Ford Strike Nearing Settlement
DETROIT AP Top union and Ford officials worked through the night at Ford HQ aiming to end a 17 day nationwide strike. A UAW source said a settlement could come by Sunday as 170000 workers in 22 states walked off September 15. Henry Ford II slept in a Dearborn headquarters bedroom with other top Ford executives overnight.
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