Manson Disciple Close Call Materializes in Ford Moment
Lynette Fromme, a Charles Manson follower, got within two feet of President Ford in Sacramento with a loaded .45 pistol. The weapon misfired though four live rounds remained in the clip. She was wrestled to the ground as Ford moved away, and she cried that the president is not a public servant.
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Calif
Lynette Fromme
Charles Manson
Ford
Miss Fromme
Manson
San Quentin
Ford vows to press mingling as assassination attempt shocks nation
President Ford pledges ongoing personal contact with the public despite an apparent assassination attempt in Sacramento. A Secret Service agent stopped the gunman as Ford, amid crowd mingling, spoke with Gov. Edmund G Brown Jr. at a park event. Miss Lynette Fromme, a Manson follower dubbed Squeaky, is jailed in Sacramento on $1 million bail awaiting a preliminary hearing.
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Ford
White House
Air Force One
Sacramento
Calif
New England
Secret Service
Miss Fromme
Kissinger shifts to developing nations at UN briefing
Secretary of State Kissinger wrapped a Middle East focus with a UN visit to discuss the gap between rich and poor nations. He outlined the Egyptian Israeli disengagement pact, calling for U.S. congressional and public acceptance while noting Soviet concern over civilian technicians monitoring Sinai. He also signaled plans to speak with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko in September.
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Henry A. Kissinger
United Nations
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U.N
Israel
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Mitla
Egypt
Abu Rudeis
Congress
Soviet Union
Geneva
Sinai
Andrei Gromyko
New York
Gas Service Embargo Extension Hits Kansas Communities
The Kansas Corporation Commission faces a renewed hearing after Judge Floyd H. Coffman extended the Gas Service Company embargo for 60 days. The embargo limits new customers and raises existing deliveries in 22 rural communities including Greeley Lane Osawatomie Paola Rantoul Waverly and Williamsburg while a new KCC hearing is arranged.
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Waverly
Williamsburg
Oil Price Controls Hinge On Ford Pledge
Washington AP seven Democratic senators met with President Ford seeking a workable compromise on domestic oil price controls. Ford delayed veto on a six month extension as talks aim for a phased approach and another meeting with Mansfield and Albert. If no deal, an override vote is set for Wednesday.
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White House
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Alabama
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Georgia
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Senate
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House
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John Stennis
Mississippi
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Organization of Oil Exporting Countries
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