Bush set for CIA post amid 1976 ticket doubt
Congressional debate frames George Bush’s CIA nomination after hearings show only two of sixteen Armed Services Committee members plan to vote against him. Critics cite his prior GOP leadership and vice presidency interest as creating partisan appearance. The article notes other political moves and unrelated disclosures on Angola policy, Rockefeller and Ford, school desegregation, and local incidents.
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George Bush
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William Colby
John Culver
D-Nev
Patrick J. Leahy
D-Vt
GOP
Lebanon cease-fire near collapse in Beirut clashes
The 15th cease-fire in Lebanon's civil war appears near collapse as Christians and Muslims clash in Beirut Tripoli and five villages. Leftist Muslim gunmen seized a 600 ton ship unloading fertilizer in Tripoli and accused its two Lebanese owners of supporting the fighters.
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Holger Jensen
Associated Press
Beirut, Lebanon
Lebanon
Beirut
Tripoli
Suit seeks control of brucellosis in Texas
In Dimmitt Texas a state district court judge set January 8 for a hearing on a suit by four individuals and Associated Milk Producers Inc. against the Texas Animal Health Commission to compel action adopting federal brucellosis controls. The filing seeks an injunction to prevent a possible federal quarantine if state action is delayed. The suit names Louis Hinden Vincent Braddock Walker Wilson Bruce Rigler and AMPI as plaintiffs. The action follows a separate suit by the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association against the U S Department of Agriculture over quarantine plans.
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John Boyd
Associated Milk Producers Inc
Texas Animal Health Commission
Louis Hinden
Canyon
Vincent Braddock
Nazareth
Walker Wilson
Rusk County
Bruce Rigler
Plainview
AMPI
Austin
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
Iran Rejects Blame for Poor Nations Finance Crisis
Iran rejected Henry Kissinger's claim that oil producers shoulder most of the burden for poor nations' deficits. Interior Minister Jamshid Amouzegar argued the West's export shortfalls, inflation, and recession are the main causes. He warned the energy crisis is not the sole culprit as talks on a global economic commission proceed.
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Elias Antar
Associated Press
PARIS
Iran Today
Henry A. Kissinger
Jamshid Amouzegar
Conference On International Economic Cooperation
West
Amouzegar
Kissinger
Judge probes Moore gang ties in Ford shooting case
U S District Judge Samuel Conti weighs whether Sara Jane Moore acted with others in a conspiracy to kill President Ford. He questions her sworn statements about accomplices and urges disclosure to aid possible sentence mitigation. Moore faces sentencing January 15 with possible life imprisonment.
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Fromme
Ford
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Capitol Park
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Hall of Justice
San Francisco
Federal
U.S. District Court
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Miss Moore
Conti
Possible murder attempt muddies Quinlan court case
A newly revealed investigation in Rock Island seeks to determine if someone tried to kill Karen Ann Quinlan before her coma. Court papers mention bruises and a head lump the night of admission and probe possible foul play linked to barbiturates and tranquilizers.
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Trenton
N.J
Karen Anne Quinlan
Rock Island
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The
New York Post
Illinois
Hyland
10-cent letter isnt obsolete court blocks rate increase
Washington AP reports judge John J. Sirica blocked planned postal rate hikes including a rise from 10 to 13 cents for first class letters. The ruling threatens Saturday mail delivery and worsens the Postal Service deficit, delaying higher rates by at least 90 days and costing about $7 million daily.
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U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Postal Service
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Postal Rate Commission
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