Giscard dEstaing Tours Historic Sites in Bicentennial Visit
French President Valery Giscard dEstaing visits Yorktown Virginia and Independence Hall Philadelphia then joins President Ford at Mount Vernon for a sound and light Bicentennial gift dedication as Washington hosts. He promotes detente and better U.S. trade relations during the trip.
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Washington
Valery Giscard d’Estain
Pennsylvania
Virginia
America
Ford
Yorktown
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Mount Vernon
France
Ford Triumphs in Michigan as Udall Edges Carter
President Ford wins a Michigan primary with a strong showing over Carter aide Udall and a large Ford margin, while California Governor Brown enters late to challenge Carter for the Democratic nomination. Carter narrowly beats Udall in Michigan, signaling a split contest amid Reagan’s rising push.
Carter Edges Udall Narrowly In Michigan Primary
Carter wins Michigan by a hair over Udall in a tight race with a margin of 2,317 as counting glitches narrow a late lead. Brown defeats Carter in Maryland in a separate primary rallying Democratic hopes, while Ford campaigns in Michigan. Reagan leads Ford in Maryland delegate tallies overall.
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Brown
Maryland
Sen
Frank Church
Nebraska
Carter
Michigan
Udall
Navy researchers crack supposed theftproof computer by dialling in
Navy scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory penetrated a Univac 1108 executive system over ordinary telephone lines in 1974. Rep. John E. Moss said a secret report shows the system, touted as foolproof, was accessible without authorization, highlighting broader federal security flaws cited by GAO about 9 000 computers.
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Barton Reppert
Associated Press
Washington
Navy
John E. Moss
Dcalif
Naval Research Laboratory
California Democrat
General Accounting Office
GAO
Moss
Senate backs compromise bill to ease gas deregulation
A Senate Commerce Committee vote 16 1 advances a compromise to end most federal price controls on interstate natural gas while keeping some limits. Old gas stays at 52 cents, with new onshore prices rising to 1.60 and offshore to 1.35 per 1000 cubic feet, subject to inflation adjustments.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Senate Commerce Committee
Committee
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Jan. J
Indictments Tie Two to Piedras Negras Jail Raid
A federal grand jury charged Donald Fielden and William Hill Jr. with illegally exporting a shotgun from the United States to Mexico used in the Piedras Negras jail raid. The pair, both Dallas residents, previously faced charges and were released on bond as authorities pursue further indictments. The jailbreak freed 14 American prisoners with no injuries reported.
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Rick Scott
Associated Press
San Antonio, Tx
Burley
Donald Floyd Fielden
William McCoy Hill Jr
Dallas
United States
Mexico
Eagle Pass
Tex
Piedras Negras
U.S
John Pinckney
del Rio
Fielden
Vietnam
Rio Grande
Texas
International Bridge
Sterling B. Davis
Sterling Davis Jr
Davis
DEA seeks Pentagon aid to stop weapon drug deals
Senator Lloyd Bentsen urges Senate Armed Services Committee head John Stennis to press the Defense Department to back a plan to curb the theft and trafficking of military weapons used to obtain drugs in Mexico. He cites 1,259 M16s 169 machine guns and 5,600 pistols lost since 1965 and notes El Paso DEA reports of weapons flights and drug exchanges.
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Washington
Lloyd Bentsen
Dtex
Senate Armed Services Committee
John Stennis
D-Miss
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Pentagon
Mexico
Bentsen
Stennis’ Committee
Defense Department
el Paso Dea
Jacques Kiere
Kiere
National Guard
California
Water import plan offers Plains hope
Dallas AP reports Texas officials discuss a tri state water import plan to bring Arkansas and Oklahoma water to the High Plains. James Rose of the Water Development Board cites drought risk and heavy irrigation as drivers. Billy Clayton supports importing water. funding could be federal aid, fees, or a state bond. The board will update its plan for the January Legislature.
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Dallas
High Plains
Texas
Texas Water Development Board
James Rose
Oklahoma
Arkansas
West Texas
Mississippi River
Lubbock
Rose
Billy Clayton
Texas Panhandle
Clayton
Canadian River
Oklahoma Canal
Water Development Board
URW strike deepens into a war of nerves across tire sector
The national rubber workers strike enters its fifth week with no bargaining progress. Goodyear and Firestone report layoffs due to declining business. General Tire stops bargaining while about 2,400 workers in Akron and Waco work on a day to day basis. URW president Bommorito camps in Washington pushing AFL CIO support. Firestone laid off about 50 of 900 at Lake Charles synthetic rubber plant. B F Goodrich and Uniroyal deny broad layoffs.
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Cleveland
National Rubber Workers
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
General Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
Waco
Tex
United Rubber Workers and
General
URW
Peter Bommorito
Washington
Aflcio
Firestone Products
Firestone
Lake Charles
Students clash at Jerusalem Hebrew University amid Arab Jewish demonstrations
Arab and Jewish students clashed at Hebrew University while border police used tear gas on rock throwers near Jerusalem. Minor West Bank demonstrations continued with no new casualties reported as reinforced police sought order. Shimon Peres defended measures and noted aims to avoid fatalities, with deaths in the week numbering ten overall. Curfews stayed in effect in four West Bank towns.
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Hebrew University
Radio Israel
Arab East Jerusalem
Shimon Peres
Israel
Jordan
Peres
Haaretz Daily
West Bank
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