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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1976
Page
3
Reported flareups in Beirut mark a troubled start to the latest Lebanon cease-fire. A right wing Christian spokesman accused radical Palestinian guerrillas of attempting to sabotage the new force.
Republican vice presidential candidate Robert Dole wrapped a two day Texas swing with a call for Mexican American support in San Antonio and a bid to win West Texas farm voters in Lubbock. He attacked the Carter era on defense labor and energy and urged farmers to back Ford and Dole. He cited farm price concerns and labor influence under Democrats and pressed for broad influence in the key regional electorate. He also referenced the killing of a Mexican American in Castroville and pledged to pursue the case with the Justice Department. He predicted a Ford Dole victory in Texas.
Rep Holtzman and Rep Conyers press Levi to probe Ford over halting the 1972 Watergate inquiry. Levi says no credible basis exists to open a new investigation. Ford defends action as a request by banking committee leadership.
Both candidates attend the Al Smith dinner in New York City with tailored schedules to avoid meeting. Ford plans 7 to 8 30 p m while Carter arrives at 9 p m and stays about an hour. The dinner honors the first Catholic presidential candidate and remains a key event for Catholic voters. Ford recently shifted to support state based abortion decisions after earlier opposition. Mondale and Dole campaign while Ford hosts Hungarian freedom fighters at the White House to repair remarks on Soviet influence.
The FTC approved an order barring Sears Roebuck and Co from bait and switch sales of major home appliances. Sears admitted no wrongdoing, but agreed to stop such tactics with no fines. violations could incur up to 10000 dollars per offense. The action followed a 1971 case, with formal action starting in 1974 after customer and competitor complaints.
The first of up to 4,000 F16 fighters rolled out in Fort Worth with about 10,000 spectators. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and officials from the United States and four NATO nations watched a short air show and praised multi nation co production and standardization for defense gains and cost sharing.
Reporters waited in the East Room as President Ford initially could not enter. An aide said a doorknob ring from the Green Room came off during departure from the Oval Office, delaying the news conference.
A judge blocks 12 white Port Gibson merchants from collecting 1.2 million in damages and reduces the appeal bond, allowing the NAACP to continue its appeal without bankruptcy. The order also lifts a state court ban on NAACP boycotts to protect free speech and association while the appeal proceeds.
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