Ford endorses Republican abortion plank with state vote plan
President Ford backs the GOP abortion position but favors a constitutional amendment allowing states to decide by a vote of their people. Other items note a potential U N membership veto on Vietnam policy, gambling effects on illegal betting, cadet honor code scandal at West Point, and custody fight in Des Moines.
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Washington
Ford
United Nations
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
Congress
James Ritchie
Federal Commission
House
West Point
N.Y
U.S. Military Academy
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles
Darlene Alsager
Polk County Department of Social Services
Alsager
West
Texas
Gray Tool Company of
Houston
IBM
Mex Fair 76 Opens To Woo U.S. Dollars In San Antonio
Mexican industrialists move to attract American buyers after a two day campaign by President Luis Echevarria. About 8,000 prospective buyers had registered for Mex Fair 76, Mexico's largest foreign trade show aimed at boosting export sales.
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Rick Scott
Associated Press
San Antonio, Tex
U.S
Luis Echeverria
Mexico
Bell hike not likely in Texas rate case
Southwestern Bell Tele phone Co faces a Sept. 20 pre hearing on suspending a 298 million rate increase set to take effect Oct. 7. The Texas Public Utility Commission will decide within 125 days, with cities allowed as intervenors. John Bell opposes the rise as excessive. The probe into Hughes residency ties to Texas probate taxes. A separate Mexican peso devaluation shifts trade prices in the Rio Grande region.
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Austin, Tex
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Texas Public Utility Commission
Bell
Commission
John Bell
Texas
Houston
Houston Post
Texas Attorney General’s Office
Howard Hughes
William Lummis
Hughes
The
Post
Los Angeles Country Club
California
Hill
Los Angeles
Lawyer urges GOP to fight crime with more parole and probation funds
A criminal defense attorney from Austin urged the Texas GOP platform committee to boost parole and probation spending to curb crime. The panel planned to draft platform planks for the state convention, including reform ideas like intermediate courts and campaign finance funding.
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Austin
Tex
State Republican Platform Committee
Frank Maloney
Mike McCormick
Texas District and County Attorneys Association
Dolph Briscoe
GOP
Echeverria holds talks with Jewish and Mexican American groups
Mexican President Luis Echeverria delayed departure from Kelly AFB to meet Jewish representatives led by Stanley Marcus and Robert Ross. They discussed Mexico’s UN vote on Zionism and racism, with Echeverria inviting a future visit to Mexico City. He also met Zavala County Judge Gutierrez on Mexican American rights and illegal immigration issues, and Reies Lopez Tijerina to discuss land claims. About 200 welcomed him with cheers.
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Associated Press
San Antonio, Tex
Luis Echeverria
Echeverria
Mexico City
Kelly Air Force Base
Stanley Marcus
Dallas
Robert Ross
San Antonio
Mexico
United Nations
Ross
Zavala
Jose Angel Gutierrez
New Mexico
Reies Lopez Tijerina
Texas
Tijerina
Mao Tse tung dies in China at 82
Mao Tse tung leader of the 1949 Communist victory in China dies at 12 10 a m local time. His death opens a power struggle for succession as the nation faces a period of mourning and official memorials across cities. The body will lie in state for a week and a nationwide tribute is planned with a televised rally.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Alabama
Tokyo
Mao Tse-tung
China
Peking
Chou En-lai
Chinese Communist Party
Hsinhua
Mao
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United States
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Railroad Commission
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Common Cause
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Harry Hubbard
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Wyatt Heard
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