Prolonged Ford strike looms as unions and Ford clash
DETROIT AP 170000 UAW workers strike Ford in 22 states. Officials warn 1967 like 66 day disruption could hurt recovery. Talks unlikely before next week. Picket lines formed New Jersey and Chicago before deadline. UAW seeks shorter hours and more time off. Ford offers 60 cents wage rise over 3 years and limited holiday gains. Analysts see limited immediate impact unless the strike lasts beyond a month.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
New Jersey
Chicago
Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Henry Ford
Danny Harrington
UAW
Federal five cent deposit planned for bottles on federal property
The EPA issued final rules requiring a 5 cent deposit on all soft drink and beer containers sold on federal property with refunds to buyers upon return. The program takes effect September 1977.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Revenue sharing deadline nears as Congress seeks renewal
Washington AP reports time is running out for a House Senate conference to resolve a 16.3 billion gap and extend the federal revenue sharing program that has funneled billions to state county and local governments. Senate backs a five percent year extension for 41.2 billion total while the House favors a three percent three year version at 24.9 billion. White House aides say President Ford supports swift action and that delaying would worsen fiscal and economic stability for cities and states. Gov. Cecil D. Andrus of Idaho notes many governments are finalizing next year’s budgets as the Dec. 31 expiration looms. Since 1972 revenue sharing has distributed about 30.2 billion to 39,000 governments and would keep the current distribution formula if renewed.
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UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Washington
House
Senate
Paul Myer
White House
Cecil D. Andrus
Idaho
National Governors’ Conference
Richard M. Nixon
Dave Riley
Associated Press
Jimmy Carter
Carter
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Detroit
Dearborn
Mich
Philadelphia
Arizona
Montana
Dakotas
Walter Mondale
Ford Administration
Mondale
Minnesota
Sen
Bob Dole
Connally to cast Ford Texas Baptist votes
Dallas AP report says John Connally will cast the votes of Texas Baptists for Ford in November as he leads Ford's Texas campaign. Dr James M Dunn notes Connally is disliked by Baptists but Dunn says the organization will not endorse Carter. The commission runs a large voter registration drive amid distrust of Connally over Nixon era ties and liquor and betting stances.
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Dallas
Texas
Mark White
White
Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission
John Connally
Ford
Lone Star
Connally
James M. Dunn
Dunn
Jimmy Carter
Southern Baptist
Commission
Texas Baptists
Carter
Harry Truman
Christian Life Commission
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Mike Myers
Myers
Ford and Carter clash as Michigan swing region hosts
President Ford visits the University of Michigan for a policy speech while rival candidate Carter delivers a major address to a Dearborn AFL CIO gathering. The rivals trade lines on Medicare waste and health care plans as campaigns extend across states.
State eyes action on food stamp misuse and elderly protection
Texas welfare chief Raymond Vowell told a House subcommittee up to 400 food stamp misuse cases arise monthly with some stamps used in poker games. He urged 1977 legislature to curb abuse, broaden protections for the elderly, and curb welfare fraud with tougher penalties and jurisdiction in Travis County. Vowell cited instances of unsanitary housing for elderly in Jefferson County and argued for eliminating a one year paternity suit limit, restricting asset transfers to qualify for medical, and funding protections for adopted handicapped children.
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Austin, Tex
Raymond Vowell
Welfare Department
Vowell
House
State Welfare Department
Texas
Dallas
Travis
Austin
Red Adair crew extinguishes Mississippi gas well fire
Red Adair Co workers from Houston fought a two day gas well blaze near Hamilton Mississippi by delivering thousands of gallons of sea water in tanker trucks from the Mississippi Coast. Heavy water and mud quenched the flames which rose as high as 60 feet. After suppression R L Burns Oil & Gas Co men repaired valves to shut off gas.
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Hamilton, Miss
Houston
Tex
Red Adair Co
Mississippi
R.L. Burns Oil & Gas Co
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