Senate Delays Vote on Angolan Aid Policy
The Senate postponed a vote on halting U S aid to factions in the Angolan civil war and planned a secret session. An administration source said a diplomatic push to curb Soviet involvement in Angola had begun while lawmakers awaited action before Christmas.
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UPI
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U.S
Soviet Union
Angola
Mike Mansfield
CTA
Robert P. Suffin
R-Miich
Griffin
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Indochina
Hubert J
Murphrey
D-Hunn
White House
Humphrey
Pan Am OK Will Ease Air Crash
Pan American World Airways gains approval to operate more New York to San Francisco flights as pre holiday disruption eases. Nevada Governor O’Callaghan asks President Ford to appoint a mediator to speed a settlement of the 11 day United Airlines strike and related walkouts affecting travel. Air travel chaos, empty seats, and duplicate bookings disrupts across major hubs as unions press for settlements and carriers scramble to meet demand.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Ixivind Pan
American World Airways
San Francisco
Nevada
Mike O'Callaghan
Ford
United Airlines
IUAL
National Airlines
UAL
Ana National
Gmssenger
Moreurmoil
Pittsburgh International
All Aire Aiport
George Fechay
Trans World Airlines
Hutry
Marijuana Decriminalization Seen From Court and Jail Strain
Tallahassee Florida Gov Jim Williams says courts and law enforcement have largely decriminalized marijuana due to prison overcrowding and high crime rates. Only about 200 of Florida s 16 000 inmates are serving time for possession, with penalties up to five years and fines. The task force will report in 90 days and review sentencing, parole, and probation procedures.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Jim Williams
Wiliams
Wid
Florida
Williams
Prion
Reubin Askew
Ed Dunn
Daytona Beach
Supreme Court
Ben Overton
McCarthy Buckley Seek Halt to Federal Campaign Funds
McCarthy and Buckley asked Chief Justice Burger to block the FEC from distributing the first 6 million in federal matching funds to nine 1976 contenders. They urge halting payments to the DNC and RNC while the Supreme Court reviews the 1974 campaign reform act. The Justice Department urged no injunction.
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Washington
UPI
Warren E. Burger
Federal Election Commission
Eugene McCarthy
James L. Buckley
Burger
Supreme Court
Democratic National Committee
Republican National Committee
Florida Business Leaders Fear Regulation Amid Recovery Fears
Florida Chamber of Commerce survey shows 68 percent expect gradual economic recovery in 1976 with unemployment falling, but half fear inflation and government regulation will halt full recovery. Tourism outlook mixed with 33 percent expecting improvement and others seeing little change.
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Tallahassee
Fla
UPI
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida
Chamber
Fiffey
Energy Bill Clears Senate With 68 to 4 Vote
The Senate approved a broad energy bill 68 to 4, with Ford advisers undecided on signing. The measure, passed by the House, would ease oil price controls, authorize emergency gas rationing, push mileage standards, and create a strategic reserve, with an average domestic price of seven dollars per barrel and flexibility for different oil types.
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UPI
Senate
Ford
House
Congress
Fornt
Mallon
Cornwallis Prepares to Sail for Cape Fear River
Spithead dispatch says Sir Peter Parker cleared a fleet after weeks of delay. In two days the convoy will carry Lord Cornwallis and fresh British troops toward the Cape Fear River area of North Carolina for the campaign following the Carolina defenses.
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England
Peter Parker
Admiralty
Lord Cornwallis
Caperear River
North Caroling
Sirica Rejects Bid to Delay Postal Rate Ruling
Judge John J. Sirica denied a bid to halt the effect of his ruling banning the Dex 2k postal rate hike. DOJ lawyers filed notice of intent to appeal to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and seek time for the process. Solicitor General Robert H. Bork has not yet announced a decision.
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UPI
Wisteid
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Mition
Justice Department
Postal Service
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Intentin
U.S. Circuit Coat of Appeals
Hele
Gener
Robert H. Bork
Fromme Sentenced to Life for Attempted Presidential Assassination
Squeaky Fromme reacts violently in court as U S District Judge MacBride imposes life in prison for attempting to kill President Ford. Fromme, 27, vowed to Manson followers and hurled an apple at the prosecutor during the hearing. She could be eligible for parole in 1990 despite the judge calling her crime revolting and irredeemable.
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President Ford
Sacramento
Calif
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Ford
U.S. District Court
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APT
Pramme
Capitol Park
Murch
Wold
Miss Fromine
Dwayne Keyes
MacBride
Charles Manson
Lynelle Fromme
Federal Smarthouse
Preside Ford
Rainstorm cools Lebanon amid civil war briefings
Storms disrupted Beirut and surrounding areas as clashes eased in suburbs and villages. Nine killed in Moslem Christian fighting Tuesday. cabinet met under President Suleiman Franjieh to shore up the 16th cease fire amid an eight month conflict. Knight murder suspect returned to Philadelphia with heavy security after arrest in Miami. Ford to unveil Harry Truman statue May 11 at Truman Library in Independence Missouri.
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Lebanon
UPT
Treas
Yrar
Beirut
Suleiman Franjieh
Sibney
Hacalh
Leilaki
Tripoli
Mossem
Kobbeh
Zshorta
Praujieh
Knight
Truman
Independence
UPI
Hary Truman
Ford
White House
House Okays Rail Aid Measure
The House approved a 5.7 billion rail aid bill, about 3 billion below the Senate version. Ford has veto threats and Congress plans a conference to reconcile differences before adjournment. The measure aims to preserve the remaining privately owned rail system in the United States.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ford
Congress
America
JFK Mystery Friend Denies Go-Between Status
Judith Campbell Exner, linked to JFK and Mafia figures, denies any conspiratorial role and says her relationship with Kennedy was close and personal. She cites conversations in Las Vegas and Miami in the 1940s and 1960s, and asserts no ties to CIA plots against Fidel Castro.
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Underworld
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Jack Eanndy
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Kennedy
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Peter Lawford
Women’s Democratic Club
Clark Courty
Peter Laward
Dean Martin
Sammy Davis Jr
Day
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Dan Exner
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Dackte
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