Eastland Takes Pay Cut as Ford Becomes VP
Senator James Eastland resigns the extra pay tied to the vice presidency after Gerald Ford is sworn in as vice president. Eastland, as president pro tempore, now earns 47,500 dollars while the vice president’s salary remains at 62,500. He remains the third highest paid senator with the new duties and prerogatives.
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Gerald R. Ford
Eastland
Senate
Spiro T. Agnew
Mississippi
Finch seeks license after Missouri board ruling
Finch a former California slayings convict who served 10 years and later worked as an X ray technician in El Dorado Springs MO, sought a Missouri medical license but was initially denied. A state hearing officer overturned the Board of Healing Arts decision, clearing the path for license consideration. Meanwhile Victor Leismer and his son Mike will allow President Nixon’s helicopter to land on their 50 acre Thurmont Maryland farm, a gesture prompted by concern over school noise and a desire to avoid red tape, with Mike noting Watergate as a busy issue.
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Nixon
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Selim
Abel
United Mine Workers Constitutional Convention
Pittsburgh
UMW
Steel Union
USW
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
John L. Lewis
Philip Murray
SWOC
Burton on way to Liz bedside in US flight
Richard Burton arrived at Heathrow en route to the United States to visit Elizabeth Taylor in hospital after UCLA Medical Center surgery. He has been filming in Sicily with Sophia Loren and said he had no contact with his wife until sending a message that she is expecting his visit.
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London
Heathrow
United States
Elizabeth Taylor
Miss Taylor
Los Angeles
Ucla Medical Center
Burton
Sicily
Sophia Loren
Palermo
Newson
Scali to Return Full Blast After Heart Surgery
United Nations ambassador John A. Scali said he will be ready to return to work full blast in early January after a triple bypass operation on November 20. He spoke in Phoenix leaving the Arizona Heart Institute, appearing pale but confident about the surgery’s success.
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United States
United Nations
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Arizona Heart Institute
Phoenix
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EPA delays California smog plan surcharges and parking rules
The EPA tells California lawmakers it will defer the parking surcharge for six months and delay related rules by one year. It notes that state and local agencies failed to draft implementation plans while emphasizing that vehicle miles traveled reductions are key to cutting smog. The agency warns changes hinge on state action and possible withdrawals if local measures prove insufficient. On the same page, a 12 year old Mexican orphan, Rosalinda Avila, will receive new feet for Christmas after surgery funded by donors in California.
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Calif
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Long Beach
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Menlo Park
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San Jose
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Gilroy
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Guadalajara
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Cupertino
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Casita de Nazaret
Suspect held in Harvard coin theft case
Leonard Piazza, 44, a painter, was arrested in Lynn on a Cambridge District Court warrant in connection with the burglary of 5,600 ancient coins valued at $5 million from Harvard's Fogg Museum last Sunday. Piazza posted $10,000 bail after detectives said he resembled a suspect in a composite sketch.
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Cambridge District Court
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Cambridge
Hong Kong Lights Go Out Early for Oil Shortage
Hong Kong will switch off bright city lights at 10 40 p m ending years of overnight illumination meant for night owls. The move aims to curb energy use amid an oil shortage affecting the territory and its tourism vibe.
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