Mom and Son Enlist in Army Together in Merced
Merced Army enlistee Michael Fleming, 17, and his mother Ethel Fleming, 34, joined the U S Army together in Merced. Sgt Herbert Harrison said this is a rare recruiting coup. Michael heads to basic at Fort Ord, his mother to training in Alabama. They may serve together at the same base after training.
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Merced
Michael Fleming
Fleming
Ethel M. Fleming
U.S. Army
T.c.herbert A. Harrison
Harrison
Aeid
Young
iFt. Ord
Fly
Alabama
California
Virginia
Merced Community College
Maine Stein Song rally as Rudy Vallee visits Union
Frat members at the University of Maine Sigma Alpha Epsilon sang the Maine Stein Song to welcome singing idol Rudy Vallee during a 100th homecoming weekend. Vallee and wife Eleanor waved as students in raccoon coats joined the tribute. Vallee, an alumnus who attended Maine in 1921 before Yale, will be honored Saturday before Maine hosted New Hampshire, with a comedy and music show that night.
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Lee
University of Maine
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Maine Stein
Idol
Vallee
Eleanor
Maine
University of New Hampshire
University
Ying
Yale
Vesco seeks Costa Rica citizenship amid exile in Costa Rica
Robert Vesco the fugitive U S financier says he will seek Costa Rican citizenship. He has lived in Costa Rica since 1972 and is sought by U S authorities for alleged multimillion dollar stock fraud. The Excelsior interview was conducted at his guarded villa with armed guards and CCTV.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Robert Vesco
U.S
Veseo
Excelsior
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United States
Rockefeller targets West Virginia governorship nomination
Jay Rockefeller, nephew of Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, announces his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor of West Virginia. He pledges a clean administration and strong leadership, telling cheering supporters at a Charleston hotel that West Virginians hunger for honesty and integrity in the highest state office. Rockefeller, a former secretary of state and 1972 Democratic standard bearer, is the third Democrat seeking the nomination. his remarks drew sustained applause and whistles from the crowd.
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Charleston
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
West Virginia
Rockefeller
Jer
Sporemore
Arch Moore
Senate confirms Kleppe as Interior Secretary and Hills to SEC
The Senate confirmed Thomas Kleppe as Secretary of the Interior and Roderick Hills as an SEC member. Hills will be chairman. Kleppe, 56, was head of the SBA and former North Dakota congressman. Both carry White House ties and bring regulatory reform experience. A parallel action sent to the House adds the Treasury secretary to the National Security Council.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Thomas Kleppe
Interior
Roderick Hills
Securities and Exchange Commission
Kleppe
North Dakota
Stall Business Administration
Stanley Hathaway
Hills
Carla Hills
Housing and Urban Development
SEC
Marmaduke Roberts Ligon
Hathaway
Richard Nixon
Commerce Department
Quentin Bu
House
Treasury
National Security Council
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Senate Armed Services Committee
Press Telegram Friday October 199 Volume document
Fragmentary OCR text shows the newspaper header with date and volume information. No clear article details or named events are readable to form a coherent summary.
Ford proposes Energy Independence Authority to back vital energy projects
President Ford urges Congress to create a 100 year Energy Independence Authority with $25 billion in capital and $7 billion in loan capacity to back solar, coal and shale tech ventures. The plan, championed by Vice President Rockefeller, would provide direct loans and guarantees only for projects lacking private funding due to high risk and tech uncertainties.
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U.S
America
Ford
Congress
Energy Ind
Pendence Authority
Nelson A. Rockefelter
New York
White House
Sakharov Hit By Soviet Charges After Nobel Win
Moscow reports say Tass launched a campaign to discredit Andrei Sakharov as anti-Soviet and anti detente after Oslo awarded him the Nobel Peace Prize. Sakharov dismissed the charges as propaganda and pressed for travel to Oslo with return permission.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Andrei D. Sakharov
Sakharov
Tass
I'Tumanite
Commentaor
Yuré Kornilov
Oslo
Gas spill from rock slide floods Skagway tank
A rock slide punctured a Standard Oil storage tank in Skagway Alaska spilling at least 250000 gallons of gasoline. A dike held 70000 gallons back while about 30000 flowed 70 feet into Taiga inlet. 200000 gallons remained unaccounted as most sank into the ground. Coast Guard and police set a security zone with minimal town danger.
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Skagway, Alaska
Skagway
Don McKee
Taiga Inlet
Brian Nadine
Coast Guard
Duneau
Spi
MeKee
Adout
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