Ford taps Rockefeller as vice president in landmark decision
President Ford nominates Nelson Rockefeller to be vice president saying he will be a strong teammate and world partner. Rockefeller pledges disclosures and trust arrangements while confirming he plans to help the country. Congressional leaders expect swift confirmation and a 40 day timeline.
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Frances Lewine Washington
Ford Today
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Ford
Senate Rules and Administration Committee
Richard M. Nixon
House
Senate
White House
Committee of Congress
Congress
Maine
Bar Harbor
Seal Harbor
Carl Albert
Gov
Nelson Rockefeller
United States
Washington
Ford offers earned re entry amnesty for Vietnam era evaders
President Ford proposes a policy of earned re entry for 50 000 draft evaders and deserters while rejecting blanket amnesty. He urges case by case review with possible civilian service and prompts mixed reactions from lawmakers and exiles in Canada.
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Washington
Ford
National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chicago
William B. Saxbe
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Justice Department
Department
Department of Defense
Selective Service
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
White House
Senate
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Congress
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Claiborne Pell
R.I
Armed Services
William J. Scherle
Iowa
Canada
Gerry Condon
Green Berets
Amex-Canada
Condon
Vietnam
D. E. Charles Knight
U.S. National Council For Universal
Richard Nixon
Knight
Runnels defends actions against charge of inaction
Rep Harold Runnels replies to challenger Don Trubey accusing him of Congress time wasted on a dead bear bill. Runnels notes 149 votes to cut federal spending totaling 206 billion dollars and says he serves constituents in Capitan Roswell and beyond with active legislation.
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Tom Halpin
Record
Harold Runnels
New Mexico
Runnels
Budget Revenue Committee
Ford
Congress
Revenue surges force New Mexico revenue estimates up
New Mexico reports July general fund receipts at 29.58 million up 7.11 million or 31.6 percent from July 1973. Finance Director Maxine Gerhart says inflation and higher oil and gas prices drive revisions to 1974-75 forecasts, with potential upward tweaks.
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Santa FE
N.M
Maxine Gerhart
Bruce King
General Fund
Gerhart
King
Legislative Finance Committee
Aluminum Co of America to halt foil production by year end
The Aluminum Co of America will stop making household aluminum foil by December 31, ending decades of supply. Other major foil makers said they would continue production.
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Associated Press
The
Aluminum Co. of America
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