Ford Cleared Of Campaign Funds Charge Amid New Slur Claims
The Watergate era political clash continues as three House Democrats urge Charles Ruff to probe if Ford lied to the Watergate committee about acting at Nixon's request in 1972. The DNC may file a Federal Election Commission complaint alleging use of government aides in Ford’s campaign. Carter remains largely uninvolved.
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Watergate
Charles Ruff
Ford
House
Ruff
Watergate Committee
Richard M. Nixon
Washington Post
Democratic National Committee
Federal Election Commission
White House
Richard K. Cook
John Dean
Dean
Cook
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Union monopoly drives industry wide bargaining danger
The piece argues unions use pattern bargaining to impose similar terms across auto makers. It cites UAW actions against Ford and tire maker deals after Goodyear, warning such industry wide bargaining shifts labor costs into consumer prices and skirts antitrust laws. It urges S926 and HR3536 to remove labor union antitrust exemptions.
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United Auto Workers
Ford
UAW
United Rubber Workers
Goodyear
Congress
This Day in History for Friday October 15 1976
In 1964 Moscow announced Nikita Khrushchev had been ousted from office. Chronology notes 1522 Cortes named governor of New Spain, 1917 Mata Hari shot, 1928 Graf Zeppelin lands Lakehurst, 1945 Laval executed, 1946 Goering's death, 1969 Cole Porter dies, 1960s transportation law, 1971 Nixon Haldeman tape inquiry ended, 1975 synthetic fabric rules, 1976 current date. Births include John Galbraith and Jose Quintero. Thought from Byron. Bicentennial footnote recalls Kingston records move.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Charles V
Spain
Hernando Cortez
New Spain
Mexico
Mata Hari
Paris
Graf Zepplin
Lakehurst
N.J
Atlantic
Laval
Hermann Goering
Cole Porter
Lyndon Johnson
Federal
Department of Transportation
United States
Japan
South Korea
Hong Kong
Special Watergate Prosecutor
Richard Nixon
H.R. Haldeman
John Galbraith
Jose Quintero
Lord Byron
New York
Westchester County
Kingston
Ulster County
Roswell Eyes Dallas Airline Service Through Pioneer
Roswell may gain airline connections to Dallas as negotiations proceed with Pioneer Airlines. Roy Norton, Chamber of Commerce Aeronautics Committee chair, says federal clearance is needed but optimism remains. Also, A W Brown is named grand inner guard and J W Rose ends term as head of the State Knights of Pythias at the Roswell convention.
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Roswell
Dallas
Tex
Roy Norton
Chamber of Commerce
Aeronautics Committee
Pioneer Airlines
Norton
A.W. Brown
State Knights of Pythias
J.W. Rose
Los Alamos Officials See Ford Leading Carter In Polls
In Los Alamos County, a GOP poll shows Ford leading Carter 70 to 30 in the presidential race while Montoya Schmitt remains tight in the Senate contest. Local Republicans cite Carter energy policy as a vulnerability, and Montoya's Atomic Energy Committee role as a strength for Schmitt.
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Los Alamos
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Montoya-Schmitt
U.S
Senate
Los Alamos County
Croy
Carter
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Los Alamos Ford
William Overton
Overton
U.S. Naval Academy
Manuel Lujan Jr
Albuquerque
Gop-Schmitt
Lujan
Montoya
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
U.S. Energy Research and Development
Schmitt
Oschwald
Ford
Judy Carter
Carter Peanut Brigade
Jane Benoit
White Rock
New Mexico
GOP
Atomic Energy Committee
Lovington
Anderson Carter
Edwin L. Mechem
Richard Nixon
George McGovern
Humbert Humphrey
Vernon Kerr
Robert D. Castillo
Kerr
Ford probes hampered by IRS delays and NMU payments claims
IRS failed to finish two Ford investigations over four years. Donald Alexander allegedly slowed the 1967 72 tax audit and ordered a halt to information gathering. Allegations claim illegal NMU cash payments to Ford, with Perry immunity and uncalled witnesses cited.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Ford
IRS
Donald Alexander
Wall Street Journal
National Maritime Union
William Perry
NMU
Shapiro
Rossi
Goldstein
Alexander
Marc Smolensky
Jack Cloherty
Jay Gourley
New York
Sadat links Egypt voyage with Iran and Port Said visit
The account details Anwar el-Sadat inviting a visiting journalist to Meir Abu el-Kom, urging a Port Said stay and Tehran visit after Egypt. It covers Sadat’s close ties with the shah of Iran, and praises Sadat as a leader facing Arab regional jealousies with grace and vision.
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Meit
Libya
Egypt
Sadat
Algiers
Cairo
Tunis
Tunisia
Tripoli
Qadaffi
America
Swissair
Geneva
Switzerland
Mediterranean
Meir Abul el-Kom
Port Said
Suez Canal
Suez
Said Mohammed Sarhan
Iran
Shah of
Shah
Tehran
Ma’moura
Alexandria
Meir Abu el-Kom
Faith and Hope
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Perry
Robert Rossi
Alvin Shapiro
American Merchant Marine Institute
Jonathan Goldstein
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Justice Department
Henry J. Taylor
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