3500 Twirlers Compete at Grand National in San Francisco
About 3500 baton twirlers from across the United States plus entrants from Europe and Japan gathered at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium for the United States Twirling Association Grand National Competition. The event features two minutes per routine and judging on variety, difficulty, speed, smoothness, and showmanship.
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Richard M. Harnett
San Francisco
UPI
San Francisco Civic Auditorium
United States
Europe
Japan
Jack Crum
Tiffany Lee
Indianapolis
Ind
Tiffany
Barbara Monte de Rey
Sacramento
Calif
Maria de Rey
Kira Cutler
Kira
Ford says US did all right over Cyprus crisis
President Ford defended the U S response to Turkey's assault on Cyprus saying I think we did all right as the Washington Special Action Group reviewed overnight developments with Kissinger and Schlesinger. Archbishop Makarios accused Washington of not pressing Ankara enough while Greece’s troop withdrawal drew mixed reactions from officials and analysts.
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Nicholas Daniloff
Washington
UPI
Ford
United States
Cyprus
Makarios
London
Ankara
Henry Kissinger
Washington Special Action Group
Kissinger
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
CIA
W. E. Colby
State Department
Greece
Turkey
Thrace
Robert J. McCloskey
Nicosia
Harold Wilson
James Callaghan
Great Britain
Anatoly Dobrynin
Ismail Fahmi
Robert Anderson
United Nations
Geneva
McCloskey
U.S
Kahane Says Kissinger Target of Demonstrations
Rabbi Meir Kahane announced in New York that Henry Kissinger would face a series of demonstrations over his Mideast policy and alleged aid to Soviet Jews. He urged protests at the U N mission and State Department offices and warned of more actions in coming weeks.
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New York
UPI
Meir Kahane
Jewish Defense League
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Mideast
Israel
Free World
Kahane
Kennedy Airport
Tel Aviv
Henry Kissinger
U.S
U.N
State Department
Mayors and Governors Praise Ford Open White House Talks
Thirty mayors and governors met President Ford at the White House and praised his openness and the prospect of continuing revenue sharing. They noted his honesty about inflation and federal red tape while urging more state funds and less bureaucracy. Some concerns remained about transit subsidies and energy agency burden.
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Arnold B. Sawislak
UPI
Washington
White House
Ford
Milton Shapp
Pennsylvania
Moon Landrieu
New Orleans
Calvin Rampton
Utah
Wendell Anderson
Minnesota
Democratic Governors’ Conference
Keneth Gibson
Abraham Beame
New York
Beame
Arch Moore
West Virginia
Winfield Dunn
Tennessee
Governors Conference
Dunn
Shapp
Late Surge Lifts Early August Auto Sales Across Big Four
UPI reports early August new car sales for GM Ford Chrysler and American Motors rose 2.2 percent year over year in Aug 1-10, paced by GM with a 14.6 percent gain. Dealers note bargain buyers fear price hikes, with GM and Ford planning model year increases.
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Edward S. Lechtzin
UPI
Detroit
U.S
General Motors
Ford
Auto Company
Jim Gilmore
Kalamazoo
Mich
Gilmore
American Motors
Chrysler
John B Naughton
Home Mortgage Hikes Threaten Idaho Usury Ceiling
William Driscoll of Driscoll Development Co. warns that further jumps in conventional and government backed mortgages could push Idaho beyond its usury limit. He notes rates near the ceiling may force legislative action though actual rates may not directly hit the cap. Competition in mortgage financing remains intense.
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Boise
UPI
Home Builders Association of Southwestern
Idaho
William Driscoll
Driscoll Development Co
Driscoll
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