McClure Sees Ford As 1976 Presidential Candidate
Idaho Senator James A. McClure predicted President Ford will seek the 1976 presidency. He said Rockefeller and Goldwater likely won’t be Ford’s vice president choices and noted bipartisan support may erode as campaigns heat up. He also hinted at possible pay cuts for congressmen and praised Ford’s leadership during the era.
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James A. McClure
Gerald R. Ford
McClure
Nelson Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Ford
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Sen. Goldwater
United States
Idaho
Nixon
Sen. McClure
Weather Weather at Sandpoint: cool, cloudy, westerly winds
Sandpoint forecasts cool and cloudy conditions today and Tuesday with variable winds 15 to 20 mph. A 30 percent chance of rain tonight and tomorrow. daytime high around 75 and overnight low near 45.
Cox defeats Miller by 40 votes for Idaho First District
Final official canvass shows J. Ray Cox 14 426 to Ken Miller 14 386 for the Democratic nomination. Secretary of State reports slow county returns delaying final results and Cox cites campaign planning disruption. Miller declines recount, pledges support if Cox defeats incumbent Symms.
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Boise
UPI
Secretary of State Today
J. Ray
Cox
Ken Miller
Congress
Idaho
Benewah
Nez Perce
Miller
Ing
Hayden Lake
Sandpoint
Steve Symms
Mr. Cox
Ford Signals Conditional Amnesty for Vietnam Evaders
President Ford told ex servicemen he is open to a conditional amnesty for young draft resisters who now seek to rejoin American society. He rejected blanket unconditional amnesty and said he would work within prior Nixon policy while applauding Richard Roudebush’s VA leadership appointment.
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Richard Lerner
Chicago
UPI
Ford
Vietnam
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Richard Roudebush
Discrimination Charged In Jobs by Congress Office
The Fort Worth Star Telegram reports job orders from Washington offices of 19 Congressmen and Senator William L. Scott with bans on minorities and Catholics. A Justice Department official calls it the most gross overt discrimination, potential civil rights conspiracy. Names include Ullman Froehlich Roberts Young Randall Boland.
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Fort Worth
Tex
UPI
Washington
Virginia
Star Telegram
William L. Scott
R-Va
al Ullman
D-Ore
House
Church Calls For Arms Cuts In SALT Talks
Sen. Frank Church argues Congress must choose between real strategic arms cutbacks and a continued arms race masked by cosmetic agreements. He urges cuts in offensive missiles MIRVs and testing, and says both nations face a political hurdle persuading military establishments to restraint.
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Washington
UPI
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Congress
Church
Kenny A .Kissinger
United States
Soviet Union
Idaho AFL-CIO backs Andrus and Church in re election
The Idaho State AFL-CIO COPE endorsed Gov. Cecil D. Andrus and Sen. Frank Church in their re election campaigns at the statewide convention. The group also endorsed several Democratic candidates for state offices and supported constitutional amendments on county revenue bonds and publication once more. It urged a new steam generating plant in southern Idaho if environmental standards are met to bolster electrical power for agriculture and irrigation needs.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Afl-Cio
Cecil D. Andrus
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Labor Federation
Committee On Political Education
COPE
Cenarrusa
MacFarlane
Secretary of State
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Harold Froehlich
R-Wis
House Judiciary Committee
Ray Roberts
D-Tex
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William J. Randall
Dmo
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Andrus
Robert W. MacFarlane
John Evans
Pete T. Cenarrosa
Joe Williams
Marjorie Ruth Moon
W. Anthony Park
Roy Truby
Superintendents of Public Instruction
Union
Max Hanson
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