Ford taps Nelson Rockefeller for vice president
Editorial notes President Ford’s invitation to Nelson Rockefeller as vice president and the broad rather than universal reaction. Supporters praise Rockefeller’s qualifications and open record while conservatives show mixed relief and Democrats largely approve. The piece calls the choice a carefully weighed compromise with Rockefeller age noted as a factor for future campaigns.
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White House
Gerald Ford
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller
United States
Ford
House
John J. Rhodes
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
America
Congress
Fewer Farms Grow Larger Amid U S agricultural Shift
A 1973 report shows 26 000 fewer farms from 1972 to 1973 while 109 000 super farms with sales above 100 000 produced half the nation’s fiber and food. Net farm income rose 84 percent to 32 2 billion as disposable farm income surpassed nonfarm pay for the first time.
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U.S. Agriculture Department
Ford
Nixon
Middle West
OSHA politicized memo challenges workplace safety goals
The piece examines a memo by former OSHA head George Guenther seeking to influence corporate campaign contributions by slowing strong safety standards. It notes current OSHA leadership under John Stender pledges expansion of rules, while skeptics demand tangible action amid past delays and 5 million workers exposed to untackled hazards.
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Jeff Stansbury
Edward Flattau
Washington
Nixon
George Guenther
Labor Department
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
OSHA
Congress
Peter J. Brennan
John Stender
National Institute For Occupational Health and Safety
NIOSH
N Osha
Guenther
Senate Watergate
Stender
Capitol Hill
Sidney Wolfe
Ralph Nader
Ford
Frank Wallick
United Auto Workers
Gerald Ford
Mailbag CEO Faces Public Foreseeable Pushback
A fragmented OCR fragment references concerns about a Mailbag CEO and calls to resist destroying a preservable area. It hints at plans for shopping centers and parks, signaling local contention over development and community spaces.
Burns and Mills Rise as Ford’s Uneasy Washington Guides
Economist Arthur Burns warns Ford of looming financial collapse and limited time to act, urging budget cuts and tax incentives. House Ways and Means chair Wilbur Mills, once sidelined, emerges as a key ally as Burns crafts a controversial package including credit rationing and a revived Price Council to curb inflation.
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Washington
Arthur Burns
Ford
Oval Office
Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Richard M. Nixon
Roy Ash
Treasury
William Simon
Oval
Nixon
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
House, Ways, and Means
Mills
Wall Street
Mr. Ford
Capitol
John F. Kennedy
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
White House
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Willis Brown
Jerry McElfresh
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
E. Earil
Scottsdale
Arizona
Ariz
Progress
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Quaf State
National Pewsonger- Associaion
Newspapers Association
Ieee Oy Parks
Jennifer Bradley
Beth Bradley
Liz Davis
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Robert Novak
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