Three for Marriage and Money Mark the Times
A look at Liz Taylor’s seventh marriage and the era’s mood. Generals reenact Hiroshima’s blast with a mock bomb to thrill spectators. Attorney Furth bills $525 an hour for an antitrust suit, sparking humor about value. Meanwhile four rare whooping cranes migrate to their winter refuge.
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Rip van Winkle
Elizabeth Taylor
Liz
Air Force
Paul Tibbets
Hiroshima
Tibbets
Texas
Frederick Furth
Arizona Bakeries
Gromyko Warns West on Spending and Armaments
The Kremlin foreign minister Andrei Gromyko criticizes Western nations for underfunding housing education and culture while urging reduced armament spending. He asserts Soviet analysis offers a contrast and hints at political implications for US voters. His remarks reflect Cold War era tensions and propaganda intent.
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Gromyko
United States
Ford campaign hinges on surrogate Ron Nessen
Reporters describe Press Secretary Ron Nessen as the surrogate candidate for President Ford, presenting the administration's record and handling daily developments while Ford stays largely isolated. The strategy emphasizes a presidential image, with limited direct questioning of Ford during campaigns.
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Benjamin Shore
Washington
Ford
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Jimmy Carter
Mississippi River
White House
Mr. Ford
Carter
Ford bottles up clean air bill amid White House push
Washington report details a memo showing White House aides pressing to block the Clean Air Amendments through a conference quorum tactic. A target list of 13 lawmakers was urged to receive a blunt pitch to keep an “unacceptable bill” from reaching the president’s desk, framing the effort as making the measure more acceptable.
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White House
Nessen
Ford
Oval Office
Mr. Ford
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Congress
Auto
Auto Tycoons
Senate
House
James Broyhill
R-N.c
Broyhill
William Gorog
Gorog
Max Friedersdorf
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
James Buckley
Con-N.y
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
James McClure
R-Idaho
Robert Morgan
D-N.c
Jennings Randolph
Dw.va
Robert Stafford
R-Vt
Tim Carter
R-Ky
Sam Devine
Ohio
H. John Heinz
R-Pa
Edward Madigan
R-Ill
Richardson Preyer
James Symington
D-Mo
Senate House
Ford Administration
Jake Garn
Utah
Public demands curbs on APS rate hikes
A reader accuses Arizona Public Service of excessive rate increases totaling about 88.5 percent since 1973 and questions mismanagement by Keith Turley and Company. The letter urges action by the Arizona Corporation Commission and calls for lower rates to October 1975 levels, inviting others to join the appeal.
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Arizona Public Service
Arizona
Keith Turley
APS
Arizona Center For Law
Arizona Corporation Commission
Corporation Commission
Scottsdale critics decry northeast area plan over population fears
A letter says the northeast area plan approved by the Scottsdale mayor and council would bring 58 000 residents, altering town character and desert scenery. It notes absences during voting and compares proposed growth to the populations of Flagstaff Casa Grande Nogales Winslow and Willcox, expressing fatigue and disgust.
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Scottsdale
City Hall
Northeast Area
McDowell Mountains
Flagstaff
Casa Grande
Nogales
Winslow
Willcox
Sykes Brothers Offer Settlement Over Sandwich Injury
The packing firm Sykes Brothers Inc offered a settlement to a woman who claimed a metal piece in its sandwich meat damaged her mouth and teeth. The report comes from the Tampa Florida Tribune.
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Sykes Brothers, Inc
Tampa
Fla
Tribune
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Kremlin
Andrai Gromyko
Kremlin Wall
Gallup
Capley News Service
Jonathan Marshall
Jerry McElfresh
H.E
Hal’ Metcalf
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
E. Earls Dr
Ariz
Progress
Audit Bureau of Circulation Carrier and Motor Route
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