Ford begins 10-day European tour
HONOLULU UP I The last three Apollo astronauts Thomas Stafford Vance Brand and Donald Deke Slayton released from intensive care said they were anxious to get on the road toward a delayed return home They spoke at Tripler Army Hospital where they were hospitalized after the recovery ship New Orleans reached Hawaii A space agency doctor said they appeared free of pain and coughing and would stay under monitoring for 24 to 48 hours while investigators study the yellow fumes that caused the incident in orbit
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Ford vetoes 2 billion health care bill
President Ford vetoed a 2 billion federal health care bill and the Senate quickly voted 67 15 to override. The measure would fund community programs nurse training and aid to migrant workers with programs for hemophilia Huntington's disease rape prevention and hypertension treatment. Republican and Democratic senators urged the override as Ford flew to Europe for a 10 day visit.
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Shark over 2000-pound predator hauled to port
A commercial swordfishing vessel named Heather B returned to San Diego with a 2000-pound white shark caught off Santa Catalina Island. Biologists planned to study the giant predator while Avalon harbormaster John Phelps estimated the shark at 14 to 17 feet and directed removal from the bay.
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Turks Take Command Of U S Military Bases In Turkey
Turkish armed forces assumed control of U S bases in Turkey with little immediate effect on daily operations. Ankara has not ordered expulsion of about 6,000 American personnel as bases shift to Turkish control in retaliation for Congress failing to lift the arms embargo tied to Cyprus actions.
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Demonstration Persists for Isabel Peron in Buenos Aires
In Buenos Aires a memorial service for Eva Peron drew a modest pro government crowd, far smaller than past waves, while Eva’s successors’ president Isabel Peron faces crisis. Montoneros killed and wounded in a Friday night attack as Peronists seek an emergency economic plan from new minister Pedro Bonana.
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Ford Arrives in Bonn for European Tour and Summit
President Ford lands in Bonn for a 10 day European swing with Mrs. Ford and Henry Kissinger. He meets West German leaders, tours Schloss Gymnich, and eyes an East West summit seen as a step for freedom. Security is tight as crowds are small and media muted.
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Guerrillas free Stanford student after 67 days in Africa
Stanford graduate student Stephen Smith, held by Marxist guerrillas since May 19 in Tanzania near Lake Tanganyika, was released at midnight near Kigoma. He arrived in Dar es Salaam in casual clothes and said he is famous but unsure what to do. The group freed four students with an estimated 40,000 dollars in British notes provided by families and Stanford officials.
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Tropical Blanche veers away from Carolina coast
The National Hurricane Center said Blanche no longer threatens the U.S. mainland as it moves northeastward off the mid Atlantic. Forecasters warned small craft from Cape Lookout to Virginia Beach to exercise caution until winds and seas diminish.
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Oil decontrol sparks debate among economists in Congress
Economic experts split on Ford plan to lift price controls on domestic oil. Administration advocates expect gasoline up 5–6 cents a gallon by end of 1978 with gradual decontrol to aid production. Democrats warn of 1 million jobs lost and 2–3 percent higher living costs by 1977–1978, citing analyses by Perry and Schultze.
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