Ford Sees Broad Support For Vice Presidential Nomination
US lawmakers show little opposition to Gerald Ford as vice president after his nomination by Nixon. House members pledging support reach 223 with a 218 vote needed, while Senate backing includes 56 potential yes votes. A few express reservations pending hearings and Watergate developments.
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Gerald R. Ford
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Associated Press
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D-Coro
John Moakley
Ind.-Mass
Nixon
White House
Watergate
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Congress
Agnew
Fed chair urges controls for large firms to curb inflation
Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns urged a permanent wage and price review board for large corporations in a speech to the Business Council. He proposed government oversight in monopolistic or oligopolistic sectors, with powers to review settlements and delay or block increases, and favored a temporary tax hike to allow quicker stimulus removal.
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Business Council
Arthur F. Burns
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Skylab finds Aswan Dam ecological disaster and wider earth signs
Space adviser Richard Underwood says Skylab II photos show Egypt’s Aswan Dam drying 1500 square miles of Nile delta and altering Mediterranean salinity. He notes Earth appears to leave heat trails, reveals a Chad wind canyon, and uncovers Nevada copper deposits confirmed by recent drill holes.
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Chad
U.S
Nevada
Hechler Sees Quick Ford Confirmation for VP Post
Rep. Ken Hechler predicts a rapid confirmation of Gerald Ford as Spiro Agnew's successor while urging a thorough committee probe. Hechler notes Ford has long supported West Virginia athletic teams and has been linked with Marshall University during visits to Washington.
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UPI
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D-W.va
House
Gerald Ford
Spiro Agnew
Hechler
Ford
West Virginia
AFL-CIO Convention Opens Amid Economy Drive In 1974
About 1,000 delegates from more than 100 unions gather at the Americana Hotel Bal Harbor to press for a veto proof Congress in the 1974 elections. Meany opens with focus on wage and price controls and administration policy.
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UPI
Afl-Cio
White House
Nixon
Labor
Aflcio
George Meany
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Labor Federation
Americana
Bal Harbor
Meany
Washington
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Storms Delays Harvests and Flood Toll Across Plains
Flooding from a rain belt from the Gulf to the Great Lakes causes harvest slowdowns in the grain belt and pushes winter wheat planting delays. In Kansas City area and Missouri towns evacuations rise as the Missouri River peaks since 1952. Oklahoma and Texas report multiple flood deaths and widespread damage with crop losses estimated around ten million dollars.
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Texas
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Missouri
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Kan
Smithville
Riverside
Tracy
Enid
Okla
Oklahoma Gay
David Hall
Mammoth
Stephenville
Riviera
Freeport
New Hong Kong influenza strain risks winter outbreak
UPI reports that a new B-Hong Kong-5-72 influenza virus strain could reemerge this winter in the United States. Isolated in Hong Kong last year, it shows an antigenic shift similar to the A-2 Hong Kong flu, leaving most people with little natural immunity.
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UPI
National Center For Disease Control
NCDC
Hong Kong
Grand jury to continue Maryland corruption probe
A federal grand jury returns to work in a calmer mood after the Agnew case with plans to examine finances of other political figures and potential kickback schemes. Prosecutors may pursue Baltimore County politicians and Anne Arundel officials, with possible indictments for engineering consultants and county officials among the targets.
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UPI
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Ronald S. Liebman
Agnew
Washington Star News
U.S
George Beall
Internal Revenue Service
Baltimore County
Hammerman
Joseph W. Alton Jr
Anne Arundel County
Woman elected to church post breaks 23 year tradition
The National Council of Churches elected its first woman to its top executive officer, naming Claire Randall general secretary by a 110 to 61 vote. Randall, 53, from San Antonio, is associate director of Church Women United and has 24 years of church involvement.
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New York
Church Women United
Nixon housing program largely forgotten after four years
The Operation Breakthrough program begun in 1969 aimed to cut housing costs via mass production. It built about 3,000 units in nine cities, funded $65 million, used plastic and steel prototypes, and faced failures despite some success from Alcoa self-contained kitchens and baths. The project is in evaluation with modest findings and debate whether mass production will grow, evolve, or fade.
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Washington
Housing and Urban Affairs Department
Department
Michael Sumichrast
National Association of Homebuilders
Joseph Sherman
Alcoa
Thomas J. Lannen
Lannen
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