President Ford frees 2 billion for mortgages and seeks 7.75 billion more
President Ford orders immediate release of 2 billion for government home mortgages at subsidized rates and asks Congress to authorize 7.75 billion more for mortgage aid while vetoing a 1.2 billion emergency housing measure. He says new mortgage money will quicken home buying and boost building trades employment.
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Ford
Congress
White House
House
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Albert
This Date in History Highlights From 1914 to 1970s Events
This June 28 history roundup notes Archduke Francis Ferdinand's 1914 Sarajevo assassination sparking World War I, the 1778 Monmouth Battle, Victoria's 1838 coronation, the 1919 Versailles Treaty, Yugoslav guerrilla starts in 1941, and Korea's Seoul fall in 1950. Also recalls Nixon Brezhnev talks, leafleting in 1960s Vietnam, and Nixon Peru quake relief plans. Richard Rodgers turns 73. Franklin quote closes.
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Associated Press
Austria-Hungary
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Monmouth
N.J
Molly Pitcher
Britain
Victoria
France
Yugoslavia
Seoul
Hussein
Jordan
Lyndon Johnson
Washington
Israel
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Lima
Peru
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
Richard Rodgers
Benjamin Franklin
Richard
Tribute to Archbold Memorial Hospital on 50th anniversary
Mrs A H Stowe of Thomasville thanks Archbold Memorial Hospital for 50 years of care. She recounts multiple visits over 24 years to staff, doctors, her family physician, and the surgery and ICU teams who saved and eased her life.
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Archbold Memorial Hospital
Department of
I.C.U
A.H. Stowe
Thomasville
Federal HEW decree on unisex sports sparks backlash
Nashville businessman James S. Metcalfe condemns HEW action mandating sex neutral policies in schools and colleges receiving federal funds. He warns the measure threatens educational freedom, raises reach of federal control, and could force single sex programs to adapt or vanish. He cites Title 9 and calls for congressional action.
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Anthony Harrigan
Nashville
Tenn
Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
James S. Metcalfe
Metcalfe
HEW
Casper W. Weinberger
Congress
Weinberger
Paul Revere
Feds
Atlas
Sigma Chi
Ford
Arizona land transfer stirs Fannin rivalry and land use change
Senator Paul Fannin presses for Kofa Game Range to move from Fish and Wildlife to the Bureau of Land Management citing local want. Morton overrules advisers, environmentalists fear mining access benefiting developers. Rep. Dingell probes memo bias. officials say locals asked for BLM control. Joe Marcello Jr seeks liquor licenses citing State Department ties. no records support official hosting claim. Washington gossip notes Ford may keep Rockefeller on ticket. Agnew retreating. Watergate movie rights clash with White House. CIA reports mass killings tied to Lon Nol forces in Cambodia and northwest capitals. Schlesinger orders review of Japanese alliance. Julian Price event canceled over contractor pressure. SEC probes dealer exam fraud and misused funds. IRS investigates improper use of funds by firm president.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Rogers Morton
Interior Department
Paul Fannin
R.ariz
Arizona
Fish and Wildlife Service
Bureau of Land Management
BLM
Morton
John Dingell
D.mich
Fish and Wildlife
Fannin
New Orleans
Carlos Marcello
State Department
Joe Marcello Jr
Broussard
Carlos
Joe Marcello
United States State Department
Marcello
Elmwood Plantation
Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
Secret Service
Hollywood
White House
Robert Redford
Redford
CIA
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Defense
James Schlesinger
Julian Price
Army-Air Force Exchange
Town weighs lack of recreation and entertainment options
Residents discuss a gap in Thomasville with Tallahassee as a nearby draw. Suggestions include a bowling alley, more nightclubs, movies, and golf access, while older residents question demand and youth usage. Public voices from Lise Bracey, Anna D. Eubanks, Alien Parker, and John E. Kirkland reflect mixed outlooks on local development.
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Tallahassee
Thomasville
Lise Bracey
Anna D. Eubanks
Ford crime message judged prudent but short of bold leadership
James J. Kilpatrick critiques President Ford's crime address praising prison reform victim compensation and stance against gun crime while urging stronger steps on death penalty abortion gun control and organized crime. He argues civil injunctions could blunt rackets and calls for tougher, clearer resolve to reduce crime nationwide.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Washington
Ford
Congress
William J. Flutie
Southern Methodist University
School of Law
Fluttie
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L. Edward Kelly
Ine
Merry
Signs OF the Times
Spiro Agnew
Annapolis
Agnew
Securities and Exchange Commission
Internal Revenue Service
Alien Parker, Barber
John E. Kirkland
Judy Benton
Ralph O'Neal
Vera Geyton
YMCA
Ralph Scott
Gloria Raines
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