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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1974
Page
4
Washington AP reports only a comparative handful of fugitive draft dodgers and military deserters have taken up the amnesty offer, with few turning themselves in or seeking protection. Adjustments and conditions remain unclear as officials urge compliance.
Sen Henry Jackson urged New Hampshire unionists to push phase five of economic policy, calling the nation’s downturn the worst since the 1930s. He criticized Nixon Ford programs, discussed Kennedy’s departure, and stressed New Hampshire’s premier role in the 1976 presidential race. He noted grain shipment concerns to the Soviet Union and touched on amnesty and Vietnam deserter issues.
AP reports from Havana describe Cuba's social gains under Fidel Castro including near elimination of poverty and very low unemployment, amid ruthless treatment of dissenters and an estimated 25,000 political prisoners. About 600,000 Cubans have fled since 1959, while emigration is tightly controlled and political friction persists.
New York state comptroller ordered a near 4.4 million withdrawal from Franklin National Bank of Long Island amid fears of insolvency spurred by a New York Times report. Officials said deposits fell sharply, and securities required for large municipal deposits were reportedly not on hand, triggering further withdrawals.
HEW memo shows Medicaid covers up to 50 million dollars yearly for more than 220 000 abortions. Dr Louis Hellman cites seven states and estimates 222 000 to 278 000 abortions annually with about 25 percent of 1973 legal abortions funded by Medicaid at an average cost of 180 dollars. He claims these abortions save public funds.
President Ford and his partner beat Bob Hope and his partner by a buck in a charity four ball at Bethesda. Hugh Davis joined Ford and Byrnes played with Hope while Hope teased the president about going pro.
New York AP reports coal stockpiles are low as miners threaten a November strike, leaving steel mills and coal burning utilities with only weeks of metallurgical coal. Utilities hold 20 to 55 percent below normal 90 day reserves and contingency plans are under review to divert supplies or embargo exports.
Edward Gierek, chief of Poland’s Communist party, flies to Washington to meet President Ford. Talks will focus on bilateral economic issues and detente after Nixon’s resignation, with Ford pledging to pursue friendlier East–West ties while prioritizing domestic inflation.
Rome AP reports Fiat, Italy’s largest private employer with about 200,000 workers, placed one third on a 24hour week as the country’s economic crisis deepens and the Communist party seeks posts in a new coalition government after the fall of the 36th postwar cabinet.
In Rome bombs exploded Saturday outside the Palace of Justice and in a telephone booth near a Christian Democratic party precinct. No injuries were reported as police said the first blast shattered windows at the modern court complex.
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