Gerald Ford at the Vice Presdential nomination hearings on Capitol Hill
Rep. Gerald R. Ford brought along his wife as he goes before the House Judiciary Committee 11/15/1973 in Washington on Capitol Hill on his nomination to be Vice President. Mr. Ford, the first vice presidential nominee ever to face congressional confirmation, told his House colleagues that Pres. Nixon had his full support. (UPI Photo/Files)
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TEWKSBURY, Mass., June 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Raytheon to deliver its radar technology to support the Zumwalt-class destroyer program.
DETROIT, March 22 (UPI) -- A museum director says the life of former first lady Betty Ford, who is the focus of a new TV documentary, has been full of great accomplishments.
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PRINCETON, N.J., May 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy announced the selection of Mikros Systems Corp. for two Navy programs to design and pilot shipboard network technologies.
HAMILTON, Ontario, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Czech President Vaclav Klaus barely won a second five-year term from Parliament on the weekend. In a tough contest, Klaus was given a run for his money by US/Czech academic Jan Svejnar. Only after the third round -- and after a three-week delay -- did Klaus secure victory. Klaus should have been unceremoniously dumped.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The late U.S. President Gerald R. Ford was remembered this week at his alma mater, the University of Michigan, with a day's worth of festive events.
