WHITE HOUSE The Wliite House again today - the scene of la11ghter, joy and hope. Not once but twice; as Gerald Ford - continues to place his stamp on the Pres id ency. fl This morning - tlae signing of Proclamation A declaring next Monday - Womens Equality Day. Invited guests in.cludi,ag thirteen Co,agress-wome•.-- 17re P.,.estde•t posing for pictures "" witl, o,ae arm aro11,ad Li,ady Boggs Bella Ab.r•g of New of Louisia,a, · a,ad the other aro••d Yott,\,!.,,li•g IAe lady leghlators -- tlaey loolled like a gro11p of Rocketles. But more ~w'IU-. ~ impo.,.tant, · reaffirming ,,r. '~g--;eat commilmer&t" - ~ ,.. to ratlficatio,a of tl&e pe,adi"g !_t/llal !_igllts !!_me,atlme,at. T ' lle Presitle11t sayiflg tlaat "women, especially in politics - have to do tlti,ags twice as well irt order to get half tlle credit." Addin.g : "We've got to cha,age that." WHITE HOUSE - 2 . ~ I V « - 4 - Thia afternoon =1.. the signing of a new eleven billion dollar _,,,, housing and community development bill; a ceremony atten , ded by some two hu . ndred mayor . s, governors and county officials - as 111ell as members of Congress. The PresideJ1t calling the neao bill - "far-reaclting and perhaps of ltistoric significance;" in that it '! retur,ss power from the banks of the Potomac - to people in tlleir own communities." Tlae President also 1u1derwe11t today - Ilia first physical since becaml,ag Cltief Esecutiv•. A later report saying: "Evcrytlaiflg # fine." ROCKY The new Vice PresideJ1t designate - was back in Washington today. Nelson Rockefeller making a .,1,;,-Z-aoi,ad tour -- of Capitol Hill. In tlae mor,ai,ag, meeting toith ni•e senators - incl11di,ag Seaator Goltltoater of Ariaona. All - membe'f'sof tlae Seute R•l•• Committee. TIie• - a state tleparhne,at l•,aclaeo,a; follotoetl by afle'f',aoo• meeliags -- •itll m•be'f'B of Ille Alo• tlae •ay, tl,e fo'f'mer Neto Yort Gove.,.,aor L ... -t;;,,,. occ•;,'-"'Ua•ce co•firmetl. Rocky sayi,ag tli••II• - ••t no tlaa•II•. "I am s11perslilio••" said lie. Atltli,ag: "I'm goiag ar•nd wttll my fi•gers cros •ed. " MANSFIELD The President's announceme,at that he "Pf'obably will" run for f'e-election -- drew strong st1pport today from a ratlaer 11,aexpected source. Se,aate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield sayl,ig: "ti is tlae duty of botla parties - to put tlaeir best ma,i '6• 11 for•ard. " Addl,cg that as far as tlae ReJ>•bUca,as are co,acer,ced - tlae President "Is ly far tlae best tlaey laave" .. I Wlaat about tlae Demo.era Uc "&est"? "Ola, beaU,ag tlae Preside•t - lte co•ti•••d - tlaat's "gol•g " to fie • to11g1t.~ VIENTIANE From the Comm1u1ist Pathet Lao i,a Viefltiaae - a fJ9 proposal today for an esc laar,,ge of prisoaers of aoar - o,a Septembe-rTaoelftla. This at a meeti,ag of tlae Joint Commission - ,... assigr,,ed to si,pervi•• tlae L•otia• peace agreeme,d. Tia• Co'"'"""'•' offer One of tlae prisoaers •lao co• ld •• •ffeclei by tlais - Em•et Kay, age /orly-••"•", of B0J1ol•l•; tlae last America,. - iflo.,,. lo be i,e Co•••,aisl laa,ad• J•• « :t+ 11■ ,o •• ,, ••If ue KUWAIT - CARACUS Two of Ille world's top oil producheg co,uatries ~ a,a,ao,uaced today fi llle"-.re c•tti,ag bock prodwctio,a • ._, Ve,ae.c•ela o,ad K11walt - attempti,ag to dry up a gro•fl•g s•rJ>lus of ••st•r• oil ••J>J>liuP,.s. ~ • • • • • J/!;it:I., ~-•~• ~-•• ligller J>ricu ,y tll•y '11• bee,i cliargirag of late. Ka,•oit's Abdel Ral•a,a AUlli sayi11g: "If prices are sa,6Ject to tl,e la• of •"PPl1 a•• demaratl tlt•ra •• slall reduce tlae sr,pply ,,. order to iacreas e tie tlema,atl. " GAS FOLLOW KUWAIT ~ 1 . f ~ ~ Here at llome aga,,. A a report ••• ; tllat a gallofl i,acrease - ht the federal esclse las 011 gasoliae. I• a se,ase - true - tie• WlaUe Boa,se -•tis • tells 11s. Jerald TerRor•t sayl,ag: "Tlal• •• o•• of WASHINGTON A Waaltifagton co•rt of aJ,J,eals today "s11gg•ated" a brief delay -- in tlae •Jlcomiag Watergate cooer-•J, trial. Tltis he respo,ase lo a motioa /.Zed by altort1•1• for .Tolan EhrUclaman a,cd otlter defe,cdarata. Tia• AJIJl••l• Co•rl aayifag - "a co,all,a11a,ace of J,erlaaJI• tlaree to /011r •••••" to allo• for "f•rtller trial J,reJ,aratio,a by all J,arties - •o•ld be aJ,propriate." TIie AJ,J,eala Co11rts "••gge•Uo•" - J,romJ,tly accepted. .T•dge Sirico Po•tpoaiag tlle start of Ille trial - from SeJ,tember ,ai,atl to SeJ,tember tllirty. B•t trial - by Christmas, if at all possible. SENATE The Se,aate passed a,ad se,at to tlae WIIU• Bo••• totlay - tlae natio,a 's first com1>r•ll•••iv• pe,asio• reform bill - - ~ m a r l , acUeveme11t. r•• ••• bll~•••rf-t the l>•••io• riglats - of a,a estimated tlairty millio• JBRSBY CITY Tlae t1e111 111orld 's record laoltler for /1060 alicle Jumpl,ag -- v,,.ceat Cirilli, age fift••"• of .T•r••Y City, l,11,atlretl Ju •II• - 111ltlao• t s tot,J,lr,g. ~~~ ~---~ H• pg,0_. Ucll: I• ••..,__ ••• 1• •aa..r • I• r■ ed , ADD ROCKY At a,aotlaer poit1t, Rocllefeller •ayi,ag le ••• told by the Secret Service l• w,ould ,aeed sec11rity sayi,sg he theft told the Secret Service: "Yo• order them - a,ad •••d me tlae bill." BREMERTON At Brem er ton. Was lait1gtot1 - Army recru Her Larry . . pton has just bee,a give,a a special citatiort - for services above a,ad beyo,ad llae call of d•ly. Tl,i• for s ig11i11g "P la is wife - to a ll1ree year It Uc II. ~ , ~ ~ ' t ~ 1$ s ~"'11 ~ k. L. T ~ , ,._.,,,P ... l( - + ~.,'