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6 Tues, Sept. 17.1974 Mary Louise Smith received gavel from George Bush, center, after she was unanimously elected chairman of Republican National Committee at request of President Ford. Ray C. Bliss, a vice chairman from Ohio, watched changeover ceremony. (UPI Telephoto) Woman takes GOP leadership WASHINGTON (UPI) The Republican got its first woman chairman Monday and she promptly told the GOP national committee the party is failing in its efforts to enlist new voters.

"It is time to come to grips with the Problelms facing, the GOP," Mary Louise Smith told the national committee members who bad just unanimously endorsed President Ford's nomination of her to succeed George Bush. "Somewhere the Republican party is doing something wrong," the white-haired Iowa national committeewoman said. "Either we're being outorganized or out-sold. I suspect it's a little of both." There bad been some internal grumbling when Ford chose Bush to be U.S. mission chief in Peking and picked Mrs.

Smith, 59, to take bis place. But there was DO hint of dissent after Bush reminded the committee that Ford was "head of the party." and wanted Mrs. Smitii to head the national committee. Following Mrs. Smith's election, Ford pledged "wholehearted support" to any candidate who concentrates on the economy as the prime campaign issue and said, "what we want to elect in the Senate and the House is an inflation-proof Congress." Mrs.

Smith, a 10-year-member of the national committee, and Bush's co-chairman since last February, chose Richard Obemshaln, 38, Virginia State GOP chairman to be her cochairman. Recognized as a strong "nuts and bolts" political organizer. Mrs. Smith announced she was going to send GOP national committee staff members into the field this fall to help as many Republican candidates as want aid. In his speech.

Ford drew heavy applause when he said, "the 1976 campaign will be in the hands of the Republican National Committee." He made no reference to the 1972 Committee to Re-elect the President which was involved in the Watergate scandals nor to former President Richard M. Nixon. When he reviewed the foreign policy successes of the Nixon administration he mentioned only Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger by name. Mrs.

Smith said the job of preparing the committee to manage the 1976 presidential campaign would go forward as soon as the 1974 elections were over. She sounded a note of strong hope in suggesting that Ford and vice presidential nominee Nelson Rockefeller also appeared with Ford at the committee luncheon "bring the Republican philosophy home to America." Spring gun not legal defense SAN FRANCISCO (LTD A "spring-gun" set to go off when a door is opened is not a lawful method of defending a home against burglary, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday. The high court made the unanimous finding in the case of Don Ceballos of San Anselmo who set up a .22 caliber pistol to protect his garage from burglars who had previously stolen some tools. A 16-year-old neighbor boy attempted to open the garage door and was snot in the face by a bullet from the pistol. He later testified that be intended to go into the garage to take some musical equipment.

Ceballos was found guilty in 1971 of assault with a deadly weapon and sentenced to three consecutive weekends in jail by Superior Court Judge Samuel Gardiner. Sentence was suspended pending appeal. The Supreme Court opinion, written by Justice Louis H. Burke, said that deadly force is not justified to prevent a burglary unless there is a threat of death or of serious bodily harm. No such threat was present in this case, the court noted, since Ceballos was not home at the time.

Amtrak arrives in highstyle ORLAND (AP) After a year-long local campaign, an Amtrak train has stopped for the first time in this Northern California community. As about 250 persons waited at a platform late Sunday night. Amtrak's nightly northbound train rolled up and slid past the station. After the train backed up to the platform for the ceremonies, this year's Maid of California, Summer Ballock of Willows in Glenn County, smashed a bottle of champagne against the side of the train, shiplaunching style. Doctors said her cut hand required two stitches.

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