Congressman Calls For Action Over Acid Rock Concerts
In letters to the House Public Works Committee and local officials Bob Price urges a tougher stance on drug use at two recentacid rock concerts at the D C Stadium. He condemns police inaction and questions the stadiums taxpayer funding and warns of potential fatal accidents linked to drugs. He also jokes that a Moscow visitor might wonder where the troops are during such events.
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House Public Works Committee
D.C. Stadium
Armory Board
Jerry Wilson
Bob Price
D.C. Armory Board
Price
Wilson
Hats and Canes Keep Trade Trips Afloat Across Generations
A group of 122 Amarillo businessmen visited Sioux City for a Panhandle style trade trip, traveling by Boeing 707 this time and covering about a thousand miles each way in under two hours. In the past they rode Santa Fe Pullman cars, enjoyed two to three days, and shared gin rummy while staying within the Gold en Spread. The station welcome included straw hats name tags and advertising souvenirs, echoing the older era of simpler trappings.
Disputed Lines and Quips Spark Reader Recall
A collection of quirky excerpts cites a dubious Times London note about a Turkish railroad dig uncovering a 3 million year old fossil. Tulsa World’s Troy Gordon mocks Flag Day timing and recalls the first space thrust while joking about an auto shop sign.
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Troy Gordon
The
Tulsa World
Submarine Rescue Off Key West Saves Some Crew
A Navy rescue ship and a commercial vessel used a grappling hook and a television camera in a last ditch effort to free a midget submarine trapped 860 feet below the Atlantic. They saved at least two of the four men aboard. two others' condition was unclear. Navy Cmdr Dan said, To my knowledge, they are alive.
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Key West
Fla
Rescue ship crew reports no signs of life on trapped submarine
Disney aboard the rescue ship USS Tringa reports uncertainty about divers' condition. Cmdr. Joseph Neville at Key West Naval Station says there are no visible signs of life and the situation is not good. The 21 foot submarine operated by the Smithsonian Institution was trapped for 31
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Cmdr
Joseph Neville
Key West Naval Station
Smithsonian Institution
Astronauts Top USSR Endurance Record
Divers struggled to reach the scuttled destroyer sub as two men died from exposure before rescue. The Johnson Sea Link freed debris and surfaced in a 4:55 p.m. EDT blow and go. Pilot Archibald Menzies and Dr. Robert Meek survived others in the forward section.
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Cmdr
Ray Bisbing
Johnson
Thomas W. Cuddy
Archibald ‘Jock” Menzies
Vero Beach
Fla
Robert Meek
Santa Barbara
Calif
John H. Maurer
Key West Naval Station
al Stover
Juno Beach
Clayton Link
Binghamton
N.Y
Edwin A Link
Watergate Probers Postpone Hearings
The Senate Watergate committee postponed John W. Dean II’s appearance due to Brezhnev’s visit. The White House dropped objections to Dean’s questioning, while Archibald Cox studies whether a president may be subpoenaed or indicted, a routine inquiry.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Investigating Committee
John W. Dean II
Leonid I. Brezhnev
White House
Dean
Watergate
Archibald Cox
White House Drops Dean Privilege Claims as Hearings Postponed
Senate Watergate hearings pause Dean appearance after Ervin and Baker report Garment dropped privilege claims. The committee will decide if national security bars questioning on certain Watergate aspects. Hearing delay agreed by Mansfield and Scott. Weicker opposed. Cox queried on subpoena or indictment.
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Dean
White House
Leonard Garment
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Nixon Brezhnev Begin Summit With Pledges At White House
President Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev opened their summit with mutual pledges to push world peace. They praised new US Soviet ties after a four hour discussion on global issues and ongoing detente.
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
Nixon
White House
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Schlesinger backs possible resumption of bombing in Indochina
Secretary of Defense designate James R. Schlesinger told the Senate committee he would not rule out resuming U S bombing in North Vietnam and said there is no politically suitable alternative to continued bombing in Cambodia to push a Southeast Asia settlement. He cited presidential authority, noted Congress could block it with appropriations, and spoke on troop withdrawals from Europe contingent on Soviet reductions.
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Washington
James R. Schlesinger
U.S
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
Schlesinger
Senate Armed Services Committee
Nixon
Indochina
Congress
United States
Europe
Seventh boost in prime lending rate eyed by bankers
The First National Bank of Chicago raised its prime from 7.2 to 7.84 percent effective today, with major banks watching for a nationwide move. Bank officials say the rise stems from stronger demand for credit and Federal Reserve tightening, signaling a possible general increase within days.
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New York
Chicago
First National Bank of Chicago
Washington
James F. Bodine
First Pennsylvania Bank & Trust Co
Philadelphia
Federal Reserve Board
Chauncey E. Schmidt
First National
Schmidt
Government Expands Price Reporting To 3100 Firms
The Cost of Living Council widened the rollbacks plan by requiring quarterly price cost and profit reports from firms with 50 to 250 million in annual sales. The move boosts covered companies from about 800 to 3100 and aims to aid IRS audits. Rollbacks will follow if cost justification is found inadequate. The administration signals Phase 4 wage price controls after the 60 day freeze.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Council
Nixon
John T. Dunlop
Internal Revenue Service
Ing. Dunlop
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