Agnew defends against kickback allegations
Vice President Spiro Agnew held a press conference to deny rumors of $1000 weekly kickbacks during Maryland governorship and a $50000 payment from a contractor. He said he will not resign and may testify if a grand jury is convened, while acknowledging the U S inquiry. Beall distanced himself from the reports.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Maryland
Atty
George Beall
Baltimore
Baltimore County
Nixon
Agnews
Jerome B. Wolff
Beall
Judah Best
Stockpile Sales Fail to Curb Nixon Price Rise
Washington AP report shows limited success from strategic stockpile sales as prices for tin and rubber rise and inflation pressures persist. GSA has moved more than 600 million in sales from a 1.9 billion stockpile, leaving about 1.67 billion in value and urging Congress to permit broader sales.
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Washington
Nixon
General Services Administration
Congress
GSA
United States
Nixon Works In Seclusion On Answer To Watergate
President Nixon has secluded himself at Camp David to craft a public response to Watergate as the Senate Watergate committee presses a lawsuit to compel turnover of subpoenaed tapes and documents.
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Nixon
Watergate
Washington
Camp David
Senate Watergate Committee
Samuel Cash
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
Ray Price
Price
Potomac River
Pat
Tricia Cox
Senate
Dash
Cox
Cash
Jason Segeleon
Mary
Athens
Athens County Fair
Messenger
Citizens Inspection Group Tour of Hoffa Barred
In Lucasville Ohio Gov. Gilligan cancels Hoffas participation in a prison tour with a citizen task force led by Judge Bernard Friedman. The group aims to inspect alleged inmate mistreatment following the July killings of two guards, joined by Hoffa associate Lawrenson who remains barred.
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Lucasville, Ohio
Lucasville
Bernard Friedman
Cuyahoga County
Teamsters Union
James Hoffa
John Gilligan
Hoffa
C. Edward Lawrenson
Lawrenson
National Association For Justice
Gilligan
Mer
Teamsters
Harry Allen
Ohio State University
Ysabel Rennie
Columbus
William F. Bowen
Cincinnati
Telephone Office Attack Leads to 15 Detentions
Violence erupted at the General Telephone Co. office at 238 W. Main St. 14 men and one woman were detained after windows were smashed and trucks damaged. Damages estimated at 1500 dollars. Prosecutor Fultz questioned detainees, but the company declined charges.
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Pomeroy
General Telephone Co
W. Main St
Meigs County
Bernard Fultz
Kent State detective clarifies 1970 gun incident remarks
Kent State University detective Thomas Kelley says listeners misunderstood his May 1970 remarks after disarming a 24 year old FBI informer during student National Guard clashes. He denies saying four shots were fired, a claim attributed by a former Cleveland TV journalist.
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Kent, Ohio
Kent State University
FBI
Ohio National Guard
Thomas Kelley
Akron Beacon Journal
Kelley
Cleveland Television
Little Rock
Ark
Telephone outage halts AP service at Athens office
A backhoe severed an underground cable cutting all phones and the AP wire and photo service. The Messenger lost service from 8:35 a.m. to about 11:30 a.m. while staff used downtown and home phones to contact out of town offices.
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Associated Press
General Telephone
Associated Press News
Athens
Fisherman sells gear fast in Athens area
John Weiss of Route 1 Athens reports quick gear sale with many inquiries after selling all fishing equipment on the first day. The upbeat note highlights strong local fishing interest and ongoing calls.
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John Weiss
Route 1
Athens
Cambodian Troops Advance in Mekong River Clearing Drive
Cambodian forces, aided by heavy U.S. bombing, move from two directions along Highway 1 to clear the Mekong west bank and reopen the route to Neak Luong base. Coalition air support shapes a key phase in the campaign.
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Phnom Penh
U.S
Highway 1
Mekong River
Neak Luong
New Cabinet For Chile
President Salvador Allende prepared to name a new Chilean cabinet as the drive to implement socialism stalls amid a crumbling economy and risk of civil unrest. The lineup would include seven leftists, four military men, and four prominent non political Chileans.
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Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Allende
Classified snapshot lacks clear headline
Fragmentary text includes scattered abbreviations and numbers with weather data. The only coherent item notes variable cloudiness with a chance of showers or thundershowers tonight and Friday, with lows in the mid to upper 60s and highs in the mid to upper 80s.
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