Laird to Quit White House Post February First
Melvin R. Laird will resign as presidential counselor on February 1 and hand over domestic policy duties to Vice President Gerald R. Ford. Bryce Harlow also plans to leave White House duties early next year after joining Nixon’s staff following Watergate.
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Gerald R. Ford
Nixon
Bryce Harlow
White House
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H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
House of Representatives
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House
Melvin Laird
Newmen
Reader's Digest Association
Senator Ervin Announces Retirement amid Watergate Strain
Sen Sam J Ervin Jr of North Carolina says he will retire after two decades in the Senate citing advancing age and the Watergate crisis He plans to make public transcripts and records from the investigation and may disqualify himself on a presidential vote if needed He will retire in 1974 after a fishing trip and hints at seeking new challenges at 77 years old
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Washington
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Senate
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Harvard Law School
Ervin
North Carolina
Watergate Committee
White House
Administration urges 10 gallon gasoline limit by voluntary action
Energy czar William E. Simon asked drivers to limit purchases to 10 gallons a week without mandating restrictions. He said full voluntary compliance could avert rationing but left open the option to start controls by month’s end. He also outlined a 1.5 million barrel jet fuel aid from the Pentagon and warned utilities to curb misleading ads about ample electricity.
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William E. Simon
Nixon
Simon
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United States International Airlines
Federal Energy
Congress
Congressional Conference
Senate
House
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Glenn criticizes Gilligan over Saxbe successor pick
John Glenn charges Gov. John Gilligan and establishment leaders with limiting Ohio Democrats a free choice in the 1974 primary after Gilligan appointed Howard Metzenbaum to fill the Saxbe term. Metzenbaum plans a full-term run. Glenn vows grassroots campaign and accuses politics of harming public trust.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Glenn
John Gilligan
Senate
Gilligan
Cleveland
Howard Metzenbaum
William Saxbe
Rohio
Metzenbaum
Saxbe
Nixon
Glenn
Washington
Doar Chosen to Lead Nixon Impeachment Inquiry
John M. Doar, age 52, named to head the House Judiciary Committee staff for the impeachment inquiry. Rodino touted Doar as capable and honest as about 30 lawyers prepare material for the probe targeting President Nixon. The committee plans a bipartisan advisory panel and aims to wrap up by April with Congress back in session January 21.
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Washington
John M. Doar
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon Doar
Justice Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Doar
New York City
Rodino
Congress
Nixon
Senate
Grand Jury To Hear Kent Campus Police
Three Kent State University police officers were expected to testify today before a federal grand jury probing the 1970 Kent State shootings. Det. Robert Winkler, Det. Thomas Kelly, and Patrolman Harold Rice are named by sources. authorities remain silent on witnesses.
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Kent
Cleveland
Ohio
Kent State University
Kent State
Robert Winkler
Thomas
Kelly and
Rice
Terrence Norman
FBI
Norman
Cleve
Robert A. Murphy
Justice Department
Civil Rights Division
The
Acting Highway Director Named In Ohio Appointment
Governor Gilligan appoints Frederick A. Vierow acting director of the Ohio Department of Highway Safety effective January. Vierow, 39, deputy director, replaces Eugene O Grady on leave to lead the governor's reelection campaign. He was raised in Youngstown and now resides in Worthington.
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Columbus, Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Frederick A. Vierow
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Jan. Vierow
Eugene
Pete”’ O'Grady
Gilligan
Vierow
Youngstown
Worthington
City Club of
Cleveland
Gas Firms Ordered to Halt Fuel Use Promotion
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio ordered all natural gas companies to stop promoting fuel use. Companies may only advertise fuel saving measures. Chairman Edmund Turk said gas utilities should not promote further use amid the national energy crisis. Effective immediately, it expands February 1972 limits.
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Columbus, Ohio
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Commission
Edmund Turk
Ohio unemployment rises in November amid energy concerns
Ohio's unemployment rate rose to 3.5 percent in November from October, with more than 44,000 jobless by Dec 15. The state Bureau of Employment Services cited seasonal trends, cyclical changes, and the energy crisis as factors, noting the energy impact would loom large in the coming months.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Bureau of Employment Services
Assassination of Spain’s Premier Carrero Blanco
Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, Spain’s prime minister and close Franco ally, was killed when a blast blew his car into the air outside his apartment. The chauffeur and a bodyguard perished. Officials cited a natural gas line as a possible cause as investigators probe the rubble.
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Madrid
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Luis Carrero Blanco
Spain
Francisco Franco
Carrero Blanco
Heavy Snow Arrives Tonight With Carried Cold
Winter storm moves into the area with light to moderate snowfall expected tonight. Temperatures dip to the upper 20s to low 30s, with continued snow Friday and chilly highs in the 20s across the region.
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