Nixon Begins Overseas Trip With Two Goals
President Nixon launches a five nation Middle East tour from Austria to Egypt Saudi Arabia Syria Israel and Jordan aiming to strengthen the U S role and persuade Americans that world peace requires his continued leadership Officials expect a push against Moscow influence while some critics call the trip political cosmetic or unnecessary and question timing as Watergate shadows linger Nixon travels with Mrs Nixon Kissinger Haig and Ziegler and will meet NATO ministers in Canada before returning June 19
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Washington
Nixon
Middle East
United States
U.S
Austria
Egypt
Syria
Soviet Union
Moscow
White House
State Department
National Committee For Fairness
China
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Jordan
Congressional
East Lansing
Mich
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Jackson
House Judiciary Committee
Kissinger
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Ronald L. Ziegler
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Canada
Damascus
Hafez Assad
James R. Buckley
Damage Total Seen Reaching 55 Million From Weekend Storms
Officials estimate weekend tornadoes and floods caused about 55 million dollars in damage across Oklahoma Kansas and Arkansas with 23 deaths and hundreds injured. Oklahoma and Kansas seek presidential disaster declarations while White House officials contemplate federal aid.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Kansas
David Hall
Dewey F. Bartlett
Lower Peninsula
Riverview
National Weather Service
Midwest
Ohio General Assembly sets two day session to wrap Gilligan aid
Ohio leaders plan a brief two day session to finish Gov Gilligan’s 43.5 million supplemental funding measure and related bills including landlord tenant relations housing aid and no fault insurance. House Speaker Lancione cautions not many major bills will pass before adjournment. The session is to begin Tuesday in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio
110Th General Assembly
John J. Gilligan
A. G. Lancione
Bellaire
Lancione
Funeral Held for Hunger Striker Michael Gaughan
In Dublin a fugitive IRA leader gave the funeral oration at Michael Gaughan s grave as thousands of mourners gathered. An IRA honor guard and 2000 mourners escorted the body from Dublin to Ballina County Mayo where the service concluded.
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Drumwright
Okla
Creek County
Dublin
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Michael Gaughan
Ballina
County Mayo
Salvage Nears Completion of Sulphuric Acid Barge
The sunken Du Pont barge should finish salvage today after flushing 160000 gallons of concentrated sulphuric acid from its cargo tanks. The barge sank May 22 forcing officials to close nearby bridges over safety fears of a dangerous reaction if flooded with water.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
du Pont
Commencement Speakers Discuss Watergate Topic
U S senator Sam Ervin urged Nixon to surrender information or risk impeachment at a Cincinnati news conference as part of commencement remarks. Ohio speakers included Saxbe Buchwald Temple Black Bean urging responsibility unity space program ideals.
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Associated Press
Senate
Alan L. Bean
Ervin
Nixon
Urbana College
Saxbe
University of Akron
U.S
Shirley Temple Black
United Nations
President's Council On Environmental Quality
Ohio Wesleyan University
Miami University
Buchwald
Ford Honors Cleveland Educator With Human Relations Award
Vice President Gerald R Ford praised Dr Paul W Briggs Cleveland schools chief for a decade and his work against pessimism in inner city education at the National Conference of Christians and Jews dinner. Ford cited Briggs actions over words showing heroism in advancing Brotherhood principles and job ready education.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Gerald R. Ford
Cleveland
Ford
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Paul W. Briggs
Conference
Briggs
Dr. Briggs
America
Buyer quick to sell golf clubs in Messenger area
R. A. Rondini of Mill Drive Athens found fast buyers for his golf clubs. He sold them on the second day after placing his ad and received six calls the first day. The piece encourages readers that similar ads yield good results.
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R. A. Rondini
Mill Drive
Athens
Messenger
Nixon Refuses Subpoena Compliance in Watergate Fight
President Nixon again refuses to honor impeachment inquiry subpoenas saying further subpoenas would threaten executive independence. He defends prior materials as enough to tell the Watergate story while the Judiciary Committee pursues tapes and logs. Meanwhile motions in the cover up case proceed for Colson and others.
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Washington
Nixon
House
House Judiciary Committee
Peter W. Rodine Jr
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Rodino
Judiciary Committee
White House
U.S
Gerhard Gesell
John D. Ehrlichman
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Katharine Cornell Dies at 81 From Pneumonia in Massachusetts
The renowned actress Katharine Cornell died at her Vineyard Haven home at age 81 after illness from pneumonia. Born February 16, 1893, in Germany, she rose to stardom with The Barretts of Wimpole Street and Romeo and Juliet, later touring wartime service with Barretts. Her career included founding Katharine Cornell Presents and revivals, and she was praised by AP Drama Critic William Glover and critic Brooks Atkinson.
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Duke of Gloucester
London
George V
Elizabeth II
Barnwell Manor
Northamptonshire
Buckingham Palace
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Katharine Cornell
Wimpole Street
American National Theater and Academy
Boston
Town Hall
Cornell
Germany
Buffalo
N.Y
Guthrie McClintic
Iris Marsh
Michael Arlen
Miss Cornell
Barretts of Wimpole Street
Barretts
5Th Army
McClintic
William Glover
Brooks Atkinson
New York Times
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Lincoln Village
Emporia
Kan
Tulsa
Public Service Co
PSC
Supreme Court
Michigan
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