Schmidt Nominated to Succeed Brandt in West Germany
West Germany's Social Democrats nominated Finance Minister Helmut Schmidt to replace Chancellor Willy Brandt after Brandt's resignation amid a spying scandal. Foreign Minister Walter Scheel will head a caretaker government until Schmidt's election. Brandt, 60, faced state election setbacks and low party support, while Schmidt's nomination aims to maintain the coalition with the Free Democrats.
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Social Democrats
Kuehn
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East Germany
Guenther Guillaume
Incumbents Face Primary Tests In Hot 1974 Elections
Incumbent governors and senators seek renomination as voters go to polls in multiple states. Governor George Wallace of Alabama and Senator Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio lead Democratic incumbents facing challengers, while Senator James Allen of Alabama and Governor John Gilligan of Ohio also seek new terms amid Watergate concerns. North Carolina voters choose a successor to retiring Senator Sam Ervin Jr. as ballots open for 52 House seats and state races ahead of the November midterms.
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Charles Fry
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Kissinger Gromyko Meet On Mideast Disengagement
In Nicosia Cyprus Secretary of State Kissinger met with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to discuss disengagement of Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights. The session aimed to show Russian involvement in Middle East diplomacy and press disengagement forward amid ongoing warfare.
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Watergate Panel Maintains Need for Complete Tapes
The Senate Watergate committee says five subpoenaed White House tapes are still needed despite Nixon releasing edited transcripts. White House lawyers were given five more days to avoid a clash with the special prosecutor over 64 tapes for the Watergate cover up trial. The committee calls the transcripts suspect and incomplete and urges a full, accurate record of conversations to inform the public.
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Mother's Day Action Ad tribute in The Messenger
A Mother's Day tribute ad invites readers to honor their mothers on Sunday May 12. A 20 word love note costs 1.00 and uses the classified coupon to place the message in The Messenger.
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EPA Slams AEC Fast Breeder Reactor Study Plan
The EPA criticized the AEC 2200 page draft environmental impact statement on the Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor. It faulted omissions on reactor safety and plutonium health effects, questioned safeguards within cost limits, and noted uncertainty about health impacts from widespread plutonium use.
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White House tapes blamed on swerping for inaudible gaps
White House lawyer J Fred Buzhardt explains inaudible Nixon Watergate tape gaps as caused by swerping the noise during recorder start up and speed changes The gain shifts and tape acceleration blur early syllables while voice depth affects clarity noting Nixon Dean Mitchell voices differ in fidelity and about 1670 portions are marked inaudible or unintelligible with many still attributed to swerping
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Armory found at SLA hideout tied to weapons cache
San Francisco Chronicle reports firearms fragments recovered from the Symbionese Liberation Army hideout suggest the apartment functioned as an armory. Nearby, a San Francisco County grand jury begins hearing murder charges in the Zebra slayings. Mayor Daley rests after hospitalization for a blood condition in Chicago. A 1100 pound Belfast bomb destroys Smithfield Market, killing a Catholic couple and wounding a girl.
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Weather Summary Note for Tonight Through Wednesday
Fair and not as cool tonight. Lows in the upper 30s and low 40s. Partly cloudy Wednesday and a little warmer. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Details, Page 2
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