Nixon Travel Barred For New Cover-Up
Washington AP report on the Nixon administration officials go on trial for conspiring to block the Watergate investigation. John Mitchell H R Haldeman and John Ehrlichman face charges with other aides, while President Nixon may testify. The trial aims to finish before Christmas with 12 jurors and 6 alternates selected. Nixon’s travel delays due to illness and a prior pardon are noted.
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Washington
U.S
John J Sirica
United States
John Mitchell
Sirica
Atty
John N. Mitchell
White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D Ehrlichman
Nixon
Reelection Committee
Mardian
Mitchell, Haldeman
Ehrlichman
John C. Lungren
Richard Nixon
Long Beach Memorial Hospital
Food Prices Fall Yet Meat Shortage Looms Financial outlook eyed by Ford
Prices paid to farmers for cattle and hogs fell two percent from Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 signaling possible lower retail meat prices this fall but warning of tighter meat supplies next year. Airlines seek 4 to 7 percent fare hikes due to higher fuel costs, with Continental, American, Eastern and Trans World Airlines proposing increases. Gulf Oil boosts wholesale gasoline by 1.5 cents and No 2 fuel oil by 1.6 cents. Ford addresses IMF on global economic cooperation.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ford
New Economic Policy Board
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Continental Airlines
American
Eastern
Trans World Airlines
Los Angeles
New York
Ron Nessen
Gulf Oil Co
International Monetary Fund
New Meat Label Law Takes Effect In Ohio
Ohio becomes the first state to require precise poultry and red meat labeling effective Monday. The rule mandates species, specific cut, and one of 120 USDA named cuts, with common names allowed only after these details.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Department of Agriculture
Frank R. Neel
Neel
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mark R. List
Department
Ford offers to testify on Nixon pardon before House panel
President Ford proposed a personal appearance before a House Judiciary subcommittee within 10 days to answer 14 questions about the Nixon pardon. He would address whether negotiations began before Nixon resigned and whether any promises or medical reports influenced the pardon. White House aides left live TV and oath status to the committee.
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Nixon
Ford
White House
Subcommittee
William L. Hungate
D-Mo
House
Jerome R. Waldie
D-Calif
Standard Time Bill Adopted Before Winter Change
Congress votes to restore standard time this winter signaling a shift back from daylight saving. President Ford expected to sign as clocks fall back one hour October 27 with most Americans returning to standard time until February 23.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Ford
Indiana
Hawaii
Arizona
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Samoa
Senate Commerce Committee
Plan To Cut Energy Use Foreseen
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon said President Ford will propose Congress a plan to curb U S energy consumption. He stressed conservation as immediate leverage against high oil prices and avoided critical remarks toward oil producers while noting U S investments abroad.
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Washington
Treasury
William E. Simon
Ford
Congress
U.S
Simon
United States
Kissinger
Middle East
IMF
Johannes Witteveen
World Bank
Robert S. McNamara
Kent Guard Pleas Denied in Kent State Shootings Trial
U S District Judge Frank Battisti rejects defense bids for eight former Ohio National Guardsmen to have separate trials and dismissals of civil rights charges. He notes public burden and potential delays. Trial delayed to Oct 21 from Oct 15 to rule on suppression motions.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio National
FBI
Kent State
Battisti
First Lady Betty Ford Improves After Cancer Findings
Doctors report microscopic cancer in 2 of 30 lymph nodes but no spread to vessels or other areas. President Ford expresses optimism for prolonged survival as Mrs. Ford recovers and doctors plan targeted diagnostic studies for further treatment.
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Washington
Betty Ford
Ford
Fouty
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Hens Sell Next Day At Auction
Ed Martin of Route 3 Athens placed an Action Act to sell his laying hens. He reported five or six inquiries and by the next day all the hens were sold.
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Ed Martin
Route 3
Athens
EPA bans new Aldrin and Dieldrin production over cancer concerns
Environmental Protection Administrator Russell E. Train ordered an immediate halt to further production of the pesticides Aldrin and Dieldrin due to cancer risk evidence. Existing stocks may continue to be used.
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Washington
Environmental Protection
Russell E. Train
GM NAMES MURPHY CHAIRMAN AND ESTES PRESIDENT
General Motors selects Thomas A. Murphy as chairman and Edward M Pete Estes as president. Both men are 58 and inherit two of the highest paying posts in U S industry. Industry observers expect no major policy shift. The former chairman Richard Gerstenberg earns 939000 and Edward Cole retired at 846500.
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Detroit
General Motors
Thomas A. Murphy
E. M
Pete’ Estes
Richard Gerstenberg
Edward Cole
South Africa Loses Vote at United Nations
The General Assembly voted 98 to 23 to reject the credentials of South Africa’s delegation in protest of apartheid. The outcome suggested South Africa would keep its UN seat with a potential veto from the United States or Britain in the Security Council.
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United Nations
N. Y
South Africa
Security Council
General Assembly
Obituary notices and sports brief from a historic page
Partly cloudy and cold tonight with frost expected and lows in the 30s. Sunny and cold Wednesday with highs in the 50s. Details on Page 2 include obituaries and sports briefs from the edition.
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California
Memorial Hospital Center
Long Beach
Calif
Unsuc
Watergate
Mitchell, Haldeman and
Robert C. Marcian
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Richard M. Nixon
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Sen
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Kent Guard
Messenger
Heather
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