End of 80 day CWA strike at General Telephone of Ohio
The 80 day strike ended with union ratification at 8 40 am. Most workers are expected to return to their jobs within seven days. The dispute affected over 2800 members across 70 counties with over 1 million dollars in damage from cable cuts and vandalism.
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Fred Whissel
Communications Workers of America
General Telephone of
Ohio
Don Detwiler
Marion
Fices
Martin J. Hughes
CWA International
General Telephone
Detwiler
Portsmouth
Sylvania
Schneider
Athens
William J. Brown
al Shears
Youngstown
al Kurtzweig
Kurtzweig
Brown
Agnew Lawyers Granted Broad Power to Seek Leaks
Baltimore AP report notes Judge Hoffman grants Spiro Agnew defense team subpoena power to question any U.S. individuals with 48 hours advance notice. Depositions will be sealed, not part of public files, and identities kept secret. The grand jury probes bribe, extortion, conspiracy, and tax claims from Agnew's past roles. Nixon defends Agnew’s right against press leaks.
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Baltimore
Spiro T. Agnew
Federal Grand Jury
U.S. District Court
Walter E. Hoffman
Agnew
United States
Justice Department
Hoffman
Nixon
Henry E. Petersen
Department
Criminal Investigation Division
Mr. Petersen
Maryland
Mass Transit Funding Faces Possible Veto
The House approved a 400 million dollar subsidy bill for urban mass transit for next year, but a presidential veto could threaten passage. Government data show wholesale prices fall as farm and food products drop six percent, signaling slower food inflation ahead.
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Mass Transit Funds
Washington
House
Classified Comics Editorial Obituaries Sports
Classifieds and features mix in a compact page with editorials, obituaries, sports briefs, and entertainment notes across comics, television, theaters, and women’s pages.
Weather outlook for tonight and Friday
Cloudy with occasional showers tonight and thundershowers. Low temperatures in the low to mid 90s. Partly cloudy and cooler Friday with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s.
White House Seeks Court Review On Tapes Subpoena
White House lawyers face the Senate Watergate committee in U S District Court as the tapes dispute moves toward appeal. Judge Sirica previously ordered release of nine tapes for private listening to test secrecy claims in the Cox probe. The committee demands five presidential conversations from the White House. the president withholds, sparking civil action.
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Washington
White House
Watergate
Senate Watergate Committee
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Sirica
Archibald Cox
U.S. Court of Appeals
Cox
Senate Committee
Nixon defers endorsements amid 1976 primary doubts
President Nixon says he will not endorse any GOP hopeful until they prove themselves in the primaries. He lists potential candidates including Percy Connally Lugar and others, but omits Agnew. He defends Agnew’s stance and reiterates not turning over Watergate tapes, while Kissinger plans a China visit with Japan stop.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
California
Florida
Austria
Bruno Kreisky
Segretti aides questioned as bomb threat halts hearing
Senate Watergate panel resumes public hearings with Douglas Kelly of Miami and Robert Benz of Tampa to testify after Segretti identifies them as key recruits. He admits charges and reveals a $45,000 payment from Kalmbach and weekly White House updates to Chapin.
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Segretti
Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
Florida
Donald H. Segretti
Douglas Kelly
Miami
Robert M. Benz
Tampa
California
Archibald Cox
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Nixon
Dwight L Chapin
White House
Chapin
Campaign Finance Reform Study Committee Split In Ohio
In Columbus a 14 member panel of seven Republicans and seven Democrats battled over campaign finance language. The dispute centered on allowing union member earmarked contributions versus restricting corporate money. Chair Sen. Aronoff threatened resignation as the panel adjourned amid illness and calls to reconvene with a better atmosphere.
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Vienna
Bruno Kreisky
Schoenau
Israel
Austria
Kreisky
Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
General Assembly
Donnybrook
Stanley Aronoff
Cincinnati
House
John Gilligan
Alan Norris
Westerville
Norris
Aronoff
Legislative Services Commission
Gilligan
Paul Matia
Westlake
Walter White
Lima
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Marshfield Exchange
Dave Schneider
Route 56
Baltimore County
Spiro Agnew
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Percy
Indianapolis
Richard Lugar
John D. Connally
Ten
Inouye
Segr
Etti
Sen
Sam J. Ervin Jr
United Appeal
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