Agnew Asks House Probe Over Immunity Claim
Vice President Spiro Agnew urged the House to investigate corruption allegations, arguing the Constitution shields a president or vice president from criminal action while in office. House leaders offered no clear action, with options including a committee inquiry or impeachment procedures. Agnew met with Speaker Carl Albert and said authorities must respect constitutional immunity and that he is confident the House will vindicate him.
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Perfect End To Skylab 2 Record Space Mission
Doctors praised the Skylab 2 crew Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma after their 592 day space flight. The trio splashed down near San Diego aboard the USS New Orleans were hoisted aboard and treated to medical checks showing normal vitals with vestibular disturbance expected. They will undergo 18 more days of tests diet and sample collection before returning to the Houston area. President Nixon sent congratulations and Lousma called the entry spectacular while expressing a desire to repeat the ride.
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Watergate Panel Opens Domestic CIA Inquiry
Senate Watergate committee launches hearings on possible CIA covert activity inside the United States. Patrick Buchanan testified as the White House campaign strategist while Fr. Howard Hunt Jr admitted directing Elisberg and other break-ins. Hunt suggested Alfred Baldwin III may have acted as a double agent with Democratic ties.
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Gen Tel Talks On Off Again In Ohio Strike Settlement Talks
Renewed talks between General Telephone Co. and Communications Workers of America broke off early with no settlement of the 73 day dispute. The company backs a handshake agreement from Sept. 9, while the union reportedly rejected it. About 2,800 workers have been on strike since July 16 with over $1 million in damage reported to cables and relay stations. A Marion man died of a heart attack after lines were damaged, hindering his wife’s emergency call.
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Vinton Court Sets Limit On Pickets
Vinton County teachers strike expands to Logan with pickets at Central Elementary. A restraining order limits picketing at schools as 86 of 113 faculty remain on strike. Teachers sue the board and McArthur police for 1.275 million dollars in federal court in Columbus amid vandalism and harassment claims.
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Youngstown Schools Reopen After Strike Settlement
Youngstown Ohio teachers voted to accept a tentative agreement with the board of education ending a three week strike and resuming classes for about 24 000 pupils without additional problems reported.
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House approves $9.9 billion farm bill
The compromise measure worth 9.9 billion dollars clears the House. It funds farm programs food stamps school milk and consumer and environmental protection initiatives.
Four Dead Feared as Tornadoes Ravage Central Plains
AP reports four persons feared killed and scores injured as 20 plus tornadoes hit Kansas and the Central Plains. Heavy rains and waterlogged ground caused new flash floods in Kansas and Nebraska with North-central Kansas hardest hit.
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Argentina Declares War on Guerrillas After Labor Leader Slain
Buenos Aires reports that Argentina's Peronist government declared war on Marxist guerrillas after the ambush killing of Jose Rucci, the top labor leader and key backer of President-elect Juan Peron, on Tuesday.
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Juan Peron
Weather, Notices, and Classifieds Page Summary
Partial text shows weather forecast and classified section. Mentions women and warm temperatures with partly cloudy conditions. Forecast details indicate lows in the 60s and highs in the 80s through Thursday, plus page references.
Weekend Cleaning Cash In
Local tips urge quick money by gathering unused items from home or garage and selling them this weekend. Focus on simple clear out tasks to turn clutter into cash with low effort.
Debate on Military Cut Proposals Divides Senate
Senate debates an amendment to halve US land based troops abroad withSea based forces exempt. The plan would require pulling 62 500 foreign troops by June 30 and 187 500 more over two years while allowing presidential discretion on which nations to withdraw from and delaying NATO force changes until 1976.
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Boyle in coma after apparent suicide attempt before murder case
W A Tony Boyle, 71, former United Mine Workers leader, lies in a deep coma after an apparent self inflected overdose on the eve of a court appearance in a Pennsylvania murder conspiracy case tied to the 1969 slayings of Joseph Yablonski and his wife and daughter. Doctors say survival unlikely.
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