Ehrlichman cited for payoff and legal battle widens
Former White House aide Kalmbach confirms in deposition that Ehrlichman told him to continue payments to seven Watergate defendants. Ehrlichman denies approving them, calling payouts a humanitarian gesture. Other items include subpoenas over White House tapes and contributions by Phillips Petroleum and 3M, with the Republican finance committee returning the Philipps funds. A civil suit targets Haldeman Ehrlichman and Dean III over the break in.
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Nixon
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Kalmbach
Herb Kalmbach
Herb
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Phillips Petroleum Co
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Phillips
Finance Committee
Association of State Democratic
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John W. Dean III
3M disclosed $30,000 illegal Nixon contribution
3M Co admitted to giving $30,000 in corporate funds to Nixon's reelection campaign, a disclosure linked to Archibald Cox’s prior statements. The cash gift, likely before April 7, 1972, prompted a pledge to return funds if illegal, with no detail on authorizing officials and potential Minnesota penalties. The case mirrors other firms returning similar sums.
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Nixon
3M Co
Archibald Cox
American Airlines
Cox
Minnesota
Ashland Oil Co
Gulf Oil Co
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Skylab 2 Astronauts Photograph Sea Storm from Space
Skylab 2 crew Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma woke on their day off to photograph a tropical low southwest of Cuba. They shot still and TV pictures for later relay while resuming sun study and housekeeping tasks on day 22 of a 59 day mission.
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Feeder Pigs Sold After Brief Herald Want Ad
An Austin area farmer found quick success with a low cost Herald want-ad offering 20 Hamp Duroe Cross feeder pigs weighing about 40 pounds. The ad ran six days for $5.40 but the pigs sold after only one appearance. Call 433-8851 to place a similar ad.
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Austin
Herald
Kennedy rebuked by SCLC over political opportunism
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference condemns Sen Edward Kennedy for presenting an Americanism award to Gov George Wallace on July 4. Delegates clash over leadership and governance, approving a resolution to evaluate all board members within 45 days.
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Friday
Kennedy
Alabama
George C. Wallace
United States
SCLC
North
The
Reg
Joseph Boone
Atlanta
Boone
John A. Jamnicky
Chicago
Ralph David Abernathy
Resolutions Committee
Defense edge by MIRVs seen by 1980s officials
Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger warned that successful Soviet MIRV tests could give Moscow a clear edge by the 1980s. He said the Soviets may deploy combat ready MIRVs within two years and match U S land based multiple warheads in about six years, with a formidable submarine launched MIRV force possible.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Gasoline price ceilings to roll back some hikes September 1
The Cost of Living Council says retailers who raised prices during the shortage may rollback one to three cents a gallon on Sept 1. Phase 4 ceilings set byAug 1 cost plus last January markup, vary by dealer. Council aims to curb profiteering while inflation and energy outlook warrant caution. Goodyear and BF Goodrich announce planned tire price increases within 30 days.
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Washington
Council
William N. Walker
John A. Love
Nixon
Goodyear
Goodrich
Butcher Checks New York Beef Shipment From Amarillo
Bellevue Hospital worker Nestor Roman used a saw to inspect a carcass from a Friday shipment arriving from Amarillo Texas. The city bought beef on the hoof for the hospital amid a meat shortage.
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Nestor Roman
New York
Bellevue Hospital
Amarillo
Texas
Miners Trapped 1200 Feet Underground as Fire Halts Rescue
Rescue teams faced intense flames late Friday while two Hecla Copper Mine workers were trapped 1200 feet below ground in a cave in on the Papago Reservation. Miner David Deeder of Casa Grande is named. another man’s identity was withheld. One other miner escaped and two were injured as teams awaited equipment from Phoenix.
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Casa Grande
Ariz
Hecla Mining Co
Papago
Dick Glover
Phoenix
Glover
David Deeder
Bells Toll for San Francisco Bridge Suicide Victim
In San Francisco a 27 year old son of Maryland Lieutenant Governor Blair Lee II died after leaping from the Golden Gate Bridge. Police had pursued him as he fled to a patrol car and then jumped. Church bells across the Bay Area tolled in a vigil for victims of the bridge suicides as directors debated building a barrier on the span.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Maryland
Pierre Boal Lee
Blair Lee II
Lee
California
Ray DeMartini
San Francisco Bay Area
United States
Editorial 4 Form 10 Society 6 VS Mkt 12 Area News
A brief column notes editorial decisions and feature selections across society and market briefs. It highlights regional issues, community notices, and upcoming events reflected in the paper's front pages and internal pages.
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Society
Libyan hijacker not Israeli agent say Libyan authorities
Beirut Lebanon AP reports Libya refutes Arab claims that the Beirut airliner hijacker was an Israeli agent. Mohammed Touni a Libyan from Zintan with a Libyan passport dated June 24 1973 is named by Tripoli Radio as the hijacker.
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Lebanon
Libya
Israel
Middle East
Tripoli Radio
Mohammed Touni
Zintan
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