Nixon address leaves many Watergate questions unanswered
The editorial analyzes Nixon's second Watergate address, noting a cool, emotionless stance that leaves Americans uncertain about the truth and the president's involvement. It cites Gray's warning, calls for a workable compromise on tapes, and questions how such a broad scandal could be driven by aides alone.
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Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Senate Select Committee
White House
John Dean
FBI
L. Patrick Gray
Senate Committee
Don Oakley
Activists could whip Detroit car bargaining into national strike
Detroit’s auto hub tightens as radical groups and wildcat action appear allied with the wage fight at Chrysler, Ford and GM. Union officials warn militant factions, including RU-leaning clubs, could push a strike as they press for higher pay, modernized COLA, dental care, and early retirement benefits amid looming contract talks and a depleted car supply.
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Detroit Car
Victor Riesel
Detroit
Auto Union
WHAM
Wayne State U
Chrysler Jefferson Avenue
Revolutionary Union
San Francisco
Chicago
Dodge
FBI
Chrysler
Chrysler Detroit
United Auto Workers
Doug Fraser
UAW
General Motors
Football education tips for wives and fans
A sportswriter shares a humorous account of teaching his wife the basics of football during a Vikings vs Chiefs preseason game. He explains terms like scrimmage snap and tight end while noting her friendly misunderstandings and the night’s lighthearted lessons for new fans.
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United States
Minnesota Vikings
Kansas City Chiefs
Chiefs
3 Stooges
ABC
Howard
Fumblin
Frank
The
Miss American Coed Market Pushes $8 Billion Back-to-School
Report details high school and college girls under 20 spending over 8 billion on apparel cosmetics radios records and gifts. Average girl spends about 650 on clothes study and play with real fur coats top purchases and bikinis frequent. Most spending goes to clothes and shoes while cosmetics cover 17 percent and gifts total nearly 500 million.
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U.S
Young couples delay marriage and grow more divorced
A Census Bureau survey from the 1970 census shows young married Americans have fewer children and higher divorce rates. The share of wives with no children rose from 20 to 29 percent during the 1960s, and college graduates stayed married longer. The average age at first marriage rose about six months.
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U.S. Census Bureau
Census Bureau
Houston Horror Highlights Dread Of Missing Teens
Opinion piece notes fear among Houston area parents as police search a long list of missing teens linked to 27 murder victims. It cites Edina police guidance urging reporting disappearances within overnight, plus warnings to teens about dangers, including peers. Two Houston teens aged 17 and 18 implicated in murders.
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Houston-area
Houston
Richard Nissen
Edina
Nissen
Minneapolis
Turn Back the Clock to 30 Years Ago in Mower County
Fall camporee at Camp Everett-Hormel set for August 27 to 29 with Boy Scouts planning activities. Gov and Mrs Thye joined Grange initiation at Queen of Angels hall. Paul Lightly of Oakland won livestock judging contests at Crane Pavilion. J F Vondracek to assume Salvation Army post in Fairmont September 1. Dave Noble of Blooming Prairie extended bid for modified car point title at Chateau Speedway in Lansing winning the 20 lap feature in a 1938 Ford powered by a GMC engine.
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Mower County
Camp Everett-Hormel
Edward J. Thye
Grange
Queen of Angels Hall
Paul Lightly
Oakland
Crane Pavilion
J. F. Vondracek
Austin
Salvation Army
Fairmont
Dave Noble
Blooming Prairie
Lansing
Chateau Speedway
Noble
Ken Sperry
Rochester
On This Date in History Aug 20 Highlights Hamilton
A compact history note recalls events dated Aug 20 across years including Alaska’s discovery by Vitus Bering in 1741, Washington’s 1776 escape to Manhattan, Belgium’s Belgian border clash in 1831, and Benjamin Harrison’s 1833 birth, with WWI events in 1914 beginning.
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Vitus Jonas Bering
George Washington
Brooklyn
N.Y
East River
Manhattan
Belgium
Benjamin Harrison
North Bend
Ohio
World War II and Cold War Era Headlines Snapshot
A compact montage recalls Brussels occupation by Germans in World War II, the Dnieper dam blast during German advances, deadly anti-French riots in Morocco and Algeria, Khrushchev's 15 day Belgrade visit, Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, and South Korea floods with about 400 deaths in the prior year.
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Brussels
Belgium
Dnieper
Ukraine
Morocco
Algeria
Nikita Khrushchev
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
South Korea
Mao's Waning Public Presence Alarms Chou En-lai Faction
Washington reports cite Hong Kong letters suggesting Mao Tse-tung is uneasy with Chou En-lai's rise and Lin Piao's purge. They note Mao's reduced public appearances since 1971, absence from May and National Day events, and a contrasting lack of explicit condemnation of Lin Piao.
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NEA
Hong Kong
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
China
Mao
Lin Piao
Chou
Lin
Red Guards
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Kinchbeens
Associated Press
Berry
NEA, Inc
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Eighth Central Committee
Liu
Seventh Central Committee
Kao Kang
Jao Shuchih
Agnew
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