Kelley vows to keep FBI above politics and resign over pressure
Clarence M. Kelley pledges non political leadership of the FBI after Senate confirms him 9 to 0. He vows to honor Hoover era traditions, says he will change operations if needed, and supports lawful wiretaps while ensuring public disclosure. He will succeed acting chief L. Patrick Gray III following Gray's Watergate related resignation.
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Washington
Clarence M. Kelley
FBI
Kelley
Senate
Kansas City
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
L. Patrick Gray III
Watergate
E. Howard Hunt
White House
William D. Ruckelshaus
Nixon
Gray
Ruckelshaus
Dictators Rule Uruguay as Bordaberry Dissolves Congress
President Bordaberry and military overseers seize power in Uruguay after dissolving Congress and creating a Council of State to assume legislative duties. Parliament sealed, protests strike, censorship imposed, and opposition figures flee as military forces assert control over the government.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Latin America
Juan M. Bordaberry
Bordaberry
Congress
Council of State
Enrique Erro
Erro
Buenos Aires
National Security Council
Minnesota to unveil liquor price ad rules next week
Minnesota officials prepare new liquor price advertising rules to allow in store window ads and possibly limited news media ads. Joseph Novak said the policies would be announced after Friday talks with Governor Wendell Anderson. The repeal of a 1973 ban by law remains, with Novak stating consumer benefit from more price information.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Liquor Control Commission
Joseph Novak
Wendell Anderson
Minnesota Liquor Stores Association
Novak
Minnesota
Ex General Mills president dies in Minneapolis
Leslie N. Perrin, former president and director of General Mills, died Wednesday in a Minneapolis hospital at age 86. He spent 57 years in grain and milling business and retired as a director in 1961, having led the company from 1948 to 1952.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Leslie N. Perrin
General Mills Inc
Minneapolis
Perin
General Mills
Notable Gifts and Legal Shifts Across Nations
Gov George Wallace accepted a Colt .45 from the Alabama Peace Officers Association, recalling an assassination attempt in Maryland. Peter Lawford faces divorce from Mary Rowan amid irreconcilable differences. Lawford’s prior marriage linked to Patricia Kennedy. Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox to publish a memoir with Doubleday. John Lennon and Yoko Ono attend Senate Watergate hearings. Bernard Cornfeld’s ruined castle in Pragnis, Switzerland, up for sale amid fraud charges.
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Gadsen
Ala
George C. Wallace
Alabama Peace Officers Association
Wallace
Laurel
Secret Service
Santa Monica
Calif
Peter Lawford
Mary Rowan
Miss Rowan
Dan Rowan
Lawford
Puerta Vallarta
Mexico
Patricia Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Washington
John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Senate
John W. Dean III
Maureen
Pragins
Switzerland
Bernard Cornfeld
Cornfeld
Lake Geneva
Napoleon
Empress Marie Louise
Rainstorms Hit East and Plains with Heavy Rains
Thunderstorms stretched across the eastern half of the nation and into the Plains, with the Tennessee Valley bearing the heaviest rain. Colorado mountains, Kansas and Nebraska plains saw bursts, while the Rockies and intermountain states recorded thundershowers. Dense fog and drizzle lingered along the northern Atlantic coast and the West Coast.
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Associated Press
Nation
Plains
Tennessee Valley
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Rockies
Intermountain
Atlantic
West
Senate approves Social Security cost of living increase
The Senate passed a 5.6 percent cost of living raise for Social Security recipients by a 72 to 17 vote, with no payroll tax rise. The House endorsement was uncertain, and Nixon administration officials opposed the hike. A conference between chambers was planned to resolve differences.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
White House
Nixon
Senate House
Coal mine scrip valued by collectors in Tennessee
Oak Ridge reports coal mine scrip, once issued by coal companies and usable only in company stores, now fetches up to 75 dollars per token. R. R. Tippy of the National Scrip Collectors notes its fade from general use yet strong interest among collectors.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
R. R. Tippy
National Scrip Collectors Association
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Revolver
Maddox
Atlanta, Ga
Lester Maddox
Times of Romance
Times of Enterprise
Atlanta
Doubleday Inc
Lennon
Cambodia
Austin
Harvey
Harold Smeby
Allstate
Harold Smeby Sears
Highway 63
Spring Valley
Norway
Edger
Grass Cutter Coffee
Arnold Nelson
Maurice Torbenson
First National Bank
Spring Valley, Mn
Ori
Vospiri
Menrice
Lesrgey
Jordon
1St St
Total Dodge
Dodge
American Automotive
Holiday Cars of Austin, Inc
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