Ashland chief admits illegal 100000 gift to Nixon campaign
Ashland Oil chairman Orin E. Atkins testified to the Senate Watergate committee that the firm used a Gabon subsidiary to withdraw cash for a $100,000 corporate contribution to President Nixon in 1972. He described fund raising as borderlining extortion and said public financing should replace private donations.
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Washington
Ashland Oil Co
Nixon
America
Orin E. Atkins
Senate Watergate Committee
Atkins
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Stans
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ashland
Clyde Webb
Geneva
Europe
Nixon Campaign Finance Committee
Kenneth Wells Parkinson
White House
Special Watergate Prosecution Force
Parkinson
Princess Anne Marries Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey
Princess Anne 22 wed Capt Mark Phillips 25 in a televised royal ceremony. Fifteen hundred guests attended as Elizabeth II watched with Prince Philip, while millions worldwide tuned in. Anne wore a Susan Small gown with Edwardian collar and pearl edged sleeves, a diamond tiara, and rode in a glass coach with her father to the Abbey.
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London
Anne
Elizabeth II
Mark Phillips
Westminster Abbey
Abbey
Prince Charles
Prince Philip
Coldstream Guards
Irish Guards
Gurkha Rifles
Royal Air Force
Navy
Marines
Phillips’ Regiment
Queen's Dragoon Guards
St. James’s Park
Whitehall
Houses of Parliament
Elsie Sharpley
Beckenham
Norman Hartnell
Hardy Amies
Susan Small
Elizabeth
Kissinger heads to Japan after Peking talks
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger arrives in Tokyo with focus on U S Japanese relations after visiting Beijing where a communique affirmed there is only one China and Taiwan is part of China. An official said further discussions would continue in coming months through diplomatic channels.
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Tokyo
Henry A. _ Kissinger
U.S Japanese
Japan
China
Peking
Kissinger
U.S
Taiwan
Henry A. Kissinger
Masayosh Ohira
U S shoppers show rush to small cars amid gas price rise
An Associated Press survey finds auto dealers reporting a surge in inquiries for small cars as gasoline costs rise and a possible rationing threat looms. Dealers note high demand, long waits, and buyers trading in larger models for fuel efficient imports and compact American cars.
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Associated Press
Danny Papernoster
Dick Clifton Motors Inc
Columbus
Ohio
Fiat
American Motors
Nixon
P.J. Kaufman
Thiensvillé
Wis
Ed de Brecht
de Brecht Imports Ltd
St. Louis
Jackson pushes weekend approval of emergency energy bill
Sen. Henry M. Jackson of Washington urges quick Senate action on an emergency energy measure. He says time is of the essence as debate schedules are drawn amid plans for rationing, saving fuel, and broader energy constraints. The bill seeks to curb consumption and empower presidential powers to tap reserves and shift plants to coal.
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Sen. Jackson
Washington
Sen
Henry
M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate
Jackson
Interior Committee
Alaska
North Slope
Nixon
Naval Petroleum
House Commerce Committee
Senate Public Works Committee
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Mill City craftsman quits after string of burglaries
Edwin Westlin, a 78 year old cabinetmaker in Minneapolis, retires after three burglaries at his shop near a police station. Thieves stole tools worth about 100 dollars in two weeks, despite years of loyal work for doctors and dentists. Westlin and his wife plan to sell remaining tools for about 400 dollars with 142 dollars in Social Security.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Edwin Westlin
Oldtimer
Westlin
Alice
South Dakota
West Broadway
Wetlin
Isle bank hold up by two masked men
Two armed men entered the Lake side State Bank in Isle Minnesota around 9 20 a m forced 12 people into a vault and escaped with an undetermined amount of cash. Bank President Hammerberg said the vault door was not locked and law enforcement was notified after two minutes.
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Isle, Minn
Isle
Lakeside State Bank
Bank
Hammerberg
Mille Lacs County
Israel Egypt agree on POW exchange set for Thursday
The International Red Cross announced Israel and Egypt will exchange prisoners of war on Thursday morning. Nixon holds talks with GOP as Watergate scrutiny continues in Washington. Stillwater guards meet following a stabbing of Lt Weinhold amid inmate violence. Minnesota Governor Anderson asks lawmakers for a 100 million housing program focused on low-interest loans to repair aging homes.
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Israel
Egypt
Tel Aviv
International Red Cross
Nixon
GOP
Washington
Congress
Stillwater
Minn
Bruce McManus
McManus
Martin Weinhold
Perj CX
ST. Paul, Minn
Wendell Anderson
Minnesota
Chamber asks light cut back on Yale decorations
The Austin Area Chamber of Commerce asks the Austin Utility Board to curb city power use by dimming city-wide Christmas lights from dusk to 9 30 p m December 8 through 25. The move aims for about a 90 percent reduction in consumption while preserving the decorations as a community asset and encouraging personal energy conservation.
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Austin Area Chamber of Commerce Today
Austin Utility Board
Chamber Board
Austin
Inmates Seize Honolulu Prison Riot Standoff
About 50 National Guardsmen positioned inside the Honolulu state prison after inmates rioted in the main cellblock. Guards fired tear gas into the kitchen as inmates searched for food. A stand-off persisted with no injuries reported and talks hoped to begin at daybreak.
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Honolulu
Jack Kellner
Kellner
Samuel Kawahara
Kawahara
County Board approves village pact renewals
Mower County Commission renews police protection contracts with Grand Meadow LeRoy and Adams and approves a new contract with Lyle at 7700 each. Bid letting set for 4 PM December 4 for gas and diesel fuel. Tax forfeited property sale at 11 AM December 4. Storage building bid to Joseph Construction Austin for 1795. Radio District to aid county and Freeborn law enforcement.
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Mower County Board of Commissioners
Grand Meadow
LeRoy
Adams
Lyle
Mower
Freeborn
Mower County
Frank Klassy
Robert Finbraaten
Root River Citizen Committee
Spring Valley
Birthday claps greet Utah Senator Wallace Bennett at club
During a Tuesday birthday celebration at the Congressional Club in Washington applause rang out for Utah Senator Wallace Bennett on his 95th birthday.
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Utah
Wallace Bennett
Congressional Club
Washington
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