Mitchell denies attempt to fix Vesco investigation
Former Attorney General John Mitchell testified in New York that he did not try to influence the Vesco probe in exchange for a campaign donation. He said his only link was arranging a meeting with Vesco intermediary Harry Sears and denied quashing SEC subpoenas or knowing Nixon’s nephew.
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NEW York
UPI
John N. Mitchell
Robert L. Vesco
Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice Stans
Vesco
Nixon
Securities and Exchange
SEC
Investors Overseas Services
Bernard Cornfeld
White House
John W. Dean
F. Donald Nixon Jr
Dean
Sears
San Diego
Ehrlichman
Daniel Ellsberg
Gerhard A. Gesell
Securities and Exchange Commission
Country Faces Chlorine Shortage Across U.S. Cities
A government study shows many American cities lack enough chlorine for water and sewage treatment amid energy gaps and rising use of chemicals. EPA warns the shortage could worsen this summer due to electricity demand and transportation issues. 74 cities faced shortages in eight months through Jan 31, with 22 having completely run out at times.
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Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Congress
Binghamton-Johnson City
N.Y
Borough of
Florence
N.J
Corunna
Maine
Dallas
Des Moines
Glens Falls
Greeneville
Tenn
Houston
Jacksonville
Jefferson Parish
Kalamazoo
Mich
Kings Park
Mattabassett Sanitary District
Conn
Monticello
Ill
Guerrilla attack on Israeli town near Lebanon border
Arab guerrillas stormed Kiryat Shemona near the Lebanese border. 14 people killed and 11 wounded, hostages reported but not confirmed. Attack involved multiple groups with bazookas and machineguns. Syrian and Israeli artillery clashes on the Golan Heights continued for a 31st day.
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United Press International
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine General Command
Beirut
Lissan al Hal
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Ahmad Jibril
Palestine
Kiryat Shemona
Golan Heights
Japan hit by nationwide transit strike of 6.5 million workers
TOKYO UPI reports Japan faced its largest rally of strikes as about 6.5 million workers walked out, halting trains and flights and slowing the economy. Strikers demand roughly 30 percent wage gains to combat a 24 percent inflation rate.
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Tokyo
UPI
Japan
Japan National Railways
JNR
Osaka
Japan Air Lines
JAL
Ministry of Labor
Four Watergate defendants seek Sirica removal as judge
Four Watergate defendants ask U S District Judge John J Sirica be removed from their conspiracy trial beginning Sept 9 claiming an unshakable personal bias in favor of the prosecution They filed a joint motion asking another judge be assigned while noting Sirica is human and not immune to motives or obligations The defendants named are former Attorney General John N Mitchell former White House aide John Ehrlichman and former White House Special Counsel Charles W
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Watergate
Sirica
John N. Mitchell
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
Charles W
Printers authorize strike against three NYC papers
Printers at New York Citys three major dailies voted overwhelmingly to empower union leaders to call a strike over wages and automation. The Times Post and Daily News faced slowdowns as negotiations stall since March 1973 with mediation by Theodore H Kheel.
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Nyc
NEW York
UPI
The
Times
the Post
Daily News
Bertram A. Powers
Typographical Union No. 6
Manhattan Supreme Court
Washington Post strike enters fourth day with halted talks
The Washington Post strike by editorial and commercial workers continues into its fourth day as bargaining stalls. Management proposes a $48.25 raise to $448.25 over two years, while the guild seeks $476 by December 1974 for experienced reporters, amid calls for federal mediation.
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Washington
UPI
Washington Post
Nicholas Fidandis
Post
Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild
FBI arrests two N J men in $50,000 ransom case
FBI arrests Richard Ventola and Cesar Ortega, Penn Central railroad workers, for failing to return a $50,000 ransom after a Dix Hills boy's March 6 8 abduction. $46,000 recovered. The boy was released unharmed in New Jersey two days after the March 6 abduction.
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FBI
N.J
Newark
UPI
Dix Hills
N.Y
New Jersey
John Calzadilla
Penn Central Railroad
Richard Ventola
Weehawken
Cesar Ortega
North Bergen
Keven Prongay
Prongay
Long Island
Michael Calzadilla
Papillon At Cinema II And Other Local Screens
The week shifts from The Sting to Papillon at Cinema II with Steve McQueen in the prison escape tale based on Henri Charriere. Dustin Hoffman co stars in Papillon with solid support as the film runs two and a half hours. George C. Scott leads The Day of the Dolphin a breezy sci fi spy thriller, while The Way We Were with Redford and Streisand plays at Dubrow's Cinema in Manchester Shopping Center. For times call area cinemas.
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Bennington
Cinema I
Steve McQueen
Devil’s Island
Henri Charriere
McQueen
Dustin Hoffman
McQueen-Papillon
George C. Scott
Scott
Redford
Streisand
Dubrow
Manchester
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National Radio
Kiryat
Shemona
Galilee
Israel
Lod
New York Times
Theodore H Kheel
Herbert L
Bart” Porter
Ed Reinecke
California
Womestar
Reinecke
GOP
Senate
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
Bergen
U.S
Jonathan L. Goldstein
Main Street
Vermont
Vineseph E. Levin
Jackal
Walt Disney Productions
Allied Artists
Presen
Steve Dust
McQueen Hoffman
Franklin J. Schaffner
Panavision
Technicolo
Matinee
Sun
DN Plaza
Twin Cinemas
Cinemas
Harte
Robert Redford
Mia Farrow
Moweiod
John Boorman
Jon Voight
Burt Reynolds
Richard Harris
Martin
Tinwane
South Street
Gold Mouse
Drysdale
South ST
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