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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1974

Page

13

Nixon shaped by Alger Hiss case lessons in Six Crises

The House Judiciary Committee heard that President Nixon kept a strong focus on the Alger Hiss case and his book Six Crises. Former aides described Nixon instructing staff to read the book and use it as a benchmark for leaks, espionage, and the Pentagon Papers saga.

Communist Party Whittaker Chambers Hiss Alexander P. Butterfield Nixon House Judiciary Committee Colson Egil “Bud” Krogh Jr White House Ellsberg Alger Hiss Krogh Plumbers Daniel Ellsberg Pentagon Smoking Gun H.R. Haldeman Haldeman O.K Caracas John W. Dean III Richard G. Kleindienst FBI Hoover Atty John N. Mitchell Ehrlichman Dean Senate Sam J. Ervin Jr D-N.c Watergate Committee Watergate John Chambers D. Ehrlichman

Shivering magician sets record for burial in ice

James Randi known as The Amazing Randi spent 43 minutes enclosed in a four by seven foot ice coffin on the Boston Common for a TV promotion earning $300 and claiming $25,000 in publicity. Medical staff monitored his temperature as Guinness officials certified the record amid drizzle and cold.

Shivering Magician Boston UPI James Randi Randi Boston Common

Worker guards Old Man of the Mountain for years

Niels Nielsen a 47-year-old bridge crewman climbs the 40-foot face of the Old Man of the Mountain each year hanging 800 feet above Franconia Notch. He hopes to have his ashes left on the rock someday and keeps repairing the profile despite vandalism and harsh weather.

Stewart Powell Franconia N.H UPI Niels Nielsen New Hampshire Nielsen Franconia Notch Cannon Mountain Brooklyn Plymouth

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