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.
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Alger Hiss
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John
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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.
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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.
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N.H
UPI
Niels Nielsen
New Hampshire
Nielsen
Franconia Notch
Cannon Mountain
Brooklyn
Plymouth
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