Kissinger Garbage Scandal Sparks Public Trash Pickup
UPI reports five plastic bags of garbage were left on the sidewalk outside Henry Kissinger’s Georgetown home as reporter James Gourley recovered the items for a potential food story. Police refused to arrest and the State Department called the act revolting, while Gourley defended public-property access and described the gag as humorous.
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Washington
UPI
Secretary of
Henry Kissinger
Georgetown
National Enquirer
James L
Jay) Gourley
Secret Service
Gourley
State Department
Kissinger
Washington Star
Sanford campaign law hits big spenders with caps
Anne Forsyth, heir to Reynolds tobacco and Cannon textiles fortunes, forgave 1972 loans to Terry Sanford in a development highlighting new federal limits. Under the new law multi millionaires are capped at 3000 dollars in primary runoff and general election contributions, altering how large donors influence campaigns.
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Forsyth
Federal Election Commission
Congress
Sanford
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Record-breaking cloture vote in New Hampshire senate race fight
In Washington, Democrats push a fifth cloture attempt to end a Republican filibuster over New Hampshire's eight month election dispute between Democrat John Durkin and Republican Louis C. Wyman. A possible recount and “single-candidate skip ballots” proposal from Mansfield stirs opposition among GOP and southern Democrats. Wyman argues skip ballots exist and could alter the outcome. Durkin backed by some Democrats, while the Rules Committee stalled debate.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
New Hampshire
John Durkin
Louis C. Wyman
Mike Mansfield
Mark O. Hatfield
Ore
Mansfield
Wyman
GOP
Durkin
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Hatfield
Senate Rules Committee
Woman stirs at her own funeral in Sri Lanka
In a northern Sri Lanka village, 20 year old Valli Pillai was believed dead and prepared for cremation as Hindu rites began. During cleansing, her hand moved and a doctor later declared her alive. She was reported recovering in a hospital.
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Colombo
Sri Lanka
UPI
Ceylon
Valli Pillai
Farmers hold wheat amid rumors of Soviet purchase
Grain futures surged as farmers withheld wheat from markets amid reports that the Soviet Union may buy US and Canadian wheat. London papers and the International Wheat Council weighed a possible 3 to 20 million ton scale deal, while officials warned 1972 volumes would not repeat. Farmers in Nebraska and other Wheat Belt states cited hopes for higher prices, with Nebraska leaders noting partial influence from Russian deal chatter.
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United Press International
U.S
London
Soviet Union
Russia
United States
Canada
International Wheat Council
Robert Lewis
Kansas
Irv Friede
Western Wheat Association
Lewis
Agriculture Department
Chicago Board of Trade
Frank Johannsen
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
Nebraska
Colorado
Peron Falls to Wage Demands as Argentina Strikes
In Buenos Aires President Maria Estela (Isabel) Peron yields to organized labor over wage hikes, triggering a nationwide strike by 2.5 million workers and threatening the government’s austerity program. The walkout halts trains, buses, and flights, amid political violence and cabinet resignations. Italo Luder's election as senate leader shifts presidential succession.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
UPI
Maria Estela
Isabel) Peron
General Confederation of Labor
Afl-Cio
Peron
Juan Domingo Peron
Jose Lopez Rega
Britain tops unions agree on voluntary anti inflation pact
British union leaders finalized a plan to combat soaring inflation through voluntary measures rather than government mandates. TUC general secretary Len Murray said the aim is to secure government endorsement of a voluntary policy, while ministers reserve legal powers if voluntary steps fail.
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London
UPI
Britain
Len Murray
Trades Union Congress
TUC
TUC General Council
Thas
Murray
Harold Wilson
Labor
Denis Healey
Labor Party
Healey
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Hotel Putnam Bldg
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Colonial Shopping Ctr
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