GOP Chief Demands Probe Over AT&T Agreement
Republican National Chairman Robert Dole said the credit extension deal between Democrats and AT&T appeared illegal and more significant than the Nixon campaign. Rep. Paul McCloskey said he will not actively campaign for the GOP nomination. Democratic contenders toured Florida ahead of the primary. McCloskey planned reelection bid in California.
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Republican National
Robert J. Dole
American Telephone and ‘Telegraph Co
ATET
Ilegal
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International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
Dele
Paul N. McCloskey
R-Calif
Nixon
Accoss
Florida
McCloskey
U.S
Vietnam
New Hampshire
Menlo Park
Calif
California
17Th
North Carolina
John M. Ashbrook
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Wallace
George 8. McGovern
South Dakota
Dole
Justice Department
At&t
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Dale
Miami
Humphrey vows 10 day pullout plan in Florida primary
In a Florida stop Humphrey said if elected he would order U S troops out of Vietnam 10 days after moving into the White House and set a withdrawal date. He pressed for simultaneous prisoner negotiations and troop pullout while campaigning in Tampa and St Petersburg.
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Uberal
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Vietnam
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Tampa
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Minnesota
U.S
St. Petersburg
Miami- Fort Lauderdale
Gold Coast
Tempa-St. Petersburg
Gulf of Mexico
George McGovern
Henry Jackson
Red Fox Accuses Plagiarism in Memoirs Controversy
Red Fox says he bought a handwritten account of the Wounded Knee massacre in 1958 from a Minnesota printer, claims no copying beyond that source, and denies defrauding readers. The New York Times suggested up to 12,000 words appeared copied in his McGraw-Hill memoir.
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Tex
UPI
Red Fox
Wounded Knee
Minnesota
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New York Times
Ited Fox
James H. McGregor
Fox
Ghost Dancer
State officials debate welfare memo on intimate questions
In Montpelier officials defend a highly personal questionnaire used to establish paternity for welfare support. The form asks for dates and places of sexual relations, names and addresses of witnesses, whether a motel or hotel was shared, and a physical resemblance to the child. Critics call it bureaucratic intrusion while officials insist it aims to identify the father and secure child support.
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Human Services
Willian Cowles, Jr
Vermont
Aml
Frederick Cleveland
Social Welfare Department
Cleveland
Department
Poster of Defiance highlighted by Poultney historians
Poultney historians publish the 1772 Poster of Defiance, issued Feb 5 1772, three years before Fort Ticonderoga capture. The bold flyer, printed under New York authority, named Ethan Allen and others and offered rewards for officials. It is described as the first open defiance of constituted authority and linked to later events.
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Defiance
Green Mountain College
Margot McKinney
Fort Ticonderoga
Province of
New York
Vermont
Col
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Sunderland
Remember Baker
Arlington
Robert Cochran
Bennington
Walter E. Johnson
The
Pachtney Historical Society
Charles Jellison
Volpe pledges strong security to halt air piracy
Washington United States Transportation Secretary John Volpe met with 23 major airline heads and announced immediate carrier security regulations aimed at preventing weapons on planes and restricting access to cockpits. He cited a $2 million extortion plot and multiple bomb threats as reasons for tightening measures. FAA chief Shaffer noted emphasis on airport security, fencing, and flood controls. Volpe asserted the government will ensure the public can travel safely and free from fear, citing historical hijack reductions as proof of effectiveness.
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UPI
John A. Volpe
Yalpe
United States
Volpe
Federal Aviation Administration
Niles
FAA
John H. Shaffer
Vermont House advances campaign media limits
The Vermont House approved a bill to cap campaign media spending for statewide races at half the annual salary in primaries and full salary in generals, a 107 to 10 vote. Debates centered on easing entry to office versus limiting spending, with opposition from minority leaders.
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House
Montpelier
UPI
Orrin Beattie
Manchester
James Shea
Wintdosid
Weather outlook shifts from sun to clouds this weekend
Forecast shows mostly sunny start today with increasing cloudiness this afternoon and a high in the low 30s. Tonight will be cloudy with a chance of light freezing drizzle, low in the upper teens or low 20s. Sunday will turn to rain and a warmup, with highs in the 40s.
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