Sirica questions Mitchell in Watergate trial
Judge John J. Sirica resumed inquiry into Watergate by questioning former Attorney General John N. Mitchell for about 20 minutes after excusing the jury. Mitchell denied involvement, saying he did not start or decide on the break-in. Other defendants Haldeman Ehrlichman Mardian Parkinson are expected to testify later.
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Washington
UPI
John J. Sirica
Sirica
John N. Mitchell
Richard M. Nixon
White House
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Robert C. Mardian
Kenneth W. Parkinson
U.S. Court of Appeals
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Nixon
Kissinger Talks In Peking Described As Very Friendly
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger meets Chinese leaders in a third day of talks in Peking described as very friendly by both sides. The discussions cover money matters and frozen assets with Habib leading a new sub delegation. Kissinger and family plan sightseeing near Shanghai before Tokyo and Washington flights.
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Peking
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Peoples Daily
Chinese Communist Party
Chou En- Lai
Kissinger
Secret Service
Teng Hsiao-ping
Chiao Kuanhua
China
Great Peoples Hall
Mao Tse-tung
Soochow
Shanghai
Tokyo
Washington
Henry Kissinger
Chou En-lai
Chou
Vermonter designs a breakthrough engine
Vermont inventor John Sawhill announces a tested engine that nearly doubles mileage and cuts pollution. He expresses excitement and hopes the results represent a breakthrough as federal energy officials report the test success.
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Vermont
John Sawhill
Worst Economic Slump Yet For U S Economy
The Commerce Department reports October led by a 1.3 percent decline, after September's revised drop to 3.3 percent, marking the worst slump on record. The budget proposes savings but predicts 50,000 job losses and a 6.7 percent unemployment rate. A surprising October balance of payments surplus of 29.4 billion dollars is noted. Separate reports discuss the LaForce Engine, claiming large mileage gains, pending tests and possible patenting, with EPA interest and congressional scrutiny.
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Richard Hughes
UPI
Commerce Department
Ford
White House
Ron Nelsen
Roy Ash
United States
Washington
United Mine Workers
NBC
Edward P. LaForce
Richmond
Sandy Rocque
LaForce
Robert
Senate Commerce Committee
Dover
Del
Nixon may not hear Watergate medical verdict Friday
In Los Angeles Richard Nixon’s fate rests with three court appointed doctors who examined him at his San Clemente estate. The unanimous conclusion was delivered to Judge Sirica with strict orders not to disclose details. The report, brief and specific, will be weighed along with other factors in deciding if Nixon must testify in the Watergate case.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Richard Nixon
Watergate Court
John Sirica
Washington
San Clemente
Richard Starr Ross
Johns Hopkins University
Charles A. Hufnagel
Georgetown University Hospital
Nixon
Hufnagel
U.S
Oceanside
Long Beach Memorial Hospital
Sirica
Inside Shakeup in Ford cabinet faces January shift
A preview notes an expected January shakeup in the Ford administration cabinet. Details teased across pages suggest changes may precede the new year as analysts weigh potential appointments and reorganizations.
Vermont Faces Higher Deficit Than Expected
Vermont faces a larger budget shortfall than anticipated with officials estimating a deficit of about six million dollars for the current year up from four point five. Welfare caseload increases are blamed for a potential one to two million dollar rise, prompting talks of tight 1976 spending, possible tax increases, and agency funding at current levels.
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Social Welfare
Paul Philbrook
Wilson
Philbrook
Bennington seniors face housing delay until February
Bennington Housing Authority announced a further delay pushing the South Street senior housing project to at least February 1. Construction delays, mainly heating system parts and material deliveries, have stretched the schedule nearly a year past the original March 1974 completion. Authority officials and local leaders voiced disappointment as they consider options and await federal housing funds.
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South Street
Bennington Housing Authority
Authority
Hamilton L. Shields
Shields
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Timothy Corcoran
Jackson Attacks Ford Arms Accord Over MIRVs
Sen Henry M Jackson criticizes President Ford Vladivostok pact as disastrous for not mandating on site inspections or phased reductions Jackson says the agreement gives Soviets room to resist reductions until 1985 and boosts MIRV carrying capacity Administration counters that satellite tech can detect multi warhead missiles and that much of US deterrent relies on submarines and bombers
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Washington
UPI
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Ford
Vladivostok
Russia
Jackson
Enid Tankenn
Administration
U.S
Minuteman
United States
Soviet Union
Durkin Wins Close N H Senate Race After Recount
Democrat John Durkin narrowly defeats Republican Louis Wyman by 10 votes after a nine day recount in New Hampshire. The result shifts Senate balance to 62 Democrats and 38 Republicans. Durkin, an attorney, celebrated by news on car radio. Wyman refused to concede.
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Durkin
N.H. Senate
Concord
N.H
UPI
John Durkin
U.S. Senate
Louis Wyman
New Hampshire
Robert Stark
Wyman
Senate
Congress
Sen
Norris Cotton
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Beirut
Ethiopia
An Nahar
Addis Ababa
Aman Andom
Selassie
Big House Forum
Burr and Burton
Cora Cheney
Monitor
Hoosick
Thomas Salmon
Bennington
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