Senate Watergate probes weigh dirty tricks in 1972 NH primary
Washington based Watergate investigators subpoenaed Manchester Union Leader reporters Arthur Egan and R Warren Pease seeking details on letters and stories tied to alleged dirty tricks in New Hampshire 1972 presidential primary. They probe campaigns for Muskie and other candidates and possible Republican help to McGovern.
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N.H
Senate
New Hampshire
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D-S.d
Edmund Muskie
Dmaine
Muskie
McGovern
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Vance Hartke
Henry Jackson
D Wash
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Jed Johnson
Oklahoma
Arthur C. Egan
R. Warren Pease
Manchester Union Leader
William Loeb
Loeb
Nixon
Johnson
Murray Chotiner
Cyanide Warning Extended Coast Guard warns of cyanide drums
The Coast Guard extended a cyanide warning along the eastern seaboard after 390 blue drums washed from ships off Cuba in August. Mariners are told not to salvage barrels, but to report sightings to authorities.
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Boston
New England
Coast Guard
Gulf Coast
Texas
Florida
Cuba
Biddeford Voters to Decide New Charter Monday
Biddeford residents go to the polls Monday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. for a citywide referendum on a proposed charter. It would cut council from 11 to seven, end at large seats, create an administrative officer, recall provisions, and an elected Board of Fire Commissioners. A 30 percent turnout is required for validity.
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Biddeford
Board of Fire Commissioners
Cambodian officers reportedly executed after Kompong Cham retreat
AP reports multiple sources say at least 12 lieutenants and captains ordered a retreat during the insurgent assault on Kompong Cham and were executed on Sept 7. Cambodian officials deny the executions while noting disciplinary punishments, with one diplomat confirming five or six deaths but uncertain if by superior fire or postbattle execution.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Cham
Associated Press
South Vietnam
Pok Sam An
Sar Hor
Armed Forces
113,300 Workers Strike Halts Chrysler Production
Chrysler halted all car and truck output as 113,300 UAW members walked out at US and Canadian plants after contract talks failed. The strike left Chrysler with about 122,000 vehicles ready for sale while GM and Ford kept production lines moving.
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Chrysler
United Auto Workers Union
United States
Canadian
General Motors
Ford
UAW Chrysler Strike Highlights Major Issues and Stakes
The United Auto Workers strike against Chrysler affects 56 plants across 21 states and Canada with 160,000 UAW members. Major issues include overtime control, early retirement after 30 years, plant safety, and benefits such as pension boosts and company dental insurance.
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Canada
United States
U.S
United Auto Workers
Auto
Aerospace
Agricultural Implement Industries
Emppoyes
Chrysler
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Chrysler Corp
Detroit
Mack Avenue
John Warren
Warren
Dental Inc
Sergeants Weigh Exit From Biddeford Police Union
United tensions over a factional dispute threaten Biddeford police sergeants with withdrawing from Council 74 AFSCME after 20 of 27 members signed a petition at a negotiating session. The move, challenged as premature, sparked a heated meeting and a stalled contract process focused on monetary terms for 1973.
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Biddeford
Council 74
American Federation of State
Sgt
Benoit Martin
Gerard Jacques
Jacques
Council 71
Sgt. Martin
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