Service Station Operators React To Gasoline Price Hike
Reactions from Western New York to the Cost of Living Council price ceiling varied from elation to anger. Dealers said the immediate 1 to 2.5 cent hike offers only temporary relief while many condemned the partial lift of Phase 4 controls and warned of potential nationwide shutdowns.
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Houston
Monay
Los Angeles
John Devine
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Indiana
Billy J. Newman
Greater
Agnew Denounces Leaks as Kangaroo Prosecution
Vice President Spiro Agnew warned that ongoing federal probes and press leaks amount to a kangaroo trial. He spoke at a Republican Women convention in Los Angeles and argued leaks threaten due process and civil rights while prosecutors in Maryland press forward.
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Los Angeles
Spiro T. Agnew
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Agnew
National Federation of Republican Women
Delegates Debate Layoff Rules In 1976 Reform Talks
A 17 member drafting committee in Gaithersburg Maryland weighs proportional representation down to congressional districts for 1976 delegate selection. Compromise proposals include a 15 percent vote threshold and Beirne plan versus Gilligan and Lee ideas amid potential party fights. Barbara Mikulski leads a low key session with open meetings and procedures kept similar to 1972.
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Presiden
Joseph A. Beirne
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Blair Lee
Maryland
John J. Gilligan
Ohio
Beirne
Whic
Baltimore
Barbara Mikulski
ABA president says Agnew could be indicted but not tried in office
The ABA president Chesterfield Smith says a U.S. grand jury is hearing evidence in Maryland corruption probe and believes Agnew could be indicted yet not tried while in office. He notes an indictment would wait for impeachment or departure from office.
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Agnew
U. S. Atty
George Beall
Stanley Mortenson
Hoffman
Los Angeles
American Bar Association
Spiro T. Agnew
U.S
U.S. Justice Department
Maryland
Chesterfield Smith
10 11 Movies Obituaries Sports Television The Mini Page
The page highlights film obituaries and sports television notes in a compact Mini Page insert. It blends brief tributes with media updates and entertainment snippets from casual observer perspectives.
Coup Averted as Iraq Lifts Curfew and Reopens Baghdad
Baghdad lifted the curfew and reopened the International Airport after a 24 hour manhunt for alleged plotters aiming to overthrow the Baath regime. Police searched houses amid reports of eight mutilated deaths on Baghdad’s outskirts with officials warning vigilance against suspicious activity.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iraq
Baghdad
Iraq News Agency
Baghdad Radio
Sadam Hussein Takriti
Baath Party
Saadow Gheidan
Takriti
al Hayat
Baghdad Cesiad
Agnew defends secrecy after grand jury leaks and bribery probe
The former Maryland governor and vice president candidate denounces leaks around a grand jury probe into kickbacks from state contractors. He defends the secrecy of proceedings and criticizes media trials, arguing the system remains under attack despite accusations and investigations.
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Maryland
Agnew
Weapons Reduction Is Sought in Senate Debate
The Senate defers final vote on this year's military procurement authorization while leaders propose cuts of 500 to 750 million dollars. Humphrey backs 750 million, Byrd 500 million, with defense spending to be allocated by the Defense Department. The House approved a 950 million reduction to 20.4 billion. A 657 million cut and CVN70 halting vote failed 67 to 18. An amendment to keep open night Public Health Service hospitals passed 52 to 19. Nixon administration had opposed similar health care provisions. Senate extended military credit sales to Israel by amendment.
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Washington
Senate
House
Dick Clark
Iowa
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Nixon
Henry M. Jackson
Israel
Soyuz 12 Lands Safely in Soviet Test Flight
Tass reports Soyuz 12 landed in Karaganda with two cosmonauts in good health. The craft completed about 29 orbits in two days as part of testing the redesigned vehicle and improved flight control systems after Soyuz 11 tragedy.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Karaganda
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