Nixon vows full Watergate disclosures to GOP governors
President Nixon told Republican governors in Memphis he knew of no further painful Watergate facts and promised full disclosures. He said he would cooperate with courts and the special prosecutor and expected papers addressing questions on Watergate, ITT, and milk cases. He spoke to a large crowd, noting readiness to solve national problems.
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Middle East
Free Democracy
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Florida
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
Orlando
Watergate
Senate Finance approves Social Security boost and tax rise
The Senate Finance Committee backs an 11 percent Social Security increase phased in over seven months with a higher payroll levy cap to 13,200 in 1974, while the House approved a similar measure.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Loch Ness Search Is Suspended
A Japanese expedition hunting Nessie suspended its two month search in Loch Ness with no find after bones and noises. A spokesman said the team was disappointed but would return next spring to renew the hunt using miniature submarines and photographs.
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London
Britain
Scottish Lake
Mercer County GOP Challenges 157 Voter Registrations
Mercer County Republicans challenged 157 voter registrations in four Athens area precincts citing deaths moves or illegal registration. The action came after an intensive review led by the county Republican Club with help from Mrs. Carl Carper and others.
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Richard Wesley
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Bene
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High Court Revokes Graziani's License
The West Virginia Supreme Court disbarred Philip J. Graziani after findings that his testimony before a federal grand jury showed bribery and conspiracy. The decision cites immunity issues and notes prior related indictments of Robertson brothers and James Haught.
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West Virginia Supreme Court
Philip J. Graziani
Atty
Donald Robertson
Dana A. Robertson
Federal Housing Administration
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Robertson Brothers
Haught
Supreme Court
Hancock County
Donald Mahramus
Cannonsburg
Logan City
Sparky L. Dingess
Graziani
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West Virginia State Bar Committee On Legal Ethics
Grand Jury
Kanawha County
Chamber Decides To Turn Off Lights On Yule Decorations
The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce announced that city Christmas pole decorations will be erected but not lighted during the holiday season due to the energy crisis. Chamber officials and Appalachian Power Company cited a 24 hour lighting obligation and a need to conserve energy. The move received support from downtown merchants including Montgomery Ward manager Bill Koontz, who noted directives to cut electricity use by about 25 percent.
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Jim Gilbeath
Greater Bluefield
Blalock
Appalachian Power Company
Kellenberger
George Kellenberger
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Bill Koontz
Retail Merchants Committee
Koontz
Bluefield
Montgomery-Ward
Monroe to Use Juvenile Center in Mercer County Facility Nears Completion
Monroe County vows to place juveniles in the proposed Mercer County detention center with a 15 bed capacity. Plans call for a 10 boy and 5 girl facility to be built at Green Valley by next fall and operated under the State Welfare program.
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Jim Calfee
Ances
Ercer County
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Compton
Wilson Harvey
Harvey
Summers County
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Wyoming
Greenbrier
Mercer Court
State Department of Welfare
Cameron Hunter
Green Valley
Mothers Rally for Jailed West Virginia Pediatrician
Dr. Phillip Hall, one of two pediatricians in Clarksburg, West Virginia, is jailed on an alimony charge while parents threaten to bring their sick children to the jail for treatment. Local protestors picketed city hall citing a desperate need for his care and the town shows sharp divisions over his case.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Phillip Hall
West Virginia
Angela Second
Harrison County
Ford Nominated to Vice Presidency Clears Senate Rules Panel
The Senate Rules Committee voted nine to zero to approve Gerald R. Ford for vice president clearing the way for a Senate floor vote next week. The panel said it conducted an inquiry of historic proportions into Ford’s background after Nixon named him to replace Spiro Agnew. A House vote was scheduled for no later than December 6.
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Gerald R. Ford
Senate
Senate Rules Committee
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Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Rules Committee
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
Michigan
House
United States
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