Vesco testimony details Mitchell link to White House push
Former Vesco aide Sears recounts how Attorney General Mitchell tried to influence the Vesco SEC case before the 1972 election. Vesco reportedly sought help from Nixon relatives and Costa Rican President Figueres to drop or slow proceedings, with Mitchell’s role and possible White House involvement under scrutiny.
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New Jersey State Senate
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United States
Bob
SEC
White House
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Donald Nixon
Essex House
New York
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Fenroe
Connecticut
Maer
Fifemena Shetton
Crane Hils Electric Line Workman Hurt
NORWALK Peter Davey 22 of Welch's road Woodmont was rushed to Norwalk hospital yesterday at 1 15 p m after a construction crane at Pepperidge Farms on Westport avenue struck a power line. He is in serious condition with burns on both arms. Connecticut Light and Power crews work to untangle lines. no immediate power loss reported.
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Woodmont
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Westport
Mideast ministers plan talks amid embargo debate
Arab ministers convene Wednesday in Tripoli to discuss lifting the October embargo on Israel while Egypt and Saudi Arabia push for restraint. Reports say Algeria also represents Libya as Cairo hosts a parallel session with King Faisal’s oil bloc key to any decision.
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Sadat
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Moshe Dayan
Maariv
Golan
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Golda Meir
Assad
Damascus
Connecticut reduces March gas shortage estimates reforms supply forecast
Connecticut gains relief as FEC allocates all scheduled deliveries despite lowering March demand estimates. The corrected baseline shows 93 percent of adjusted March 1972 supply arriving, up from 85 percent previously. Officials note longer fuel lines easing but warn the energy crisis is not over. Deputy CE EA head Kenneth Wood cites higher in-state supply and altered driver behavior as reasons for shorter waits.
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Connecticut
Kenneth Wood
Connecticut Energy Emergency Office
CEEA
Nixon seeks reform to curb campaign abuses and boost public financing
Nixon proposes public financing and tighter donor disclosure, aiming to weaken election abuse. Kennedy counters that public financing is key and that Nixon seeks to obstruct Watergate reforms. The plan includes repealing equal time, term limits debate, and delaying primaries while tightening donor identity for PACs and large gifts.
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Senate
Nixon
Congress
Justice Department
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Supreme Court
House
George Bush
Bush
Julian Goodman
National Broadcasting Co
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
Mathias
Sen
Gale McGee
D-Wye
Bill Brock
R-Tenn
Brock
Women Panel Seeks 95189 Budget For State Panel
Hartford reports the State Permanent Commission on the Status of Women requests a budget of 95189. The body, created last year, has reviewed 60 statutes for sex bias and urges changes. Representative Audrey Beck pledges strong support before the Appropriations committee, calling the commission new but capable.
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UPI
Permanent Commission On the Status of Women
Audrey P. Beck
D-Storrs
Legislative Appropriations Committee
Brand In
Rew
Connecticut
Britain's Unemployment Could Reach One Million Says Wilson Report
Wilson Economic Research estimates Britain’s jobless could double to about 1 million by year end. The London stock market sank to a seven year low as the Financial Times industrial index slid 5.7 to 295.0, lowest since November 16, 1966. The government imposes a rent freeze on private and public housing through year end, cancels previous increases, and the state Price Commission seeks a 10 percent cut in corporate profits, while shopkeepers offer a 5 percent margin reduction.
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Reagan Defends Party Unity At Connecticut Fundraiser
Governor Reagan urged GOP unity at a Connecticut fundraiser saying the party should shelter diverse views. He framed Watergate as actions by individuals, not the party, and praised foreign policy gains. He apologized for a botulism remark and urged stronger U S defense and tax reforms amid Democratic gains.
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GOP
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Meriden
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Senate Watergate Committee
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Reagan
California
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People’s Republic of China
Patricia Hearst
U.S
Stored Gasoline Blamed In Black Rock House Fire
A basement fire at 185 Scofield Avenue in Black Rock was triggered by stored gasoline in plastic containers. Fire officials estimate 306 to 140 gallons stored in the cellar, with flames confined to the basement but extensive smoke and heat damage. No injuries reported, residents homeless, and unburnt containers removed after the blaze.
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John Gleason
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U.S
Meskill
Reagan
Roger Eddy
New Britain
United
Helen Norton
United Illuminating Company
Zwerlein
Corned Beef Dinner to Honor Babbidge Meriden
Meriden Citizens for Homer Babbidge announce a March 15 dinner honoring Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Homer Babbidge. John McGuire, co chair, expects about 600 attendees with Irish music and step dancers featured at the event.
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UPI
Meriden Citizens For Homer Babbidge Committee
John McGuire
Grasso Leads in CSEA Leaders Poll for Governor
Connecticut State Employee Association leaders report Ella T. Grasso with strong support in a straw poll among 60 council leaders. Grasso polled 55 percent, Killian 37 percent, Meskill 6 percent, Babbidge 2 percent, with Frank N. Zullo receiving no votes.
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Connecticut State Employee Association
Ella T. Grasso
D-Conn
CSEA
Joan Hogan
Csea Department Council
Council
University of Connecticut
Homer T. Babbidge Gut
Frank N. Zullo
Norwalk
Two Arrested at Stratford Fittings Plant Strike Scene
Two Bridgeport Fittings workers, Tony Dias 17 and Anthony Roberto 22, were arrested for trespassing at 705 Lordship Boulevard Stratford during a week long IBEW strike. They were released on a promise to appear in court March 24 as about 18 pickets watched. Police and officers Milne Moran Thermna Chickes assisted.
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Bridgeport Fittings Company
Lordship P.m. Boulevard
Stratford
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Tony Dias
Lexngton Avenue
Anthony Roberto
Madison Avenue
John Thermna
William Milne
Frederick Moran
John Chickes
Zullo Attacks Meskill Over Jobless Estimates
Windsor UPI Democrat Frank N. Zullo, former Norwalk mayor, says Connecticut's January employment drop is 2 percent, double Gov. Meskill’s predicted 1 percent. He notes 22 of 33 job categories saw decreases from December to January and accuses the governor of rosy indifference to unemployment. Bastille Day note appears as background.
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UPI
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Frank N. Zullo
Connectcut
Thomas J. Meskill
Zullo
Norwalk
State Department of Labor
Meskill
Department of Labor
Ribicoff urges ICC to bar rail freight abandonments in Conn
Sen. Abraham Ribicoff urges the Interstate Commerce Commission to reject a Transportation Dept plan to abandon about 25 percent of Connecticut rail freight lines. He warns of economic dislocations and higher road traffic, citing outdated data and claiming the state can show continued need for the lines. He notes nearly 7,000 freight car shipments would be affected annually and recalls his Rail Service Act of 1973 supporting Northeastern freight service.
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UPI
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Connecticut
Ribicoff
U.S. Department of Transportation
Senate
Department of Transportation
United States
Steele Seeks Rail Cut Impact Report
Representative Robert H. Steele of Connecticut calls for a federal economic impact study on the proposed abandonment of rail freight lines in Connecticut. He urged participation from the Eastern Connecticut Development Council and impacted industries as a public hearing unfolds in Wethersfield at the Department of Transportation offices.
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UPI
Robert H. Steele
R-Conn
Connecticut
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wethersfield
Steele
Eastern Connecticut Development Council
Department of Transportation
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