Farm, Highway and Wage Bills Passed
Congress sent President Nixon three major bills before recess, including farm and highway measures with a new target price system for wheat cotton and corn. An accompanying minimum wage bill would raise the rate to 2.20 in two steps but awaits weeks before reaching the White House for potential veto.
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Texas
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Claude Biinegay
Nison
Peter Brennan
Alllowers
Eight story hotel collapse shocks New York locals
Residents recall cries and blasts as an eight story 400 room hotel in Manhattan collapsed, injuring police and a fireman while trapping many residents. Rescue teams saved fifty people and evacuated others from 23 rooms. The aging building had become a welfare hotel with crime and nuisance accusations leading to a state lawsuit. The tale also touches on highway and minimum wage legislative battles amid Nixon era politics.
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Leroy Ambrose
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Jim Brady
Jim Fisk
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Gray testifies to Watergate tapes and destruction
Former acting FBI director Gray told the Senate Watergate committee he would forever bear the burden of his misdeeds and admitted destroying Watergate related papers found in the White House safe. He described pressures from White House aides, his attempts to limit the investigation, and his later confessions to prosecutors and Sen Weicker. Gray said he burned the files after discovering a cable implicating the Kennedy administration and planned to destroy more but delayed until Christmas. He faces further questioning as the committee prepares additional witnesses.
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Electrical Problems Haunt Skylab 3 Crew
Skylab 3 astronauts faced electrical issues including a brief short in the solar telescope power system that triggered a master alarm. Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma were awakened. Engineers work to pinpoint causes, with a rescue plan if another engine fails or a major problem forces an early return.
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Justices Halt Cambodian Bombing Stop Date Set
Washington AP Justice Douglas orders a halt to U S bombing in Cambodia with a date of August 15 to end operations. The administration seeks a Supreme Court ruling while Congress had already voted to cut off financing by August 15 and Nixon defends support while cautioning about repercussions in Asia.
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Court of Appeals
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Six Unaccounted For in Collapse of N Y Hotel
A century old University hotel collapsed Sunday afternoon after years of decline. Thirteen people were injured and six residents were unaccounted for. Workers dug through rubble as officials hoped the missing were away at the time of the collapse. Witnesses described a blast-like roar before the fall.
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University Hotel
Tallapse
Internal Revenue Offer Misheard By Reader
Fragmentary message suggests confusion over a Department of Internal Revenue offer to refund money if not sulfate Cuouriaht ava. No clear names, dates, places, or actionable details present.
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Department of Internal Revenue
May Have Said Lawyer Instead of Liar at Fundraising Dinner
Nonolulu AP Senior Daniel Inouye disputed a recording claim after Senate Watergate hearings. He was accused of calling John Ehrlichman a liar while praising the former aide. The remark reference was denied by Inouye and formally apologized for a separate line. Wilson said he did not recall the alleged insult.
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Ohn Ehrlichman
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Jehrlichman
Senate
Ehrlichman
Pentagon Papers
Matthew Byrne
PBS
Elf
Wisin
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Inowye
Liwyer
Nachian
Rebels Stage Gas Attack in Cambodia Near Phnom Penh
In Phnom Penh the Khmer insurgents reportedly fired gas rockets at government troops six miles south of the city. About 40 soldiers were paralyzed by the gas, which officials said is fatal only in large doses. Military spokesman Am Rong said the gas has no permanent paralyzing effect but risks remain. Newsmen were not allowed to verify the report at the battle area.
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Cal. Am Rong
Hattle
Rong
Man Killed by Beach Parasol in Thunderstorm
Police report two visitors diving under shade at Nikko were struck by lightning during a storm and a gust toppled a beach parasol in Chikura injuring a man, Nagao Ogawa, 41, who died from the impact. Minoru Kiryu and Michiko Yuzawa also killed by lightning nearby.
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Michiko Yuzawa
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Nagao Ogawa
Chikura
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