Abel the hoaxer recalls Watergate related prank
A notorious prankster known as Abel recounts a 1970s hoax in Washington and New York involving a repentant call girl and a fake Watergate connection. FBI agents questioned him for hours in Manhattan, confirming a hoax but offering no clearance, while Abel noted the thoroughness of the inquiry and his later proof of alibi.
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AMC Will Seek Auto Price Hike
DEFROET AP Americat Motors Corp AMC will seek government approval for an average price increase of as much as four percent on 1974 model cars. The company cited the rising cost of safety and emissions equipment required for all 1974 models. General Motors Ford and Chrysler also planned price hikes under Nixon Phase 4 policy, but AMC was first to reveal its request.
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Americat
Motors Corp
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Gaid Thurs
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Nixon
AMG
Fragmented Local Schedule Snippet Reads Like OCR
An incomplete listing fragment shows times and team shorthand such as 8 00, 2 WOG TY and 10 KROG TY with cities like Rochester and Dubuque. The text includes stray words Weather and Shrine notes, with unclear event details and several garbled entries.
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Weet
la Croce
Krog-Ty
Rochester
Koub
Dubuque
Dubuque Power Plant Eyes Illinois Expansion Feasibility
Interstate Power and Commonwealth Edison study a large electric plant in northwestern Illinois. A six unit facility could exceed 1 000 000 kilowatts with first unit by the early 1980s. About 30 percent of 2 500 acres near Savanna Carroll County considered for the site. Nuclear power decision pending.
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Maison of Chicago
Towardsllnoig Gay Alt Bleeting Co
Davenport
Armouiedent
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Savanna
Mi Hyer
Tnterstate Power
Russia accuses China of Cold War relapse over calls to war
The Soviet Union blamed China for a renewed Cold War after bellicose rhetoric to mobilize the Chinese people. V Pavlovsky in Sovetskaya Rossiia cited Chinas recent hydrogen bomb test as proof of the relapse.
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China
Sovietskaya Rossia
V. Pavlovsky
USDA Sees Record Crops Boosting Exports and Supply
The USDA reports record corn and soybean harvests for 1973, with corn at about 5.66 billion bushels and soybeans near 1.54 billion. Wheat production also forecast high, reflecting strong demand for exports to support meat, poultry, and milk output and to rebuild feed supplies.
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Hallon
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USDA
Iowa
Crop Reporting Board
Department
Soviet Union
Anti-Trust Suits Hit Tire Makers in 1960s Case
The Justice Department filed anti trust suits in Cleveland federal court Thursday against Goodyear and Firestone, alleging they conspired to monopolize the 2 billion dollar consumer tire market. The actions claim price cutting and acquisition of smaller firms reduced competition, raised barriers to new entrants, and led to higher prices from 1960 onward.
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Justice Department
Goodyear
Firestone
District
Mirestone
Department
Fime
Control System Blamed for Chicago O'Hare Crash
The NTSB blamed the December O'Hare disaster on ground traffic control failing to ensure aircraft separation in low visibility. The Delta CV-880 and North Central DC-9 exchanged conflicting instructions as a DC-9 attempted to avoid the CV-880, leading to a fatal collision on the runway.
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Washington
Thimes
Thais accuse U S of secrecy over Cambodia ties
Thai Foreign Minister Birathsrasenus blamed the United States for not informing Bangkok frankly about political machinations in Cambodia. He warned Washington to disclose its intentions regarding Princess Sisowath Sirik Matak and possible Sihanouk restoration. The exchange marked sharp Thai criticism of its closest ally as the U S embassy faced accusations of partial briefings.
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Rhe ‘Mal
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Sisowath Sirik Matak
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U.S
Ulster mobs protest new police laws in Belfast riot
Rioting erupted in a Catholic area of Belfast as about 4000 protested the two year anniversary of internment without trial for suspected IRA members. Earlier a 17 year old Protestant was killed and two women wounded in Antrim when gunmen ambushed a minibus. Multiple mobs attacked posts, factories, and vehicles amid widespread clashes. A separate report notes alleged IRA kidnapping plot thwarted by undercover agents in London and Luton.
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TRA
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Fugitive Garrow Captured After 1-Day Manhunt
Officials say state troopers shot three times and captured Robert Garrow, wanted in a stabbing death of a teenager in Adirondack area. Garrow and his loaded rifle were found as food and crops were stolen from a rural family garden. He was wounded but conscious, transported to a Plattsburgh hospital. Authorities noted items stolen from the garden included corn, tomatoes, beans, and other produce.
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Waig
Donald Ambler
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