Saxbe and Jaworski Named to Key Roles
Washington AP Nixon names Leon Jaworski Watergate special prosecutor with full independence and access. taps Sen. William Saxbe for attorney general. Johnson promises no firing without legislative consent. Bork outlines broad Cox-era mandate and congressional oversight. Jaworski expresses freedom to act and seeks congressional approval.
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Washington
Nixon
Leon Jaworski
Watergate
William Saxbe
Ohio
Jaworski
Archibald Cox
House
Senate
Bork
Cox
White House
Saxbe
Farm Prices Drop 4 Percent in October
The USDA reports raw farm product prices fell four percent in October from September, led by declines in cattle hogs wheat broiler chicks and eggs, while milk rice oranges dry beans and grapefruit rose. Despite the drop farmers still earned 42 percent more than a year ago and officials foresee slower retail food cost increases as harvests and production rise.
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Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
USDA
Chuckle: Americans Eye Space Problems Like Parking
A humorous note highlights public fascination with space problems, joking that most Americans focus on parking and closet space while pondering the broader cosmos. The light item reflects the era's casual take on science and daily life.
US hints at corridor to trapped Egyptian army
The state department said Nixon aides discussed with Golda Meir and Fahmy the possibility of a corridor to the Third Army as a compromise to cease fire disputes. McCloskey stressed it was not an official proposal and no agreement existed.
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Nixon
Golda Meir
Elsmail Fahmy
State Department
Robert McCloskey
Egypt
Israel
McCloskey
Henry Kissinger
Middle East
Fahmy
Meir
Washington
Iraq
Syria
U. S
al Liwa
Top Nixon Aide Checked Out Controversial Tapes
A secret service technician testified that Stephen Bull checked out a July tape from a safe in the Executive Office Building, weeks before Nixon allegedly learned it was incomplete. The White House said the recording covers April 15 1973 and earlier, and ran out before the Dean meeting.
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Washington
Secret Service
Stephen Bull
Nixon
Raymond C. Zumwalt
Bull
White House
John Dean
Zumwalt
John Sirica
Critics say audit of Iowa crime commission overstated concerns
The General Accounting Office concluded much of the LEAA audit criticism was unjustified. Comptroller General Elmer Staats reviewed the draft and final reports after Rep. Edward Mezvinsky questioned LEAA findings. GAO found certain questioned expenditures should not have been challenged.
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Des Moines
U. S. General Accounting Office
Iowa Crime Commission
Elmer Staats
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
U. S. Department of Justice
Iowa
Edward Mezvinsky
Iowa City
LEAA
General Accounting Office
Congress
Ford denies wrongdoing over $11,500 campaign funds
Vice president designate Gerald Ford testifies at confirmation hearings that he did not report $11,500 in campaign funds, arguing donors reported them properly and the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee distributed them. He said funds were from 1970, routed to GOP committee, then to Michigan district, with no legal violation. Ford described himself as a moderates on domestic policy and an internationalist on foreign policy while pledging to work with both President and Congress.
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Cox
Bork
Jaworski
C. G
Bebe” Rebozo
Howard Hughes
Houston
Congress
Adlai Stevenson
Birch Bayh
Stevenson
Harley Staggers
D-W. Va
House Commerce Committee
James Buckley
R-N. Y
Nixon
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Gerald Ford
House
Ford
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Michigan
Senate Rules Committee
GOP
House Gop
Trapped Egyptian Unit Clashes With Israelis
Egyptian forces attempting a breakout east of the Suez Canal were repelled after a one hour battle with Israeli troops. An Israeli spokesman cited tanks and artillery involvement and unclear objectives. Casualties were not reported. A separate incident on the Suez Cairo highway yielded six Egyptians killed and two wounded by Israeli fire.
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East
Suez Canal
Cairo
Egypt
Suez City
Sinai
Israel
Nachman Karni
Tel Aviv
Suez-Cairo
Ismailia
Suspect Arson In Brush Blaze Near Coast
In Los Angeles County investigators attribute the 2550 acre brush fire near a seaside neighborhood to arson by a teenage suspect. A ranch worker saw a youth flee the origin site minutes before discovery. arrest is anticipated as arson squad identifies the individual. The fire was contained Wednesday night with hotspots still burning and crews reduced.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Monthly Gasoline Price Rises Amid Regulation Shifts
Washington reports the Cost of Living Council allows monthly gasoline price increases to reflect production costs. Airlines cut over 160 daily flights due to fuel shortages, with 80 by United, American, and Trans World. Government moves regulate petroleum fuels for winter, while standby rationing looms. Massachusetts backs year-round daylight saving time. Bakersfield voters reject higher electricity costs. A smog-free engine subsidy advances. some schools risk bus fuel shortages this winter.
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UPL
Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop
Council
Trans World
United
Bakersfield
Calif
Senate Commerce Committee
Tunney
D-Calif
East Providence
Krl
Indiana
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