Bremer Tried To Kill Nixon Diary Reveals
Arthur H Bremer describes in a diary how he planned to kill President Nixon in Ottawa Canada with attempts to reach the hotel airport and motorcade. The diary shows he failed to get into the hotel or airport and saw a dark silhouette as Nixon’s car passed. Bremer’s defense attorney read pages to a Prince Georges Circuit Court jury as the trial continued.
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Rate Rule Change Aims to Spur Gas Exploration
The Federal Power Commission announced a new optional rate making procedure to stimulate domestic natural gas production. It allows producers of new interstate gas to seek higher rates if needed for public interest, while keeping existing wellhead gas unaffected. The plan seeks to reduce rate uncertainty and boost exploration while protecting consumers.
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Cancer Causers Targeted by Old Delaney Clause Law
The 1958 Delaney Clause bans any food additive found to cause cancer. FDA moves to phase out diethylstilbestrol in cattle by Jan 1, 1975, joining potential prohibitions on saccharin, Red No.2, nitrite, and cyclamate. Industry critics and some lawmakers push for tolerances and flexible limits as testing reaches parts per trillion. Rep. William Scherle reintroduces a bill to permit human tolerance levels in certain cases.
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Area forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms today
Partly cloudy to cloudy and mild this afternoon with scattered showers and possible heavy thunderstorms. Low tonight in the 60s as winds turn northeast 10 to 20 mph. Friday brings partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers or thunderstorms and highs in the 80s. Precipitation chances: 50 percent tonight, 30 percent Friday.
Intercepted Letter Reveals Kansas TV Lottery Talk
An intercepted letter discusses Kansas politics, noting polls and a potential lottery tied to a TV giveaway. It quotes Vern on voting as a game of comparable characteristics, reflecting local rhetoric.
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Kansas
Vern
GOP Convention Schedules Televised Three Day Run
GOP leaders plan a three day convention in Miami Beach from August 21 to showcase to early television audiences. Rob ert J. Dole said five two hour and three evening sessions will run to 10 30 with nominating votes on Tuesday for president and Wednesday for vice president. Spontaneous victory demonstrations and five short movies are planned to energize the event.
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Egypt Libyan union signals frustration not belligerence
Presidents Sadat and Kadafi propose a unified Arab state aimed at leveraging oil power to press their goals. They warn the West while facing internal strains and shifting ties with Moscow. The plan imagines 35 million Egyptians and 2.5 million Libyans united, armed and oil funded, yet practical hurdles remain.
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Sudan
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Vote Lottery at Union City to Prize a TV Set
In Obion County Union City voters receive a chance to win a color television set as the Union City Jaycees hold a drawing after the election. Voters are numbered at the polls and stubs placed in a box for the drawing. Project Chairman Bob Stephens oversees the plan.
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Four Newsmen Lead Small Springfield Meeting on Eagleton VP Drive
In Springfield Missouri four newsmen and six other attendees gathered for a meeting to restart a campaign to back Senator Thomas F Eagleton as the Democratic vice presidential candidate. Dean Edward Nicholson of Kimberling City presented plans, with four supporters and two opponents. Nicholson said contact with Eagleton had been unsuccessful so far.
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Thomas F. Eagleton
Dean Edward Nicholson
Kimberling City
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Fire roars toward Big Sur River in Ventana blaze
A forest fire in the Ventana Wilderness Area forces evacuations for over a thousand vacationers residents and hippies. Fueled by 40 mph winds the fire has burned 3500 acres in Los Padres National Forest destroying redwood stands. It started by an illegal campfire on private land Tuesday and spreads through brush and timber dried by heat and low rainfall.
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Big Sur
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Los Padres National Forest
Senate votes to halt Indochina combat except withdrawal funds
The Senate approved an amendment to a military procurement bill by Sen. Edward Brooke 49 to 47 to end combat in Indochina and fund only troop withdrawal and protection. The plan would withdraw e in four months if Hanoi frees prisoners and accounts for MIAs, with Thailand excluded. The broader bill passed 92 to 5, supporting Pentagon weapon programs.
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Senate
U.S
Indochina
Edward Brooke
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Thailand
Hanoi
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Humphrey Declines VP Offer in McGovern Bid
Sen Hubert H Humphrey said he will not be the running mate of Sen George McGovern and avoided answering whether McGovern offered the slot. McGovern is expected to announce his running mate Friday after extensive party leader talks and adviser leaks.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
McGovern
Britain uses emergency powers to open strike ports
London reports the government enacted emergency powers to force open strikebound ports and import urgently needed food. Prime Minister Edward Heath readied measures after noting dwindling food supplies for people and animals, with farmstock deemed most at risk.
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London
Edward Heath
Pentagon cost overruns total $36.5 billion in 45 programs
Senator William Proxmire said 45 Pentagon weapons programs surpassed original cost estimates by 36.5 billion dollars. He noted seven programs were removed from the Pentagon's reporting system and their figures can no longer be updated.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Pentagon
Proxmire
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