Nixon freezes consumer prices for 60 days in surprise move
President Nixon orders a 60 day freeze on all consumer prices with wages rents and essentials excluded. The plan aims to curb inflation while Phase 4 controls tighten compliance and target food and gasoline prices. Congress support varies and wage controls are planned for Phase 4.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
William Proxmire
Dwis
Joint Economic Committee
Magruder Takes Blame For Watergate Cover Up
Jeb Stuart Magruder testified before the Senate Watergate committee confessing his role in the break in at Democratic National Committee headquarters. He implicated top officials including Mitchell and Dean in approving or advancing the wiretap plan and described a near automatic cover up aimed at protecting the President from electoral loss. Magruder said Nixon did not know of their errors and said he will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy.
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GOP
Gerald R. Ford
Carl Albert
Eliot Janeway
University of Pennsylvania
Lawrence R. Klein
Nixon
Nation
Oval Office
Washington (Ap
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Magruder
John N. Mitchell
Democratic
Committee For
Mitchell
G. Gordon Liddy
Liddy
Gordon Strachan
White House
H.R. Haldeman
Strachan
Haldeman
Oscar Cunningham
Mid-America Refining Co
Cunningham
Mid-America
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nu Wa Industries shifts to four day work week
Nu Wa Industries Inc announces a trial four day work week from Monday to Thursday totaling 40 hours, with Fridays and Saturdays staffed by a skeleton crew for pickups, maintenance and catching up. Peak production months January to June aim for a return to five days. The firm plans a new plant at Safari Industrial Park.
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Nu Wa Industries, Inc
Nu Wa
West 21St Street
Safari
Skylab 1 Photo Run Hindered by Western Clouds
Skylab 1 astronauts Weitz Conrad Kerwin completed the last earth resources photo pass of their 28 day mission amid cloud cover over the western United States. Officials weighed whether to perform another space walk repair next week as the crew drifted toward return.
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Charles Conrad Jr
Jopseh P. Kerwin
Oregon
Texas
Mexico
Central America
Central
South America
Earth
City Allocates Federal Funds for Memorial Building and Garage
City manager Kenneth Sanborn outlined how Chanute has received 62347.08 in revenue sharing so far with 39785.08 for 1972 spent on two building renovations and a loader. Remaining 80013.48 for 1972 funds is set for jail improvements and 1973 quarters fund air conditioning, decorations, special facilities and a new city garage.
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Kenneth Sanborn
Chanute
Memorial Building
Central Park Building
Memorial
Chamber of Commerce
Sanborn
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragment titled Intercepted Letter Dear Cha appears with playful rhetoric asking if a bicycle would be preferred, ending with a quirky sign off Yeurs Nute. The item presents as a humorous epistolary note.
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Cha
South Plummer to be resurfaced for traffic and dust control
County Commissioner Bill Richman announced temporary closure of South Plummer between 21st and 35th Streets for a first coat of blacktop. Heavy truck traffic to Safari Industrial Park justifies the pace and dust concerns prompt paving ahead of original plans. No reopening date given.
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South Plummer
Bill Richman
Plummer
Safari
Richmond
Cyclist Dies After Motorcycle Plunges Into Iola Quarry
Paul Eldon Iden, 43, of Olathe, died on arrival at Allen County Hospital after his brother's 1971 Yamaha motorcycle went off a 35 foot quarry edge near the old Lehigh Cement Plant south of Iola. Undersheriff Garver cited throttle action or possible malfunction as causes.
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Iola
Paul Eldon Iden
Olathe
Allen County Hospital
Lehigh Cement
Iden
Marvin Iden
Gary Garver
Flags Fly Wet on Flag Day Display
The Tribune notes exposed American flags on Main Street and Lincoln in Chanute were left up despite rain. City spokesmen say flags were raised early for Flag Day and could not be removed before getting wet.
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Main Street
Lincoln
Tribune
Chanute
Humboldt Miller to Speak at Chamber Dinner
Kansas attorney general Vermil Miller will address the Humbold Chamber of Commerce annual dinner at 6 30 pm on Thursday June 21. The event will be held at the Tik Tok Restaurant.
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Miller
Humboldt
Vern Miller
Kansas
Humbolt Chamber of Commerce
Car Sales Largely Unaffected By Gasoline Shortage Reports
Chanute dealers report mixed signals from a gasoline shortage with small car demand rising at Merle Kelly Ford where Pintos are scarce. Other sellers note increased inquiries but no sales surge, while overall dealership activity remains strong and unchanged at some shops.
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Jim McKenzie
Mitchell Motor Co
Ed Ranz III
Ranz Motor Co
Ellis Dodge, Inc
Ralph Ellis
Weather and Skylab sighting noted in local area forecast
Today's forecast: high 77 low 68 with a 40 percent rain chance tonight and 20 percent Friday. Yesterday 87/64, year ago 79/65. Skylab sighting reported by 11 year old John Wilson and his father Robert from a bedroom window around 10:30 p.m Wednesday.
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John Wilson
S. Allen
Robert
Wilson
Saigon
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
United States
North
Paris
Grandpa in disguise foils Philadelphia theft attempt
West Philadelphia encounter ends with an elderly man in shabby clothes shouting I am a policeman. Michael Lutz, a 30 year old stake out patrolman in disguise as Grandpa or Grand Ma, assists by arresting two attackers. Both suspects face charges of attempted robbery assault and battery on a policeman and conspiracy. In four months Lutz has been attacked seven times while in disguise and made 13 arrests including the two latest.
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Philadelphia
Michael Lutz
Lutz
Gas Tax Unlikely in Face of Shortage and Politics
A 4-cent gasoline tax hike appears very unlikely per Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz amid ongoing price controls and discussions on the economy. The brief press briefing tied the stance to President Nixon’s 60-day price freeze and broader fiscal options under review.
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Washington
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Nixon
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