Nixon Rejects Tapes Turnover Plans in Watergate Standoff
President Nixon refused to hand over Watergate tapes to special prosecutor Cox, offering a verified summary for Sen. John Stennis to review. The plan, discussed with Sen. Sam Ervin and Howard Baker, aims to comply with the Court of Appeals while avoiding a Supreme Court showdown.
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Washington
Nixon
Archibald Cox
John Stennis
D-Miss
Cox
White House
Sam Ervin
Howard Baker
Senate Watergate Committee
John J. Sirica
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Sirica
Ervin
Baker
Court of Appeals
Watergate
Ervin and Baker
Sen
Israelis Pour Across Suez By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Israeli tanks and infantry crossed the Suez Canal on Friday as the military command reported major advances in the crisis. Egyptian defenses were engaged as forces moved toward strategic objectives along the canal.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
Military Command
Ismalia
Canal
Israel
David Elazar
Cairo
Bitter Lake
Sinai Peninsula
United States
Soviet Union
White House
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Syria
Tel Aviv
Damascus
Golan
Moshe Dayan
Sinai
Marriage follows prison terms for Congdon and Snyder
Danny Congdon and Cheryl Snyder were married minutes after each received a year in prison. Congdon pleaded guilty to burglary while Snyder was sentenced for possession of stolen property and aiding an escape attempt. Judge Briggs performed the ceremony after probation pleas from Bourbon County District Court.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Danny Robert Congdon
Cheryl Lynn Snyder
Danny
Cheryl
Kenneth Briggs
Bourbon County
Charles Warren
Intercepted Letter Gee
A brief note quotes a clever, straightforward solution and questions why it was not conceived earlier. The text presents a simple reflection on a problem solved with minimal steps.
First Plane Uncrated At Chanute 1911 Homecoming Fair
The 1911 Chanute homecoming and county fair featured the first airplane flight here. Curtis bi plane arrived after a delayed Kansas City connection, making three flights that evening and two more the next day before crating up. Pilot Beckwith Havens wore a helmet like a football player's and demonstrated the eight cylinder engine generating 50 to 60 horsepower. The fair drew about 5 000 spectators with 25 cent admission and offered prizes including cuff buttons, a belt, suspenders, a sewing machine, and cigars for a tug of war winner.
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Chanute
Tribune
Stanley W. Shaw
Galesburg
William H. Taft
Parsons
Eric
Fredonia
Taft
the Tribune
Curtis
Beckwith Havens
Havens
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G. Mark Mayfield
Future Farmers of America
Caney
Farmland Industries, Inc
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National Ffa
Hutton School
Neosho County
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John Galemore
S. Highland
Tammy Wilson
S. Evergreen
Patrice Wilson
Brenda Dorris
George Dorris
S. Lincoln
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Nancy Hutchison
Wilma Hutchison
N. Forest
Troy Hunziker
Fred Hunziker
W. Main
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