Nixon Cancels Talk on Tapes Amid Impeachment Push
President Nixon canceled a televised address to discuss Watergate tapes citing Middle East talks as his focus. House Judiciary Committee presses impeachment inquiry while AFL CIO President Meany and ABA head Chesterfield Smith call for an independent prosecutor to replace Archibald Cox. Senate liberals urge Cox reinstatement as Congress debates new guidance.
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Watergate Briefs Highlight Tapes and Inquiries
A political briefing summarizes ongoing Watergate actions including an impeachment inquiry in the House, Judge Sirica reviewing tapes in private, the Senate committee seeking full tape access, and turmoil at the Justice Department amid leadership changes and unanswered questions about the investigation’s future.
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Crand
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Watergate Committee
U.S. Circuit Court
Don’t Expect to Hear Tapes in Watergate Case
AP reports a surprise court decision by Judge John J. Sirica on Tuesday to decide whether the Watergate tapes can be turned over to the grand jury. If released, secrecy rules shield grand jury evidence and the Senate committee may never hear them. Public record likely only via pretrial motion or a Watergate trial.
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Nixon
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Grand Jury
Senate Watergate Committee
Thayer Youth Wins Top FFA Honor at National Convention
James York and R. J. Thayer of Thayer received the American Farmer degree at the 46th national FFA convention in Kansas City. The honor is the highest FFA award, limited to about one percent of members, recognizing agricultural leadership. York is married. his parents are Mr. and Mrs. Virgil York.
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Thayer
James York
R. J. Thayer
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
York
Virgil York
Power Line Bids Exceed Engineer's Estimate in City Meeting
Four firms bid for five miles of power line interconnection with Coffeyville far above the $111 000 estimate. Mid West Line Builders offered the low bid at 188 540. Government price controls caused material shortages. The city may negotiate or wait for prices to stabilize. alternatives will be studied next week. The commission also addressed a sewer district, a beer license for the Coliseum, and presented long service awards to city employees.
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Chanute
Coffeyville
Mid-West Line
Topeka
Kenneth Sanborn
Burns
McDonnell
Sanborn
Papst
Second Mideast Truce Fails As Fighting Reports Grow
Israeli military says Egyptians launched a strong air and armored attack on the Suez front as UN observers head to enforce the second cease fire. Tel Aviv claims Cairo attempted to save forces on the eastern bank of the canal from encirclement by Israeli tanks and troops. Dayan says the cease-fire is in effect and “working properly” though Cairo has not commented. The clash threatens the shaky truce reiterated by the UN Security Council after the first cease-fire collapsed.
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U.N
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Suez Canal
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Tel Aviv
U.N. Security Council
Forces in Middle East Clash Near Suez City
Report notes a battle at the southern end of the canal near Suez city with an earlier Cairo communique saying Israelis tried to cut the main road to Cairo but our forces prevented him by force. Continued on Page 7.
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Suez
Royster Band Readies Thursday Pre Game Show
Royster Junior High marching band, rated two at a Wichita State contest Oct. 13 and one at the Maple Leaf Festival Oct. 17, prepares for Parents Night at Royster Stadium. Band director Bill Roberts notes a tokens rules limit trophies. the group plans a fanfare, field drills, and a kaleidoscope finale before later concert work and pep appearances.
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Royster
Wichita State University
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Chanute
Fort Scott
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Independence
Residential Fund Drive Starts Nov 4
Autumn Mothers Club prepares for the Chanute United Fund residential drive beginning November 4. Volunteers will canvass neighborhoods to solicit contributions for 11 agencies served. Co chairmen and advance donations details are listed with over 15000 already pledged or given.
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David Malan
Paul Kennedy
A._B. Mead
Tom Price
Steve Markley
Miniature courses offered at NCCJC
Neosho County Community Junior College plans four to six mini courses this fall. Each one hour credit covers 900 minutes of instruction and may be added mid semester. Courses include Saxophone Quartet Dixieland Band Slide Rule and Applied Theater with optional Metric System and Independent Study in Psychology.
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Raco
Erik Conard
Conard
Area forecast preview cools into the week
The area will see fair to partly cloudy skies through Thursday. It turns cooler tonight with lows in the 50s and cooler Thursday with highs in the 70s. Winds shift from south to north tonight, with gusts up to 35 mph this afternoon and easing to 15 to 25 mph tonight.
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragmentary note phrases an intercepted message and seeks missing tapes with a call for Daniel Elisberg to be located. The language suggests a tension over evidence and communication within a political context.
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Cha
Pooch sighting and Nobel peace prize dispute reported
A San Francisco missing dog alert notes Mr. Charlie wearing prescription glasses. Tokyo reports Le Duc Tho may accept the Nobel Peace Prize only after real peace is restored in South Vietnam, per Hanoi dispatch. Interior study considers geothermal leases in California amid environmental concerns. Skylab 3 launch may be delayed up to a month due to buckled Saturn 1B fuel tanks.
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Charlie
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le Duc Tho
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
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Hanoi
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Washington
Interior Department
California
Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Boulder man ordered to pay in derby cheating case
Robert Lange Sr. says more than half of the 1973 All American Soap Box Derby entries violated rules. He was ordered to pay 2000 to the Boys' Club of Boulder and banned from soap box derby participation for two years as part of a settlement over allegations he aided his 14 year old nephew James Gronen to cheat in Akron Ohio.
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Colo
Robert Lange Sr
Lange
James Gronen
Akron
Ohio
Boys’ Club of
Horace Holmes
Fog and fires trigger deadly turnpike crashes in New Jersey
Police report nine killed and twenty five injured as about forty crashes surge on the fogbound New Jersey Turnpike. A swamp fire in the Hackensack Meadowlands blankets the highway with smoke hindering救援 efforts. at least twenty two vehicles were involved in one pileup. Canada vows oil export strategy mirrors domestic needs after 40 cent export tax while exporting over one million barrels daily.
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Hackensack Meadowlands
Ottawa
Donald MacDonald
United States
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MacDonald
John Love
Nixon
Love
Japan to Re Arm Self Defense Force
Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka announced plans to expand Japan's self defense force despite a district court ruling it unconstitutional. He said it is essential to maintain the security treaty with the United States and the minimum force needed for self defense.
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Kakuei Tanaka
United States
Tanaka
Japan
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