Agnew, Nixon Energy Pitch Highlight Nationwide Briefs
AP dispatches report Agnew faces a month since his no contest tax case and resignation as friends note uncertainty about his future. Nixon urges energy self sufficiency by 1980 amid environmental and economic hurdles. Kemper found sane and guilty of eight counts of murder. A rapid urine test may detect heart attacks sooner, while Skylab 3 fins are being replaced to avoid launch delays. Pearl Bailey resumes Tropicana show after exhaustion, and Archibald Cox will return to Harvard as Williston Professor of Law.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Cambridge, Mass
Archibald Cox
Watergate
Harvard University
Harvard
Derek Bok
Cox
Williston
State Eyes School Closures Over Winter Fuel Shortages
AP dispatches report the state Education Department weighing temporary school closures across Pennsylvania up to a month to address anticipated winter fuel shortages. The notices reference other regional incidents and a separate abduction case as part of statewide news.
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Harrisburg
State Education Department
Beaver Falls
Richard Lane
Arms Sales To Arabs Stall Amid Middle East Tensions
U S officials say hundreds of millions in potential arms sales to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are in abeyance after Arab cuts in response to U S support for Israel. Iran deals proceed, while talks may restart if Kissinger plan holds. At least five Arab nations received weapons during fighting. A separate Seattle theft report notes a $5,000 bulldozer stolen from a loading dock.
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Washington
U.S
Israel
Nixon
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Iran
United States
Persian Gulf
France
Britain
Iraq
Norfolk, Va
Ledger- Star
Jordan
Morocco
Tunisia
Lebanon
Seattle
Wash
Chamber Unveils New Look Plaque for Members
Lyle Hotchkiss and James Brutcher study a gold-on-black plastic plaque previewing the Chamber of Commerce’s forthcoming “new look.” Hotchkiss serves as chamber president and Brutcher chairs the membership committee as the organization prepares to send plaques to all members in about two weeks.
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Lyle Hotchkiss
James Brutcher
Chamber of Commerce
Studies Do Not Prove Cooler Rooms Healthier
New York AP reports that President Nixon called for lower home temperatures to save energy, with doctors noting no solid studies prove cooler rooms improve health. Drs Reader Barclay and McClement discuss potential health effects, ranging from no harm to minor benefits, while colleagues report mixed views.
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New York
Nixon
George Reader
Public Health Department
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
Barclay
John McClement
New York University
Bellevue Hospital
McClement
Youths Kill Old Man With Snowballs
Spokane AP report says Manuel Reil 56, crippled by heart trouble, collapsed and died after a snowball barrage outside a Spokane supermarket. He used a cane, tried to dodge while witnesses quoted. Coroner to decide autopsy. no arrests reported.
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Spokane
Wash
Manuel Reil
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