Pentagon Officials On Alert In Nixon’s Final Days
Pentagon officials said during Nixon’s final days they prepared for any risk of orders bypassing the chain of command. Secretary James R. Schlesinger and Gen. George Brown led contingency planning in case of improbable circumstances.
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Pentagon
Nixon
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
White House
James R. Schlesinger
George Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pusser's Death Silent Despite Sabotage Rumors
The former sheriff's death near Selmer Tennessee was ruled accidental with no military action ordered during Nixon's resignation crisis. Pusser had gained threats over his three-term tenure and his life ended close to where he began, with officials noting a wreck on U.S. 64 to be investigated for any tampering.
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Ray Blanton
Pusser
Nashville
Atlanta
Mississippi
Alabama
Missouri
Ohio
West
Tennessee
Pauline
U.S. 64
Selmer
Memphis
Joe Don Baker
Tennessee Highway ‘Patrol
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
Schlesinger
Brown
Nixon
Friedheim
Gerald R. Ford
House Judiciary Committee
House
Congress
Senate
Colorado trio escape raises list of inmates to watch
Rancher in Canon City reports Warden Alex Wilson said Williams left a death list at the penitentiary and Baker was among those named. Williams faces assault charges and an indefinite term, Magnum has 3 to 5 years for car theft, and Almer is serving life for murder. Authorities say the escape appeared due to staff negligence and the trio stole a car near guards. New Mexico officials link them to robberies and vehicle thefts in three cities after escaping.
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Canon City
Colo
Alex Wilson
Williams
Baker
Lst
Magnum
Almer
Wilson
Colorado
Texas
New Mexico
Cordele man killed by booby trapped cigarette machine
A Cordele liquor store owner set a dynamite cap booby trap on a cigarette vending machine outside AB Package Store. 16 year old Joel Robert McKinsey of Vienna was killed when a cap exploded as the door opened, severing his main artery. A 15 year old was wounded. no charges yet. The trap yielded little money.
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Cordele
Wade
Joel Robert McKinsey
Vienna
Crisp County
J. R
Bob” Benson
Green Giant Launches Massive Illinois Corn Harvest Drive
Belvidere Illinois AP report describes Green Giant mobilizing 500 workers, including 200 women, to harvest 12 000 acres of corn. Machines, trucks, helicopters assist as husking lines run nonstop to process 900 cans per minute. Harvest timed by maturity index with fields ready in a brief window.
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Belvidere
Ill
Jim Kent
Ford Signs Health Measures Amid Oval Office Talks
President Ford signed a year extension for the National Health Service Corps scholarship and student loans, aiding new health profession students. He also approved special grants for medical and dental students in District of Columbia colleges, targeting Georgetown and George Washington universities.
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John Rhodes
R-Ariz
Leslie Arends
R-Il
Ford
Albert
Oval Office
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
National Health Service Corps
District of Columbia
Georgetown
George Washington
Rockefeller to use military planes for security
The Rockefeller family will receive Secret Service protection similar to a president when traveling. Rockefeller will use government aircraft for security and control of movement. Plans include consulting on security equipment for his homes before determining which immediate family members receive protection. No details on agent numbers or costs.
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Rockefeller
Secret Service
Nixon
Fox attacks hunter. amputee loses leg remains
Thomas C. Cutler of Elon, Virginia, who uses an artificial limb after a past hunting accident, was bitten by a fox while hunting groundhogs. He fired at the fox, but the animal bit him first, injuring his artificial leg.
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Lynchburg, Va
Thomas C. Cutler
Elon
Cutler
Slain Newspaper Girl Buried in Michigan
Edith Perchman, 12, the Highland Park newspaper delivery girl slain in a pre dawn shooting, was buried in Grace Missionary Baptist Church as about 300 mourners attended. Rudolph Acosta, 24, charged with second degree murder, faced tensions over violence and the city’s safety. The funeral followed a murder that sparked a Congressional investigation and left the family with medical bills and losses.
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Highland -Park, Mich
Edith Perchman
New
Grace. Missionary Baptist Church
W.D. McClung
McClung
Edith
Saginaw
Rudolph Acosta
Acosta
Marvin Perchman
Doctors Continue Front Page One PSRO Plan Progress
Geoffrey says many problems remain in setting up the PSROs but public and medical bodies will benefit from operation. Virginia committees aim for a 1976 deadline to form review organizations and HEW may intervene if progress stalls. In Area 2, a Washington area doctors panel has federal funds to plan PSRO functions and qualify with HEW to begin conditional review.
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PSRO
Geoffrey
Virginia
HEW
Washington, D. C
Kidnap Fails to Meet In Philadelphia Drop Point
FBI said a kidnapping suspect released a green attache case Friday afternoon at a downtown Philadelphia drop point but no one appeared. Later that night he was loaded into a car in Montgomery County's Springfield Township and left blindfolded near a phone booth after finding a phone with a single quarter to call home.
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Philadelphia
FBI
Patteron
Springfield Township
Montgomery County
Patterson
Haddonfield
N.J
North Atlantic Fare Hike Planned by Airline Group
Geneva AP reports the International Air Transport Association plans an average 10 percent fare increase for North Atlantic routes effective November 1, tying base fares to minimum charter prices. New York London round trips will rise from 726 to 764 during peak season, with varied increases to offset higher fuel and labor costs.
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Geneva
Switzerland
North Atlantic
New York
London
International Air Transport Association
New York-Paris
Waldheim to Press Cyprus Talks and Refugee Crisis
Waldheim will discuss resuming political talks in Cyprus with Cypriot, Turkish, and Greek leaders. He plans to address the UN troop role under partial Turkish administration and the plight of about 200,000 refugees. He travels Sunday to Cyprus, then to Ankara and Athens, returning to New York on Tuesday.
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Republic of
Cyprus
Waldheim
U.N
Ankara
Athens
New York
Durango Fire Devastates Several Buildings in City Wide Blaze
A large Durango blaze damaged seven structures including a taxi operation a boot and saddle shop and a four story department store. Firefighters contained the fire preventing spread to the First National Bank building. City officials estimate reconstruction costs between 5 million and 10 million dollars.
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First National Bank
Durango
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