Nixon names Melvin Laird to major White House post
President Nixon named former Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird as counselor for domestic affairs as he rebuilds a scaled Watergate era White House staff. Gen. Alexander Haig Jr. will retire from the Army to run the White House staff and Ronald L. Ziegler will become a presidential assistant overseeing all White House communications while staying as press secretary. Laird replaces Ehrlichman, Haig replaces Haldeman, both ousted after the Watergate scandal. Laird stressed continuity of government and pledged to move the nation forward.
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Nixon
Melvin Laird
White House
Washington
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Army
Ronald L. Ziegler
Laird
John
D. Ehrlichman
Haig
H. R. Haldeman
Wisconsin
Special Prosecutor Triggers Fresh Senate Watergate Clash
Archibald Cox seeks court order to restrict Senate Watergate testimony to executive session and immunity for Dean and Magruder. White House provides Nixon Dean talks data but may withhold certain Nixon Dean conversations. Cox aims to force narrower disclosure while signaling ongoing clash with the committee over how evidence is shared.
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Washington
White House
Senate Watergate Committee
Watergate
Archibald
Cox
Senate Committee
Senate seeks immediate end to wheat processor fee
Senate votes 77 to 12 to drop a 73 cent per bushel wheat processor fee, dubbed a bread tax, now rather than next January as part of a farm bill amendment by Sen. Birch Bayh. The move aims to curb bread price increases and aid independent bakers facing higher flour costs, with about 294 million dollars collected through June 30.
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Washington
Senate
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
William B. Saxbe
Robio
House Votes To Boost Minimum Pay To $2.20
The House passed a bill to raise the minimum wage from $1.60 to $2.20 an hour next year and extend coverage to six million more workers, including household domestic workers starting at $1.80 and reaching $2.20 by 1975. The measure, sent to the Senate, marked a victory for House Democrats amid changes in coalition support and increased Republican backing from urban areas.
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Washington
House
Senate
Laird Signals Nixon Move to Boost Anti-Inflation Drive
Melvin Laird, newly named domestic policy adviser, said Nixon will propose measures to strengthen wage and price controls. He indicated a meeting with Congress and Cabinet members was planned, then canceled, as White House intensifies review of anti-inflation program amid speculation on dollar actions.
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Laird
Nixon
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Cratic
Congress
White House
Defense
United States
Capitol Hill
Senate
Hugh Scott
Former Major League Player Charged In Cruise Bomb Threat
Jerry Priddy, 54, a former major league baseball player, was charged with extortion for allegedly demanding 250000 in exchange for the location of bombs placed on the Island Princess, a luxury liner with 850 passengers aboard. Two tiny packages were found but thrown overboard. the ship later resumed its voyage toward Puerto Vallarta after a thorough search found no bombs.
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LOS Angeles
Jerry Priddy
Mexico
Puerto Vallarta
Priddy
Sloan Says White House Aide Failed To Heed Warning On Watergate
Former campaign treasurer Hugh W Sloan Jr testified he warned White House aide Ehrlichman last July that Nixon reelection forces might be involved in Watergate. Ehrlichman allegedly replied I dont want to know. Sloan said Magruder warned of possible perjury and discussed it with Dean and Watergate prosecutors. He recounted conversations with Dean about taking the Fifth Amendment and noted President's name rarely appeared in meetings. Sloan resigned as treasurer amid the scandal and testified during televised hearings.
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Laird
Nixon
Washington
Hugh W. Sloan Jr
John D. Ehrlichman
White House
Sloan
Jeb Stuart Magruder
John W. Dean
Watergate
Dean
Magruder
Senate
G. Gordon Liddy
Liddy
Gordon Strachan
Flr
Haldeman
Dean Onee
Ted
Florida
James R. Treese
Hugh
John
Ehrlichman
Democratic Party
Magritider
H. R. Haldeman
Kissinger resumes secret talks with Le Tho near Paris
In Gif sur Yvette a new phase of Vietnam cease fire talks began as Henry Kissinger met with Le Duc Tho for 51 hours at a villa of the French Communist party. Kissinger, accompanied by Ronald Ziegler, hosted the session and said progress was made toward implementing the cease-fire with another meeting planned. Tho and Thach cautioned there is no final agreement yet as both sides reviewed all Paris agreement points and stressed ongoing progress and cooperation.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Bue Tho
Vietnam
Tho
Communist Party
Gif Sur Yvette
Kissinger
St. Nom la Breteche
Ronald L. Ziegler
U.S
Washington
Nixon
Ziegler
White House
Nguyen Co Thach
Thach
Skylab readies space walk as power woes mount
Skylab astronauts Charles Conrad Jr and Joseph Kerwin rehearse a risky 12 13 p m EDT space walk to free an aluminum strap fouling a power panel wing. They express skepticism about success with a powered station and a second weakened battery intensifying repair pressure. The two men discuss equipment and camera choices as Mission Control weighs plans and feasibility.
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Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Mission Control
Mission Central
Kerwin
Pace Of Fighting Quickens In South Vietnam And Cambodia
News report from Saigon and Phnom Penh describes heavier clashes in the Mekong Delta and Quang Ngai in South Vietnam, plus a rebel push along Highway 4 near Ang Snuol, Cambodia. Villagers flee as talks in Paris between U S and North Vietnam continue.
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South Vietnam
Cambodia
Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Paris
Mekong
Quang Ngai
Ang Snuol
Phnom Penh
Nixon
Henry A. Kigsin-ger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Weather readings from Atop Register Building Virginia
The report notes considerable cloudiness with a chance of showers or thunderstorms in Virginia, with highs in the 80s. Thursday night and Friday bring partly cloudy skies, with lows in the 60s and highs again in the 80s. North Carolina shows variable cloudiness with numerous showers and possible thunderstorms through Thursday, tapering off Friday, warm days and mild nights, and Thursday night lows around the low 80s inland but 50s to 60s in the mountains and highs Friday in the 80s.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Downtown Weather Log Report for Wednesday and Thursday
Daily weather summary shows Wednesday with temperatures from 78 to 69 degrees, calm and breezy periods, high 91 and low 67. Wind directions NW and SW noted, 24 hour precipitation totals around 0.00 inches.
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Ser Priddy
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