Agnew offers governors help as contact point
State Line Nev AP Vice President Spiro Agnew told governors he is available for consultation and counseling and will remain close to state and local leaders. He said he will help from Washington even without a formal intergovernmental line and will stay engaged with governors, mayors and county officials.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Washington
Agnew
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Arkansas
Dale Bumpers
Nixon
Congress
Caspar Weinberger
Health, Education and Welfare
James T. Lynn
Housing and Urban Development
Kenneth R. Cole Jr
White House
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Bumpers
James Carter
Georgia
Winfield Dunn
Tennessee
Dan Evans
Marvin Mandel
Mandel
Melvin Laird
Evans
Linwood Holton
Virginia
Holton
Dan Walker
Illinois
Farm Bill discussion aims to protect family farms amid reform
The Agricultural and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 faces final action later this week. Sen. Hubert Humphrey gains approval for an amendment to pay farmers to establish vegetative cover on land removed from cropping. The bill shifts from price supports to a target price system with direct subsidies only when markets fall below set levels, including targets of 2.28 dollars per bushel for wheat, 1.53 for corn, and 43 cents per pound for cotton.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Humphrey
Nixon
James B. Pearson
Secretary of Agriculture
Pearson
Congress
Watergate logs dispute heats up amid committee stance
The Senate Watergate committee and the White House clashed over access to Nixon Dean conversation logs with Cox pressing to obtain all materials for the probe. The committee said no subpoenas would be issued while White House reshuffles included Melvin Laird named Nixon domestic affairs adviser after Ehrlichman resigns.
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Haig
White House
Army
Henry A. Kissinger
National Security Council
Ralph Nader
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Trg
U.S
William F. Proxmire
Dwis
Ziegler
Herbert G. Klein
Nixon
Gerald L. Warren
Ron Ziegler
Warren
Bard
Whethr
Pansion
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Conde
Senate Committee
Cox
Dean
Senate
Samuel Cash
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon-Dean
Melvin R. Laird
Secretary of Defense
Wisconsin
John D. Ehrlichman
Pentagon ends F111 production after current run
The Pentagon will stop F111 production after the present order, with 543 total aircraft including bombers and fighter bombers by completion in late 1974. Forty three more are under construction for December finish, as cost and need assessments favor other defense priorities amid a 12 year, controversy filled history.
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Pentagon
William P. Clements
Congress
Air Force
Department of Defense
Clemente
General Dynamics Corp
Ft. Worth
Tex
Texas
Kissinger Talks Resume Amid Vietnam Deadlock
Talks between the Viet Cong and the Saigon government remain deadlocked since March. Obstacles include Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces buildup in South Vietnam, U S reconnaissance over the North, the Saigon regime denying full diplomatic privileges to Viet Cong observers, and Nixon pausing mine removals and reevaluating aid talks with Hanoi. Separate La Celle St. Cloud discussions on South Vietnam’s political future were adjourned until next week without explanation.
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Saigon
Nixon
Hanoi
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Paris
Skylab crew rehearses space walk amid power worries
Skylab astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz plan a risky space walk to deploy a wing and restore power as a battery shortfall halves output to about 4 100 watts. Weitz assists, Gibson and Schweickart advise, while crews monitor Huracan Ava and store blood samples for return to Earth.
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Kerwin
Skylab
Paul J. Weitz
Space Station
Weitz
Charles Lewis
Lewis
Edward Gibson
Russell Rusty Schweickart
Rusty
Gibson
Priddy arraigned in extortion case linked to ship bombs
FBI said the extortionist demanded 250000 to reveal bomb placements on Princess Cruises ships. Seven calls were made to a Burbank office. two packages found aboard the Island Princess were thrown overboard. Priddy, head of a local advertising firm, was arraigned with bail set at 150000. He claimed innocence through his attorney.
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FBI
Burbank
Priddy
U.S
James J. Penne
Karl K. Ransom
Princess Cruises
Princess
San Diego
Viet Cong Sees Fourth Anniversary in South Vietnam
Government sources warn of possible eleventh hour land grabs by Communist forces. Viet Cong leader Hoang Anh Tuan says celebrations occur in liberated areas and they will fight only if attacked. Saigon reports shelling and sapper attacks in Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh with casualties. Delta fighting yields 161 VC killed in three days, versus 26 government dead and 56 wounded.
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Hoang Anh Tuan
Viet Cong
Joint Military Commission
South Vietnam
Saigon
Quang Ngai
Binh Dinh
Saigon Command
Quant Ngai
le Trung Hein
Mekong Delta
Dollar Gains On European Markets Amid Inflation Fight
The dollar strengthened in European money markets on Wednesday as reports said President Nixon planned tighter economic measures. Gold fell in London while commentators and officials urged action on inflation, with talks of wage and price freezes under consideration.
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U.S
Nixon
Capitol Hill
Senate
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Paris
Arthur F. Burks
Federal Reserve Board
Burns
Treasury
John B. Connally
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Georges Pompidou
France
United
Staes
Sloan Testimony Reveals Cash Tied to Watergate Burglary
Sloan recounts turning over 199000 to Liddy and magruder pressure to scale sums, noting executive privilege and fears the money financed the break in. He cites Ehrlichman and Stans denial, LaRue and Mitchell aides handling issues, with Vesco probe and a shift toward public funding as possible remedy.
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Sloan
Donald Segretti
Segretti
Liddy
White House
Sioan
Ebruchman
Magruder
Ehrlichman
Nixon
Ino
Samuel Cash
Frederick C. LaRue
John N. Mitchell
Maurice. Stans
Secretary of Commerce
Stans
Mitchell
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