Watergate Tops AP Top News for 1973
The Associated Press editors and news directors voted Watergate the top story of 1973. The year’s ten leading items include Agnew’s resignation, the Vietnam peace accords and POW release, the energy crisis, the Middle East war, the Texas boys killings, Johnson’s death, Skylab missions, and Chile’s revolution.
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Associated Press
Spiro T. Agnew
Vietnam
Middle East
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Chile
Retailers Say Safes Top Highs
American consumers spent hundreds of millions on gifts as retailers reported record holiday sales despite high prices and harsh winter. Warm items such as sweaters electric heaters and wool robes sold fast while flannel shirts and nightgowns also listed among top gifts. News notes broader gains on the East Coast but a severe storm hindered a fuller surge in spending.
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New York
Associated Press
Bloomingdales
New York Area
Titche's
Dallas
East
Richard G. Shapiro
Gimble Bros
New York- Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Saks
Gimbles
S.S. Kresge
Kmart Discount
Manitowoc Adopts Lake Michigan Water Supply via 9000 Foot Intake
Manitowoc residents now drink water drawn from Lake Michigan through a 9000 foot intake, purified at a new filtration plant. Chemicals including alum and chlorine are added to treat and improve taste, with potential ammonia and sulfur dioxide used as needed. The $4.5 million facility supplements Ranney wells and is expected to meet city needs through 2000, delivering softer water with reduced mineral content and savings on soap and salt usage. The project received regulatory approval after gear and shore leaks were fixed.
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Manitowoc
Lake Michigan
Edmund Garber
Feneral
Manitowoc Public Utilities
Garber
MPA
Ranney
Stand-by gas rationing outlined by Federal official
Federal Energy Chief William E Simon announced a stand-by gasoline rationing system with three month coupon stockpiles and state coordination. He warned actual use may be avoided but urged readiness for March 1. Estimated cost Is about 1.5 billion dollars yearly. drivers could face a $1 monthly ration book charge, pending Congress and legal authority.
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Washington
Federal Energy
Wiliam E. Simon
Simon
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Congress
News in Brief from Saigon and Washington
South Vietnamese troops drive through the lower Mekong Delta to protect the rice harvest after an ambush left about 150 casualties. Nixon signs a 2.2 billion dollar emergency aid measure for Israel as fighting continues in the Middle East. Rep. Harold V. Froehlich announces reelection bid and tax disclosures. Indictments accuse gypsum board makers of price fixing. Oil distribution and fuel regulation plans follow Arab price moves with airline allocations set. Weather: cloud and cold with light snow flurries. temps around 10 to 34 across Wisconsin cities.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong
Nixon Flight Surprises Fans On Secret Air Ride
President Nixon vacationing in San Clemente after an unscheduled United Airlines Flight 55 from Washington to California surprised newsmen and delighted passengers. FAA officials criticized the lack of advance coordination while Nixon chatted with travelers and signed autographs aboard the three engine DC10 on the way to the Western White House. The 25 member presidential party traveled with 132 other passengers, splitting 12 in first class and 13 in coach, amid security briefings and mixed public reactions.
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Spiro
Agnew
Maryland
United States
Simon
Nixon
California
San Clemente
White House
Gerald J. Warren
Calif
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Alexander P. Butterfield
Washington
Butterfield
United Air Lines
Tina Myers
San Diego
Merle Fleming
Tulsa
Okla
Pat
Julie Gilkey
Fairfax
Unversity of
Oregon
United
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Democratic National Committee
Richard M. Nixon
Watergate Committee
John W. Dean
Administration
FBI
Tergate
United Nations
Suez Canal
Golan Heights
Israel
Golan
Damascus
U.N
Federal Energy Administration
Houston
Dean Corll
Lyndon Baines Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
Johnson
U.S
Los Angeles
Wisconsin
Two Rivers
Milwaukee
Tsumura
N.Y
Jack Streets
Elmira
Froelich
Green Bay
Wis
Harold V. Froehlich
Rwis
Black Creek Law Firm
Justice Department
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