Senate approves mandatory national fuel allocation plan
The Senate passed an 85 to 10 measure requiring President Nixon to implement a mandatory fuel allocation formula. The bill aims to ensure fair distribution of fuel, curb supplier cutoffs to independents, and address shortages amid industry volatility.
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Agnew Says Watergate Paralysis Not Credible
Vice President Spiro Agnew dismisses claims of Nixon administration paralysis due to Watergate while meeting governors. He tours Washington and beyond amid fears over federal support for state finances and asks for renewed assurances.
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Nixon appoints Laird Haig and Ziegler to White House
President Nixon reshapes the White House staff with Army Gen. Haig to retire from active duty and lead day to day operations, Melvin Laird named counselor for domestic affairs and on the National Security Council, Ronald Ziegler to assistant to the President overseeing communications and policy meetings. Public Citizen sued to strip Haig of military rank, arguing no active officers may hold civil office.
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Skylab battery failure threat深ens spacewalk urgency
Battery power dwindled aboard Skylab as a second space station unit failed and a third began losing charge. Commander Charles Conrad Jr and a two man crew planned a potentially longer space walk to free a jammed solar panel that would double the station’s electricity if freed.
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Kissinger and Tho Resume Talks on Vietnam Cease Fire
In Gif-sur-Yvette near Paris, Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho reopen secret discussions to tighten the Indochina cease fire. Tho hosts as Kissinger arrives from Washington and expresses optimism about progressing toward a possible agreement.
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Sloan warns White House on Watergate danger
Former campaign treasurer Hugh W. Sloan Jr testified he warned White House officials that Watergate posed a tremendous problem for Nixon's political operation and said a deputy campaign director urged concealing the cash paid to Liddy. Sloan recounted meetings with Chapin and Ehrlichman after the break in and noted pressure to protect the President.
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Farm program guarantees against economic failure
Senate begins voting on a new five year farm program to protect growers and help consumers with falling prices. Democrats and farm state Republicans drafted the bill on the Senate Agriculture Committee to base income support on target prices for wheat, feed grains and cotton. If prices fall below targets, farmers would receive subsidies. no payments if prices stay high. Bitter fighting erupts in the Mekong Delta as South Vietnam and the Communists clash for the third day.
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Wisconsin Senatorial Hope And Aaron Record Break
Wisconsin senators adopted a resolution expressing hope that Henry Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's career home run record amid hate mail. Sen. Dale McKenna said Aaron’s talent may surpass a white man and pledged support for the black star. The piece notes Aaron began with the Braves in Milwaukee.
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Republicans Seek to Abolish Wisconsin Department of Business Development
Wisconsin Republicans on the budget conference committee proposed abolishing the new Department of Business Development and removing its secretary Williams Kidd. The panel split on the motion, with talks continuing on the 1973 74 budget as they seek a resolution to partisan rifts. The committee approved several agency budgets but stalled others, including higher education and veterans affairs funding.
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Lakeshore Feels Ideal Weather Under Dry Pacific Air
A National Weather Service spokesman said a flow of dry Pacific air produced nearly perfect conditions in Wisconsin. Daytime highs reached the upper 70s with nighttime lows around the 40s, and similar fair, seasonal weather was forecast through Friday with continued clear skies and mild temperatures.
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