10 Jun 1974
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Newspaper
Herald Times Reporter
Location
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1974
Page
1
U.S. Rep. William A. Steiger says Watergate impeachment likely after the November election and predicts a slow approach in Washington. He cites budget reform progress, tax reform doubts, and opposition to national health insurance and workmen’s compensation.
President Nixon departs for a five nation Middle East tour to reinforce U S influence and persuade Americans that peace requires his leadership. The trip includes Austria en route to Egypt with stops in Saudi Arabia Syria Israel and Jordan as critics call it political theater.
As Nixon flies to Europe, U S Secret Service and host nation security deploy in record numbers in the Middle East. Officials deny excessive concern, while privately some security officials warn of risks in a violence scarred region. Up to 250 agents may guard Nixon, dwarfed by Syria’s roughly 2,000 plain clothes guards expected for Kissinger trips.
Gallup poll shows 68 percent of 1543 adults surveyed May 10 to 13 drink alcoholic beverages while 67 percent abstain or do not drink. Comparisons trace drinker shares from 1945 to 1989, noting fluctuating cultural norms.
President Nixon rejected further House subpoenas, stating he will not cede executive independence to Congress. In a six page letter to Judiciary Chairman Peter Rodino Jr., he argued that yielding to impeachment inquiries would undermine separation of powers and erode executive confidentiality.
A weather system mostly spared the lakeshore but dumped over two inches of rain on drenched fields. The state faced cool to windy conditions with rain chances, peaking in the northwest, and a mix of fog, drizzle, and showers across Monday. Temperatures ranged from the upper 30s to the 70s with gradual clearing and cooler nights.
Weekend tornadoes and floods killed 23 people and injured hundreds in Oklahoma Kansas and Arkansas with damages estimated near 50 million dollars Oklahoma officials seek federal disaster aid and Governor Hall cites 26 million in damage Kansas reports over 20 million while Arkansas tallies 9 million. In Ferris State dormitory a tornado caused damage and one injury. Tulsa faced massive destruction with 1300 structures ruined and heavy power outages.
Federal officials report heroin entering the United States increasingly from western Mexico, with Mexico replacing Europe as the primary conduit. Customs notes a surge in marijuana seizures from Mexico as part of intensified anti smuggling efforts, while officials debate agency turf and statistics on drug flows and sources.
Four members of a De Pere family were killed in a Brown County two car crash on Wisconsin 29 near Green Bay. The victims were Joseph Waitula 44 his wife Peggy 40 and daughters Kim 17 Monica 13. Three other children and the other car's driver were injured.
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