Fires Ravage Northwest Areas Across Oregon Idaho Montana
Firefighters battled 19 major blazes covering about 14 000 acres in Oregon 10 000 in Idaho and 14 000 in Montana as 7 000 plus firefighters fought tinderbox conditions. Cooler weather and weaker winds were forecast aiding containment efforts with evacuations and base camps set by National Guard and smokejumpers.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountains
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Interagency Fire Center
Boise
National Control Center For Forest Fires
Air Force
National Guard
Charles Tandy
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Morgan Plans Leaf Mart Meeting
Carolina attorney Geg Robert Morgan will meet Thursday in Raleigh with Frank Bryant of the Flue Cured Tobacco Marketing Committee to discuss Middle Belt leaf market timing. They will review opening dates, possible relief solutions for farmers, and a plan for limited sales starting September 4 with full operations by September 17, acknowledging the unusually early crop in the Middle Belt and delays in other regions.
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Carolina
Frank Bryant
Boonville
Morgan
Raleigh
Bryant
Middle Belt
Fuquay-Varina
North Carolina
Holshouser Calls for Campaign Finance Probe
Gov. Jim Holshouser in Raleigh urged a formal investigation into his campaign finances to clear the air and said his disclosures exceed those of any other governor. SBI will probe. he noted a $70,000 loan secured by home equity and stocks, partly unreported, but said no violation occurred.
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Raleigh
Jim Holshouser
Ert Morgan
Charles, Dunn
State Bureau of Investigation
Wake County
Burley Mitchell
Thad Eure
Northwestern Bank of
Boone
Holfhouser
Ign
SBI
Transportation
Bruce Lentz
Board of Transportation
Father recalls desperate rescue as alligator mauls Florida girl
In Oscar Sherer State Park south of Sarasota a 16 year old girl Sharon Elaine Holmes died after a lake swimming incident. Her father Bert Holmes described grabbing hair as the alligator pulled her under. Deputies killed a 10 foot alligator found with body parts and a medical examiner planned autopsy findings Monday.
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Sarasota
Fla
Florida
Bert Russell Holmes
Sharon Elaine
Oscar Sherer State Park
Gulf Coast
Holmes
Sharon
Miss Holmes
Eddie Palmer
Sarasota County
Nixon to hold first news conference in five months
Kalmbach plans a two week stay in San Clemente while Nixon is away. Three White House aides invoked executive privilege in closed interviews with Senate staffers. Ziegler and two aides refused questions on tapes and recent discussions. Phillips Petroleum and 3M disclosed illegal contributions to Nixon's re election effort. The Finance Committee to Re elect the President returned the Phillips payment after discovering its corporate origin. The Association of State Democratic Chairmen filed a civil suit over the Watergate break in seeking 10 million in damages.
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San Clemente
Calif
White House
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Ronald L. Ziegler
Phillips Petroleum Co
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Phillips
Washington
Finance Committee
Association of State Democratic
Breakin
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John W. Dean III
R. Spencer Oliver
Association
Watergate
Robert H. Finch
Finch
Rana
Cci
Associated Press
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing
St. Paul
Bartlesville
Okla
W. W. Keeler
Keeler
Archibald Cox
John Houchin
W. F. Martin
Oklahoma
Gulf Oil Corp
Ashland Oil, Inc
American Airlines
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Firms Admit Illegal Political Donations Amid Watergate Probe
Two more firms acknowledge cash contributions to a presidential campaign effort. Petroleum Co. gave 100000 dollars and 3M 30000 dollars. Others previously disclosed gifts include Gulf Oil 100000, Ashland Oil 100000, American Airlines 55000, and Goodyear 40000.
White House Outlines Cancer Fight Plan and Costs
The plan, modeled after a moon mission approach, projects an escalating cancer battle costing over 1 billion annually by 1978. It outlines seven fronts from basic research on cellular causes to helping survivors, with total National Cancer Institute support aimed at 800 million by 1978 and 400 million from other sources.
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Washington
White House
America
National Cancer Institute
Erie
Papadopoulos Takes Office Oath Sunday
George Papadopoulos prepares to take the oath as the first president of the Greek republic in a televised ceremony at Athens Orthodox Cathedral. His rule follows a 1967 coup, with his defense and foreign affairs portfolios held by him, and his ally Odysseus Anghelis as vice president.
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Athens
George Papadopoulos
Greece
Papadopoulos
Oddyseus Anghelis
Constantine
Wage hikes spread in textile industry size and scope
A wave of six to seven percent wage increases spreads through the labor short textile sector led by Burlington Industries J P Stevens and Dane River with over 120 000 workers plus Cane Mills Springs Mills and Riegel Textile Corp also joining. Most raises take effect early next month as the Cost of Living Council pauses actions pending wage guideline review.
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Burlington Industries
J. P. Stevens
Dane River
Cane Mills
North Carolina
South Carolina
Springs Mills
Riegel Textile Corp
Deering Milliken
Greenwood, Clinton
Spartan
Mayfair Mills
Alice Manufacturing Co
Cost of Living Council
Alice Manufacturing
CLC
Weather outlook with showers and warm temperatures
The forecast says showers taper this afternoon with fair mild conditions Monday to Wednesday. North Carolina shows highs in the 70s to 80s, mountain lows in the 50s, and South Carolina near 90. Triangle area expect clouds and showers today then clearing tonight.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
North Carolina and South Carolina Weather Forecast
Considerable cloudiness with showers and thundershowers today across North Carolina and South Carolina. Highs reach in the upper 70s to low 80s in the west and in the 80s to near 90 along the south coast. Tonight showers end east then clearing west and central. Lows 60s mountains to near 70 coast. Sunday mostly sunny in the west and partly cloudy east with highs in the 80s. South Carolina mostly cloudy warm with scattered thunderstorms inland and along the coast with highs in the 80s inland and lower 90s coast. Lows tonight around 70. Sunday highs in the 80s.
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Triangle Area
Piedmont
Triad Area
North Carolina
South Carolina
North Carolina Adopts Nationwide Food Stamp Plan
Federal officials informed the North Carolina Division of Social Services that surplus commodity distribution ends and a nationwide food stamp program begins on July 1, 1974. John H. Kerr says 65 counties already operate the plan and three more will by Oct. 1. The rest must join by next July 1.
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Raleigh
State Division of Social Services
John H. Kerr
Food Assistance
North Carolina
Evening TV lineup and guest stars for Porter Wagoner era
Capsule view lists Tonight's programs including HEE HAW with Faron Young and guests Penny DeHaven and Tennessee Ernie Ford. Lawrence Welk salutes America's youth. The Partridge Family features a convict seeking shelter. Emergency centers on an injured worker. Paul Lynde lampoons in-law advice. Burns and Schreiber with guests MacLean Stevenson and Sergio Mendes. Also pre-season football Vikings at Chiefs Mission Impossible Delphi Bureau late movie Merrill's Marauders Shock Theater Jamaica Run.
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Hee Haw
Faron Young
Penny DeHaven
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Lawrence Welk
America
Burns
Schreiber
MacLean Stevenson
Sergio Mendez
Minnesota Vikings
Kansas City Chiefs
Mission Impossible
George Maharis
Delphi
Glenn
a_aval
Pentagon
Merrill
Frank D. Merrill
Hydra
Jamaica
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John Hatterson
la Grande
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Leaf Mart
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Gene Anderson
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Anderson
Alligator Mauls Girl
Kalmbach
By Philip Dopoulos
Italy
ABC
Local Trademarks, Inc
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N. Ashmore Business College
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Williams’ Flowers
High Point
Thomasville
Glenn’s Sewing Machine Co., Inc
N. Main St
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Greensboro
WUNC
Eee
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Roanoke
WBTV
Charlotte
WGHP
WXII
Winston-Salem
WSOC
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