Agnew Rally in Las Vegas Draws Law and Order Claims
A Las Vegas appearance by Vice President Spiro Agnew touted as a law and order event drew scrutiny for alleged violations of federal and state rules. The rally promoted GOP candidates William Baggio and Ed Fike, with claims of Fike's past real estate dealings. The piece notes state employee leaves and hotel marquees as part of the event.
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Washington
Spiro Agnew
Las Vegas
Law and Order
Agnew
GOP
Paul Laxalt
William Baggio
Senate
Ed Fike
Fike
Justice Department
Nevada
Agnew Campaign Tactics Raise Nevada Ethics Questions
Nevada political activity involving casino solicitations and bused school groups sparks federal scrutiny. Ed Fike’s Colorado River Properties linked to land deals with conflict of interest implications. Governor Laxalt and Attorney General Mitchell figure in campaign dynamics as state lands head toward development.
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Nevada Gaming Control
Frank Johnson
GOP
Agnew
Johnson
Justice Department
John Mitchell
Nevada
Baggio
Laxalt
Fike
Colorado River Properties, Inc
Colorado River Commission
Ed Fike
Colorado River Properties
Arizona
Lawyers’ Title Insurance Company of
Las Vegas
Joe Spear
Fike Iso
Colorado
This Country Needs A Sane Sober Congress
Editorial argues for a safe sane and sober Congress after the election lame duck session. Warns of potential mischief from defeated members and outlines urgent agenda such as import quotas on textiles and shoes, welfare cash for poor families, Social Security revisions, no strike laws for railroads, and rising deficits feeding inflation. Advocates firm statesmanship over pork barrel politics.
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Japan
Congress
Nixon
Bethlehem and Jordan Civil War Deepens as Syria Intervenes
A Washington Post report from Bethlehem depicts a city in crisis as Jordan bleeds. Guerrillas press King Hussein, Syria sends tanks and planes, and the Arab League pleads for a truce while U S and Soviet involvement loom. The piece frames the conflict as a civil war with regional stakes and limited external intervention options.
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Bethlehem
Jordan
James Dick
George C. Wilson
Washington Post
Herod
Hussein
Israel
Syria
The
Arab League
United States
Soviet Union
Trudeau to visit Moscow in historic first for Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau heads to the Soviet Union for a ten day state visit the first by a Canadian leader to Moscow. The trip signals a potential shift toward closer Soviet Canadian ties amid trade grain disputes and Arctic talks.
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Moscow
Soviet Union
Pierce Elliott Trudeau
Stalin
Red Square
Canada
Trudeau
London
Australia
Sydney
Alexei N. Kosygin
Russia
Vancouver
B.C
Ottawa
Arctic
Northwest Passage
United States
U.S.S.R
NATO
City Hall backs highway plans amid coal concerns and growth
Holt McPherson reports City Hall and Commissioner Smith collaborating on widening South Main and West Green Drive and extending Surratt Drive to Highway 62 to ease traffic into High Point. Coal prices rise with winter, while Alcoa launches a can reclamation program and Dallas Furniture expands a new 20 000 square foot store.
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T. Lynwood Smith
City Hall
Jim Shelton
City Council
Committee On
Westchester
Stafus
South Main
West Green Drive
Ward
Surratt Drive
Randolph County
Trinity
Randolph
High Point
Smith
Fairfield Road
Shelton
Congress
A. J. Wagner
Tennessee Valley Authority
Bristol Herald-Courier
Alcoa
San Diego
Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas Furniture Company
English Road
East High Street
Centennial and
Richardson
Charles Hughes
East Washington
N. Hamilton
J. Sanders Dallas
C. C. Hughes
Charles Hughes Jr
Sanders Dallas Jr
J. D. McCrary
Helen Warner
Hughes
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Merry
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Neaada
Jimmy
Snyder
Raggio
Howard Cannon
Mike
Mike O’callaghan
Sen. Soaper
California
By Jack Anderson
High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
N.C
D.a.mawley
C. H. Lockwood
David A. Rawley, JR
Randall B. Terry
Joseph P. Rawley Holt McPherson
Joe Brown
C. W. Patterson, JR
Richard Thagub
Associated Press
N. C
Bottie
Holt McPherson
Capus M. Waynick
North Carolina League of Municipalities
Waynick
Bureau of the Census
Terry Sanford
Duke University
Duke
National Guard
Richard Nixon
Leon Safrit
YMCA
Jack Hawks
Ed Wheeless
Wheeless
Scott
Dick Meisky
Hampton Chiles
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