Highway Funds Diverted For Urban Transit Tax Cuts Urged
Editor Alex H Washburn condemns a House Senate conference bill diverting part of the Highway Trust Fund to urban rapid transit. He notes a 19 billion three year outlay, July 1 1975 start for cities to use highway funds for subways and express buses, and calls to cut the gasoline tax from four to three cents. The piece criticizes Nixon administration support and Rockefeller bond proposals, arguing the tax should not subsidize commuters.
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House-Senate
America
Wall Street Journal
Nelson Rockefeller
Dutch treat dinner meeting to boost farm prices
NFO will host a Dutch treat dinner meeting at Perry's Restaurant on Tuesday July 24 1973 at 8 30 pm. All farmers interested in better prices for their products are urged to attend this meeting.
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NFO
Perry's
Phnom Penh Faces Grim Three-Point Future
AP reports Phnom Penh may fall in a final battle, endure a siege leading to unconditional surrender, or enter negotiations for a Communist dominated coalition. Western diplomats warn the 1.5 million city could be surrounded within miles as insurgents push from the countryside.
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Peter Arnett
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Thailand
Norodom Sihanouk
Sihanouk
Divers plan 245 foot dive to Doria salvage site
FAIRHAVEN MA AP Divers prepare a 10 day salvage assault on the sunken Italian liner Andrea Doria 45 miles off Nantucket. Two scuba divers will live in a 12 foot habitat attached to the ocean floor 245 feet down with a 10 person support crew. The mission costs about 250000 dollars and aims to recover cash bonds art treasures and jewelry valued at about four million dollars including 1.1 million in cash from the ship vault and a 250000 dollar silver plaque in the chapel.
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Fairhaven
Mass
Andrea Doria
Nantucket Island
Donald Rodocker
Rodocker
Christopher DeLucchi
San Diego
Calif
Earthco opens new Hope sales office distribution move
Earthco, formerly in Magnolia, relocates to Hope and opens a retail sales office for wholesale lines in Arkansas and Louisiana. The company distributes Oregon chain saw products, Daido motorcycle chain, and Diamond roller chain. The warehouse and office 1% miles north of I-30 on Blevins Highway will sell Oregon chain products and related items to the public.
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Earthco
Magnolia
Hope
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oregon
Earthee
I-30
Blevins Highway
Daido
Nixon battles to keep tape in Watergate dispute
President Nixon fought to withhold Watergate tape recordings and documents as subpoenas from the Senate Watergate Committee and special prosecutor Archibald Cox loom. He warned against releasing material while White House lawyers argue the tapes implicate constitutional powers, with the case likely to reach the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Archibald Cox
Cox
Gerald L. Warren
Congress
Supreme Court
Warren
White House
Dean
Hijackers Blow Up Libyan Airport Plane In Shot Term Standoff
Hijackers exploded the Boeing 747 at Benghazi airport shortly after hostages, including 137 people, evacuated via emergency slides. Libyan troops arrested four hijackers guarding the craft after hours of tension, while passengers endured a grueling 34 day ordeal and crew reported injuries.
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Elias Antar
Associated Press
Benghazi
Libya
Amsterdam
Dubai
Persian Gulf
Damascus
Mediterranean
Mt. Carmel
Sada
Red Army
Israel
Tel Aviv
Kenzi Konuma
Marcos Referendum Underway In Philippines As Curfew Eases
Manila AP report: Marcos restores some constitutional rights and halves the curfew ahead of Friday’s referendum on whether he should stay in power beyond 1973. The move follows eased press and speech restrictions as voters prepare to decide Marcos’s future.
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Manila
Ferdinand RE. Marcos
Marcos
Ehrlichman tells Senate Dean lied about Watergate
John D. Ehrlichman testified before the Senate Watergate committee that John W. Dean III lied and relied on Dean for Watergate information. Ehrlichman defended the Nixon White House, said Dean failed to inform him consistently, and denied personal wrongdoing while detailing meetings with Dean.
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Washington
John D. Ehrlichman
Senate
Watergate Committee
John W. Dean III
Ehrlichman
Nixon
White House
Dean
Tao
John Dean
E. Howard Hunt
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Miss May
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Carroll McKee
University of Kansas
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Kansas Shakespeare Festival
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Grand Ole Opry
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USDA
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State Securities Division
University of Arkansas
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Ozark, Mo
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U.S. 65
Richmond, Va
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Gibsonia
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