Dirty tricks persist in Washington over Nixon hoax
A hoax speech appeared in the Congressional Record urging Ford to nominate Nixon as vice president and then resign. Rep. Earl Landgrebe and Rep. John Ashbrook blasted the prank, while House leaders urged a probe to prosecute the culprit.
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Richard M. Nixon
Congress
Earl Landgrebe
R Lnd
Congressional Record
Ford
Nixon
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Senate
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Luntgrebe
Landgrehe
Carl Albert
House Administration Committee
Wayne Hays
Ohio
William Saxbe
Justice Department
John Ashbrook
Indiana
Floyd Fithian
John Brademas
D-Ind
Brade
FDA accused of bullying in drug findings
Eleven FDA physicians and researchers testified that superiors harassed, transferred, and overruled them when studies showed negative drug findings. Outside consultants supported the charges as Senate hearings opened into alleged pressure tactics in approving new drugs.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Senate
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
Vitamins and cysteine may shield some smoking drinking harms
PHILADELPHIA AP A research team at Coatesville VA Hospital reports that a mix of vitamin C thiamine and cysteine could protect against heart disease and other harms from heavy smoking and drinking. While rat tests showed complete protection against acetaldehyde, researchers caution results do not yet apply to humans and more study is needed.
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Coatesville
Veterans Administration Hospital
Herbert Sprince
Jefferson Medical College
Sprince
Jaworski endorses cover up trial delay
UPI special prosecutor Leon Jaworski urged a reasonable postponement of the Watergate cover up trial as Nixon’s resignation and 55 new tapes impact prep. Subpoenas sought Nixon as a witness for Ehrlichman, Haldeman, and Mitchell with a $302 witness fee. Judge Sirica set a Monday hearing as Parkinson opposes delay.
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Nixon
Douglas Dalton
UPI
Washington
Leon Jaworski
Earier
Jaworski
Jos D. Ehrlichman
San Clemente
U.S
John J. Sirica
Supreme Court
Sinica
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Turmoil as Turkish forces split Cyprus and seize Famagusta
United Press International reports Turkish tanks and infantry sweeping across Cyprus to carve a northern enclave 60 miles long. Famagusta falls with little resistance. Lefka threatened as Nicosia is targeted. Greece rules out military intervention. UN calls for cease fire. Security Council urges respect for peacekeeping status. Kissinger seeks U.S. role. Little Rock moves to sea as crisis deepens. Clerides meets leaders but takes no action yet.
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Famagusta
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Nicosia
Lefka
Geneva
Turkey
United Nations Security Council
U.N. Ap
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
U.S. Navy
Mediterranean
Little Rock
Gaeta
Maly
Glafkos Clerides
Long Beach objects to coastal plan land buy proposal
City officials oppose a draft element of the South Coast Regional Commission coastline plan that would require Long Beach to purchase private land south of Ocean Boulevard including Alamitos Bay peninsula and Naples. Estimated cost runs near $200 million with 20 000 to 30 000 residents to be relocated, and a hearing was scheduled at 9 30 a.m. in Los Angeles.
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South Coast Regional Commission
Long Beach
Ocean Boulevard
Alamitos Bay Peninsula
Naples
Robert C. Creighton
Regional Commission
County Hall of Administration
Los Angeles
Inflation plan near approval in Congress
Both chambers moved toward creating Ford requested Cost of Living Task Force to fight inflation. Senate and House Banking Committees approved the bill by voice vote and 27 7 respectively, with Monday to take up the measure and Ford expected to sign early next week. The plan aims to form a 25 member agency to monitor inflation, gather wage and price data, and operate without wage and price controls.
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House
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Senate Banking Committee
House Banking Committee
Virtue
Organized Labor
Big Business
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
The
Council On Wage and
Richard M. Nixon
Aliens of America Linked to Nerve Gas Hoax
A brief item notes a hoax claiming nerve gas connections to aliens in America. The column references a public skepticism and notes the denial by authorities as unsubstantiated. Page B-5.
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