White House Turns Over Presidential Tapes to Prosecutor
The White House released a substantial batch of presidential tapes and documents to Watergate special prosecutor Leon Jaworski. A spokesman said the exact number of tapes and the scope of the documents were not disclosed, while searches for additional material continue.
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White House
Leon Jaworski
J. Fred Buzhardt
Jaworski
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Charles Colson
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Nixon
Colson
Archibald Cox
U.S
John J. Sirica
Rose Mary Woods
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Historic Jefferson City Post Tribune Masthead
The Jefferson City Post Tribune lists publisher and editor credits with historical ownership spans. It notes evening publication daily except Saturday, carrier delivery rates, and circulation details for Cole county and national zones. The item reflects the paper’s long running status since 1865 and affiliations with Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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Associated Press
Jefferson City
Missouri
Cole
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Court to refine obscenity ruling in upcoming case
The Supreme Court may refine last June's obscenity decisions as it agrees to hear Georgia case involving the R rated film Carnal Knowledge ruled obscene. Billy Jenkins of Albany argues Georgia laws are unconstitutional and due process was denied. the court's decision is expected by June.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Georgia
Billy Jenkins
Albany, Ga
Daugherty County Sheriff’s Office
Broad Avenue
Jenkins
Sions
Warren Burger
Strike drains Kansas City economy over TWA shutdown
The Kansas City Development Department estimates a six week strike against Trans World Airlines has cut about 49.7 million from the area’s economy. Retail sales north of the Missouri River have fallen sharply since November 4, with 37.3 million monthly loss mainly from stores. Some airport service jobs have been cut, and convention spending dropped 892000.
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Kansas City
Doud
TWA
Airlines Pilots Association
Ray Bennison
Greater
Advice for shutter bugs backing Kohoutek comet
NASA says Kohoutek will reach peak spectacle mid to late December with tail up to 100 million miles long. Photographers are advised to use tripods, bulb setting, normal lens, and exposures from 1 second to 1 minute from elevated open locations away from city lights. The comet is a morning object now, becoming evening after December 28.
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Kohoutek
Space Agency
NASA
Gas stations closed nationwide as shortage lingers
Motorists faced a second Sunday of gas station closings as officials said most people filled up beforehand or avoided highways. An AP survey found about 80 to 90 percent of the nation’s 220,000 stations shut, roughly the prior week's level. President Nixon called for a voluntary Sunday Baseline sales ban pending potential mandatory action. Border checks showed few cross-border gas trips, and high-test fuel in Mexico recently rose to 64 cents per gallon amid widespread bad weather.
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Associated Press
Nixon
Canada
Mexico
Missouri and Kansas see fuel shortages and light travel
Gas stations in Missouri and Kansas operated sparsely while traffic on highways ran about 3 percent lighter than normal. In the Kansas City area about a dozen stations stayed open. St. Louis County reported eight to ten. Toward Towanda and Matfield Green on the Kansas Turnpike fuel was limited. Emergency calls for fuel north of normal.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Kansas
Highway Patrol
Kansas City
St. Louis
Kansas Highway Patrol
Towanda
Matfield Green
Kansas Turnpike
Bill Boston
The
Automobile Club of Missouri
Gas shortages shrink traffic across states
In South Dakota a random check of 10 Sioux Falls service stations found only two open, both truck stops, as residents stayed home due to lack of gas. Georgia patrol information officer Bill Wilson reported a 30 to 40 percent drop in traffic on major roads, while Texaco manager W T Leonard in Little Rock said interstate business dwindled and he plans to close next week.
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Bill Wilson
Georgia State Patrol
Leonard
Newman to head regional office for Federal Energy Administration
Former Kansas City assistant police chief James R. Newman, 49, is named to run one of ten regional offices overseeing the Missouri Kansas Iowa and Nebraska energy program from Kansas City. He will manage a staff of about 55 on loan from other federal agencies and later hire permanent personnel.
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Kansas City
James R. Newman
Federal Energy Administration
Newman
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Clarence Kelley
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kelley
Adm
Eli Reich
Petroleum Allocation Board
Reich
Federal
Energy Office
Fire kills two teens near St. Clair Missouri
A fire at a two story frame farmhouse four miles east of St. Clair killed Dawn Marie Sheridan age 14 and Darla Anne Sheridan age 15. Father John Sheridan 38 and two sisters Carol Lee 13 and Shannon 3 were hospitalized in St. Louis County with second degree injuries. Mother Delores Sheridan 34 and brother John 4 survived. Fire began about 4 am. cause under investigation by Franklin County sheriff. St. Clair is about 35 miles southwest of St. Louis.
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ST. Clair, Mo
St. Clair
Franklin Couny Sheriff's Office
Dawn Marie Sheridan
Darla Anne
John
Eight Die In Missouri Weekend Traffic Crashes
At least eight people died in Missouri traffic accidents reported by the Highway Patrol this weekend. Victims include Raymond Sword, 23, of Kansas City, who struck a bridge abutment. James T. Green, 59, and Jake Ward, 67, of Sikeston, in a collision near Sikeston. Ira Lee Dockins, 47, of Malden, who was killed when his vehicle toppled while he tried to free it from a ditch. and others in Miller, Camden, Osage, and surrounding counties. Four or more were injured, including Naomi D. Chism, seriously hurt on an ice covered bridge. Edward Rost, 18, and Michael Edwards, 17, with minor injuries from an Osage County crash. and Herbert Cooper, 28, with minor injuries near Miller County.
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Highway Patrol
Raymond Sword
Kansas City
James T. Green
Jake Ward
Sikeston
Green
Ward
Ira Lee Dockins
Malden
Dunklin
Harold Bernard Snider
Shelbina
U.S
Hunnewell
James 0. Tucker
Lancaster
James Davis
St. Louis
Milton Ray Wardlow
Mound City
Mid-Missouri
Naomi D. Chism
Auxvasse
U.S. 54
Callaway County
Edward A. Rost
Morrison
Michael R. Edwards
Chamois
Osage County
Charles E. Still Hospital
Herbert Thomas Cooper
Brumley
Miller County
Lake Ozark Clinic
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Ethel Manuel
Columbia, Mo
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Pat Kolz
Blattner’s For Women & Child
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