Ex MLB Player Priddy Held in Extortion Case
Jerry Priddy former major league infielder arrested in Los Angeles on extortion charges linked to a hazardous device threat aboard the Island Princess. Investigators say he demanded 250000 in exchange for ship package locations while attempting to collect the money.
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Washington
Gerald Edward Priddy
North Hollywood
Priddy
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U.S
Sunny Weather Stays Through Thursday In Southwest Oklahoma
The forecast calls for sunny skies and warm days with fair nights across Southwest Oklahoma through Thursday. Temperatures rise from the mid 80s today to the upper 80s by Thursday, with lows in the low 60s tonight, and Tuesday's high reached 80 with a low of 61.
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Filter Plant Facility Riddled With Faults
Public works officials report the city filter plant clear well, built in 1968 as part of a 2 million expansion, leaks badly and loses up to a million gallons daily. Repairs by Indiana Gunite and Construction Co. of Alabama under a 33 630 contract may cost more beyond the price. a possible extra 25 000 is discussed.
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A&a Construction Company
Muskogee
Indiana Gunite and Construction Company of
Alabama
Paul Brune
Brune
Wyatt Hendrick
Earl Culver
Mike Johnson
Indiana Gunite and Construction
Medicine’ Park
Nixon reshapes White House staff with Laird as domestic adviser
President Nixon announced a major staff overhaul including Army Gen. Haig to stay as chief of staff while retiring from active duty and becoming assistant to the president. Melvin Laird will be counselor to the president for domestic affairs and join the National Security Council. Ronald Ziegler gains added duties as assistant to the president and will input into policy meetings. A separate lawsuit by Public Citizen seeks Haig's military rank removal.
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Nixon
White House
Army
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
John D. Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman
Ziegler
Ronald L. Ziegler
Wite House
Haig
Henry A. Kissinger
Ralph Nader
Public Citizen, Inc
U.S
Laird Signals Nixon to Accelerate Anti-Inflation Push
Laird said Nixon will soon strengthen anti inflation programs. He announced forthcoming meetings with Congress and the Cabinet to precede policy moves. Shultz postponed Paris trip to discuss economic policy with Nixon aides.
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White House
Laird
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Defense
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
George Shultz
Paris
Shultz
Rash Of Shelling Threatens Truce In Vietnam
Reports of shelling and infantry actions along the central coast intensify as government and Viet Cong blame each other amid Mekong Delta fighting. Kissinger and Le Duc Tho resume Paris talks with expectations of a joint truce observance appeal. Captured documents suggest Communists plan large scale attacks in Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh to mark the Provisional Revolutionary Government anniversary.
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Viet Cong
Mekong
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
United States
South Vietnam
Quang Ngai
Binh Dinh
Provisional Revolutionary
Spacewalk Urgent As Battery Falters
Spacewalk crews raced to free a jammed Skylab solar panel as a deteriorating battery reduced power on the orbiting lab. Commander Charles Conrad Jr. and crewmate prepared to pry free the panel to restore electricity and safeguard experiments during their 13th day in space.
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Space Center
Houston
Space Station
Charles Conrad Jr
Powershort
Lewis
Conrad
Agnew Klein Rally To Nixon Defense Amid Watergate Alarm
Sloan testified he warned the White House after the burglary that the affair posed a tremendous problem for Nixon. Agnew and Klein defended Nixon, saying the president is busy and not paralyzed, with Klein predicting a strong second term and Nixon’s foreign policy and economic gains offset the scandal. Sloan recalled aides shielding the president and denying links to the burglary.
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Klein
Nixon
White House
Ence
Sloan
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