Demo Party Sues Over Watergate Break In
Democratic national chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien files a million dollar suit against the Committee for the Re election of the President and security firm McCord Associates over the Watergate break in at the Democratic national headquarters. He cites political espionage and ties to the White House, as FBI probes continue.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence F. O’brien
Committee
O’brien
McCord Associates
James W. McCord
Watergate
Democratic National
McCord
White House
FBI
Washington Post
Charles W. Colson
the Post
Agnes Slows After Florida Panhandle Hit
Hurricane Agnes weakened after striking Apalachicola to Panacea on the Florida Panhandle and moving into South Georgia. The storm left homes demolished, roads washed out, and millions in damage with 18 dead and over 100 injured. Emergency funds and rapid repairs dominated state efforts as residents surveyed wreckage along U. S. 98 and coastal areas.
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Palaghicola
Fla
Georgia
Florida Panhandle
Agnes
Cuba
South
Bob Smith
Gulf
Apalachicola
Panacea
U.S. 98
Panhandle
Power Company
Carabelle
Reubin Askew
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Eastpoint
U. S. 98
McGovern Aims for Big NY Delegates in Democratic Primary
Senator George McGovern seeks about 200 of New York's 278 delegates in a high stake primary as he pressures toward the nominating total. He faces a light 25 percent expected turnout while rivals and organization backers loom. Polls run noon to 9 or 10 pm and debates shift to New York City districts and state-wide contests.
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New York
George McGovern
South Dakota
Democratic State Committee
McGovern
Nixon
Upstate
New York City
William F. Ryan
Bella Abzug
Manhattan
Jonathan Bingham
James Scheuer
Bronx
House
John J. Rooney
Emanuel Celler
James Delaney
Maine
Sen
Margaret Chase Smith
Robert A.G. Monks
William Hathaway
Lee McGovern
Flight crews end partial strike as operations normalize
AP reports worldwide pilot walkout ended after a one day partial strike over security. Preliminary losses reach sixty five million dollars across airlines as operations return to normal.
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Associated Press
Last Fighting Unit Goes Home from Vietnam
In Bien Hoa Vietnam the last American combat unit in South Vietnam the 1st Air Cavalry Division 3rd Brigade furling its colors marked the departure. Gen Creighton Abrams and Lt Gen Nguyen Van Minh led the farewell Brig Gen James F Hamlet received the Distinguished Service Medal and Vietnamese decorations. The brigade stayed behind last year with about 5000 men patrolling Bien Hoa Long Khanh and Binh Tuy provinces east and northeast of Saigon.
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Bien Hoa
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Nguyen van Minh
3Rd Military Region
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
James F. Hamlet
Long Khanh
Binh Tuy
Saigon
City Urged to Expedite Preliminary Street Work
Oklahoma Highway Department officials pressed Lawton to act quickly on street projects after talks with city officials during last week’s meetings. Mayor Don Whitaker reported the plan's first two recommendations were approved, urging immediate engineering drawings for bond street projects and formal urban renewal funding requests for 38th Street and related Second Street work. The highway commission could approve these items at its July 10 meeting, with federal funds available now but uncertain later.
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Don Whitaker
Highway Department
Sheridan Road
Lee Boulevard
Rogers Lane
Lee
52Nd Street
Gore Boulevard
Ferris Avenue
11Th Street
Bishop Road
State Highway Department
Federal Urban Systems
38Th Street
H Avenue
Urban Renewal
Walker
State Highway Commission
Lee City
China and Soviet Ships Trade Shadow North Vietnam Aid
AP reports China closed southern ports to Nam while Soviet ships still supply Hanoi. Beijing cites risk to relations with the United States. Moscow and bloc diplomats say China eases North Vietnamese support for a flexible policy. The U S mining of North Vietnam ports is condemned by both Beijing and Moscow as unlawful interference.
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Ondon
China
Nixon
North Viet
Nam
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Peking
Moscow
United States
U.S
China Closes Ports to Russian Shippers
The report says China bars Russian ships, asserting Moscow must challenge mining and that failure to do so implies tacit acceptance. Beijing argues the Soviet Union can foil American mining while China cannot, and that Moscow’s stance signals a broader relation with Washington beyond Hanoi.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
China
Perking
Washington
Hanoi
Lawton Sees Heavy Rain as Thunderstorms Sweep City
Thunderstorms rolled through Southwest Oklahoma overnight with Lawton recording the heaviest rainfall. Downtown saw .82 inch at the Constitution office and 1.20 inches at a Euclid Street residence. Other totals included Lake Lawtonka .60 and Lake Ellsworth .40 inch.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Third
Euclid
Lake Lawtonka
Lake Ellsworth
Meers
Apache
Gore
Laird vows continued U.S. arms buildup amid SALT talks
Secretary Melvin Laird told the Senate Armed Services Committee the United States should proceed with a 12 site ABM program and keep developing missiles and submarines if Congress blocks defense budgets. He cited Soviet tests on MIRV and multiple warhead tech and warned peace gains depend on a strong defense budget.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
U.S
Laird
Senate Armed Services Committee
United States
Russia
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Nixon
Moscow
Soviet Union
House Appropriations
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Ottawa County
Bill Schulein
South Carolina
Atomic Energy Commission
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