Banking rate jump marks fifth rise of year
Chase Manhattan Bank lifted its prime lending rate from 7 to 714 per cent, an anti inflation move to slow business expansion. In Washington, James E. Smith was nominated to be comptroller of the currency, replacing William B Camp. Also in Athens Greek junta claims to have blocked a coup attempt by retired admirals and officers. The United States posted a trade surplus in April for the first time in 18 months, with exports at new highs and imports down.
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Chase Manhattan Bank
Washington
James E. Smith
the Treasury
Nixon
William B. Camp. Smith
Department
Athens
Greece
United States
Frederick Dent
Dent
Gary Campaign HQ Bugged in 1966 Goerke Claims
Earl Goerke, former state Crime Bureau chief and district attorney, confirms Gary campaign headquarters were bugged in the 1966 Democratic gubernatorial campaign. He recalls two private office workers found a transmitter to pick up conversations during the primary, with no one identified as the placer.
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Gary
Goerke
Oklahoma City
State Crime Bureau
Earl Goerke
Raymond Gary
Watonga
Preston Moore
Moore
Dewey Bartlett
Crime Bureau
Henry Bellman
Ford and Fiat Pay Ransom in Latin American Kidnappings
Ford Motor Co and the First National Bank of Boston paid 2.5 million dollars in April to ransom two executives abducted by leftist guerrillas. In March 1972 Fiat agreed to a 1 million dollar demand to buy school supplies after its Argentine subsidiary chief was kidnapped. The government refused a second demand to free 50 terrorists, and the Fiat executive was killed as police closed in. Secretary of State Rogers arrived to lead the U. S. delegation for Peronist Hector Campora’s inauguration, amid notable regional figures and Allende’s Chilean government. Rogers stated the U. S. would maintain friendly ties with all Latin American countries during his eight nation tour.
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Man Kodak
First National Bank of Boston
Fiat
People’s Revolutionary Army
William P. Rogers
U. S
Hector J. Campora
Argentina
Rogers
Chile
Cuba
Uruguay
Peru
Salvador Allende Gossens
Latin America
United States
Campora
Americas
Littering Debate Colors Ton Town Council Meeting
Council members clash over littering extent in Law ton. Roy B Hooper Jr says town not filthy and not heavily littered. Norma Roberts calls for tougher enforcement and fines. board chair Williams reports no prior fines this year and three referrals with one paid fine, one left town, one unlocated.
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Roy B. Hooper Jr
Lawton
Watergate figures dispute clemency offers in hearings
Alch says he would take a polygraph to back his account of a call about pursuing the President. Caulfield and Ulasewicz testified they sent White House clemency offers to McCord, while Senator Talmadge warned of possible perjury probes and demanded transcripts for prosecutors. Alch denied involvement in clemency offers.
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Baker
Fensterwald
McCord
John J. Caulfield
Anthony T. Ulasewicz
White House
Herman Talmadge
Dga
Talmadge
Senate
Richardson
Judiciary Committee
Richard G. Kleindienst
Watergate Investigation Committee
James W. McCord Jr
Caulfield
Gerald Arch
Nixon
CIA
Cox
Former congressman Mills shot at close range before death
O Mills Jr. is reported dead at Easton Memorial Hospital with powder burns visible on his shirt. The incident prompts questions about a $25,000 Nixon era campaign contribution reportedly delivered to Mills' campaign manager the day before his 1971 special election. Mills denies wrongdoing and says he did not handle funds.
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Page
O. Mills Jr
Linda M. Haley
Easton Memorial Hospital
Dave Thackery
Mills
Congress
Rogers C.B. Morton
Interior
Thackery
Baltimore
Washington Post
Anne Arundel County
Morton
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Maryland
Nixon
Skylab cooling device chosen after shield loss
SKYLAB officials selected an umbrella like cooling device as first choice to shade the sun heated workshop and restore livable temperatures after the shield ripped off at May 14 launch. Backup shades require space walks while one curtain and another parasol like deployable shade are planned. Experts expect temps to drop to about 70 degrees within a day or two once deployed.
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Schneider
Kerwin
Weitz
Skylab
Conrad, Kerwin
POWs honored at White House state dinner in Washington
682 former prisoners of war from North Vietnam and Viet Cong attend a White House dinner with guests from Congress and the executive branch. Spiro Agnew Henry Kissinger and military and civilian supporters join the event as chefs from a townwide effort prepare a 1200 pound beef roast and a seafood first course. Bob Hope hosts entertainment with 12 performers, ending with Irving Berlin's God Bless America.
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Tricia Cox
State Department
White House
House
Senate
Appropriations
Armed Services
Spiro T. Agnew
Henry A. Kissinger
Defense Department
California
Navy
Washington
Hilton
Washington Hilton
International
Marriott
J. Willard Marriott
John Wayne
Watergate Hotel
Nixon
Henry Haller
Bob Hope
Irving Berlin
America
Scout Camp Session Set
About 700 scouts from Black Beaver Council will stay at Camp George Thomas between June 17 and August 5. Activities include outpost camping hiking trails nature trails horseback riding water activities and competitive games. Staff includes Steve Powers Mike Wade Lee Ahlfield Tom Etters Clayton Jenkins Lounita Crawford Ida Tidwell. Special features planned include opening campfire troop competition night Order of the Arrow tapout family night fun night and awards campfire on Friday night.
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Black Beaver Council
Boy Scouts of America
Camp
George Thomas
Apache
Charles Rager
Steve Powers
Mike Wade
Lee Ahlfield
Tom Etters
E. A. Dexter
Clayton Jenkins
Lounita Crawford
Ida Tidwell
Order of the Arrow
Richardson Quickly Confirmed As New U S Attorney General
Senate approved Elliot L. Richardson as attorney general by 82 to 3 clearing the way for Archibald Cox to lead the Watergate probe. Cox will have full authority over the 1972 election era espionage and bugging cases with his own staff under committee guidelines.
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Richardson
U.S
Washington
Senate
Elliot L. Richardson
Archibald Cox
Cox
Harvard
Democratic
Committee
British Lord Lambton resigns amid sex scandal and drug charge
Lord Lambton a 50 year old aristocrat resigned amid revelations of his association with call girls and alleged sex orgies tied to a Scotland Yard pornography probe. He later confessed to contact with call girls and was charged with possessing marijuana and amphetamine pills while denying any security risk or blackmail.
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Heath
MI5
Lord Lambton
Britain
Scotland Yard
Scotland
Call Girls
St. John’s Wood
Pacific Ocean Ranks Largest Global Ocean by Size
The Pacific Ocean covers about 64,186,300 square miles, making it the largest ocean on Earth and surpassing all others in area and depth. It spans multiple continents and hosts vast marine ecosystems and major shipping routes.
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Pacific Ocean
Elephant gestation period and rabbit cycle noted
A historical note compares animal reproduction timelines, stating elephants have a 21 month gestation while rabbits complete gestation in about one month. The item highlights differing mammal reproduction spans without further context.
Baptists consider land for new church complex near school
Rev. Siler reports a site survey found a 13 acre tract east of Tomlinson Junior High for sale at 22000 per acre. Building the same facilities would cost about 3 million dollars. The church plans to stay downtown, with improvements including air conditioning and remodeling to move services.
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Siler
Tomlinson Junior High School
Rev. Siler
John Guy Erwin
Lawton High School
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