Sinatra Reaches Settlement Amid Australian Union Tensions
Australian unions that barred Frank Sinatra from hotel access reach a four hour accord with Sinatra and his lawyer. Hawke of the ACTU says members will not disrupt the tour further. Immigration minister Cameron vows to block future visits.
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Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Milton Rudin
Bob Hawke
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Hawke
Rudin
Australia
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Clyde Cameron
Ziegler Attacks Leaks Over Nixon Impeachment Fight
White House Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler accused the Senate and House Watergate committees of a calculated PR effort to sway opinion with piecemeal leaks on impeachment. He named Sen Sam Ervin and Reps Peter Rodino John Doar Waldie Conyers Drinan and Brooks as sources behind the disclosures and cited a transcript omission as a cover up.
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UPI
White House
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Senate Watergate Committee
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John Doar
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D-Mass
Jack Brooks
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D-N.y
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Sears accused of bait and switch ads by FTC
FTC charges Sears Roebuck and Co. used bait and switch tactics to sell higher priced home appliances. Sears denies the accusation and vows to fight. Karen Kanwit says Sears may face a cease and desist and consent decree process. Also noted is Michael Fuori challenging monthly alimony as unequal protection under state law.
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UPI
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Sears
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James W. Button
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Michael A. Fuori
Fuori
Teen drinking rule report highlights youth alcohol use
A government HEW panel report to Congress says 18 to 20 year olds show near universal drinking. It notes moderate drinkers have lower heart-illness death rates than abstainers, but heavy drinkers who also smoke have 15 times higher oral cancer risk than nondrinkers. The study cites that 93 percent of 12th grade boys and 87 percent of girls have had a drink.
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California SOx emission devices face legal battles and scrutiny
California state watchdogs accuse the Air Resources Board of failing to enforce emissions standards as a random dealer check shows up to 94 percent of new cars failing. The ARB faces a court-ordered mandate to install nitrogen oxide reduction devices on 3.8 million 1966–1970 models, amid fuel concerns and legal challenges from manufacturers and advocates.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Air Resources Board
Manning J. Post
Commission On
California
Clean Air
Gladys Meade
State Supreme Court
Ellsberg case nears jury verdict in Fielding burglary trial
Prosecution details a sequence of meetings and memos implicating John Ehrlichman in a covert 1971 operation to raid Dr. Lewis Fielding's office for Elisberg data. The defense argues Ehrlichman cannot recall key exchanges as evidence is weighed by the jury in the Ellsberg break‑in case.
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Bernard L. Barker
Eugenio Martinez
CIA
Special Investigative Unit
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Beverly Hills
Daniel Elisberg
Labor Day
Elisberg
House panel to publish Watergate evidence in eight volumes
The House Judiciary Committee will publish eight thick volumes of Watergate evidence after six weeks of closed sessions in its impeachment inquiry. The 4,133 pages include grand jury testimony naming Nixon as an unindicted co conspirator and seven former aides. Some material deemed embarrassing or jeopardizing fair trials was omitted.
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UPI
House Judiciary Committee
Watergate
Watergate Grand Jury
Nixon
Peter W. Rodino
Secret Daley Holding Revealed by Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times reports Mayor Richard J. Daley kept secret for 17 years his ownership of Elard Realty Co. with assets around $200,000. The firm holds the mayor’s summer home in Grand Beach Michigan the 11th Ward Democratic HQ building near his Chicago residence and additional properties.
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Richard J. Daley
Chicago Sun-Times
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Elard Realty Co
Grand Beach
Mich
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