Protesters Rally as Brezhnev Visits Washington
Thousands protest Brezhnev visit in Washington with chants at the Capitol and White House ellipse. Jewish and Ukrainian exiles demand freedom to emigrate and U.S. leaders push for freedom of emigration in exchange for trade concessions. Police estimate 8000, organizers claim 10000+.
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Four unqualified men named to White House posts
Sen. William Proxmire and Rep. John Moss accuse four unqualified men named in the past week of taking White House and Commerce posts. They criticize Vincent Barabba and Edward Failor as political hacks and allege illegal dual military duties by Lt. Col. Frederick Brown and Maj. George Joulwan.
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Edward D. Failor
Social and Economic Statistics Administration
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Haig
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Joulwan
General Accounting Office
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Failor
Oil firms seek doubling gas prices in bid to raise costs
Rep. Les Aspin says major oil companies want at least a 2x rise in wellhead natural gas prices. Continental Oil Co. seeks 80 cents per thousand feet, Mobil and Hunt propose 65 and 70 cents respectively. A 26‑producer group urges a sliding scale 52 to 82 cents. A FPC decision due within two weeks. Thunderstorms with winds up to 55 mph affect Nebraska, Iowa, and the Mississippi Valley, as Ohio floodwaters recede after Lake Erie surge.
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Watergate Sways Dollar to New Low Across Europe
In early trading, the dollar hit record lows in Frankfurt and Amsterdam amid Watergate fears. Gold rose to $122 an ounce on the London market as traders warned the administration faces credibility strains and investors seek hedges. The dollar also slid in London Paris and Zurich with minor moves elsewhere.
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LBJ theories on JFK death and CIA Cuba plot
The Atlantic Monthly article cites Lyndon B. Johnson who said he believed Kennedy was killed in retaliation for a failed CIA Cuba assassination attempt. Johnson reportedly told Leo Janos he did not think Oswald acted alone and recalled a “Murder Inc.” in the Caribbean. He asked Ramsey Clark to recheck the Cuba issue after the Warren report.
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Warren
Nine Family Killed in Mekong Delta by Communist Extremists
South Vietnamese Command reports nine members of a deputy hamlet chief’s family were killed near Thuan Nhon in the Mekong Delta after midnight. One relative injured. Blames Communist extremist actors with no further details. Nearby incidents include a Tam Ky civilian attack in May. Government denounces Communist ill will amid cease fire talks.
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