Separate House Senate hearings to be held
Congress set separate hearings in each chamber on Nixon’s vice presidential nominee. The White House said Nixon would announce the pick at 9 p.m. EDT. House leaders rejected joint hearings. Rodino to lead House Judiciary hearings. Senate to choose between Judiciary or Rules Committee.
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Senate
Washington
UPI
Congress
Nixon
House
White House
Hugh Scott
Gerald R. Ford
Judiciary Committee
Peter Rodino
D-N. Y
Judiciary
Rules Committee
Nixon to reveal vice president pick on national TV tonight
President Nixon will announce his chosen running mate at 9 p.m. EDT from the East Room of the White House. Press Secretary Ziegler said the selection narrowed to five names including John Connally Nelson Rockefeller and William Rogers, with Ford and Scott indicating broad approval are possible.
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Washington
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Camp David
Spiro T. Agnew
John B Connally
Treasury
Texas
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
William P. Rogers
House
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Senate
Hugh Scott
Ford
Scott
White House
Congress
Cabinet
Diplomatic Corps
Israeli armored spearhead nears Damascus amid heavy fighting
United Press International reports an Israeli tank advance toward Damascus as air and ground combat intensifies. Israel claims progress with tanks breaking through Syrian defenses and advancing “permanently,” while Syria reports fierce battles in the northern front.
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United Press International
Damascus
Beirut
Katana
Bureau of Reclamation closes Santa Barbara office today
The U S Bureau of Reclamation shuts its Central Coast field office in the Post Office Building as staff reassigned. Phil Macias will lead the Northern California planning division in Sacramento starting Oct 15. The Lompoc and Bradbury Dam operations remain, but policy work ends here.
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Dick Praul
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Santa Barbara
Bureau
Central Coast
Phil Macias
Sacramento
Northern California
Macias
Bradbury Dam
Lake Cachuma
Monterey Bay
Los Angeles
Lompoc Basin
Lompoc City
Colorado robbery suspects captured by CHP in Refugio Beach
Two armed robbery suspects from Colorado, Timothy Bollacker and Robert Ratzell, were arrested at gunpoint when CHP surrounded their car in Refugio Beach after a stolen car ride from Las Vegas. The victims, Randy Koeppell of Florida, reported $100 to $150 stolen with a hunting knife and bayonet during the early drive through California.
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Colorado
California
Refugio Beach
Timothy John Bollacker
Robert Keith Ratzell
CHP
Buellton
Randy Allan Koeppell
Florida
Koeppell
Las Vegas
Atascadero
Floods in Oklahoma Texas Tropics Hit Enid and Gonzales
Heavy rains of 15 inches swamped Enid Oklahoma causing at least four deaths with 65 missing and extensive home damage. Governor Hall sought federal disaster funds as Red Cross and police logged 28 homes destroyed 270 major 258 minor with widespread water damage. Tornadoes and floods also struck Waelder Texas with a trailer and turkey house lost and six inches of rain in Gonzales area.
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United Press International
Enid
Okla
Oklahoma City
Texas
Oklahoma
David Hall
Nixon
Red Cross
Dennis
McFaden
Waelder
Tex
Gonzales
National Weather Service
Post Office Sets Deadlines For Christmas Mail Abroad
The Post Office urges residents to mail Christmas overseas early. International surface parcels to the Far East must be mailed by Monday for delivery by Christmas. Greeting cards to the same area may be sent until Oct 25, with other regions having November deadlines. Mail to U S armed forces abroad should be sent by Oct 27 to arrive by Christmas.
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U.S
Far East
Lompoc
William Ratcliff
Antarctica
Australia
Burma
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
New Zealand
Okinawa
Philippines
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
McGovern says GOP owned firm affected California race
Senate testimony alleges Republicans secretly owned Computer Ideas used by the McGovern campaign. Frank Mankiewicz claims the firm, bought by Herbert Kalmbach group, held Democratic voter lists used in California primary and possibly affected November results. He cites undelivered mail and bugging suspicions amid a broader pattern of mischief. The Watergate committee recessed for two weeks.
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Washington
UPI
George S. McGovern
California
McGovern
Frank Mankiewicz
Senate Watergate Committee
Computer Ideas
Herbert Kalmbach
Nixon
Mankiewicz
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