Firefighters Battle Major Northwest Wildfire Crisis
Firefighters report 158000 acres burned as major fires rage across the Northwest and California. Lightning, drought conditions, and high fire danger drive evacuations and closures from Sierra corridors to Montana forests. Authorities cite man caused blazes and mobilize enforcement personnel for investigations.
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Dick Klade
Fire Control Center
Kiade
Northwest
Sierra
Sacramento
Lake Tahoe
California
Kybure
Montana
Glacier National Park
U.S. Forest Service
State Forester's Office
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Blade
Forest Service
Stanislaus National Forest
Eldorado National Forest
Oregon
Idaho
Dove Creek
Fort Peck
Red Bluff
Calif
Inskit
Tehama County
Lassen County
John Hatterson
Boise Center
Slade
Granite
Pilliken
Placerville
Tri. Creek
Thompson Falls
Lolo National Forest
Klyde
Orindale
Klamath Falls
Wallowa-Whiteman National Forest
Holls Canyon Dam
Agnew Attacks 'Outrageous Campaign' in Press
Vice President Agnew blasted what he called an outrageous campaign to indict him in the press over alleged tax and bribery cases. He warned reporters and officials that leaks from Beall Richardson and Justice Department sources distorted the investigation. In Baltimore and Washington reports, aides and officials disputed claims of potential resignations or direct White House influence, while Agnew pressed for fair treatment and offered to meet prosecutors to present the truth.
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Justice Department
Baltimore
Beall
White House
Agnew
San Clemente
Cality
Washington
McGraw- Hill
Construction Weekly
Law
Maryland
Congress
House of Representatives
Beal
Richardson
Melvin R. Lai
Justice
Gerald J. Warren
Department
Anderson
Illinois
California
Nixon
House
Republic
Stronglin
Court Papers Link Russian Envoy To Spy Rendezvous
New York court papers disclose Viktor Chernyshev first secretary at the Soviet Embassy in Washington met Air Force Sgt. James D. Wood on July 21 in New York for an espionage rendezvous. FBI affidavits detail mobile evidence, Russian coded cards, and hundreds of classified documents found in Woods car. Wood, charged with espionage, faced detention at Fort Dix as Chernyshev claimed diplomatic immunity and was turned over to the Soviet Consulate.
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New York
Viktor Chernyshev
Washington
Air Force
James D. Wood
Chernyshev
United States
FBI
Woods
U.S. District Court
Brooklyn
Per
McCammon
CPA
Winchester
Campbell
Calif
Wood
Queens
Fort Dix
Air Force Office of Special Investigations
California
Turkey
Ramada Inn
Kennedy Airport
Time Magazine
Murder Trial Here Ends In Hung Jury
The trial ended in a hung jury after more than two hours of deliberation. Defense argued self defense over a club confrontation that night, while the prosecutor noted a broken firing pin and possible lack of a silencer on Newtons weapon. Judge Pat S. Moore presided as the juror’s mistrial was declared.
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Page One
Mike Worley
Newton
Stapp
Glenn Archer
Pat S. Moore
Debate on Nixon tapes argues over court authority
In Washington the 9 am CDT proceedings in Sirica's ceremonial courtroom feature constitutional lawyers Charles Alan Wright and Archibald Cox debating whether the White House tapes are legally compelled evidence for grand juries. A Supreme Court ruling seems likely to follow the appeals.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Charles Alan Wright
Watergate
Archibald Cox
CDT
U.S. District Court
John J. Si-rica
Sirica
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Liica
Cox and Wright
Agnew Salute Counts Filed in Maryland Grand Jury Indictments
An Anne Arundel County grand jury returned additional indictments related to allegedly fraudulent financial reports for a 1972 Spiro Agnew fundraising event. State's Attorney Walter Duckett declined to name the defendants pending arraignment, though former prosecutor Raymond Thieme expected seven or eight indictments.
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Annapolis, Md
APC
Spiro T. Agnew
Anne Arundel County
Walter Duckett
Raymond Thieme
Senior Citizens Wed In United States Marriages
There are about 35,000 marriages yearly between people over 34. Causes include love companionship and economic reasons.
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United States
Teamsters Abandon Bid on Chavez Grape Contracts
Washington AP reports the Teamsters told 30 Delano area grape growers that their contracts signed since August 9 with Cesar Chavez and the UFW are invalid and repudiated. The move follows talks with AFL-CIO leaders Meany and Fitzsimmons, amid violence claims, one UFW picket killed and hundreds arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Teamsters
California
Cesar Chavez
Afl-Cio
United Farm Workers
International Brotherhood of ‘Teamsters
Delano
Calif
Frank Fitzsimmons
United Farm Worker
UFW
Fitzsimmons
Interunion
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Westward family to move near heart research program
Westward plans to relocate to Auburn to be near a heart research program. The family aims to teach their children respect for history, while safety concerns kept Loree, Barry, and Gina Marie from joining the boxcar journey.
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Au-Buen
Loree
Barry
Gina Marie
Voskocil
Lower Beef Prices Surprise Shoppers
Prices for meat items fell at supermarkets as wholesale costs eased and consumer resistance to high prices faded. Center cut pork chops dropped to 1.69 per pound, leg of lamb 0.99, and whole chickens 0.87. Oklahoma City frying chickens fell to 0.61 per pound while eggs eased.
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Louise Cook
Associated Prey
Hartford, Conn
Center
Hartford
Kansas Daily Meat Center
West Hartford
Conn
Oklahoma City
Thomas Mahoney
New York City
State Agriculture Department
Labor Department
Con- Chrysler
UAW
Department
Douglas Fraser
Nixon
UAW selects Chrysler as strike target site
DETROIT The United Auto Workers chose Chrysler Corp as the strike target among the Big Three to push for a new contract. The deadline is 1 p.m. September 14, after which Chrysler would be closed if no agreement is reached, while Ford and General Motors continue production for 128,500 Chrysler workers.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Storm Threatens Yucatan as Mexican Coast Guards Aid
The Greek motorship Yucatan required help as Mexican navy ships stood by until weather eased. A 441 fort vessel with 35 men issued a distress signal while riding out the storm off the coast. Torrential rains swept southern Veracruz as Brenda neared, raising flood fears along the Rio Papaloapan valley after a Bermuda touch on July 4 with no serious damage reported.
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Yucatan
Mexico
Veraruz
Brenda
Rio Papaloapan
Veracruz
Bermuda
mid-Atlantic
Wheat Price Tops Five Dollars A Bushel Again
Wheat prices exceed five dollars with buyers and overseas orders pushing up the market. Kansas City Board of Trade analysts note appetite for steady purchases despite potential consumer resistance. Leon Shurtz of Wolcott & Lincoln reports many farmers store wheat hopeful for six to seven dollars, following last year’s gains.
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Kansas City Board of Trade
Rod Turnbull
Turnbull
Sumner County
Kansas
Unsol Leon Shurtz
Wolcott & Lincoln, Inc
No Problems Foreseen In Relocating Utility
Agency director Orville Alder ment study of agency operation said a survey of persons in towns and the area to whom the proposed business would be sold has no opposition. The board discussed surveying all residents in the vicinity after the dates will evaluate office operations. The board authorized bid advertising land for an industrial demolition near 4th Street and Avenue N to the Coronado area. An alley paving project contract was approved for access to Lubbock Building Products. Demolition and site clearance of five structures on six parcels were tabled after concerns from residents who oppose the location.
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Orville Alderment
Alderson
Resi- Candeub
Freissigang “Asso Dents
4Th Street
Avenuo
Coronado
Marshal Taylor
J.L. Kubacak
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Newport News
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John C. White
Texas Agriculture Commissioner
John T. Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Dunlop
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