Ford Nominated as Nation's No 2 Man in Senate Debate
Washington AP Ford wins enthusiastic backing in House for vice presidency under the 25th amendment amid Nixon Watergate concerns. Delegates hail Ford's long service and integrity, while opponents question constitutional issues and the timing of confirmation. The vote sets up a swift path to confirmation and a joint oath with Burger ready to administer.
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Washington
House
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Clarence J. Long
Maryland
Nixon
Long
White House
Boston
Elizabeth Holzman
Congress
James J. Delaney
Dn.y
Miss Holaman
Spiro T. Agnew
Michigan
Senate
Warren E. Burger
Robert W. Kastenmeier
D-Wis
Republic
Kastenmeier
Jerome R. Waldie
Calif
Waldie
House Judiciary Committee
Ray J. Madden
Ind
No Rationing Before March Says Simon
Washington AP The federal energy chief told Senate the government will not ration gasoline before March 1 and may implement a voluntary plan first. William E Simon said any rationing decision would come within 60 days after a choice is made and would depend on fuel shortages and voluntary conservation results.
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Washington
Federal Energy Programs
William E. Simon
Federal Energy Office
Senate Government Operations Committee
Simon
Nixon
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Haig cites sinister force over Watergate tape gap
Alexander Haig testified that White House lawyers discussed the possibility of a second energy source or sinister force altering the June 20 1972 Nixon Haldeman tape after two tones obliterated 18 minutes. He noted access to the tape was limited to Woods Bull Secret Service and the President and recounted steps to locate Haldeman notes and the tape safe combination.
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Washington
Alexander M. Haig Jr
White House
Haig
Nixon
H.R. Haldeman
Rose Mary Woods
Miss Woods
Stephen Bull
Secret Service
Watergate
Haldeman
J. Fred Buzhardt
Lawrence M. Higby
Higby
California
City Extension To Wait Longer In Annexation Case
Oral arguments in the case blocking the city's annexation election are set for the week of June 3 1974 before the St. Louis Court of Appeals. The delay will push voter balloting into late 1974 or early 1975. Salmons Village owner John Salmons filed the appeal to block the election. Salmons and city attorney Ed Hodge are preparing briefs. The plan would expand the city eastward beyond the airport to include land east of Mexico up to Vandiver Village, between Pollock Road and the Burlington Northern rail line.
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St. Louis
Mexico
Vandiver Village
Pollock Road
Burlington Northern Railroad
Norfolk and Western
City Airport
Hesterberg
Open Heart Surgery in St Louis Needs Donors in Audrain
Miss Betty Storck of Vandalia scheduled for open heart surgery at Firmin-Desloge Hospital in St Louis requires 25 units of blood. Blood bank has the supply but the Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Audrain County for replacements. donors are asked to give any type of blood in her name at the next visit.
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Betty Storck
James H. Storck
Route 1
Vandalia
Firmin-Desloge Hospital
St. Louis
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico
Storck
Audrain County
Red Cross
Smile Police Court Judge Faces Familiar Return
In a Today court, a judge questions a young man about prior appearances. The accused denies familiarity, then admits he is the bartender at the saloon across the street. The exchange underscores the courtroom's tense atmosphere as identity is probed under oath.
Tragic gun accident kills 10 year old Mitchell Boyd
Mitchell Andrew Boyd 10, son of Sgt. Paul Boyd, dies after a gun misfired while he and a friend waited outside the Elmer Donaldson home at 1005 N Dorcas St. An inquest heard Darby Donaldson, Darren Donaldson and Terry Gourley recount the moment a pistol discharged through a window. The coroner called it a freak accident as the jury prepared to reconvene to determine lighting conditions and issue a verdict. Mitchell was a sixth grader at Hawthorne School. funeral arrangements are pending at Precht Pickering Funeral Home.
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Mitchell Boyd
Paul Boyd
Robin Hood Road
Elmer Donaldson
N. Dorcas St
Audrain County
Connie Pickering
Darren
Darby Donaldson
Terry Gourley
Mitchell
Darby
Donaldson
Terry
Arthur
Bud) Riley
Mexico High School
Hawthorne School
Arnold's
AMC
Arnold
Audrain Medical Center
St. Brendan’s
Boyd
Missouri Military Academy
Ft. Leonard Wood
Pickering
Sgt
Trucker protests halt roads across Ohio and Pennsylvania
Helicopters, patrolmen, and National Guard tow trucks moved heavy tractor trailers off Interstate 70 east of Columbus as drivers kept I 70 blocked amid fuel price hikes and speed-limit protests. Similar stoppages hit Pennsylvania turnpike and I 75 near Toledo with about 1,400 rigs halted at Lamar, Pa. Drivers said they would wait 10 days for Washington action while some claimed the protests had achieved their aims.
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William Kronholm
Associated Press
National Guard
Columbus
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Ohio Turnpike
John J. Gilligan
I-70
Eastwest
Lamar
Washington
Gil Dollar
Dallas
Tex
Toledo
Interstate 75
South Road
Interstate 280
U.S. 20
Turnpike
Terry Mahoney
Erie
U.S. Transportation Department
Walt Lowery
Transportation Department
John Gilligan
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Susan
Libby
Becky
Edward D. Hodge
N. Jefferson Sr
Richard Vance
Kari Lynne Fritschie
Keith Fritschie
Route 5
Kari Lynne
Kristan
Fred Fritschie
James Cooper
Fritschie
Kaiser Refractories Co
Chapmans
Gerald E. Chapman
Curtis Jr
United States
Gap
Economist
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