Congress Moves To Preserve Nixon Tapes For Watergate Trials
Congress acts to ensure Nixon White House tapes and papers remain available for Watergate proceedings. House panel cuts money for a vault near San Clemente. Senate panel backs a revised agreement to bar destruction of tapes and papers except as ordered by Congress. A judge sets a hearing on using transcripts. defense pushes for witness lists. Ford says no further pardon explanations.
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Henry A. Kissinger
White House
Alexander M. Haig Jr
U.S
John J. Sirica
Ford
House
Nixon
California
Evelle Jo Younger
Leon Jaworski
Timany
Kissinger
Anel Haig
John 2 Ehrlichman
Ronald
Ziewler
James de St. Clair
Jaworski
FBI
JL. Patrick Gray II
Vladimir Pregell
Ehrlichman
House Appropriations Committee
San Clemente
George H. Mahon
Senate
Gaylord Nelson
Wis
Missouri Lawmaker Seeks Death Penalty Bill
State Rep. C. F. Cline of Sikeston plans to introduce a January bill calling for the death penalty in all first degree murder cases. He cites lenient post conviction outcomes and notes the need to align with Supreme Court rulings on non discretionary juries. He links proposals to crimes during kidnapping robbery and certain murders, referencing recent local killings.
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Sikeston
C. F. Cline
Missouri
Senate
House
Cline
Robert Kitterman
Gravidin
Garrison
Kennett
Memorial Fund Begun For Frank Paxson
A memorial fund for Frank Paxson has been established at Handi Shop, the sheltered workshop for handicapped persons. John Blass, president of the board, said the fund honors Frank Paxson, a fellow member, as part of a $10,000 fundraising drive for the workshop dedicated to improving the lives of young people.
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Frank Paxson
Handi Shop
John Blass
Frank
Biggest Ever Defense Bill Heads To Ford For Signature
An $82.4 billion defense appropriation bill, the largest funding package yet, has been sent to President Ford for signature after Senate action by voice vote. The accord is $4.5 billion below the administration request but $4.6 billion above last year’s level for weapons, payrolls, and procurement. Schlesinger warned that cuts to South Vietnam amount to “starvation rations,” as aid was reduced to $700 million.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Ford
Senate
Defense Department
John L. McClellan
Senate Appropriations Committee
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
South Vietnam
Schlesinger
United States
Hunza Joins Pakistan Ending Centuries of Feudal Rule
RAWALPINDI Pakistan AP Hunza the mountain kingdom allied as Shangri La loses independence merging into Pakistan Prime Minister Bhutto declares one nation end to feudal state duties. Home Minister Abdul Qayyum Khan says merger immediate ending 900 years of benevolent rule and pensioning the 65 year old mir Jamal Khan.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Hunza
Shangri la
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Pakistan-China
Bhutto
Abdul Qayyum Khan
Mir
Jamal Khan
James Hilton
India
Farmers Take 41 Percent Of Retail Food Dollar
Washington reports USDA marketing study shows August farm produced food cost at a record annual rate of 1751 dollars. Farmers earned 41.7 cents of every retail dollar, up from July, with middlemen gaining 3 cents more. The year sees farmer share down 15 percent since August 1973 while middlemen’ s share up 28.3 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
USDA
Deserters Had Personal Not Political Reasons
CAMP ATTERBURY Ind AP Charley McFarland marked his 25th birthday amid amnesty center clemency as 229 ex soldiers sailors and Marines moved through a faster than expected process toward an undesirable discharge. Maj J Thomas Kallunki reported average processing about two days as staff toiled late. Maj Larry D Scott, who has spoken to over half the men, said most deserted due to personal problems rather than political beliefs. McFarland a Los Angeles resident fled in 1968 after emergency leave for his father’s heart attack. He later married had a son and worked construction in St Louis and LA under his own name. Another deserter Jim Noble said he left Ft Bragg Feb 2 1970 after basic at Ft Eustis and had planned to desert from his first day in the Army.
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Camp Atterbury, Ind
Charley McFarland
Camp Atterbury
J. Thomas Kallunki
Army Public Information
Larry D. Scott
McFarland
Los Angeles
FBI
Ft. Sill
Okla
St. Louis
Jim Noble
Washington
Mexico Evening School Enrollment Announcement
Enrollment for Mexico Evening School classes opens Monday night September 30 at Mexico High School seven o clock. Call 581 5684 for information and reservations in limited classes. Minimum enrollment required for class to be held.
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Mexico High School
Mexico Evening School
Mexico Public Schools
Man Returns Home to Resume Farm Work After Clemency Talks
The man said he disliked being away and went home to continue work on two neighborhood farms. He turned himself in upon learning of a clemency program, stating he sought local alternative service to “clean it up.”
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