Pentagon guarded Nixon days to prevent stray orders
Officials said the Pentagon prepared contingency plans to ensure no direct White House orders reach military units during Nixon's final days. Schlesinger and Gen. Brown emphasized strict adherence to the constitutional chain of command and denied any below‑line actions or surveillance of the military.
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Richard M. Nixon
White House
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James R. Schlesinger
George Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jerry W. Friedheim
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Brown
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House
Senate
Amtrak Travel Experiences Spur Reader Interest
Journal Business Writer Ted Pollard recounts his recent Amtrak journey with reflections on the system. A separate feature notes the Conover mansion in Franklin and a political column discusses Nevada primary candidates and a bordello madam in a bold honesty pitch.
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Journal
Ted Pollard
Nevada
Ford signs wage price stability bill to monitor inflation
President Ford signs a bill Saturday creating the Council on Wage and Price Stability to expose excessive rises by management and labor. The council has no power to impose controls and Ford says it is not a wage-price controls forerunner.
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Washington
Ford
Council On
Dime for a pool proposal stirs Florida GOP
State Senator Henry Sayler urged every Florida Republican to contribute a dime to fund a White House pool for President Ford as a symbol of support for inflation countermeasures. The proposal accompanies Ford’s creation of a new council aimed at guiding management and labor without stifling the free economy.
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Fila
Henry Sayler
St. Petersburg
Florida
White House
Ford
Sayler
Nixon
Air stagnation advisory issued for central and southern Ohio
The National Weather Service in Cleveland issued an air stagnation advisory for central and southern Ohio due to light winds and poor ventilation from a high pressure area. The advisory covers counties south of a line from Salem to Marion to Muncie Indiana. Highs in Middletown are expected in the low to mid 80s today and middle to upper 80s Monday while skies remain mostly sunny.
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Marion
Muncie
Ind
Middletown
Marijuana crop found in Lorain near dump
Lorain police and METG agents uncovered a half acre of ready to harvest marijuana near the Black River dump. Detectives valued the crop at 200000 to 300000 dollars and called it the largest cannabis find seen. Dennis Kish, 24, led detectives to the field but denied involvement.
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Lorain, Ohio
Lorain
Black River
Les George
George
Dennis Kish
Ancient Queen Clue in Valley of the Kings Tomb Find
Michigan researchers using photography and X ray imaging uncovered a long haired mummy sealed in a tomb in Egypt. Scientists say the mummy could be one of two missing royal women, either Queen Hatshepsut or Queen Tyi wife of Amenhotep III.
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Valley of the Kings
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Tyi
Amenhotep III
Space Savers tire inflaters warned after deaths and injuries
Akron Ohio AP reports the B F Goodrich Co warns Space Saver tire owners to inflate strictly per instructions after two deaths and 17 injuries. Company says deviations could cause serious injury and notes collaboration with the NHTSA as investigations continue.
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B. F. Goodrich Co
Goodrich
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Walking Tall sheriff laid to rest beside wife
Buford Pusser famed McNairy County sheriff and subject of the film Walking Tall was buried beside his wife Pauline after a funeral in Adamsville Tennessee. A Methodist minister compared his life to Christ saying he fought sin and vice with clear, strong vision. The service drew 600 mourners, with pallbearers including former Congressman Ray Blanton and officers from multiple states.
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McNairy County
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Ray Blanton
Nashville
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Mississippi
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Greece ousts former junta leader Ioannides from army
The Greek government dismissed Brig. Dimitrios Ioannides, former junta strongman and head of the feared military police, as part of a broader purge of military officers. A government statement promised a full list of dismissals and promotions on Monday.
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Greece
Dimitrios Ioannides
Ioannides
Man on death list killed at Texas ranch
T L Baker a 58 year old ranch operator northeast of Roby Texas was shot to death Saturday authorities said he was on an escaped convict's death list and a manhunt was started for three escaped Colorado convicts Jerry Almer Richard Mangum and Dalton Williams Williams reportedly left the death list at Canon City State Penitentiary where Baker's name was listed The shooting details were unclear with initial reports of kidnapping later denied by local dispatchers
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Colo
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Williams
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