Japan consul burglarized in Seattle during FBI break-ins
An AP report cites former FBI agents alleging the bureau conducted illegal break-ins during the Roosevelt and Hoover eras. Turner says he helped about a dozen burglaries, including a Seattle consulate office invasion, with approval from high officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
Japan
Seattle
Eisenhower
William W. Turner
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Hoover
Turner
Skylab 2 astronauts set new spaceflight endurance record
Skylab 2 crew Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma extended the longest single flight to 28 days 50 minutes then surpassed the mark with a 4 hour 31 minute spacewalk and six gyroscopes. If the mission ends as planned their 59 day voyage would double the old record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lousma
Garriott
Progress in West fires gains as weather aids containment
The Interagency Fire Center reports high humidity and cool temperatures helped contain all but two major wildfires in the drought‑stricken West. Freezeout in Oregon and Tin Creek in Montana remain active, with 1,000 crews aided by light rain and expected control soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Interagency Fire Center
Boise
Idaho
Oregon
Tin Creek
Montana
Lolo National Forest
Pilliken
el Dorado Forest
California
Roger Leonard
Boise Center
Nixon phones Agnew in bid to calm leaks
President Nixon spoke to Vice President Spiro Agnew by phone to express outrage over leaks in the Agnew kickback investigation. White House officials said Nixon emphasized his confidence in Agnew and ordered a probe into the leak of information. The call marked their first since August as Agnew previously denied the charges as damned lies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Richardson
Nixon
Agnew
Gaudet ends New Orleans wait after three day manhunt
A 29-year-old Gaudet surrendered in New Mexico three days after an arrest warrant. He faced charges of assault with intent to kill police officers as officers pursued him from a Canal Street drugstore threat to kill Nixon. U S Attorney noted a key witness recanted prior identification. Authorities weigh dropping a separate assassination conspiracy probe if evidence remains insufficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Gaudet
U.S
Gerald Gallinghouse
New Orleans International
Nixon
Mid town area forecast: warm weekend ahead
Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the mid 60s. Sunday brings sunny skies and highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. A 20 percent shower chance remains through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
No knock raid indictments in Illinois sprawl across homes
Eight federal narcotics agents and four police officers were indicted for illegal entry and terrorist tactics in no knock drug raids on private residences last spring. The federal grand jury returned indictments alleging 17 criminal acts and revealing raids on two additional private dwellings.
Newsmen not captive says Viet Cong reporter aid tour
A Viet Cong spokesman said five European journalists were not captured but guided through liberated areas and may return to Saigon at will. Col. Vo Dong Giang stressed there was no capture and that journalists entered without warrants and were kept by guerrillas before being allowed to visit liberated zones. The list includes Jean Louis Arnaud and Peter Scholl-Latour with a three-man camera crew, all claimed to be free to go home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Vo Dong Giang
Jean Louis Arnaud
Vietnam
Agence d
France-Presse
Peter Scholl-Latour
Zwei Deutches Seinsehen
Scholl- Latour
Family food bill rises despite price freeze and fuel costs
Government data show a family of 3.2 persons spent 1,529 on food for the year ending last July, up 208 from the prior year, with rice and other staples at higher prices. A federal judge allowed gasoline price increases starting Labor Day weekend, while HUD and VA mortgage rates jump to 8.4 percent, tightening housing finance as fuel and farm costs climb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
The
Veterans Administration
Agriculture Department
Department
U.S
Barrington D. Parker
HUD
James T. Lynn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Astros
Eral Yoshiro Yasui
Richard Auerbach
Auerbach
Forest Service
Missoula
Mont
North Dakota
Diane Skygrad
Covina
Cailif
Diane
Justice Department
Drug Abuse Law Enforcement Program
Drug Enforcement Administration
Illinois
Collinsville
East St. Louis
Edwardsville
St. Louis
Daniel J. Duffy
Dennis Moriarty
Robert Underwood
Pamela Gitto
Underwood
Duffy
Moriarty
Tom Teyssier
William C. Dwyer
Calvin Culp
Karol Rekas
Dwyer
Kenneth Bloemker
Dennis Harker
Ronald J. Olive
John Meiners
Cost of Living Council
Georgia
National Congress of Petroleum
Council
Barrington
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!