Mitchell Resigns as Nixon Campaign Director Over Wife's Demand
John N. Mitchell resigns as director of the Nixon re election campaign after Martha Mitchell pressures. Clark MacGregor to replace him with William E. Timmons handling White House duties. Martha Mitchell had publicly opposed her husband continuing in politics citing family unhappiness.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Committee For
Martha Mitchell
Westchester Country Club
Rye
N.Y
Mitchell
Francis L. Dale
Clark MacGregor
Minnesota
White House
MacGregor
William E. Timmons
Ronald L. Ziegler
New York Daily News
California
Nixon Signs 20 Percent Social Security Boost
President Nixon signed a 20 percent increase in Social Security benefits to begin in September. He called the measure fiscally irresponsible and warned it could create a 3.7 billion deficit unless offset by cuts elsewhere. The package tied to extending the 49 billion debt ceiling through October 31 and includes automatic future increases and tax refunds for Agnes and South Dakota flood victims.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
South Dakota
Ohio approves over 18.8 million in state loans and bonds
Industry aid in Ohio moves forward as the Ohio Development Finance Commission approves guaranteed loans totaling more than 6.28 million and tax free revenue bonds worth 12.5 million for new and expanding industries. Development Director David Sweet announced Friday.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Development Finance Commission
David Sweet
Weather trend hints at showers and warm, humid day
A chance of showers and thundershowers is noted amid warm, humid weather today with a high in the upper 80s and partly cloudy skies. Clouds persist Monday with a slight temperature drop, followed by a low around 60 tonight.
Ohio Delegation Backs 20 Percent Social Security Hike
Ohio's congressional delegation supported Friday's House approval of a 20 percent boost in Social Security benefits. Only Republicans Ashbrook Betts Bow and Powell voted no.
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Washington
Ohio
John Ashbrook
Jackson Betts
Frank Bow
Walter Powell
Glimpse of S Main Street at Middletown's turn of the century
A look inside S Main Street shows its past as Middletown's cultural, business and residential center. Also notes Jack Booch directing Oxford area children in Sleeping Beauty at Miami University and John J. Gilligan's growing confidence after 18 months as governor.
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S. Main Street
Jack Booch
Oxford
Miami University
John J. Gilligan
Gilligan
Petition Denied Daley Challengers Face Court Test
Supreme Court Justice Rehnquist refused a petition by Daley challengers to block a Chicago court ruling affecting seat status at Miami Beach. The case proceeds in state court while a later federal challenge to party rules looms. A bomb threat disrupted a Credentials Committee hearing before dinner. Alderman William Singer predicted the insurgents will survive battles and win seating, noting reforms energize younger Democratic voters.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Miam Beach
Rehnquist
Democratic Convention
Cook County
Credentials Committee
Daley
William Singer
Miami Beach
Students Opt for Early Graduation Amid Emerging Trend
High school students increasingly finish a year early or take college courses as seniors. Counselors note more early graduates, urging readiness and parental approval. Everett Gregory, 16, among nine early grads at Middletown High, plans college at Oberlin after a summer at Central State University.
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Everett L. Gregory
Middletown High School
Everett
Central
High schoolers eye early graduation and college courses
Three year Itech potential on campus or work. Lemon Monroe notes midyear completions and counselors say early graduation is possible with 17 credits. Year round schooling and summer courses boost early finish prospects. Middletown Miami University and Oxford campuses offer college courses for high school students with strong averages and principal endorsements.
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Lemon - Monroe
McGovern Says He Will Bolt If Nomination Blocked
Sen George McGovern warns that if he is denied the Democratic presidential nomination by an illegitimate power play he will bolt the party and run as an independent. He says he earned the nomination in a Life interview and would repudiate the process if establishment politicians block him.
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New York
George S. McGovern
Life Magazine
McGovern
Life
One Way or Another in Washington Square Park
Two young men in New York City’s Washington Square Park dramatize ways to celebrate a holiday weekend. A youth in the foreground uses a vocal display while another, capless and shirtless, climbs into a central pool. An AP dispatch notes the scene.
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New York City
Washington Square Park
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Patty Schanke
Lemon Monroe High School
Butler County
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Fairfield High School
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