Voter Apathy Dominates 1973 Odd Year Elections
Washington AP reports that disinterest in politics marked 1973 odd year state and local voting. Dems held edges, Watergate cited by some, but leaders doubt scandal shaped results. Turnout fell sharply in New Jersey where Brendan Byrne won governor with 57 percent turnout.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Robert Strauss
George Bush
Bush
Percy
Detroit
Wendell Ford
Kentucky
New Jersey
Brendan Byrne
Kissinger Tours Middle East After Cairo Talks
Kissinger flew to Jordan and Saudi Arabia after a day of talks with President Anwar Sadat in Cairo. Joseph Sisco, his Middle East aide, met Premier Golda Meir in Jerusalem and offered optimism. An Israeli source said talks were not going badly for Israel and a compromise proposal was reportedly accepted.
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Joseph J. Sisco
Golda Meir
Jerusalem
Israel
Meir
Sisco
Prompt pledge for rapid action on energy bill
Congressional leaders vow quick handling of President Nixon energy proposals. Senate hearings set today with a report by Friday and possible Senate approval next week. House leaders anticipate action before the December recess, while critics cite blocked energy funds and claims of executive overreach.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
Nixon pleads unity as energy crisis nears winter
President Nixon appeals for emergency powers to ration gas and oil, cut hours and speeds, push year round daylight time, and curb pollution while targeting 1980 for energy self sufficiency. He vows to stay in office and leads steps to conserve energy amid Arab oil cuts and 10 percent jet fuel limits.
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Congress
Washington
United States
John A. Love
Oberlin College president resigns after seven years
Dr. Robert W. Fuller quits as Oberlin College president effective February 2. Appointed at 33 in 1970, he says the role brought both satisfactions and frustrations and plans to move to New York City with his wife, a Brooklyn College teacher.
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Oberlin, Ohio
Robert W. Fuller
Oberlin College
Fuller
Oberlin
Said
New York City
Brooklyn College
Nixon aide linked to $100,000 favor offer on campaign fund
The Senate Watergate committee heard Florida builder John J. Priestes claim Benjamin Fernandez headed the Hispanic Finance Committee and offered to solve his FHA problems for a $100,000 donation. Priestes said former official Maurice H. Stans would raise the issue with George Romney. Stans denied arranging favors.
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Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Mittee
Florida
John J. Priestes
Benjamin Fernandez
Priestes
Fernandez
Hispanic Finance Committee
Federal Housing Administration
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Nixon Campaign
Stans
George Romney
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Nixon aides to testify on phantom tapes in Watergate case
Watergate prosecutors seek testimony from H.R. Haldeman and Rose Mary Woods over a gap in a Nixon tape recording. Woods faces questions about erasure claims while Haldeman is subpoenaed. both were set to testify with Judge Sirica requesting Woods' appearance.
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Haldeman
Washington
Watergate
H.R. Haldeman
Rose Mary Woods
White House
Miss Woods
California
US District Court
John J. Sirica
Samuel J. Powers Jr
Miami
Miss
Middletown Weather Forecast Snow Flurries Possible Tonight
Cloudy skies and cold temperatures expected in the Middletown area tonight with a chance of snow flurries. Lows in the upper 20s. Partly cloudy Friday with highs in the upper 30s. Yesterday's high 45 and overnight low 28 in Middletown.
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Middletown
War powers veto overridden by Congress in 1973
Congress overrode President Nixon's veto on a war powers bill, the first successful veto override this year. The measure limits deploying U S troops to combat beyond 60 days without congressional approval, with a possible earlier termination by majority vote. Nixon criticized the move as undermining decisive action.
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