Nixon attends Wright Patterson Air Force Museum dedication
President Nixon spoke to about 12 000 inside the new $6 million Air Force Museum while demonstrators outside chanted antiwar and welfare rights slogans. He ignored a small protest group but acknowledged others as about 70 activists were held outside the hangar for 45 minutes during the ceremony.
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August Spree as Nixon Price Freeze Boosts Car Sales
U S new car sales rose about 20 percent in the final 10 days of August as Nixon wage price freeze spurred buying. GM Ford Chrysler and American Motors all posted gains with foreign makers joining the spree. 223 230 vehicles sold in the period vs 185 735 a year earlier. August American built cars totaled 565 440 vs 525 729 in 1970.
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John McNaughton
Tragedy Near Phoenix Leaves Seven Dead in Home
In an east Phoenix home seven people died in a late Friday shooting. Victims include Frank Martin 18 Pam 16 Novella Bentley 42 and four Bentley children ages 10 3 1 and nine months. A suspect identified as John Friedman or Freeman fled then was wounded and hospitalized awaiting murder charges. Body positions suggest shots to the head or neck with a .38 caliber weapon.
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Berlin Agreement Sparks Cautious Hopes in West Berlin
West Berliners react with skepticism to a four power accord aimed at easing Cold War tensions. The pact among the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France sets procedures for west to east travel, allows a Soviet consular mission in West Berlin, restricts West German official acts, and promises unimpeded overland traffic between West Germany and West Berlin.
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Griffin Asks Release Timeframe for CBS Show
AP reports Merv Griffin asked CBS to release him as host by December 31 but the network gave no decision until mid December. Griffin’s contract runs to February 15 amid rumors CBS plans to drop him for trailing NBC’s Johnny Carson. Meromedia offered a syndicated show Griffin is weighing.
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Excess Profits Tax Doubtful as Rate Controls Considered
Washington AP The White House opposes an excess profits tax but signals possible controls on interest rates after Nixon’s wage price freeze ends. A top official calls the profits tax a weak form of taxation while hinting at Fed or mortgage rate restraints if needed.
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Pay Freeze Sparks Teacher Pay Scale Confusion Across Nation
NEA condemns ruling as incredible reversal affecting up to 80 percent of teachers and payrolls at thousands of schools. Montgomery County confusion over pre August 15 higher pay eligibility prompts council officials to defend and clarify policy while districts prepare their fall payrolls.
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Weekend Weather Turns Wet With Thunderstorms Expected
The last big weekend of summer looks soggy with cloudy warm humid conditions and likely thundershowers through tomorrow. A low around 70 tonight and a high in the 80s tomorrow accompany the unsettled forecast.
Airliner hijack attempt thwarted by crew and passengers
A Cuban refugee, Juan Miguel Borges Guerra, tried to hijack an Eastern Airlines jet to Cuba on a Friday flight. He was overpowered by crew and passengers after stabbing three officers. he was restrained with headset wires and pillow cases. He told agents his mother was ill in Cuba and that worry drove him to act.
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