Agnew and Constitution: No Guidelines Found
Constitutional lawyers clash over whether a sitting vice president can be indicted. A Baltimore grand jury faces Agnew’s alleged Maryland contractor kickbacks while Yale and Harvard scholars differ on impeachment versus indictment. Historical notes cite Burr Calhoun and Colfax, none impeached.
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Alexander Bickel
Yale Law School
Agnew
Raoul Berger
Harvard Law School
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
New York
New Jersey
Burr
Schuyler Colfax
Ulysses S. Grant
Colfax
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Grand jury hears Agnew case today in historic probe
A special federal grand jury in Baltimore begins hearing evidence in the Agnew corruption inquiry. Bribery extortion tax evasion and conspiracy charges are alleged from the 1960s while he was Maryland governor and Baltimore County executive.
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Agnew
Baltimore
Spiro T. Agnew
Baltimore County
Maryland
Gas up and beef down steer inflation moved by price plan
Washington data shows gasoline prices likely rise by one to two cents a gallon by week end while beef wholesale prices have fallen about 32 percent from August highs. The Cost of Living Council may challenge higher air mail and first class stamp rates and hold hearings as it reviews postal price hikes.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Postal Service
Council
White House
Dunlop
Prices Swelling for Cotton Wool Clothing in Market
Textile makers warn shortages and strong foreign demand will lift costs for fabrics and garments. Cotton prices rise as U.S. mills struggle to compete, while wool imports climb amid a global supply squeeze. Some brands expect price bumps in coming months, including Wrangler, Arrow shirts, and John Mayer wool outfits.
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New York
United States
U.S
Robert Eisen
Greenwood Mills
American Textile Manufacturers _ Institute
Cluett Peabody
Arrow
W. R. Grace Co
John Mayer of
Norwich
General Phone accord reached after 74-day strike
In Columbus Ohio 2800 striking operators and repairmen reached a tentative contract with General Telephone Co voting by Oct 3 on a package including a 25 percent average raise up to 36 cents an hour and union dues for an agency shop fringe benefits such as hospitalization and vacation.
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Columbus, Ohio
General Telephone Co
Martin Hughes
Communications Workers of America
Hughes
General Telephone
Don Detweiler
Ohio
Vernal Riffe
Edmund Turk
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Middletown Weather Forecast Shows Showers Tonight Through Friday
Showers or thundershowers are forecast for the Middletown area tonight and Friday with lows in the 60s and highs in the mid 70s tomorrow. Weekend rain is expected to be minimal with highs near 80 and lows in the 50s. Yesterday’s high reached 85 and overnight low 59.
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Middletown
FBI reports mixed crime changes in first half year
The FBI’s six month uniform crime statistics show violent crimes up 4 percent from last year with a 9 percent rise in murder and smaller increases in rape robbery and aggravated assault. Property crimes fall 2 percent nationwide offsetting the violent rise and yielding a net 1 percent decline.
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FBI
Washington
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