City approves underground tank and street work contracts
The council authorized a 2000 gallon underground tank installation by Smith Oil Corp at 1102 7th St and approved more than 117000 in payments including 68357 to Peter Pirsch for fire department aerial ladder and 11248 in normal claims. Also closed portions of Clay Street and 22nd Street to create a mini park and authorized three 250 watt mercury vapor street lights in Hillside Acres. A parking issue near copper metered areas was referred to committees for study.
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Smith Oil Corp
7Th St
Peter Pirsch
Kenosha
Kustom Signals, Inc
Motorola
Apthorn Ford
Rees Construction
Clay Street
3Rd
4Th
22Nd Street
Sth
Modern Housing, Inc
Marco Bregenzer
Department of Parks and Recreation
Hillside Acres
T. Chester Becker
Kissinger Paris talks secret peace efforts in mid 1970s
Henry Kissinger carried out secret negotiations in Paris with North Vietnamese envoys Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy while returning to Washington later in the week. The White House had kept his whereabouts under wraps amid ongoing Vietnam peace efforts.
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White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Vietnam
Paris
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
Ziegler
San Clemente
Calif
Hanoi
Egyptian Ouster of Reds Sparks Mixed Reactions
Egypt announced it would replace Soviet military advisers and seize control of Russian manned installations. Israeli observers offered guarded optimism about avoiding war, while others feared a loss of restraint. Cairo officials and diplomats debated Kremlin roles, with estimates placing departing Soviet personnel between 10,000 and 20,000.
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Egypt
Cairo
Kremlin
Eypt
Jerusalem Post
Sadat
Israel
Moscow
Senate Debates Minimum Wage Bill Amid Labor Pressure
The Senate debated a Democratic bill to raise the wage floor from 1.60 to 2.20 an hour with changes to labor law while a Nixon backed substitute at 2.00 faced AFL-CIO opposition. Democrats warned the GOP move could backfire with labor ahead of the AFL-CIO council meeting and McGovern’s role drew critique.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
George McGovern
Thomas Eagleton
Senate
Nixon
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Hazel Green voters reject high school building proposal
Hazel Green Joint School District voters defeated a 950000 plan to build and equip a new high school by 253 yes and 544 no. Officials cited overcrowding at the current facility and urged the need for the new building.
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Hazel Green
Sinatra accuses panel of character assassination in Mafia probe
Frank Sinatra testified to the House Select Committee denying knowledge of La Cosa Nostra funds tied to a Berkshire Downs stake. He said he invested 55008 in 1962 and pulled out after becoming track VP and director. He urged public refutation of Barboza’s claim and denounced the inquiry as unfair. A separate Matterhorn death report identified Thomas Miller, 23, of Milwaukee, as the climber who fell 1200 feet while inadequately prepared.
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Frank Sinatra
House Select Crime Committee
New England
Raymond Patriarca
Patriarca
Berkshire Downs
Hancock
Mass
Atlanta
Justice Department
la Cosa Nostra
Sinatra
Singer
Joseph
Baron
Fall Zermatt
Switzerland
Thomas Miller
Milwaukee
Wis
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