Global briefs span antitrust, oil, and markets
AP reports former attorneys general discussed an antitrust suit against a dairy cooperative that donated over 200000 to the Nixon campaign and involved lawyers linked to the campaign. Kissinger urges Arab states to ease the oil embargo as the U.S. seeks Israeli withdrawal from occupied lands. The FBI disclosed a three year operation to neutralize the New Left, begun under J. Edgar Hoover in 1968. A congress proposal would overhaul the commodity futures market, the largest reform in decades.
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John M. Mitchell
Richard G. Kleindienst
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Treasury seeks authority to mint aluminum pennies
The Treasury Department asked Congress to allow pennies made from aluminum due to copper costs. Aluminum pennies would keep Lincoln on the face and the Lincoln Memorial on the reverse, but would be lighter and lighter in color. Mint director Mary Brooks cautioned no final decision yet.
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Treasury Department
Congress
U.S. Mint
Abraham Lincoln
Mary Brooks
Interstates Reported Clear of Truck Protests Across Regions
Truck blockades affected routes in Pennsylvania and Ohio with a 24 hour moratorium agreed to by leaders to allow talks with Washington officials. The Ohio Turnpike saw traffic restrictions and closures near Toledo to deter new roadblocks while a 32 mile span previously closed to keep trucks from a large stopover. Officials attributed blockade impacts to state actions, not federal policy, as truckers press for lower fuel prices and higher speed limits among other demands.
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Gerald L. Warren
White House
J. W. “River Rat” Edwards
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Claude S. Brinegar
Charles Pellegrino
Jobless rate climbs as fuel shortage bites economy
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports unemployment at 4.7 percent in November, up 200000 to 4.3 million unemployed. The rise mainly hits adult women and men 16 and older, with blue collar and service workers seeing higher rates, while average weekly hours stay at 37 and earnings near $147.60. The embargo and slow economy are cited as factors. analysts expect further increases into next year.
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Suez city flareup draws UN cautious note
Egyptian forces opened fire in Suez triggering a 13 minute citywide flareup with Israeli forces. A UN spokesman said Finns protecting peacekeeping posts were hit and a tent burned while no UN casualties were reported. The clash involved machine guns and mortars and spread across the city.
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Rudolf Stajduhar
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Jaycees Plan Ice Rink Gift and Ambulance Fund Drive
Monroe Jaycees outline plans to donate funds from the coming Snowmobile Derby toward purchasing an ambulance for Green County Emergency Medical Service and to establish an emergency vehicle base in Monroe. The group also dedicates the new Ice Skating Rink at Monroe High School and prepares for Bosses Night on Jan 16.
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David Rufenacht
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Paul Schoenike
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Monroe Country Club
Wisconsin
Bob Johnson
Chapin Pleads Innocent in Watergate Lie Charges
Dwight L. Chapin former presidential appointments secretary pleaded innocent to four counts of making false statements to the Watergate grand jury about Donald Segretti. Gesell set trial for February 19 while details of the 18 minute tape gap prompt ongoing technical review and Rose Mary Woods testimony.
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Watergate Grand Jury
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FBI
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Gesell
White House
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H. R
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Sirica
New York City
Alexander M. Hai Jr
Haldeman
Rose Mary Woods
Nixon
Miss Woods
No gas rationing seen before March
The administration says no gasoline rationing before March as a Senate vote looms on a $20 billion energy bill. A House panel approves a compromise auto exhaust provision delaying further clean air efforts for at least a year amid energy crisis debates.
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House
House Commerce Committee
Nixon
Senate
William E. Simon
Federal Energy Programs
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Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Senate Government Operations Committee
Federal Energy Administration
Ford becomes nation's 40th vice president
Gerald R. Ford formally assumed duties as the 40th vice president, presiding briefly in the Senate and taking office after a confirmation vote in the House. He pledged loyalty to President Nixon, received the ivory gavel, and led the Senate in its opening minutes.
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Iowa
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Hawaii
Spiro T. Agnew
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