Nixon outlines energy crisis and emergency powers
President Nixon asks Congress for emergency authority to ration gasoline and oil, cut hours, lower highway speeds, and push year round Daylight Saving Time. He aims for 1980 energy self sufficiency with Project Independence and rapid environmental waivers, while Congress weighs swift passage and targeted actions.
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Woods Testifies On Poor Quality Watergate Tapes
Rose Mary Woods testified that portions of the subpoenaed Watergate tapes are very poor in quality and impossible to hear in full. She described months of transcription work at Camp David and Washington, noting noisy and overlapping conversations that hindered accuracy.
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Nixon
Rose Mary Woods
Miss Woods
Camp David
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Sirica
White House
Witnesses dispute Nixon tapes quality and sound clarity
H R Haldeman testified that recordings were good at times and not at times while Alexander Butterfield said low tones could be picked up. The testimony followed earlier remarks on tape quality during Sirica's court. In Tel Aviv Israel announced 185 soldiers killed and about 1,800 wounded in the Middle East war, the highest toll since 1948.
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Nixon
Sirica
Haldeman
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Alexander P. Butterfield
Tel Aviv
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Kissinger Ends Cairo Mission Pursues Middle East Peace
Secretary of State Kissinger ended his Cairo talks and moved to Jordan and Saudi Arabia as Sisco met Israeli leaders amid signals a compromise on the Middle East crisis had been reached. The plan centers on continuing supplies to the encircled Egyptian 3rd Army while Israel weighs a broader withdrawal on later terms.
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Amman
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Local suppliers react to energy crisis amid cutbacks
Local oil firms report supply cuts from November 1 and rising costs. Crandall Inc. sees 80 to 100 percent of normal deliveries with 20 to 25 days on hand. Consumers urged to conserve heat and monitor thermostat use as prices and allocation fluctuate.
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Times Today
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Smith Oil Co
North Central Public Service
Public Service Commission
Fred Grendahl
Crandall Inc
Crandall
Grendahl
Mideast
Trio escapes when cons fall asleep in Wadena
Two armed jail escapees Morgan and Winans fell asleep as hostages escaped from a farmhouse in Minnesota. The trio fled after 33 hours of captivity. Morgan and Winans were later ordered to surrender and faced federal charges including conspiracy to commit air piracy.
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Minn
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Elmer Wegscheid
Joyce
John P. Morgan
William T. Winans
Joseph Trimbach
FBI
Minneapolis
Morgan
Winans
Trimbach
Glenwood
Fergus Falls
Wegscheid
Massachusetts
Wisconsin outlines energy plan for winter economy
Wisconsin faces a tight energy outlook as Stanley York, head of the new Office of Emergency Energy Assistance, outlines plans to cut heating waste and fuel use. He cites a 25 percent fuel oil shortfall and urges four day school weeks and lower automobile speeds to conserve energy.
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Wisconsin
York
Nixon vows to stay at work amid energy crisis
President Nixon declares no intention of leaving office and pledges long hours to push for peace abroad and prosperity at home. The Senate Rules Committee rebukes former lobbyist Winter-Berger as not credible. Congress overrules Nixon veto on war powers, first successful override this year.
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Atomic Energy Commission
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Love
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Senate Interior Committee
Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Gerald R. Ford
Howard W. Cannon
Dnev
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Nine killed in luxury California ranch home execution style
Authorities say the nine victims were shot in the head and left in a bedroom and closet of a newly built $60 000 home near Victor California in a professional style killing. Investigators wish to question two men sought on an Arizona murder warrant. The case is being treated as a planned, professional execution. In Reno, the Smothers brothers perform together again after a three year hiatus seeking to shed their political satire image.
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San Francisco
Reno, Nev
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Monroe Board proposes $3.7 million bond plan for district schools
The Monroe Board of Education endorses a $3.7 million bond to build two elementary centers for 1100 students, remodel the junior high, expand the senior high with an indoor pool and new library space, and close several smaller centers. The plan, linked to the Lincoln School fire, would raise taxes by about 3.66 per thousand and be funded over 20 years with hearings planned to inform residents.
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Lee Olsen
Bradley and Bradley
Rockford
Lincoln School
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Ekum
Hiawatha
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