Bombs Plague London Security Sweep Expands
London faces a spate of bomb attacks with six letter bombs found in Luton and multiple incidents in central stores. Police believe Irish nationalists tied to the IRA are behind the string of devices as authorities intensify mail and store safety measures. A blonde suspect with incendiaries targets public spaces as Scotland Yard warns against opening suspicious packages.
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Britain
Scotland Yard
England
Luton
Dickins
Irish Republican Army
Sun
Ernest Bond
Judge To Give Access Issue Ruling Later
In Washington Charles Alan Wright representing the President argued the White House tapes hold highly sensitive national security material and cannot be fully disclosed. Archibald Cox pressed for a ruling that Nixon must turn over the tapes to the Watergate grand jury. Judge Sirica said a decision within a week, as both sides debated executive privilege and presidential duties in a landmark constitutional clash.
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Washington
Charles Alan Wright
White House
Sirica
Wright
Cox
Nixon
Si‘yiea
District Court
Supreme Court
Senate Watergate Committee
U.S
Congressional Committee
Hoe
Council To Outline Food Price Rules
The Cost of Living Council will release Phase 4 food price regulations to replace the temporary rules lifting July 18. They require firms to include all justified cost increases in prices, aiming to curb rising grocery costs amid a stalling inflation outlook.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Herbert Stein
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Labor Department
Stein
Food Spending Report Details Farm to Market Flows
The Agriculture Department reports Americans spent 116.2 billion on farm grown food last year with two thirds, 77.2 billion, going to middlemen. Farmers earned a record 39 billion. Marketing charges rose 1.8 billion from 1971. Processors, wholesalers, retailers and out of home food services comprised the rest.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Networks Clash Over Meeting Times
Assistant District Attorney Mike Ingram serves as legal counsel for Monroe City and Ouachita Parish school boards. Both boards meet at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday each month, causing him to juggle schedules. When Monroe moved to 6 p.m., car trouble blocked his car, making him late again.
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Mike Ingram
Ingram
Monroe City
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
City School Board
AAA Reports Fuel Stations Protest to Hit Labor Day
AAA says a statewide and nationwide shutdown of fuel stations is planned to protest Phase IV price controls. The survey of 3,984 stations finds 55 percent normal hours, with many sites cutting hours or limiting purchases, as operators anticipate a broad Labor Day protest strategy.
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Washington
UPS
AAA
Wheat Farmers Reap Prosperity in Kansas Harvest
In Sumner County Kansas a record wheat crop and high prices boosted farmer fortunes. Harvest reached 15.56 million bushels with an average yield of 40 bushels per acre and prices climbed past 5 dollars. Farmers paid off debts bought tractors and prepared for leaner years while much wheat remains unsold awaiting higher bids.
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Wellington
Kan
Kansas
Sumner County
Elmer Headley
Robert Iddings
Melvin Botkin
John Trower
Trower
Dale Wilson
John Deere
Skylab crew to replace gyro system during spacewalk
Skylab 2 astronauts plan a Friday spacewalk to replace a deteriorating gyroscope system that stabilizes the station. Flight director Neil Hutchinson said the shift in plan aims to prevent unmanned gaps before Skylab 3, with Bean and Garriott set to perform the exterior work and other experiments continuing inside.
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Space Center, Houston
Neil Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Bean
Garriott
Continued Fair Skies Expected Across Twin Cities
Residents of the Twin Cities can expect fair skies with warm temperatures through Thursday. Monroe forecast shows highs in the mid 90s and a low tonight in the upper 60s, with north easterly winds 5 to 10 mph. FAA weather at Monroe Municipal Airport logged 94 Tuesday high and 59 morning low. no rainfall in past 24 hours.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
FAA
Louisiana
Pentagon plans second wave of base closings in 1974
The Pentagon says a significant base closure package is planned for next spring or winter with hundreds of installations possibly affected including overseas sites. Secretary Schlesinger orders review of bases and a list of expendable facilities by mid December amid continued pressure on defense spending and congressional resistance.
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Washington
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
James R.schlesinger
Armed Services
U.S
United States
Congress
Schlesinger
Army
Navy
Air Force
Capitol Hill
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Nixon Reveals Rogers Resigning Post at News Confere nce
Secretary of State William P. Rogers has resigned and will return to private law practice. President Nixon planned to announce the move at a 2:30 p.m. EDT news conference in San Clemente, with Rogers returning to Royal Koegel and Wells on Sept. 4. Speculation linked Henry Kis singer as his replacement.
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San Clemente
Calif
William P. Rogers
Law Associates
Nixon
Rogers
Royal, Koegel and Wells
New York
Henry A. Kissinger
River Stage Changes at Station Reports
River stage readings show change at Station Monroe with 40.0 feet and Camden two stations reporting 26.0 feet. Stage rises by 1.6 feet overall as of latest report, indicating rising water concerns along the river.
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Monroe
Camden
Judge Delays Slayings Case Arraignments
Houston Texas AP District Court Judge William Hatten postponed arraignments for Elmer Wayne Henley 17 and David Owen Brooks 18 on murder charges tied to a sex and sadism case in which 27 bodies of youths have been found.
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Houston, Tex
William Hatten
Elmer Wayne Henley
David Owen Brooks
Hatten
Art
Dist. Atty
Carol Vance
Henley
Brooks
Harris County Psychiatric Unit
Charles Melcher
Melcher
Vandalism Threatens Mojave Prehistoric Rock Art
In the Mojave Desert, vandalism accelerates as thieves use highspeed drills and heavy equipment to remove or damage petroglyphs. Isaac Eastvold warns 80 percent could vanish in 15 years, with 1,000 sites already affected. museums and dealers reportedly fuel the theft by publishing locations.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Mojave Desert
Isaac
Eastvold
Desert
Easiwold
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
France
Spain
Mojave
BLM
Jerry Harrell
Columbus ideas blamed for modern government methods
The passage credits Christopher Columbus with devising techniques of modern government, noting he started without a clear destination and ended uncertain of his location, accomplishing this on borrowed money.
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Christopher Columbus
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