News Media Pushes Faster Declassification Of Documents
Washington AP reports news media groups urged the Nixon administration to speed declassification of a vast backlog of classified files. The Inter Agency Classification Review Committee heard objections as officials noted large volumes remain secret and only gradual progress is made.
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Washington
John Fisenhower
Inter Agency
Philippi
Phillippi
John Finnegan
St. Paul Dispatch & Pioneer Press
Freedom of Information Committee
APME
Marvin Arrowsmith
The
Associated Press
Grant Dillman
United Press International
Roy Elson
National Association of Broadcasters
William Small
CBS News
I. William Hill
Washington Star-News
William Sehabacker
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Courtney Sheldon
Christian Science Monitor
Sigma Delta Chi Professional Journalism Society
Eisenhower
U.S. Am
CLA
Indians Hope for Peaceful Settlement at Wounded Knee
Indians holding the historic village said they would seek restraint to avoid a violent end after gunfire wounded two. Negotiations to end 11 days of siege were to resume, with AIM leader Dennis Banks urging talks continue. Federal authorities reported one Indian with a hand wound and another with a leg injury amid a government road-block shooting incident. A cease-fire was reached hours earlier, and clergy in the village discussed a three-point peace plan.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Seige
Washington
Jack Hushen
Justice Department
Hushen
FBI
Pine Ridge
IRA Gang Questioned In London Bombings
In London, 10 Irish suspects questioned by Scotland Yard are linked to the IRA squad that planted the explosives outside the Old Bailey and the central recruiting office. Seven men and three women were arrested at Heathrow. eight others allegedly returned to Ireland. One person died and 243 were injured as car bombs exploded amid a 24 hour British rail strike that affected escape routes and sheltering suspects.
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London
Irish Republican Army
Belfast
Scotland Yard
IRA
Ireland
Heathrow
Old Bailey Criminal Court
Central Army
Whitehall
Britain
England
Dragnet
Nixon Congress Urging Wait On Viet Aid Issue
Republican congressional leaders urge the Nixon administration to delay proposals for Vietnam reconstruction aid. A meeting with Nixon discussed timing as aid for Hanoi faces House opposition and pending Joint Economic Commission talks in Paris set for March 15. Officials say delaying the request may boost chances if Indochina ceasefire holds.
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Nixon
Congress
Washington
Senate
North Vietnam
Joint Economic Commission
Henry Kissinger
Hanoi
Paris
U.S
Joint Commission
Indochina
Price Crisis Faces Slow Economic Adjustment
Washington action urges patience amid rising prices for food and fuel. Officials warn the public may endure a tough period before relief, with the Nixon administration betting on policy shifts to boost supplies and curb inflation later in the year. Meat prices may stay high while overall food costs ease after July 1 due to agrarian policy changes. The Senate Banking Committee approves standby authority to ration petroleum products and requires quarterly price reports. The Cost of Living Council reimposed oil price controls as part of a consumer protection move after the February wholesale price surge.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Treasury
George P. Shultz
State of the Union
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
New England
McIntyre
Mobil
Shell
Exxon
Speculators Blamed For Money Crisis
Paris AP French Finance Minister Valery Giscard d Estaing blamed speculators for a new international monetary crisis and urged a concerted defense to uphold post devaluation exchange rates. Opening an emergency meeting of finance ministers from the United States Canada Japan Indonesia and 11 West European countries the ministers discussed ways to prop up the dollar and defend orderly monetary cooperation. Also present were Shultz Volcker Burns and Belgiums Willy de Clercq among others as Western European participants including the nine Common Market nations and Sweden Switzerland joined the talks.
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Paris
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Giscard d'Estaing
United States
Canada
Japan
Indonesia
Giscard
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Paul A. Volcker
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Willy de Clercgg
Belgium
Irving Transferred From Allenwood After Liquor Found
Clifford Irving, serving a 30 month fraud sentence for the fake Howard Hughes biography, has been moved from Allenwood to Danbury Corrections Institution in Connecticut after liquor was found in his possession. Allenwood officials say it was his first conduct violation and no prosecution will follow. parole board appearance is this summer.
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Allenwood
Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
Irving
Danbury
Connecticut
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
Lucky 7 Winner in Ellwood City Reveals Bonus Number
Ellwood City AP reports the week’s Lucky 7 drawing produced a $75,000 bonus number of 937521. The three digit results are 444, 664 and 251, with the bonus draw highlighting the top prize win in Pennsylvania.
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Ellwood City
Pennsylvania
Senate Panel Backs Nixon Gasoline Rationing Powers
A Senate Banking Committee report endorses a one year extension of Nixon wage and price controls including standby authority to ration petroleum products. The panel also requires public disclosure of price-hike calculations and raises the wage exemption to 3.50 an hour while approving quarterly reports on food price steps.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mighty Casey Strikes Out at Omaha Zoo
In Omaha a 506 pound gorilla named Mighty Casey teased two expectant female gorillas Benoit and Brigitte through a barred door. He ripped out two one inch bars and one finger was bit off by an enraged mate. veterinarians knocked him out and sewed the finger. Casey belongs to Como Zoo in St Paul and is on loan to Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha.
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Omaha
Neb
Casey
Benoit
Brigitte
Como Zoo
St. Paul
Minn
Henry Doorly Zoo
Microwave Oven Safety Under Fire
Dr Milton M Zaret an ophthalmologist testified before a Senate investigating committee that safe exposure standards for laser radiation appliances cannot be set for microwave ovens AHAM spokesmen argued ovens are not dangerous when used properly and that current federal radiation laws are adequate Zaret warned that eye cataracts and other problems could arise years later even at low exposure levels noting the sun emits far higher levels of microwave radiation than ovens
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Washington
New York
Senate
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
AHAM
Milton M. Zaret
Bureau of Radiological Health
Senate Commerce Committee
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