Rail strike disrupts Atlantic ferries stranding thousands
Canada wide rail walkout in its second day halts ferries to Sydney from Port aux Basques leaving over a thousand Newfoundland campers, car sleepers, and tourists waiting for a sail that does not arrive. The stoppage shutters plants and threatens a pulp paper shortage in North America.
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United Press International
Canada
Atlantic Provinces
United States
Newfoundland
Port Aux Basques
Sydney
Nova Scotia
London Bank Parcel Bomb Injures Three In Mail Room
A parcel bomb exploded in the Bank of England mail room injuring three, including Derek Woodward who lost a hand. An incendiary device then exploded at an Oxford Street boutique as police battled a citywide surge of suspicious objects.
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London
UPI
Bank of England
Oxford Street
Derek Woodward
St. Bartholomews Hospital
Woodward
New Stock Exchange
Exchange
George W. Brind
Joanna Knight
Martha Mitchell hints at Watergate campaign book
Martha Mitchell says she read a thick campaign strategy book by Nixon and Haldeman outlining Watergate style operations and urges the Senate Watergate committee to call her to testify. She disputes Nixon's denial and accuses him of knowing the full scope of the affair.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Martha Mitchell
Nixon
H.R. Haldeman
Senate Watergate Committee
John Mitchell
Ervin Committee
Mitchell
Helen Thomas
Haldeman
John
Zera
Julia
Ohio State Fair Junior Sale Sets Records for Pork Lamb
At the Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Sale of Champions pork and lamb prices surged past 20 a pound. The grand champion lamb sold for 21 a pound to Jerry Kaltenbach, while Chris Smith exhibited the champion lamb for Fredericktown. Exhibitor Randy Shane earned 10 a pound for his Angus Simmental Steer, which he could resell after the beef price freeze ends September 12. McDonald’s purchased and returned the steer to Shane, adding to the record sale totals.
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Columbus
UPS
Chris Smith
Fredericktown
Jerry Kaltenbach
Gooding Amusement Co
Randy Shane
Fostoria
Angus Simmental
McDonald’s Restaurants
Shane
Judge allows gasoline price hikes starting September first
U.S. District Court Judge Barrington Parker ruled that most retail gasoline dealers may impose price increases beginning Sept. 1. The decision blocks the administration's Phase IV controls on gasoline prices, a ruling welcomed by dealers but appealed by the government.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. District Court
Barrington Parker
National Congress of Petroleum
Weather and births in Norwalk area
Partly sunny today with highs in the low 80s and mainly clear tonight. Sunday will be partly cloudy with highs in the low to mid 80s and a low in the mid 60s. Rain chances 10 percent today and 20 percent tonight and Sunday. Norwalk temperatures rise to 76 and fall to 54 with humidity around 81 percent in morning. No precipitation in Norwalk. Birth notices report a boy for Mr and Mrs Jerry Christopher Milan and a girl for Mr and Mrs Thomas Grell Norwalk.
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Norwalk
Jerry Christopher
Milan
FT Hospital
Thomas Grell
Witness Unsure Threat Charge Dropped in Nixon Threat Case
A woman who identified ex policeman Edwin Gaudet as the President threat suspect said she could not confirm her prior identification thus federal charges were dropped. Gaudet remained jailed in New Mexico on state aggravated assault charges.
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New Orleans
UPI
Edwin M. Gaudet Jr
Nixon
Gaudet
an _ Albuquerque
N.M
U.S
Gerald Gallinghouse
Indicted Agents Linked to Bungled Illinois Raids
Twelve narcotics agents from the St. Louis area faced a 17 count federal indictment for depriving 11 people of constitutional rights during drug raids in Collinsville East St. Louis and Edwardsville Illinois. The probes allege lack of probable cause and warrants with assaults and cover up attempts.
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Edwardsville
Ill
Federal Grand Jury
St. Louis
Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement
Federal
Treasury Department
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