Agnew Faces Criminal Probe Report Amid White House Briefing
Vice President Spiro Agnew is under investigation in Baltimore for alleged kickbacks on engineering contracts. President Nixon’s aides stress the investigation does not shake his confidence in Agnew, who promised a public statement later, amid withheld details and private talks with Attorney General Richardson.
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Nixon Tapes Subpoena Battle Moves Toward Court Ruling
Washington AP reports Senate Watergate committee finalizes plans to file a suit seeking federal court backing for its subpoena of Watergate White House tapes and documents. Nixon lawyers argue courts lack authority to enforce Cox subpoena. oral arguments set for Aug 22.
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Cox
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University of Texas
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International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
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Worst Over For Skylab Astronauts
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Skylab 2 astronauts report cooler lab conditions and improved morale as they settle into an orbital routine. Bean Garriott and Lousma conduct solar telescope experiments while awaiting a Sept 25 return. two steering rockets on the Apollo command ship remain the main outstanding issue.
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Jack R. Lousma
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Orbiting Laboratory
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Milton Windler
Apollo
Higher PB Gas Rates Approved by Federal Commission
The Federal Power Commission approved a new rate schedule lifting the wellhead ceiling for Permian Basin gas from 16.5 to 35 cents per 1000 cubic feet for contracts dated after Oct 1, 1968, with older contracts rising to 23 cents. The decision aims to ease pipeline curtailments and ensure adequate service while balancing consumer and investor interests. Commissioner Rush Moody Jr did not participate. Automatic wellhead increases of one cent will occur on Jan 1 each year for older and newer contracts.
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Phase 4 price controls to begin after 60 day freeze
Secretary Dent announces Phase 4 anti inflation measures will replace the 60 day price freeze next Monday. He says the program is a flexible set of controls to slow inflation without cutting supplies, responding to public demand across business labor and politics. Prices may rise after the freeze ends, with Phase 4 designed to absorb inflationary costs while limiting profits.
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Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
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Rain Forecast Persists Across Odessa Area
Forecasters keep a 20 percent rain chance in Odessa area forecasts as moist Gulf air continues to bring showers. Midland NWS notes afternoon heating will trigger showers today and Thursday with highs near 100 degrees. Early Thursday reads around 73, morning 71, and Tuesday's high reached around 95. Winds 8 to 18 mph from the south, with possible gusts and partial cloudiness. Squall lines moved through Panhandle Plains. showers extended to Brownfield Abilene and Breckenridge with light hail reported in Amarillo.
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Petersen resents losing Watergate probe control
Washington AP report says Asst. Atty. Gen. Henry E. Petersen angrily vented his resentment at losing control of the Watergate investigation to special prosecutor Archibald Cox. He apologized, recalled 26 years in the DOJ, and said the situation reflects on him and the department. The Senate committee recessed for an extended period after hearing 35 witnesses.
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Cox
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Senate
The Quipster Quote on Self Help and Belief
A fragment suggests a quip about belief that God helps those who help themselves and a garbled phrase tying to government or a giveramert. The readable portion hints at a proverb style remark attributed to a quipster.
Reporter Fights ALS and Outlives Odds in Lewiston
Richard Kosonak, a veteran Lewiston journalist, battled amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for 21 months, dying at 4, his wife Beverly at his bedside. He had lived nine months beyond doctors' one year prognosis after beginning his fight in November 1971, writing of his struggle for the Maine Sunday Telegram and inspiring many victims of the disease. His funeral is set for 2 pm Thursday at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lewiston.
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Kosonak
Beverly
Portland
Kisenak
Mapiralion
Maine Sunday Telegram
Maine
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