House declines to probe Agnew over kickbacks
Speaker Carl Albert announced the House will take no action on Vice President Spiro Agnew s request for a probe into kickback and bribery charges. Agnew pressed for a House hearing after a Baltimore grand jury was authorized to hear the case while he remains in office.
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Carl Albert
House
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Albert
Justice Department
Elliot L. Richardson
Baltimore
Washington Post
Richardson
J. Marsh Thomson
Nixon
Capitol Hill
Skylab 2 crew returns after 54 day mission
Skylab 2 astronauts Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma arrived aboard the USS New Orleans near San Diego after a flawless 54 day mission. They stood steady on deck after splashdown waved to sailors and were sent for medical exams showing no motion sickness and normal vitals.
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Alan L. Bean
Owen K Garriot
Jack R Lousma
San Diego
Calif
Earth
New Orleans
Mushroom can recalls trigger nationwide warehouse search
Washington UPI report says federal inspectors will scan more than 5000 warehouses for every can of mushrooms for signs of poisoning. FDA warns consumers not to open or eat swollen or abnormal cans on home shelves amid botulinum contamination recalls and a sweeping investigation of 42 mushroom plants with many using defective equipment or poor procedures.
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UPI
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Non military cost overruns total $38 billion GAO finds
The GAO calculated cost overruns on 20 civilian projects requested by Rep. Dickinson. Interstate highways dominate with $32 billion overrun from an original $376 billion estimate, now $639 billion. Other overruns include the Apollo program and moon modules, Bay Area and DC Metro, Dworshak Dam, World Trade Center, Kennedy Center, FBI building, and Labor Building among others totaling $6 billion in this list.
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R-Ala
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Idaho
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Dworshak Dam
World Trade Center
Secaucus
N.J
Kennedy Center For the
FBI
Department of Labor
Cloudy Night Brings Warm Humidity and Rain Chance
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions with higher humidity and a chance of showers tonight. Overnight low temperatures will dip into the 50s as readers are advised to check page 2 for full details.
Wisconsin faces rising domestic fuel shortages
Wisconsin officials report early signs of a statewide fuel shortage. Whitehall has 210 families without reliable winter heating fuel as a supplier halted service, Rhinelander bulk plant idles affecting about 300 families, and Milwaukee suppliers struggle to obtain home heating oil for customers. Officials urge mutual aid among suppliers, while federal guidelines may limit state action.
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Wisconsin
Gilbert Czarnecki
Whitehall
Rhinelander
Milwaukee
Division 1S
Czarnecki
Arthur Kurtz
Agriculture
Wisconsin Agriculture Department
Kurtz
Senate votes to cut US troops overseas by forty percent
The Senate approved a Mansfield plan 49 to 46 to cut overseas U.S. troop strength by 40 percent over three years, aiming to bring many troops home by June 30, 1976. The move, an amendment to the defense authorization bill, faces likely removal before final action.
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UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Europe
Surviving teen recalls canyon plunge after tire trouble
In Casper Wyoming an 18 year old girl told police she and her 11 year old sister were stranded by a flat tire and hurled from a 250 foot cliff into the North Platte River. The younger girl died. Suspects Ronald Kennedy and Jerry Jenkins were charged with first degree serious case and forcible reported incident under a new state law. The elder sister survived, crawled from the canyon with a broken hip after spending the night nearby.
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Casper
Wyo
UPI
North Platte River
Ronald Leroy Kennedy
Jerry Lee Jenkins
Weekend Wisconsin hunting fees spark calls for cheaper permits
Wisconsin lawmakers debate Aug. 5 fee increases for hunting and fishing with calls to add weekend and 3 and 10 day permits to lure nonresidents. Testimony shows support for higher resident fees but objections to nonresident jumps amid comparisons with other states.
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Wis
Wisconsin
Senate
Natural Resources Committee
Robert Miller
Sparta
Monroe County Conservation Congress
Miller
James Lamke
la Crosse
Newark High Announces Free Yearbook Offer After Tire Flagpole Mystery
Puzzled Newark California high school administrators offer a free yearbook to any student who can explain how to remove 50 auto tires from the school flagpole and identify who did the act and how it was accomplished.
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Newark
Calif
Writer for President testifies in Senate hearing
Presidential speechwriter Patrick J Buchanan defended his reputation before the Senate Watergate committee, denying involvement in any sabotage against Democrats. He accused committee staff of a vilification campaign and asserted Republicans were not responsible for Muskie’s or McGovern’s losses. He noted he advised focusing on Muskie when he was the front runner.
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Senate Watergate Committee
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Muskie
White House
Nixon
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McGovern
Maine
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