Nixon picks Kelley for FBI director from 27 candidates
President Nixon announced Kansas City Police Chief Clarence M. Kelley as the FBI director pick from 27 top candidates. The wholesale price index jumped 9.1 percent in May, signaling high inflation with farm prices rising 6.1 percent from April. In Marietta Georgia Cobb County authorities exposed a plot to rob up to 19 Lockheed executives after a man shot a kidnapper. plans for five more robberies were found in the suspect's car and a list of 13 alternate targets was recovered.
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Washington
Labor Department
Marietta, Ga
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Cobb County
Legislator's Son Sentenced for Drug Dealing in Harlem
Jesse Gray Jr., son of a Harlem assemblyman, was sentenced by State Supreme Court Justice Jack Rosenberg to 12 years in prison for selling 11.5 ounces of heroin to undercover agents last June 26. Gray had been held on $60,000 bail since his arrest. time served was credited.
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New York
Supreme Court
Jesse Gray, Jr
Harlem
Jack Rosenberg
Gray
Rosenberg
Rockefeller Office Probes Metromedia Board Move
Albany NY Gov Nelson Rockefeller office says it is looking into Metromedia Inc activities after it named Secretary of State John P Lomenzo to its board. A spokesman gave no reason for the probe or details, but sources note interest in ties between Metromedia and state government.
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Albany, N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Metromedia Inc
John P. Lomenzo
Metromedia
Court upholds tenants’ right to stay in Manhattan co op plan
New York Court of Appeals rules unanimously for 124 tenants at 360 East 72nd Street, preserving their leases after the owner sought to convert the building to a cooperative. The decision affirms a Supreme Court order allowing tenants to remain despite the conversion effort.
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Albany, N.Y
Manhattan
Court of Appeals
State Supreme Court
72Nd St
Convictions Dismissed for Harry Davidoff
U S District Court in Brooklyn dismissed 21 Taft Hartley Act convictions against Harry Davidoff retired Teamsters boss of Kennedy Airport. Judge John R Bartels ruled the charges invalid because they target someone governed by the Railway Labor Act.
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New York
Harry Davidoff
Teamsters
Kennedy Airport
U.S. District Court
Brooklyn
Davidoff
John R. Bartels
Skylab astronauts begin space walk to free jammed solar wing
Houston, UP reports two Skylab astronauts, Commander Charles Conrad Jr and Dr Joseph Kerwin, exit the station to attempt a 25-foot handrail assisted spacewalk to pry loose an inch-wide aluminum strip holding a solar wing. Weitz stays aboard to monitor systems. The effort aims to restore power for 14 days of the mission.
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Joseph P. Kerwin
Conrad
Paul J. Weitz
Conrad and
Kerwin
Church group honors elderly and disabled at luncheon
Real Christian Service highlighted by the Pastoral Ministry Commission of the Church of the Resurrection as they light a galaxy of care for nursing home and shut in persons. They held a luncheon Wednesday noon in the Great Hall for these people.
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The
Church of the Resurrection
Kissinger Delays Paris Talks On Vietnam Ceasefire
Kissinger postpones a morning meeting with Hanoi's Le Duc Tho in Paris to prepare what is seen as a supplementary document to tighten the Jan 27 Vietnam ceasefire. Saigon says it will not sign any new Paris truce, signaling resistance to concessions. Both sides plan to meet again, with details withheld.
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Kissinger
S. Viet
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Vietnam
Saigon
jIt
U.S
Nguyen Co Thach
Sloan Testifies Haldeman Offered No Retribution Pledge
Former campaign treasurer Hugh Sloan Jr testified that after refusing to lie about Watergate money he sought assurances from H R Haldeman that the White House would not hinder his private job search. Sloan said he told Haldeman he felt let go by the team and noted Stans was not involved in illegal activities.
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Washington (Ap
Hugh W. Sloan Jr
White House
H. R. Haldeman
Sloan
Haldeman
Senate
Maurice H. Stans
Nixon Campaign Finance
Stans
New York
House Votes for Boost In Minimum Wage Rates
The House approved raising the minimum wage from 1.60 to 2.00 this year and to 2.20 by 1974. The bill also extends coverage to government workers and domestics, with farm workers receiving stepped increases to 2.20 by 1976. The measure passed 287 to 130 after rejecting a substitute proposal and was sent to the Senate.
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Washington
House
Senate
John H. Dent
D-Pa
Lottery Winners Adverts In Syracuse State Office
State lottery notices list winners and contact details. Last 6 and last 5 prizes are shown with cash amounts and free tickets offered. Readers with winning tickets are urged to contact the Syracuse office to claim prizes.
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State Lottery
Syracuse, N. Y
Nixon to Hold Cabinet Meet on Inflation Fight
Nixon called a Cabinet meeting amid signs he will push inflation reduction. Melvin Laird says recommendations will be made as advisors rush back from Paris to Washington. Reports say action could include tighter oil controls and a possible 10 cent gasoline tax.
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Nixon
Washington
Paris
Labor Department
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Senate
Hugh Scott
White House
Wind and Rain Cause Million Dollar Damage at Upstate Airport
Severe winds up to 75 mph and heavy rain caused about 1 million dollars in damage at Rochester Monroe County Airport. The south part of the field toppled 28 planes, destroyed 16, forced a brief tower evacuation, and blew away a hangar door and roof. One minor injury reported.
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Upstate
Rochester, N.Y
Upstate New York
Rochester-Monroe County
Genesee County
Sheriff's Office
Batavia
le Roy
Pavilion
Lima
Niagara-Mohawk Power Corp
Wyoming County
Rochester
Webster
Rochester Gas & Electric Co
Monroe County
Rochester Telephone Corp
Rockefeller Signs Bill Limiting UDC Suburban Powers
Gov Nelson Rockefeller signed measures curbing the Urban Development Corp powers in suburbs while boosting its bonding authority to 1.5 billion. The bill allows towns to block UDC residential projects, not affecting city operations, and follows controversy over Westchester units including 900 planned homes, 180 for low income families. The signing also created a state Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency to aid nursing homes and hospitals.
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Gov. Rockefeller
UDC
Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Urban Development Corp
Rockefeller
Westchester County
Department of Environmental Conservation Authority
State Commission of Correction
Department of Correctional Services
McCloskey Rules Out Impeachment Speech Return
Congressman Paul McCloskey said he will not attempt a second address on impeachment after Earl Landgrebe forced a House adjournment for lack of a quorum. The six minute speech was interrupted as 152 members remained. McCloskey pledged to press the debate nationwide while awaiting fuller disclosure from President Nixon. The speech will be printed in full in the Congressional Record.
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McCloskey
Washington
House
Nixon
Paul WI. McCloskey
California
Congress
Earl F. Landgrebe
Indiana
Landgrebe
Samuel S. Stratton
D-N.y
Congressional
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