Nixon Seeks Emergency Powers to Cut Fuel Use and Rations
President Nixon asked Congress for emergency authority to ration gasoline and oil, cut working hours, lower highway speeds, and shift to year round Daylight Saving Time. He urged rapid action by mid-December and set 1980 as the year for energy self sufficiency with Project Independence.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
United States
Macdonald
Lloyd M. Bentsen
Dtex
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Middle East compromise appears near Kissinger mission ends
Secretary of State Kissinger concluded his Cairo talks and moved to Jordan and Saudi Arabia indicating progress on a Middle East settlement. Assistant Joseph Sisco met with Israeli leaders including Prime Minister Golda Meir in Jerusalem and reported optimism. Egypt and Israel faced ongoing tensions as discussions centered on sustaining food and water supplies for the encircled Egyptian Third Army in the Sinai.
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Associated Press
Henry A Kissinger
Egypt
Middle East
Kissinger
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Anwar Sadat
Cairo
Kissingers
Joseph J. Sisco
Golda Meir
Jerusalem
Israel
Meir
Sisco
Rael
Sinai Desert
Canal Front
Hussein of
Amman
Riyadh
N. Viets Try To Open New Supply Route
About 400 South Vietnamese soldiers fled their bases along the Cambodian border as North Vietnamese forces pressed a drive aimed at creating a western supply corridor. Observers said only a few government posts near Saigon’s border hinder the route to Loc Ninh, 75 miles north of Saigon, from below the DMZ.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Loc Ninh
Met meteorological tower rises near Nine Mile Point site
A 197 foot meteorological tower costing nearly 250000 has been erected near the Nine Mile Point James A FitzPatrick nuclear site on Lake Ontario. The tower will house wind and temperature instruments and a recording system to support operation of Niagara Mohawk units and the FitzPatrick plant.
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Nine Mile Point
James A. FitzPatrick
Lake Ontario
Pallister Burt
Niagara Mohawk
Power Authority
State of
New York
City
Nixon fund raiser set to respond to graft charge
The Senate Watergate committee hears from a top Hispanic funds organizer who allegedly offered federal favors in exchange for a $100 000 campaign gift. Witness John Priestes cited Benjamin Fernandez as the man who linked legal problems with federal housing aid to a large contribution.
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Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Nixon
Congress
Mills
Larry T. Williams
Wategate Committee
Edward J. Gurney
Gurney
The
Miami Herald
Jim Groot
Williams
Fernandz
Local Weather Report and Snow Watch Issued
The report lists a high of 41 and a low of 32 with a trace of snow and 62 percent humidity. A heavy snow watch is issued for localized areas tonight and tomorrow with possible six inch to more accumulations, along with windy rain or wet snow this afternoon and snow squalls tonight and tomorrow.
Guild Ends Its Strike Against N Y Daily News
The New York Newspaper Guild ended a two day strike against The Daily News as about 1 000 members ratified a new two year contract. The agreement provides a weekly pay raise averaging 13.85 and a 1.5 percent pension and welfare fund contribution.
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NEW York
Daily News
New York Newspaper Guild
the News
News
Peter McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Soviet Weekly accuses China of Tibet killings
Literaturnaya Gazeta claims Beijing killed more than 12 000 Tibetans last year and crushed uprisings with flame and sword across six regions. It alleges Maoists view themselves as heirs of Genghis Khan and have executed or assimilated dozens of people and tribes. The piece appears in retaliation for a Chinese attack on the USSR.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
China
Literaturnaya Gazeta
Board mulls middle school plan with Nov. 20 action
Indications after a 50 minute school board discussion show the Board of Education likely to act on a recommended new middle school program at the November 20 meeting. Mulcahey urged a design allowing later expansion to a senior high and keeping the existing middle school as overflow or for programs while the Curtis Site build proceeds.
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Board of Education
Charles Ahern
Ahern
Francis J. Furfaro
B.C.C.E.S
State Lottery Winners Prize Details
State Lottery lists winners for 6 numbers worth 50 000 and 5 numbers 5 000 plus 4 numbers 500 3 numbers 50 and 2 numbers 5 with 5 free tickets. Contact State Lottery at State Office Building Syracuse NY for claims.
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State Lottery
Syracuse, N. Y
Two Jail Escapees Surrender After Hostages Flee
Two escapees surrendered in Minnesota after their three hostages fled during the night. The fugitives, one facing murder charges, had held Mr. and Mrs. Wegscheid and their 1 year old son at a farmhouse for 36 hours. FBI and deputy sheriffs did not report injuries. Morgan, 37, warned of violent measures to escape if needed.
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Wadena, Minn
Elmer Wegescheid
FBI
Two Men Sought on Murder Warrant in California Slayings
Authorities in Arizona seek two men on a murder warrant who are wanted for questioning in a nine slain at a Victor California luxury ranch home. Victims included seven adults and two children found bound in a blood splattered scene near vineyards 80 miles east of San Francisco.
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California
Victor, Calif
Here
San Joaquin Valley
San Francisco
San Joaquin County
Michael N. Canlis
Donald Morrow
Phoe
Nix
Aziz
Victor
Morrow
Willie Luther Steelman
Congress Promises Quick Action on Nixon Energy Proposals
Congressional leaders pledge prompt action on most energy saving measures urged by President Nixon. Senate hearings on emergency legislation to be held this week aim to report a bill by Friday. House Democrats anticipate action before the December recess as Nixon accuses Congress of inaction.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
House
John J McFall
D-Calif
Macdonald
D-Mass
Subcommittee On
No Quick Way to Boost Coal Production
Pittsburgh AP says Consolidation Coal Co executive Havett Cochran notes the industry runs at capacity and cannot instantly increase output. He cites the need for workers, machinery, and capital, and explains productivity losses from strikes and Mine and Health Safety Act enforcement. President Nixon urges switching from residual oil to coal, boosting demand.
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Pittsburgh
Consolidation Coal Co
Havett Cochran
Consolidation
Nixon
Cochran
Jaworski Says Congress Could Delay Watergate Probe
Special prosecutor Leon Jaworski warned Congress and the courts may stall the Watergate investigation by demanding procedural changes that separate the prosecution from the executive branch and limit the President's power to remove him. He cautioned such debates could cause undesirable delay.
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Washington
Leon Jaworski
Congress
Executive Branch
Jaworski
Concaress
Nixon
Space officials begin repairs on Skylab 3 fins
Technicians start replacing eight defective stabilizing fins on the Skylab 3 rocket after hairline cracks found in the fins forced a five day delay. Officials cited salt air corrosion as the likely cause and aim to prevent further launch postponement.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Space Agency
Lin
Albino Green Sea Turtle Sighted in Seaquarium Care
The Miami Seaquarium hosts a two week old albino green sea turtle baby sent by Ross Witham of the Florida Natural Resources Department research lab at Hutchinson Island. The four inch reptile may be the only of its kind seen in captivity as part of a project to save the green turtle from near extinction.
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Miami, Fla
Miami Seaquarium
Ross Witham
Florida Natural Resources de
Partment Research Laboratory
Hutchinson Island
Miami
Seaquarium
Nixon aide cites poor quality tapes in Watergate case
Rose Mary Woods testified that portions of subpoenaed Watergate tapes are very unclear and that hearing every word is humanly impossible. She noted nearly a month was spent transcribing seven conversations between Nixon and Watergate figures amid long work hours.
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Washington
Nixon
Rose Mary Woods
Ily
Nixo
Watergate
Miss Woods
Dent
Camp David
Senate Rules Committee rejects lobbyist testimony in Ford case
The Senate Rules Committee rejected the testimony of former lobbyist Robert Winter-Berger who claimed to dent designate Gerald Ford in exchange for access at court. Winter-Berger stood by his story though admitting his original version was wrong and said he was not considered credible by the committee.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Gerald R. Ford
Robert N. Winter-Berger
Rules Committee
Howard W. Cannon
D-New
Winters Berger
Florida man testifies in Bailey mail fraud trial
Hollywood man Larry Charest told a federal court jury he invested and lost about $8,000 in Glenn Turner cosmetics. He said a Turner store in Miami undersold its town salesman, with items sold for 2 dollars going for 1.75 dollars at the House of Koscot.
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Fla
Hollywood
Glenn Turner
Turner
Miami
Koscot
Larry Charest
Boston
Atetorney
F. Lee Bailey
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