Nixon Unanswered Questions Linger After Watergate Speech
President Nixon defended himself in a 28 minute speech but left several key questions unresolved. He did not demand an accounting from campaign chief Mitchell or directly question former counsel Dean Ill about others involved in wiretapping. He refrained from pressing FBI or Justice Department leads on new information and delayed actions on the Ellsberg case. He promised a news conference before Labor Day while noting the Senate and grand jury are pursuing the matter.
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Washington
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
John W. Dean
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
White House
Justice Department
Dean
Daniel Ellsberg
Senate
Federal Grand
Mass Murder Exam Blocked In Houston Hearing
Elmer Wayne Henley Jr a 17 year old suspect in the nation s largest mass slayings faced a court fight over a state bid to force a psychiatric examination. Defense lawyer Charles Melcher blocked the exam while prosecutors say the move is warranted by the killings extreme atrocity. Investigators linked Dean Corll to a nationwide homosexual procurement ring but officials said no direct tie to the mass slayings was found.
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Houston
Elmer Wayne Henley Jr
Charles Melcher
Harris County
Henley
Melcher
Asst. Dist. Atty
Mike Hinton
Dean A. Corll
David O. Brooks
St. Augustine
Brooks
Hinton
Rusk
Dallas
Dean Corll
Meat Shortage Ends A Kansas City Lunch Tradition
In Kansas City the meat shortage ends a Thursday staple at Nichols Lunch as corned beef briskets are unavailable. Operator James Nichols notes the longtime menu inclusion since 1921 and says his customers formerly consumed about 75 pounds of corned beef weekly.
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Kansas City
Nichols
James Nichols
39Th and
Prices Dip On Futures At KC Board
Kansas City analysts blamed reduced foreign demand for a Wednesday drop in wheat futures on the Kansas City Board of Trade. September options fell the full 25 cents to 4.60, cash wheat settled at 4.65, and December March May and July futures all closed down at 4.15 4.29 4.06 and 3.68 respectively.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Board of Trade
Chicago
Minneapolis
All Out Planting Urged For 1974 75
Oklahoma City AP Nearly half the world has opened its doors to American wheat and a federal official urged Oklahoma growers to plant all out in 1974 75. Richard Bell deputy assistant secretary of agriculture said there is everything to gain and that markets are opening. He noted world wheat stocks were at low levels in mid 1973 and would be lower in mid 1974, and cited a target guarantee of 2.05 dollars per bushel with production deficiency payments to offset price declines.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Richard Bell
Bell
China
U.S.S.R
U.S
Slaying of Dana Whisler Leaves Few Clues
Investigators in Overland Park Kansas report few clues and no motive in the killing of Dana K Whisler 22 of Kansas City. She was shot in her car near a stop sign while returning from visiting a boyfriend. Witnesses describe a red car with square tail lights leaving the scene. The crime occurred near Interstate 35 with no indicated connection to other unsolved highway killings. Her father Melvin Whisler Jr says she worked at a finance company handling past due loans and had been threatened once by a debtor.
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Overland Park, Kan
Dana K. Whisler
Kansas City
Kan
Overland Park
Make
Miss Whisler
Melvin Whisler Jr
Dollar climbs to two-month highs on European markets
The US dollar reached multi market highs on European exchanges as optimism on the U.S. balance of payments grew. Nixon's Watergate speech had little impact. In London the dollar stood at 2.4440 pounds, Frankfurt 2.5080 marks, Zurich 3.0700 Swiss francs, and Paris 4.375 French francs.
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London
U.S
Nixon
Frankfurt
Zurich
Paris
Abernathy Re-Elected SCLC Leader in Unity Push
In Indianapolis at the SCLC convention Rev Ralph David Abernathy was re elected president after resigning July 9. The board unanimously kept him in charge for at least one year as delegates cheered. Vernon E Jordan Jr pledged $1000 to aid the financially troubled group.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Ralph David Abernathy
Abernathy
SCLC
Civil Rights Organization
Sclc Board of
St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church
Martin Luther King Jr
Vernon E. Jordan Jr
National Urban League
League
Short Supply Big Demand Boosting Price Of Wheat
Washington AP reports soaring wheat prices driven by strong export demand and smaller forecast crop size. Last marketing year saw record exports, 1.185 billion bushels, with 440 million sold to Russia. Carryover reserves fell 50 percent to 428 million at July 1 1972, fueling a price surge as new sales to Russia, China, Japan, and others piled up.
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Washington
Russia
People’s Republic of China
Japan
India
Australia
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Auden Carpetea
Wilson Art
15Th Street
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