White House vows compliance with senate subpoena unless court blocks
A White House lawyer told a federal court he plans to comply with a Senate intelligence committee subpoena for Nixon administration documents, unless the court imposes restrictions. DOJ said Buchen would search and turn over relevant materials if unblocked.
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Washington
White House
Senate Intelligence Committee
Philip W. Buchen
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Buchen
Peace talks near deal on Sinai surveillance posts
Secretary Kissinger reports steady progress in Israeli Egyptian negotiations with one major issue left the number of surveillance stations near Gidi and Mitla passes. Drafts are exchanged as talks continue in Jerusalem and Alexandria. US opposition to civilian aides and the size of a new UN buffer zone are under debate.
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Cairo
Henry Kissinger
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Ford and Meany to discuss longshoremen grain boycott
President Ford meets AFL-CIO head George Meany in Washington to resolve the longshoremen refusal to load U S grain for Russia amid labor disputes. Labor Secretary Dunlop attends as talks focus on seamen work, consumer price protections, and a new freight rate pact with Soviet ports.
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Russia
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Soviet Union
Ford Administration
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Texas
Owen Cox
Corpus Christi
Tex
Meany
Vail
Colo
America
Commerce Department
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International Longshoremen's Association
ERA echoes suffrage debate on women rights and duty
The ERA faces ratification hurdles as 38 states are needed by 1979, with 34 endorsing and two rescinding. The piece recalls 1915 suffrage arguments, including women’s political influence and military service, citing Alice Stone Blackwell’s rebuttals and noting current fears about combat duty and draft implications.
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Peggy Simpson
Associated Press
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Bainbridge Colby
Tennessee
Nebraska
Alice Stone Blackwell
Miss Blackwell
Adam's Rib
Missouri
Public records sought on Agnew secret talks leading to resignation
Former U S attorney George Beall urged release of transcripts from the October 1973 meetings that produced Spiro Agnew’s plea and resignation. The talks with Judge Walter Hoffman and prosecutors were held in an Alexandria motel and at the Justice Department, with stenographer notes sealed.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
U.S. Atty
George Beall
U.S
Walter E. Hoffman
Justice Department
Maryland
Beall
Baltimore
Auto sales dip in mid-August with hopes for end of decline
DETROIT AP mid August auto sales fell 6.2 percent from 1974 figures though deliveries exceeded the month’s opening period. Ford rose 1 percent due to dealer incentives while Chrysler, GM, and American Motors posted sizable declines. Year to date sales through Aug. 20 stood at 4.16 million, about 17 percent below 1974.
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Chrysler Corp
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Mack Worden
Chrysler
American Motors Corp
Postal workers seek legal authority to strike nationwide
The American Postal Workers Union and other unions ratified a three year contract with the U S Postal Service and seek federal law to legalize a nationwide mail strike. The bill would let unions serve notice after a 90 day mediation period.
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Washington
American Postal Workers Union
U.S. Postal Service
National Association of Letter Carriers
James H. Rademacher
Letter Carriers
Rademacher
Postal Service
Ford Administration
House
Post Office Committee
Charles H. Wilson
D-Calif
Nonaligned nations admit PLO and North Korea group
At Lima, Peru, the Nonaligned Movement granted full members to North Vietnam North Korea Panama and the PLO while rejecting South Korea. Delegates debated nonalignment definitions as they shift focus to a new world economic order and plans for UN discussions next week.
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Peru
Palestine Liberation Organization
South Korea
Conference of Nonaligned Nations
Bloc
North Vietnam
North Korea
Panama
PLO
United States
Israel
United Nations
New York
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