Kissinger and Chou Enlai meet in China talks amid assets and trade hopes
U S Secretary Kissinger and Premier Chou Enlai hold a third meeting in China with observers predicting possible accord on frozen American assets and claims over property. In Cambodia Khmer Rouge attack forces near Kep as Vihear Suor siege lift is announced. In Saigon, Vietnam accuses the air force of bombing Logo. Nixon to brief Republicans on Watergate. Women at work smoke more than housewives with higher rates among divorced or educated to high school. Early GOP hopefuls Reagan Rockefeller Connally face setbacks. Nixon fundraisers face subpoenas amid Watergate.
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U.S
Fieny A. Kissinger
Chou Enlai
Kissinger
China
Tokyo
United States
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kep
Vihear Suor
Here
Saigon
Logo
Washington
California
Ronald Reagan
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Texas
John Connally
Casey
Lloyd Matson
Charley Bitters
C.D. Henry
Ford Home Still Quiet Amid Secret Service Presence
Elizabeth Ford notes life in Alexandria remains unchanged but security has moved in with a secret service van in the driveway and agents answering the phone. The piece contrasts domestic normalcy with heightened protection surrounding the VP-designate and his family.
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Washington
Elizabeth Ford
Gerald R. Ford
Fords
Alexandria
Secret Service
Energy crisis dominates congressional schedule this week
Congress tackles Nixon energy plan as gas rationing forecasts loom. Senate committees hold hearings on emergency energy measures, daylight saving time, and Alaska oil pipeline while Interior, Commerce, and Public Works panels push actions. House plans quick Alaska project vote before Thanksgiving recess ends.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Nixon
Public Works Subcommittee
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate Interior Committee
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
House
House Commerce Committee
House banking panel uncovers SBA loan abuses
A House Banking subcommittee reports possible criminal abuses in SBA lending including organized crime influence and millions in bad debts. The panel has turned evidence to the Justice Department and calls for halting new SBA loans until investigations end. Frank Nicholas, the SBA’s top auditor, was summoned to testify.
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Small Business Administration
House Banking
Associated Press
Subcommittee On
Justice Department
SBA
Frank Nicholas
Congress
Banking Committee
Wright Patman
Subcommittee
Robert Stephens
Stephens
Patman
Nicholas
Office of Portfolio Review
Thomas Kleppe
North Dakota
Kleppe
Oil imports rise 31.4 percent through Oct 1973
API reports foreign oil imports averaged 6.07 million barrels daily in the first ten months of 1973, a 31.4 percent rise from the same period in 1972. Domestic refiners drew 26 percent of crude from foreign sources, while domestic demand set records. The report notes record refinery processing and rising motor gasoline demand amid ongoing Arab oil disruption impacts.
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Houston, Tex
American Petroleum Institute
U.S
Toyah Booster Club plans projects and holiday events
Toyah Booster Club met at the school with Mrs. Gilbert Carrillo president. Proceeds from the Halloween carnival funded tether balls for the grounds. Charles Swift was named project principal. A Christmas program and a Santa visit were planned with treat sacks to be prepared by a committee of Mrs. Jung, Mrs. Goodnight, and Mrs. Jenkins.
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Toyah Booster Club
Gilbert Carrillo
C.D. Jung
Chrles Swift
Santa Claus
Raymond Goodnight
Gordon Jenkins Jr
Stringbean and Wife Murdered in Burglary
Nashville police say country star David Stringbean Akeman and his wife were found slain in their rural home after returning from the Grand Ole Opry. Investigators believe burglars killed them, with about 5700 dollars found on the couple. Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw figures mourn the loss.
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Nashville, Tenn
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Akeman
Stringbean
Hee Haw
Grand Ole Opry
L.M
Jones
Strmebean
Youve come a long way baby in classroom contracts
SAN ANGELO AP The San Angelo Standard Times interview series recalls dramatic shifts since 1923 in rural Texas teacher contracts. Early clauses banned marriage, alcohol, dancing, and even dress while imposing strict work hours and cleaning duties. By 1933 men gained looser rules, women pursued equal pay and rights, and overall progress reflects decades of change in education.
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Texas
Tom Green County
Glenn Casey
Bryan Dickson
San Angelo
Casey
G.B. Wadzeck
Wadzeck
Supreme Court rejects plea for new death penalty guidelines
The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Utica New York prosecutor Richard D Enders seeking definite guidelines for capital punishment. The case centered on Martin J Fitzpatrick whose death sentence for killing two policemen was vacated by a New York court, which left intact his conviction and questioned mandatory penalties and jury discretion in capital cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Utica, N.Y
New York
Martin J. Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Utica Dist
Richard D. Enders
Enders
Spreme Court
Two murder suspects may hold clues to six more killings
Stockton police say two men in custody on murder charges have information about at least six other killings in California and Arizona. The pair, William Steelman and Douglas Gretzler, were captured in Sacramento after mass executions tied to nine murders in Victor, California. Bodies found in Sierra Mountains and in Tucson, Arizona, along with missing men linked to the suspects, figure in a widening investigation.
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Calif
California Sierra Mountains
William Steelman
Lodi
Douglas Gretzler
New York City
Sacramento
Victor
Walter Parkin
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California
Steelman
Gretzler
Robert Robbins
Katherine Mestites
Mesa
Ariz
Oakdale
Steelman and
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Ken Unrein
Phoenix
Michael Sandberg
Patricia
Tucson
Gilbert Sierra
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