Agnew Defends Inflation Stance At Fundraiser
Vice President Agnew says inflation is under control despite a one month wobble in the consumer price index. He notes that when they took office 21 months ago inflation was high and mounting at a Republican fundraising dinner. Democratic Chairman O'Brien accuses Nixon-Agnew of using fear politics to hide administration failures and promote Republican goals.
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Ariz
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Agnew
Washington
Lawrence F. O’brien
National Press Club
O’brien
Mrs Nixon Emphasizes Plain Speaking in Campaign Tours
Pat Nixon, wife of President Richard Nixon, pledges a straightforward campaign style, saying she likes people and would never be phony. She promotes Republican candidates after a cross country trip and plans further appearances in Indianapolis, San Diego, and San Francisco.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Indianapolis
San Diego
San Francisco
Calif
Maddox criticizes Agnew visit to Georgia
Gov. Lester Maddox condemns Vice President Spiro Agnew's plan to visit Georgia to help GOP nominee Hal Suit. Maddox says he will not participate and warns the trip could damage Republican prospects. Agnew set to visit Albany next Wednesday to back Suit.
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Atlanta, Ga
Lester Maddox
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Georgia
Maddox
Agnew
Albany
GOP
Hal Suit
Angela Davis Refuses Extradition to California
Angela Davis declines to waive extradition to California where she faces kidnapping and murder charges in the Aug. 7 courthouse shootout that killed four. She states she will not consent to the State of California, as a bailiff questions her at rearraignment. A hearing is set for Nov. 5 by Justice Thomas Dickens after a request for time to file a habeas corpus petition.
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New York
Angela Davis
California
Miss Davis
State Supreme Court
Thomas Dickens
John J. Aot
Canada raids blind as FLQ kidnappings unfold
Montreal police report search for Quebec separatists continues after two officials were abducted. James Cross is missing after Pierre Laporte was seized and later found dead, with police saying they have few leads and rely on tips from the public.
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Montreal
Quebec
Quebec Liberation Front
FLQ
James Richard Cross
Pierre Laporte
Laporte
Cross
Vatican seeks improved ties with Communist states
The Vatican extends outreach to Eastern Europe and Asia including Czechoslovakia Poland and Hungary while Vatican observers signal support for a United Nations seat for Red China. Pope Paul VI urges dialogue with Communist governments to ease Sino Soviet tensions and foster relations.
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Vatican
Europe
Peking
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hungary
United Nations
U.N
Red China
Paul VI
Holy See
Gardner’s Common Cause gathers letters from voters nationwide
An 82-year-old Dayton woman writes that John W. Gardner’s new citizens lobby is needed to guide the country out of its mess. Gardner, ex welfare secretary and founder of Common Cause, says about 1,000 letters daily are arriving at his headquarters, showing a broad public response to the movement.
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Dayton
John W. Gardner
New Citizens Lobby
Good Lord
Gardner
Common Cause
Pacific storm lashes Northwest with wind rain and snow
A Pacific storm pounded the Northwest with strong winds and heavy rain, dumping snow on mountain passes in Washington and Oregon. Gusts reached 70 mph along the coast as traveler warnings extended into the Cascades due to expected heavy snow accumulations.
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Oregon
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Young Mechanic Caught After California Slayings
John Linley Frazier, 24, an auto mechanic, was arrested about a half mile from the hilltop mansion where five people were killed. Deputies said a mountain cabin was used to detain him after his murder charges Thursday.
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Calif
John Linley Frazier
Frazier
Peter Chang Jr
Nixon To Address Assembly At United Nations
President Nixon heads to the United Nations to deliver a live appeal amid cooling tensions with the Soviet Union. A day earlier, he and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko spent two hours and 35 minutes in a cordial White House meeting that aides described as helpful for improving U.S.-Soviet relations.
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Nixon
United Nations
Soviet Union
U.N
Middle East
Cuba
Ronald L. Ziegler
United States
Ziegler
Gromyko
Nineteen Seventh Fleet ships headed home from Vietnam
Nineteen ships of the U S Seventh Fleet ranging from carriers to tugs are to retire from active service as part of Nixon era force cuts in Southeast Asia. Some vessels will be mothballed or sold while America and Oriskany remain to support air operations.
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U.S. 7Th Fleet
Vietnam
U.S. Navy
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Nixon
Southeast Asia
Navy
Bon Homme Richard
Shangri la
Buck, Perkins
Knox
America
Oriskany
Laos
Benewah
South Vietnam
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Hue
U S Generals Held After Border Flight Into Soviet Armenia
U S Embassy urged Moscow to allow interviews with Maj. Gen. Edward Scherrer and Brig. Gen. Claude McQuarrie, detained after a U S plane strayed 12 miles into Soviet Armenia from Turkey. Pilot Maj. James Russell and Turkish Col. Deneli are also in custody as the case is treated as a border penetration.
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U.S
Soviet Armenia
Edward C.D. Scherrer
Turkey
Claude M. McQuarrie Jr
Soviet Union
U.S. Army
James P. Russell
Piney Woods
Miss
Col
Deneli
Tass
Russell
Kars
Government mulls paying farmers to destroy wild marijuana crop
Washington sources say the Nixon administration may fund a marijuana destruction program through the Agriculture Department using Justice Department money via the Agricultural Conservation Program. ACP typically covers half of project costs, but key budget hurdles threaten ACP financing, risking thousands of county agent jobs and Republican support in several races.
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Agriculture Department
Agricultural Conservation Program
White House
Office of Management and Budget
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Midwest
Attack On Army Chief Triggers Chilean Security Crackdown
In Santiago a failed assassination attempt on Army Chief Maj. Gen. Rene Schneider prompted a state of emergency. 10,000 troops and police deployed, curfew imposed, roadblocks set, and security on high alert amid fears of a coup as Salvador Allende allies blame ultraright groups with foreign backing.
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Chile
Salvador Allende
Allende
U.S
Rene Schneider
Schneider
Eduardo Frei
Frei
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