Saxbe pledges to protect Jaworski independence
Atty general designate Saxbe told the Senate panel he would resist any White House effort to limit the Watergate inquiry and would not fire Jaworski. Hearing focused on safeguarding Jaworski’s investigative charter amid concerns over executive influence.
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Washington
William RB. Saxbe
Leon Jaworski
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ohio
Nixon
Elliot L. Richardson
Robert H. Bork
Bork
Jaworski
Saxbe
White House
Senate
Richardson
Archibald Cox
Sation
Boston Tea Party In New Conflict
Rival groups clash over commemorations of the Boston Tea Party as a Bicentennial split emerges. The Boston Bicentennial Commission hosts a quiet service and replica Tea Party event while the Peoples Bicentennial Commission plans protests and a mock trial of Nixon and oil firms. The Bloodmobile will be in Portsmouth today and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the National Guard Armory.
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Boston
Nixon
Boston Bicentennial Commission
Peoples Bicentennial Commission
Jeremy
Peoples Group
East India Co
Aperage
Washington
King Richard
Portsmouth
National Guard Armory
17Th St
Demolition of Gay St Issue I Project to Begin in January
Acting City Manager Lloyd Clausing announced B and B Wrecking and Excavating of Cleveland will move equipment to Portsmouth on January 2 to demolish buildings on the west side of Gay Street between Second and Gallia Streets. The project, bid at 46950 by the state for 530000 total, plans to widen the street next spring and may keep the east northbound lane open during work.
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Gay St
Lloyd Clausing
Cleveland
Portsmouth
Clausing
Ohio Department of Transportation
Second
Gallia Sts
UN General Assembly orders Mozambique atrocity probe
The United Nations votes 109 to 4 to create a five member commission to investigate reported Portuguese atrocities in Mozambique. Portugal Spain South Africa and the United States opposed the resolution with twelve abstentions. Lester Flatt sues Esquire Magazine for calling him "the late Lester Flatt" seeking 500000 dollars damages.
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U.N
Mozambique
United Nations, N.Y
United Nations General Assembly
Portugal
Spain
South Africa
United States
Assembly
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Nashville, Tenn
Lester Flatt
Esquire Magazine
Reference
Gasoline Cutback Sparks Confusion at Federal Energy Office
The new Federal Energy Office proposed a five per cent gasoline production cut, risking a 25 per cent shortfall for motorists next year. Officials bungled the rollout, first giving wrong figures, then correcting them hours later, while outlining rationing plans from refineries to stations. Only gasoline lacks a consumer rationing system pending month end decision, with priority allocations for bulk orders.
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Stan Benjamin Washington
Federal Energy Office
Truckers Honor Calls for Two Day Work Stoppage
Truck traffic fell across several states in a wildcat protest against high fuel prices and low speed limits. State police reported lighter volumes on I 80 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike with early drops on the New Jersey Turnpike and Indiana Toll Road. Some estimates showed a 90 percent drop at a Michigan truck stop while others said participation was uncertain among union drivers. Livestock markets halted shipments fearing lack of transport.
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Midwest
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Washington
Teamsters Union
New Jersey Turnpike
Woodhaven
Mich
Indiana
Robert Jasmon
Midwest Truckers Association
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Jasmon
Missouri
Florida
Massachusetts
Texas
State Task Force Proposes Blue Cross Takeover
A Ohio task force report recommends consolidating seven Blue Cross plans into one state program under governor appointed oversight while scuttling plans for two new medical schools. Blue Shield and its private model would be exempt from takeover.
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Columbus
Ohio
Blue Cross
John J. Gilligan
Blue Shield
Associated Press
Lima
Toledo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Canton
Department of Insurance
Dayton
Portage County
Kissinger Flies To Middle East On Peace Aid
Henry A. Kissinger flies to the Middle East to push Arab-Israeli peace efforts and end the oil war. He begins a second regional tour in five weeks after urging Europe Japan and Canada to join the U S in a crash program to find new energy sources and conservation.
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London
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Western Europe
Japan
Canada
United States
Truckers Protest Fuel Costs Stop at Waverly Station
Dozens of truckers halt along Route 23 between Portsmouth and Columbus staging a fuel cost protest. About 78 trucks blocked Plateau Truck Stop in Waverly at noon with drivers citing low wages, high fuel prices, and reduced freight rate promises. Officers report traffic remains light and orderly as the stoppage extends.
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Portsmouth
Columbus
Plateau
Waverly
John Barker
Chillicothe
Barker
Charles Koch
Highway Patrol
Scioto
Pike
Mad Bomber Metesky To Leave Mental Hospital
George Metesky, the Mad Bomber of New York, is to gain freedom after 17 years in mental institutions. A Manhattan court dismissed remaining charges related to bombings at Radio City Music Hall as he nears discharge from a Queens state hospital.
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John Mulligan
NEW York
George Metesky
Radio City Music Hall
Manhattan
Queens
Metesky
Joseph Martinis
Route 423 Bypass progress faces funding hurdles and park relocation
The Ohio DOT reports 56 parcels acquired for an $11.2 million Route 423 Bypass project, with 56 percent federal and 39 percent state funding. Progress is slowed by Allard Park relocation in Sciotoville and shifting Appalachian Highway funds. Gov Gilligan seeks ARC backed funding increase to 70 percent and to reduce bond-financed strain.
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Chillicothe St
Allard Park
Sciotoville
Harding Ave
John J. Gilligan
Gilligan
Ohio
Rhodes
Appalachian Regional Commission
ARC
Cochairman
Robert Tenenbaum
ARC Cochairman
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