Nixon Urges Congress On UK Soviet Arms Pact
President Nixon asked Congress to ratify the Moscow SALT accords aiming to curb nuclear arms growth. He spoke to a sparsely attended joint session after returning from Moscow and called for bipartisan support to build a safer world order.
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Nixon
Congress
U.K
Lewis Gulick
Washington
Moscow
Andrews Air Force Base
White House
Florida
Senate
House
Judge rules 1968 wiretap law unconstitutional
US District Court Judge Joseph S. Lord III ruled the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 unconstitutional on its face as it threatens privacy. The decision came in a motion by seven defendants linked to a $10 million sports and horse betting ring and involved a wiretap on Matthew F. Whitaker of Pottsville.
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District Court
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U.S. Atty
Peter Vaira
Justice Department
Washington
Sion
Lord
U.S
Matthew F. Whitaker
Pottsville
Schuylkill County
Pennsylvania
Tap
John W. Lord Jr
John Lord
Joseph Lord
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Lord's
McGovern Leads California Democratic Primary Poll
Sen. George McGovern is the clear leader in a California poll of Democrats ready to vote in the pivotal primary. Humphrey calls the poll nonsense while Wallace write-in support grows. McGovern leads 46 to 26 with 13 undecided.
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San Francisco
George McGovern
California
Hubert H. Humphrey
Baloney
Melvin D. Field
McGovern
South Dakota
White House
Humphrey
Bakersfield
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Minnesota
Tuesay
Library Dedication Open House for Portsmouth Public Library
Dedication of the Portsmouth Public Library building addition and remodeled facilities is planned Sunday afternoon starting at 2 p.m. The program includes City Councilman and Mayor Max Coryell, State Librarian Joseph Shubert of Columbus, and architect James Wittenmyer of Donaldson, Wittenmyer & Associates. The public may view the new facilities from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Portsmouth Public Library
Max Coryell
Portsmouth
Joseph Shubert
Columbus
James Wittenmyer
Donaldson
Veteran County School Chief To Retire Aug 1
Edward R. McCowen, tied to Scioto County education for 41 years, announced retirement as county superintendent of schools effective August 1. He is the second Scioto County superintendent since county boards formed in 1914, succeeding his father who served as first superintendent and later a U.S. Representative.
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Edward R. McCowen
Scioto County
McCowen
State of Ohio
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Collins Mine Firm Ends Operations in Ohio
IRONTON Ohio Collins Mining Co owned by State Sen Oakley Collins and his brother Coleman is shutting down due to Ohio strip mine laws. 49 workers laid off with 21 discharged earlier. company fined 500 dollars per count for illegal strip mining in Wayne National Forest and ordered to pay reclamation costs near 600000 dollars.
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Ironton, Ohio
Collins Mining Co
Republian
Oakley Collins
Ironton
Coleman
Columbus
Collins
Ohio
Senate
Collins’ Company
Cincinnati
Wayne National Forest
Lawrence County
Vanceburg Plans Weeklong Birthday Celebration
Vanceburg Ky gears up for its 175th birthday with a six day program beginning Sunday. events include worship services basket dinner gospel singing kiddies activities a pageant at Central School and a parade with floats antique cars and mounted units followed by fireworks and a grand ball at the courthouse.
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Everette E. Parker
Vanceburg
Lewis County Fairgrounds
Howard Shelton
Central School
Shelton
Surge In Food Costs Spurs Price Hikes Nationwide
May wholesale prices rose 0.6 percent while farm products climbed 1.4 percent reversing prior declines. Unemployment held at 5.9 percent as inflation pressures hit meat and processed foods. Industrial commodities rose modestly, easing worries about wage and price controls. Ohio Valley forecasts: pleasant, with highs in the 70s and 80s.
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Brooks Jackson Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Four Scioto roads qualify for state Issue I funds
Four Scioto County road projects won approval Thursday as qualified for state Issue I funds after a county field tour by Ohio Highway Department officials Ross Parker and Sherman Edler, County Engineer Harlan Danner, and Assistant Tim Throughman. Projects include realigning Upper Twin Creek Road with a new intersection at Route 52, and building a bridge over Carey's Run Pond Creek with a new intersection at Route 73.
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Scioto County
Ross Parker
Sherman Edler
Ohio Highway Department
Division 9
Harlan Danner
Tim Throughman
Twin Creek Rd
Carey’s Run Pond Creek
Kinney Spring Reopens Pending Health Department Action
93rd Day Portsmouth residents await Kinney Spring reopening after March 2 closure by the Portsmouth Health Department due to dangerous bacteria. Surface water leaks into the storage tank identified as the contamination source and corrective steps have been promised.
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Portsmouth
Kinney Spring
Portsmouth Health Department
US Jets Attack Hanoi Power Plant and Rail Bridge
Phantom jets struck the Bao Giang power plant 25 miles northeast of Hanoi and damaged a major rail bridge to China. In San Francisco a man was arrested for death threats against Senators Humphrey and McGovern after multiple calls to the Hall of Justice. In Washington Sen Jackson urged Nixon to reveal private understandings on SALT, while Sen Cooper denied any secret arrangements.
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Hanoi
China
U.S
Bao Giang
North Vietnam
San Francisco
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
Hall of Justice
Cow Palace
Humphrey
McGovern
Secret Service
Washington
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Nixon
Soviet Union
Senate
John Sheeran Cooper
R-Ky
Jackson
Tank car explosion injures many in Dallas East Side
A Missouri Pacific tank car blew up Friday night in Dallas injuring at least 11 people and prompting evacuations of about 75 families from homes on the East Side. Fire officials said many injuries came from flying glass as flames spread.
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Dallas
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
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