Hoover defends FBI taps 47 phones and six microphones
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told a House subcommittee the bureau is conducting 47 phone taps and six microphone installations for security and organized crime cases. He denied targeting any congressmen or senators and said court orders cover the surveillance.
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Rail promo game mirrors freight routes in Monopoly style
Southern Railroad creates a board game based on its freight operations. Players start at Moose Jaw and aim for Tampico, racing to avoid bankruptcy or an ICC suspension of passenger service.
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Canadian Entertainers Face Hurdles From U S Immigration Rules
Ottawa reports that Canadian folk singer David Wiffen, and others, struggle to obtain U S work permits under two visa categories. Critics say the H I visa favors star acts while H II blocks lesser known performers, causing lengthy delays and lost bookings despite government discussion since 1969.
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Fitzsimmons Named Teamsters Leader Amid Hoffa Exit
Frank E. Fitzsimmons was named head of the 2 million member Teamsters Union with Hoffa's blessing and a personal congratulations from President Nixon. Hoffa, serving a prison term for jury tampering, steps aside as Fitzsimmons becomes interim president awaiting a convention vote. Don Vestal opposed the change, filing suit to delay the Miami Beach convention and seek neutral control.
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Miami
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Welch Mayor Fights 25 Years Over High Sodium Water
Welch mayor W B Swope, in office 10 years and councilman 15, presses a long battle with West Virginia Water Co. over sodium rich water, high fees, and upkeep. He cites health risks, failed takeovers, and a city cooperative effort, with Gov. Moore offering support and medical professionals voicing concern.
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H. C. “Kit” Lewis
Princeton
Arch A. Moore Jr
TV In Review By Rick du Brow
TV critics at a cocktail party discuss why some viewers doubt television while others defend it. They note equal opportunity concerns for women hosts and a middle aged male dominated industry, yet reveal a wary awareness of TV's subtle life effects and the value of constructive criticism.
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Rick DU Brow
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UPI
Black Elected To VFW Post In West Virginia
Earl Muse of Princeton was chosen Sunday as junior vice commander at the West Virginia VFW state convention and will become state commander in two years. Other officers elected include David Malone Fort Ashby commander and Martin Joe Burskey Weirton senior vice commander.
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St. Albans
Ralph McElfresh
New Cumberland
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Morgenone
John Berger
Moundsville
Treasury promotes revenue sharing to curb rising property taxes
Treasury officials back Nixon plan showing state by state revenue sharing vs property tax take. Massachusetts would see 4.8 percent of property tax collections covered by new funds, Alabama 64.2 percent. Key lawmakers split on the proposal as hearings continue in House and Senate.
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D-Ark
John W. Byrnes
R-Wis
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Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Agriculture Dept Opens To Women in Top Posts
Washington officials say Agriculture Secretary Clifford Hardin orders more women into top agency roles. Only four of 289 top jobs held by women, and a directive calls for well qualified women to fill one in four future advisory board and commission vacancies.
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UPI
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Clifford M. Hardin
Hardin
New York Leads Nation with First Auto License Plates
New York state became the first in the Union to require motor vehicles to display license plates in 1901, establishing a precedent followed by many states. The mandate marked a major shift in vehicle regulation and public safety practices.
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New York
Aggressive Girls Lead Dorm Boys to Passivity in Davis Study
Two 18 year old coeds at the University of California at Davis conducted a three month experiment in a dorm hall. They assumed the aggressive male role dating, paying bills and initiating contact. They reported that men enjoyed sexually aggressive females but showed exaggerated masculinity.
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Calif
UPI
Candy Cooley
San Diego
Linda Dankman
Sacramento
Policeman kills Black Ga. Youth in Columbus flareup
A Black youth, Willie J. Osborn Jr., was shot dead by a Columbus, Georgia policeman during a car chase after he allegedly tried to run down officers at a roadblock. Police say Osborn fled, then produced an object, prompting gunfire as arson and protests followed a dispute over fired Black officers.
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UPI
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Washington Irving Pseudonyms in His Writings
The author Washington Irving used the pen names Jonathan Old Style Diedrich Knickerbocker and Geoffrey Crayon in various works highlighting his playful literary identity.
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Jonathan Oldstyle
Diedrich Knickerbocker
Geoffrey Crayon
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