American Airlines admits illegal corporate political donations
American Airlines says it made illegal corporate contributions to President Nixon’s campaign in 1971 and 1972. Chairman George A. Spater traces $75,000 payable in five installments, with $55,000 from corporate sources, to Kalmbach’s request. Archibald Cox says admissions may reduce charges but officers could face jail and fines.
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Brooks Jackson
Associated Press
Washington
American Airlines
Nixon
Herbert W. Kalmbach
George A. Spater
Watergate
Archibald Cox
American
Cox
Spater
Kalmbach
United Air Lines
Western Airlines
White House
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Campaign Finance Committee
Common Cause
Finance Committee
Crowded Lea Lake Beach Draws Missy Loudat in Summer Heat
Missy Loudat, 18, stands at Lea Lake in Bottomless Lakes State Park as a crowded Fourth of July crowd enjoys the water under a pristine sky. With temperatures around 100 degrees, the beach offers relief and a striking scene against red cliffs and blue water.
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Lea Lake
Bottomless Lakes State Park
Missy Loudat
Missy
Newark detectives hunt killer in ghetto stabbing spree
In Newark New Jersey a team of detectives scours a ghetto neighborhood for clues to the killer of a boy his mother grandmother great grandmother and another woman. Victims were stabbed with a sharpened broomstick and beaten with a heavy frying pan.
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Newark
N. J
June Wholesale Prices Jump Amid Farm Costs Surge
Wholesale prices rose 2.4 percent in June the sharpest since January 1951 driven by a record farm product gain. Unemployment fell to 4.8 percent, the first sub five percent rate since 1970, as Nixon announced a 60 day price freeze.
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Bill Neikirk
Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Herbert Stein
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Unemployment rate falls as June data show gains
The unemployment rate dips below 5 percent for the first time in three years to 4.8 percent as employment rises by 650000 to 84.7 million. Teen unemployment drops while adult rates shift, with black and white rates differing and Vietnam era veterans and younger GIs showing higher figures.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Labor Department
Humidity Rises With Heat Wave in Roswell Area
Roswell endures a 10 day heat spell from June 26 to July 5 with average high 100 degrees and nighttime humidity around 58 percent. National Weather Service notes humidity varied little from normal despite higher daytime heat, while local cooling firms report reduced evaporative cooler efficiency due to humidity.
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National Weather Service
Roswell
Frank Cannon
Cannon
Ralph Burnworth
Burnworth Coll
Burnworth
Cambodian government proposes immediate cease-fire
Cambodia officials propose an immediate and unconditional cease-fire to end a three year war with Khmer Rouge insurgents and their North Vietnamese allies. Rebels, led by Communists, appear ready to reject the plan.
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Phnom Penh
Unusual pet is fed by its mother on a porch
A baby hummingbird found on a sidewalk by Mr. and Mrs. Len Staab at 407 North Union Avenue is cared for on their porch each morning. The mother bird returns to feed it, and the Staabs plan to release it when ready. Meanwhile, Cambodian politics and battles continue with Long Boret signaling negotiations and a possible cease fire, while insurgents push on Prey Phhau and other fronts near Phnom Penh.
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Len Staab
N. Union Ave
Peking
Norodom Sihanouk
Long Boret
Sihanouk
Prey Phhau
Phnom Del-Chilea
Kompong Kantuot
Phnom Penh
Kompong Som
U.S
Phnom del Chilea
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Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Arthur H. Bremer
Alabama
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Australia
Sydney Harbor Bridge
Amarillo
Tex
Lynn Hunter
Roswell and Vicinity
Boret
Lon Nol
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