Nixon selects Ford as vice president in secret vote
Report says President Nixon chose Gerald Ford after family counted envelopes with names from Congress and party leaders. The process, conducted at Camp David, involved the Eisenhowers and Cox family members tallying ballots and other items before confirming Ford as the pick.
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Art Buchwald
Washington
Camp David
Pat
Julie
David Eisenhower
Tricia
Ed Cox
Bella Abzug
Ralph Nader
Father Berrigan
Betty Freidan
Nader
Berrigan
Freidan
John Connally
Rockefeller
Connally
Eisenhower
Rocky
John Dean
Reagan
Goldwater
Bill Rogers
George Allen
Redskins
Judge Sirica
Jimmy Hoffa
Mr. Nixon
Gerry Ford
Bloodhounds of the press in Agnew era
Washington veteran Jack Anderson contends investigative reporting faces limits as he recalls early Agnew bribery inquiries. He cites subpoena power and immunity, notes Ford’s openness, and outlines Winter-Berger’s lobbying ties to Ford. He cautions that no definitive crime by Agnew was proven, while highlighting lingering questions of influence.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Agnew
Spiro Agnew
Maryland
Justice Department
United States
Gerald Ford
Robert Winter-Berger
Nathan Voloshen
House
Martin Sweig
Winter-Berger
Ford
Jerry Ford
Capitol Hill
Frank Meyer
Frank Kellogg
Albert A. Buytendorp
U.S
Winer-Berger
Bob
Jerry
Washington, D.C
Ted
State House
Annapolis
Oil industry market carve up drawing public concern
Brickman Science in the Public Interest warns an unpublished report that major oil firms divide the country into regional markets and undercut dealers with non-brand names. Exxon expands in the Northeast Texas Louisiana while retrenching in Midwest states. Gulf and Texaco shift in large regions. similar moves by other majors. The study urges pump marketing by independents and higher gas taxes to spur efficiency, plus global oil pollution policing. A Texas reader recalls rationing days and shifts focus to Watergate news.
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America
Big Oil
Center
Exxon
Texas
Louisiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
Gulf
North Central
Texaco
Standard Oil
Indiana
Phillips
Atlantic- Richfield
Conoco
Sunoco
Planning meetings shape Lincoln and Chaves County futures
Two meetings in the week stressed proactive planning. One addressed a proposed new Lincoln County airport in the Ruidoso area, citing current jet traffic hazards and obsolescence. The other, a Roswell all day Community Leadership Workshop, aimed to coordinate goals for orderly development and faster progress.
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Lincoln County
Ruidoso
Roswell
Lincoln
Chaves County
Maynard Jackson elected Atlanta mayor in historic breakthrough
Voters chose Maynard Jackson, an attorney and former vice mayor, over incumbent Sam Massell, making him the first black mayor of a major Southern city. The win marks a watershed for Atlanta as its population diversifies and the city grows into a modern industrial hub.
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Atlanta
Maynard Jackson
Sam Massell
Jackson
Massell
Coyotes Face Austin High In Friday Game
The Coyotes travel to meet Austin High of El Paso this Friday. Carrizozo plays Vaughn and Capitan visits Tularosa in regional prep action.
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Coyotes
Austin High
el Paso
Carrizozo
Vaughn, Capitan
Tularosa
Ben Hogan
On This Date In History October 18 1973
Historical roundup noting Alaska’s formal U S possession from Russia in 1867 and several other events across years 1540 to 1971. Highlights include De Soto in Alabama 1540, Mason Dixon line 1767, Eisenhower birth 1890, Yeager flight 1947, Kosygin assault 1971, and Olympic moment in 1968.
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Associated Press
United States
Alaska
Russia
Hernando de Soto
Alabama
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Denison
Tex
Puerto Rico
Island
Pain
New York
Chicago
Czechoslovakia
U.S. Air Force
Charles Yeager
Muroc Air Force Base
California
Alexei Kosygin
Ottawa
Alex Douglas- Home
Harold MacMillan
Britain
Tommie Smith
John Carlos
U.S
Mexico City
Soviet Union
Melina Mercouri
Sidney Kingsley
Mountain Bell seeks rate hike amid earnings upturn
Mountain Bell reports net income up 28 percent to 118.02 million over 1963 72, aims for a 6.5 million immediate rate rise and 2.7 million later. Residential rates would rise for most cities while Albuquerque would stay at 7.55 monthly. installation charges would double. Senator Castillo predicts tax cuts if a statewide surplus materializes. NM-44 road repairs urged amid poor conditions. Two Las Vegas nonprofit incorporations aim to study and educate about Hispanic Southwest issues.
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Fred Buckles
Santa FE
Mountain Bell
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
State Corporation Commission
Raton
Artesia
Gallup
Grants
Las Vegas
Portales
Silver City
Tucumcari
Jack M. Morgan
Farmington
Bernalillo
Sen
Morgan
Chicanos Unidos Para Justicia Inc
la Escuella
Jose Antonio Martinez Inc
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Archibald Cox
Howard Hughes
Eddie Cox
Sen. Montone
Bicentennial Commission
Merry
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Brickman
Smithville
Brickm
Institute
Lubbock
Maj
Charles Ward
Military Institute
Roswel
Woman's Club
U.S. Immigration Service
State Capitol
Mountain Bell Income
SCC
Castillo
Alvino Castillo
D-Raton
Gerald Boyle
University of New Mexico
TSC
White Sands Missile Range
Victoria Peak
Bruce King
Jerry Apodaca
Dias Cruces
King
Apodaca
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