Nixon nominates G Harrold Carswell to Supreme Court
President Nixon names 50 year old G Harrold Carswell of Florida to Abe Fortas seat on the Supreme Court with expectations of swift Senate approval. Eastland predicts easy confirmation after contrasting fate of Clement Haynsworth, while White House lauds Carswell as capable and strict constructionist.
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Greenville
S.C
Senate
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
Judiciary Committee
Carswell
Supreme Court
America
Eastland
White House
Living Cost Jump Again Pressures Nixon Pre election Economy
Washington reports another rise in the cost of living with December up 0.6 percent driven by a 4 percent fruit and vegetable price jump. The year 1 inflation totals 6.1 percent, the steepest since Korea, posing a political economic bind for Nixon as he balances restraint against recession risks.
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Washington
UPD
Nixon
Off network syndication cuts TV advertising costs, study finds
A major household goods company via its agency created a syndicated game show aired on about 40 local stations. One minute spots cost roughly 50 dollars in a big city, with total weekly sponsor outlay near 30 thousand dollars. The firm sees better value per thousand viewers than network buys as off network TV grows.
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United Press International
Xerox Corp
Coast Guard Rescues Crew As Freighter Burns
The Norwegian freighter Thordis Prethus capsized near Cape Lookout after explosions and fires. The captain and seven crewmen abandoned ship. two died, one burned seriously, and 20 were rescued earlier. Coast Guard cutter Chilula towed the burning vessel as fires kept the hull red hot and threatened shell plating.
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Cape Lookout
N.C
UPS
Thordis Prethus
Coast Guard
Chilula
Rich Man Brody Walks Through a Parade of Odd Encounters
UPI reports Michael James Brody Jr. sought to give away his $25 million fortune. He rode a Greyhound like ride to New York, met Secret Service, fled to Newark after a torn gas pistol and knives were found in a car with a stranger driving him and his wife toward New Jersey.
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New York
UPI
Michael James Brody Jr
Washington
Broday
White House
Middle East
Secret Service
Pennsylvania Avenue
Brody
Renee
Newark
N.J
New Jersey Turnpike
New Jersey
Gorwitz Named Army Deputy Chief of Information
Brig. Gen. Bertram K. Gorwitz is named the new Army deputy chief of information succeeding Maj. Gen. Robert B. Smith. He has a long artillery and airborne background with nine years at the 11th Airborne Division and combat jumps, and holds degrees from Johns Hopkins and Harvard programs.
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Field Artillery
11Th Airborne Division
Harvard University Graduate School of Business
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Driver and Wife Released After Tear Gas Incident
Police said Broday and his wife headed for Newark Airport seeking a taxi to New York after the incident. The tear gas pistol was admitted by the suspect and no charges were filed against them.
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Broday
Newark
New York
Tobacco farmers prosper in Kentucky 1969 earnings rise
Louisville Kentucky tobacco experts predict farmers will earn about 5 million more in 1969 than in 1968. The Kentucky Crop and Livestock Reporting Service says sales for 1969 should top the 74 cents per pound record set last year amid ongoing debates in Congress over cigarettes.
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Louisville
UPI
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Kentucky
Kentucky Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
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