First Bicentennial Plate Presented to First Lady
White House ceremony marks start of four year GFWC Bicentennial plate project. Mrs Kermit V Haugan presents the number one glass plate to First Lady Mrs Richard Nixon as part of the Portrait of Liberty series designed by Fenton Art Glass.
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White House
Washington, D.C
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
United States of America
Kermit V. Haugan
GFWC
Richard M. Nixon
Fenton Art Glass Company
Williamstown
West Virginia
America
Wilmer C. Fenton
Three Black Men Shot Dead in Sealed Chicago Apartment
Police found three Black men shot in the back of the head with hands tied behind them in a near North Side apartment. A security guard received a tip from a woman and found the padlocked door after the building gate was cut open. The victims, not identified, were believed dead 12 to 20 hours. A pillow muffled the shots. .22 caliber casings were recovered.
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Chicago
City
Near North Side
Cook County
Democrats Open Veto Bid on Nixon Impoundment
Senate Democrats launched a bid to gain veto power over Nixon impounding Congress approved funds. Sen. Sam J. Ervin leads hearings to empower Congress to reverse presidential refusals to spend appropriated sums while White House aides defend Nixon and accuse Congress of inflationary inaction.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
Nixon
Congress
Administration
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Treasury
George P. Shultz
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
House
Shultz
Idaho Road Report details widespread winter conditions
Falling snow and ice blanket Idaho highways from Boise northward and across key routes. Chains advised on Lookout Pass and several interstates while numerous U S routes show snow floor and icy spots from Coeur d Alene to the Montana and Utah lines.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Highways and Law Enforcement
Banks Canyon
Adams County
Coeur d’Alene
Bonners Ferry
Mica Hill
Grasmere
Nevada
Mores Creek
Idaho City
Lowsman
U.S. 10
Lookout Pass
U.S. 12
Lolo Pass
Jerome
Hazelton
Burley
Rupert
Cotterel
Utah
U.S
Fairfield
Mountain Home Area
Arco
AEC
U.S. 30
Bliss
Buhl
Monida Pass
Sage Junction
Montana Line
Ashton Hill
West Yellowstone
Twin Falls
Nevada Line
Hailey
Nixon impoundment spurs bid for congressional veto
The reference notes Nixon's refusal to spend about 12 billion dollars appropriated by the prior Congress, a move that prompted the Ervin effort to grant Congress a veto within 60 days of an impoundment.
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Nixon
Ervin
Government Says Carmakers Should Foot Recall Bill
The government told Congress that automakers should pay for safety recall repairs on cars under six years old while older vehicles should be the owner's burden. Hearings cited GM and VW recalls, noting about 36 million recalls since 1966 and a 75 percent return rate to dealers.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Douglas ‘W. ‘Toms
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Senate Commerce Committee
Transportation Department
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Walter Mondale
D-Minn
John E. Moss
Dcalif
General Motors
Volkswagen
Fields Contest Highlights Stage Fright Winner in Philly
Philadelphia report notes Patrick Patrick, 10, won a WC Fields imitation contest despite stage fright that caused him to wet his pants. Other events included a dog kicking contest won by Craig Rini, and a child insulting contest won by Bruce Blumenthal. Temple students Cherie Troylen and William Fields III attended as participants and guests.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Patrick Patrick
W.C. Fields
Shackamaxon Society
Fields
Craig Rini
Bruce Blumenthal
Temple University
Cherie Troylen
Temple
William “Claude Dukenfield
FBI
William Fields
Elmer Dukenfield
William Claude Dukenfield
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