Vesco gave Nixon $51000 after $200000 donation
A GAO report shows financier Robert Vesco gave $51000 to Nixon after a $200000 cash contribution that helped indict ex officials John Mitchell and Maurice Stans. The report notes Vesco’s prior SEC relation, other large GOP donors, and missing disclosures from several major contributors.
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Washington
UPI
Robert L. Vesco
Nixon
Vesco
Costa Rica
John N. Mitchell
Maurice F. Stans
Commerce
Martha Mitchell calls for Senate Watergate testimony
Martha Mitchell says she read a campaign strategy book by Nixon and Haldeman that outlined Watergate style operations. She urges the Ervin committee to call her in executive session, contests Nixon's denial, and accuses her husband John Mitchell of shielding Nixon for possible clemency. She recalls late-night calls and claims Nixon knew of the whole affair.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Martha Mitchell
Nixon
H. R. Haldeman
Senate Watergate Committee
John Mitchell
Ervin Committee
Mitchell
Helen Thomas
Haldeman
John
Zera
Ervin
Julia
Martha Mitchell told to tell UPS in White House dispute
Martha Mitchell said she was told to tell it to UPI after trying to speak with the Western White House about her husband John Mitchell’s ties to President Nixon. She called UPI in New York at 3 a.m. and complained of being barred from addressing the President. She also contacted Helen Thomas in California.
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Nixon
White House
Haldeman
John) Ehrlichman
New York
UPI
Martha Mitchell
Three Arrested in South City Gunfire Incident
Police stopped a car at 74th and Belleview after a citizen described the suspects. Jeffery Riddle and Gary Thorpe, both 19, and a 17-year-old Scottsdale boy face charges for malicious mischief and illegal discharge of firearms after shotgun blasts damaged three homes on Pierce Papago and Kimsey Lane.
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Jeffery G. Riddle
E. Belleview
Gary L. Thorpe
N. 74Th PL
E. Pierce St
E. Papago St
E. Kimsey Lane
al Edvardsen
74Th
Belleview Streets
Edvardsen
Woman clears Gaudet in threat against Nixon
A woman who identified Edwin M. Gaudet Jr. as the President threat heard in a New Orleans drugstore said she could not confirm her prior identification, leading to dropped federal charges. Gaudet remains jailed in Albuquerque on state aggravated assault charges.
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Edwin Gaudet
Nixon
Gaudet
New Orleans
UPI
Edwin M. Gaudet Jr
Albuquerque
N.M
U.S
Gerald Gallinghouse
Kitchen fire damages home on 726 North 74th Street
The Scottsdale Rural Fire Department reports a Friday evening kitchen fire at James Thomas's residence 726 N 74th St. caused 300 in damages after food on the stove ignited and burned cupboards and the ceiling. fire was extinguished before RFD arrived.
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James Thomas
74Th St
Scottsdale
RFD
Shots Hit Branch Bank Window Damage Report
Police said the First National Bank branch at 82nd Street and McDowell Road sustained about 2000 in damage from shots fired late Thursday night or early Friday. Two front windows a front door window the door frame and a rear teller window were damaged by shotgun and rifle or handgun rounds fired from in front of the building.
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First National Bank
82Nd Street
McDowell Road
Bank of England parcel bomb injures three in IRA attack
A parcel bomb exploded in the Bank of England mail room injuring three, including Derek Woodward who lost a hand. An incendiary bomb then exploded at an Etams Ltd on Oxford Street causing chaos and evacuations. Police blamed the IRA for the bombing campaign.
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London
UPI
Bank of England
Oxford Street
Scotland Yard
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Etams Ltd
British Press Association
Bank
History of Social Thought course offered by ASU Extension
Arizona State University Extension will offer an ASU course titled History of Social Thought at Coronado High School in Scottsdale on Wednesday evenings. Dr. Clifton M. Wignall will teach SO 483 for three semester hours. First session is Sept. 5 with on-site or second-session registration.
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Arizona State University
Coronado High School
Scottsdale
Clifton M. Wignall
ASU
Preliminary hearing set for Phoenix student shooting suspect
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 4 for Charles Doss, 37, charged with fatally shooting a fellow Phoenix College student in a crowded gym. Doss was arraigned before Justice Walter Blooms, who set bond at $110,000. Doss said he could hire an attorney but did not plan to.
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Phoenix
Charles Doss
Phoenix College
Doss
South Phoenix
Man Found Dead At Northside Pool After Neighborhood Party
An autopsy will determine the cause of death for Albert James Jenkins 47 found at the bottom of a swimming pool in his northside home after hosting a neighborhood party. He was last seen on the pool edge before guests left to change clothes.
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Phoenix
Albert James Jenkins
Evelyn
Hospital board reshuffle adds two lay members
Phoenix hospital St. Joseph's will reorganize its governing board effective September 1 introducing lay members for the first time in 78 years. Appointees include Kenneth M. Piper, a retired Motorola VP who campaigned against rising medical costs, and William P. Reilly, president and CEO of Arizona Public Service Co.
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Phoenix
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Kenneth M. Piper
Motorola
William P. Reilly
Arizona Public Service Co
ASU seeks mixed zoning on Tempe land parcel
Arizona State University requests rezoning of a 55 acre Tempe parcel. The plan calls for higher density zoning on part of the site and lower density on another, plus a residential service district classification on a 9.5 acre section. The current zoning is four homes per acre.
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Tempe
Arizona State University
DPS finds no evidence of drug sales by prison staff
Florence investigators report no proof that state prison personnel sold drugs to inmates. Warden Harold Cardwell said the DPS study, aside from two upcoming polygraph tests, found no evidence inmates bought narcotics from the prison pharmacy. He announced stricter controls for the prison pharmacy.
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Florence
Department of Public Safety
Harold Cardwell
Cardwell
Marine Held in Custody After Fatal Channel Shootings
Authorities at the Yuma Marine Corps Air Station report Sgt. John H. Sable aged 29 in custody after a fatal shooting at the base. The victim was Sgt. John A. Lamb, 25, both men attached to the aircraft intermediate maintenance department.
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Yuma
Yuma Marine Corps Air Station
John H. Sable
John A. Lamb
Marine Corps
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Securities and Exchange Committee
General Accounting Office
GAO
Wesco
SEC
U.S. District Court
Investors Overseas Services Ltd
Bernard Cornfeld
Switzerland
Chicago
W. Clement Stone
Robert M. Scaife
Pittsburgh
Texas
Walter T. Duncan
Martha
UPI Photo
Secret Service
Lillian M. Cohen
Cohen
Sangre de Cristo
New Mexico
Hallmark Cards & Gifts
Kodak Film
S. Stationers & Gifts, Inc
N. Scottsdale Rd
van Leer Insurance i Pe
City of London
Lord’s Cricket Ground
England West Indies
Derek Woodward
St. Bartholomews Hospital
Woodward
Santa Barbara
Moser Realty
de la Vina Street
Arizona
United Press International
Scottsdale Progress
Jonatha
Jerry McElfresh
Arshallublisher
W. B
Doc’ Wright
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ariz
Ational Newspaper Association
OKA Newsparess Association
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