Memos show White House pressure on SBA loans to McRae Co
Congressional investigator cites memos alleging White House pressure to back loans to Benny McRae Construction Co of Portsmouth Virginia tied to Athletes for Nixon. The SBA approved 250000 in guarantees in 1973 with later disbursement issues and a 100000 guaranteed loan later defaulting.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Small Business Administration
Athletes For Nixon Committee
Curtis A. Prins
House Banking Committee
Benny McRae Construction Co
Portsmouth
Prins
Thomas Reagan
Richmond, Va
SBA
McRae
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Athletes For Nixon
Walter Riley
Bank of Hampton Roads
Riley
Bank of Virginia
Phoenix
Arab-Israeli talks key to reopening oil trade
President Nixon told Senate and House leaders that easing the Arab oil embargo awaits progress in Arab-Israeli peace talks. Kissinger and Nixon briefed 21 lawmakers in the White House on the energy crisis as Geneva peace talks are planned for December. Fulbright tied embargo timing to advances toward implementing the 1967 Security Council resolution on borders and withdrawal.
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UPI
Nixon
Congress
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
House
White House
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
U. N. Security Council
Israel
Tape erasure claim challenged by experts in Nixon tapes
Los Angeles experts question Rose Mary Woods account of erasing a Watergate tape arguing the described accident is technically unlikely. Technicians say the erase operation is hard to perform accidentally and would leave different audio clues, suggesting the incident may not have occurred as described.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Rose Mary Woods
White House
Los Angeles Times
Miss Woods
Nixon
H. R. Haldeman
George Mungan
Magnetic TV Corp
Carl Bennett
Martell Electronics
U.S
Frank Larkin
Audio Video Craft Inc
Uher
Bennett
William Lindsey
Milk price hike expected by Saturday
The retail price of milk is set to rise nine or ten cents a gallon by Saturday. Dave Perry of the Dairy Products Institute of Arizona cited a sharp rise in the federally set price paid to dairy farmers. Perry notes continued monthly increases by the USDA market price, with retailers sometimes absorbing prior rises. The latest jump marks the second increase in a month and the first felt by consumers since September.
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Phoenix
UPI
Dave Perry
Dairy Products Institute of Arizona
Shamrock Dairy
Borden, Inc
The
Carnation Co
Perry
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Voluntary fuel saving by businesses gains momentum nationwide
Major oil firms Sohio Phillips Petroleum and Skelly Oil will close company stations 9 p.m. Saturdays and all day Sundays. New York Thruway Authority will close gas stations on Sundays along its 559 mile toll road. Illinois Indiana and Michigan trucking firms promise 55 mph slowdowns to save fuel. Chicago blackout of Lindbergh Beacon and Playboy Towers beacon power reduced to foster cooperation.
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United Press International
Nixon
Standard of Ohio
Sohio
Phillips Petroleum Co
Skelly Oil Co
Robert Griffin
New York State Thruway Authority
Robert Jacobs
Illinoi and
Indiana Gasoline Dealers Associations
Chicago
Playboy
Michigan Avenue
Playboy Enterprises Inc
Arab oil policy draft bars nations by Middle East stance
Arab foreign ministers drafted a tough policy paper naming countries for oil based on their Middle East positions. They urged stronger action on Arab Jerusalem, wider Arab-African cooperation, and possible embargo extensions to Rhodesia, Portugal, and South Africa. Leaders at the Palace of Nations opened a two day session amid boycotts from Libya and Iraq.
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Algiers
UPI
Middle East
Arab Jerusalem
Rhodesia
Portugal
South Africa
Palace of Nations
Morocco
Hassan
Hussein
Libya
Iraq
Holy
Newspaper Route Aids Growth Says Dayton Official
Dr Wayne M Carle superintendent of schools in Dayton Ohio says a newspaper route offers a manageable job for young pupils. He notes entry skills are minimal yet provides orientation and ongoing appraisal to boost performance and school records.
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Wayne M. Carle
Dayton
Ohio
Dr. Carle
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