Russians Edge Reindeer Quest Faces Soviet Hurdles
AP Special Correspondent reports Santa advocate Sue Fortune seeks two white Siberian reindeer in Moscow for U S projects Santa's Workshop and Toyrist. She faces bureaucratic delays amid Soviet sensitivity to religious connotations while aiming to appeal to Brezhnev.
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Soviet Union
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Fortune
Auburndale
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North Pole
N.Y
Toyrist
Russia
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Julian J. Reiss
White Face Mountain
Lake Placid
United States
Nixon Tapes Subpoena Fight Press Brief Filed
President Nixon and his lawyers pressed to limit court access to the Watergate tapes arguing that subpoenas would threaten executive secrecy and the presidency. Archibald Cox countered that the tapes may be essential evidence for the grand jury and that courts must decide their legal importance. Judge Sirica set an oral argument for next Wednesday. Nixon defended confidentiality as vital to national leadership and warned of irreparable damage if disclosure proceeds. Cox rejected the presidential claim and said grand juries may obtain material evidence in cases involving high officials.
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Nixon
U.S. District Court
White House
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Grand Jury
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Watergate Grand Jury
John J. Sirica
Today in History Highlights From August 17 1973
On this date births and events across centuries are noted. Major items include Germany blockading Britain in WWII 1940 and Davey Crockett born 1786 in Tennessee. Fort Sumter bombardment 1863 and Sicily Allied control 1943 also appear. Five year ago GM cut planned price hike on 1973 models from 90 to 59 dollars.
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Germany
Britain
Oliver Cromwell
Duke of Hamilton
Preston
England
Davey Crockett
Tennessee
Fort Sumter
Charleston
Sicily
France
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Petain
East China Sea
Okinawa
Georgia
Lester Maddox
General Motors
White House
Weather outlook for Texas and surrounding regions
Snyder area reports Thursday highs near 98 and a 69 degree 7 am reading with a 58 to 74 degree night and 88 to 102 degree Saturday peak. North Central regions stay warm with isolated afternoon thundershowers, while South Central sees scattered showers along coasts and east. Winds 5 to 15 knots along the coast. Oklahoma and New Mexico expect mostly fair to warm conditions with occasional thundershowers.
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New Mexico
Adm Arthur W Radford Dies at 77 in Bethesda
Admiral Arthur W Radford the first Navy head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff died in Bethesda Maryland at 77. The longtime naval aviation advocate served as JCS chairman from 1953 to 1957 and died of cancer at the National Naval Medical Center.
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Washington
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Naval Air Power
Radford
Dwight D. Eisenhower
JCS
National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Gasoline Prices Remain Frozen Under Phase 4 Rules
Washington announces Phase 4 anti inflation rules keeping gasoline and diesel price freezes through August 31 with new ceilings to be posted by September 1. Retailers must base ceilings on August 1 costs plus January 10 markups, minimum seven cents, and post government stickers showing prices and octane. The broader petroleum sector faces later lift, with refiners and distributors given limited time to comply.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council Today
John T. Dunlop
Dunlop
Russia tests MIRV capability narrows gap with U S
Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger said Russia successfully tested missiles with multiple warheads aimed at separate targets. He cited inflight tests showing MIRV capability on the SSX 17 and SSX 18, while land based missiles remain uncertain. He warned the big SS missile could threaten U S land-based missiles but total first strike destruction remains unattainable by either side.
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Washington
James R. Schlesinger
United States
U.S
Russia
Briscoe Plans Reactivation of the 49th Armored Division
Gov Dolph Briscoe announced reactivating the 49th Armored Division as part of Texas National Guard. The force will total about 17 773 with 300 to 400 more troops. Headquarters will be at Camp Mabry Austin with brigades in San Antonio Dallas and Fort Worth.
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Briscoe
D. A. Thompson
Fort Worth
Texas Guard
San Antonio
Dallas
National Guard Airborne
Houston
36Th Airborne
Department of the Army For
Texas
Free World
Ft Hood
Berlin
United States
Secrecy Shrouds Agnew Probe
The grand jury investigation of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew remains secret after high level talks between federal prosecutors and the Justice Department. Indictments may come soon as the probe into Maryland officials and alleged kickbacks continues, with discussion of Agnew's finances and constitutional issues surrounding prosecuting a sitting VP.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Justice Department
U.S. Atty
George Beall
Agnew
Baltimore County
Henry E. Petersen
Washington
Beall
Maryland
Petersen
Digging For Bodies Resumed In Texas Beach Search
In Galveston County deputies used a road grader to search a one mile section of beach near High Island in driving rain for additional victims of the mass slayings case tied to Dean Arnold Corll. Six bodies have been found in the area as the investigation expands while Henley and Brooks face murder charges.
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Galveston County
High Island
Texas Gulf Coast
J. B. Kline
Kline
Beach
Chambers and
Jefferson Counties
U.S
Lake Sam Rayburn
Dean Arnold Corll
Corll
Elmer Wayne Henley
David Owen Brooks
Henley
Brooks
William Hatten
Harris County Dist. Atty
Carol Vance
Hatten
Vance
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