Watergate expands beyond the break in
President Nixon faces questions on hidden funds and secret records linked to Watergate. The saga spans two secret campaign funds, a $500,000 California bank fund, hush funds in the White House, and alleged crimes by White House employees. Vesco links surface with about $224 million looted from mutal funds.
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Nixon
Pentagon
California
Commerce
Maurice Stans
Common Cause
VESCO
Robert L. Vesco
Securities and Exchange Commission
John N. Mitchell
SEC
William J. Casey
County Home Staff Ends Walkout After New Wage Pact
A one day strike at the Somerset County Home for the Aged ended as employees ratified a two year contract. The agreement boosts pay with a 30 cent per hour raise first year plus 25 cents second year, adds six holidays, expands sick leave, and covers life insurance costs. Negotiations followed a six month bargaining process with AFSCME Local 471.
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Somerset County
James J. Myers
American Federation of State
Myers
Afscme
Local 471
Paul L. O’connor
Vernon M. Spangler
William
James Mayer
Somerset Community Hospital
County
Service Employe International Union
SEIU
State
Berlin
White House braces as Haldeman and Ehrlichman face changes
FBI presence around Watergate files increases pressure on the Nixon administration amid calls for a broader staff shuffle. Officials expect George Shultz to take on expanded duties as talks on replacements proceed.
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FBI
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Nixon
Ziegler
Treasury
George Shultz
Conserve Gas Or Suffer Nation Told
Interior Secretary Rogers Morton urged Americans to limit driving to avoid gasoline shortages this summer. He recommended planning trips near home, walking or biking short distances, and driving slower on highways. He called for energy conservation and using mass transit for long trips.
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Washington
Rogers C. B. Morton
Morton
Senate Interior Committee
Rogers
Milk Board to Hold Regional Hearings After Court Ruling
The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board plans statewide hearings in Harrisburg Philadelphia and Pittsburgh after a court blocked a 2 cent per quart price rise. Testimony from dealers and consumers will be allowed at the new hearings set to begin by mid month with rulings possible a few weeks later.
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State Milk Marketing Board
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Harry Kapleau
Pennsylvania
Kapleau
Erie
Commonwealth Court
Milk Board
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