Fireworks face ban as federal panel acts tonight
The Consumer Product Safety Commission weighs a last minute delay to ban sale of firecrackers like Thunder bombs Red Rat Chasers and Texans Twisters. If approved the ban would end July 4 sales, leaving retailers with about 50 million dollars in unsold stock while allowing public displays or pest control uses.
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Nixon urges risk to secure Middle East peace
President Nixon told Israel at a Jerusalem state dinner that courageous leadership must accept risks for peace. He urged Israel to pursue peace with U.S. backing, hours after Damascus talks restored U.S.-Syria diplomatic ties. He said war is not a lasting solution and U.S. friendship remains strong.
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Strict privacy laws urged by Percy in Senate debate
Sen Charles H Percy calling America a nation of snoopers proposed new privacy laws co sponsored by Sen Sam Ervin and Sen Edmund Muskie to shield personal files from unwarranted viewing by private and public bodies and to curb IRS use for political ends. The plan would require notice and access to files, consent for data sharing, and removal from mailing lists.
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D-Maine
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Weather snippet and lifestyle section note
The page brief mentions a forecast of through Monday night and partly cloudy Tuesday with no major temperature change. It notes highs in the mid 80s for Monday and Tuesday and references other sections like obituaries living entertainment and sports.
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Nixon Shifts Middle East Tour Toward Peace Talks
Assad warns peace only begins with a final settlement and ending Israeli occupation. Talks cover restoring Syria's war-crippled economy and possible U S aid. Nixon's party heads from Tel Aviv to Amman with plans for Spinola meeting in the Azores on return.
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Tragic Lucedale Fire Claims Henderson Family
A mother Florine Henderson 33 and four children plus a visiting cousin died in an early Sunday fire near Lucedale Mississippi. Husband Jerry Henderson escaped with daughter Teresa and was treated for shock. Firefighters battled the all wood house for over two hours. the last body was recovered at 8 a.m. The blaze began about 2:25 a.m. and investigators labeled it one of George County’s worst tragedies.
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Car Arson Rates Jump With Rising Gasoline Prices
In Boston, car owners burn vehicles at nearly twice 1973 levels as gas costs surge. In four months, 827 cars torched versus 499 last year, with many fires targeting large, fuel guzzlers. Insurance losses persist amid vehicle depreciation and legal constraints on claims.
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House committee presses Watergate probe amid cover up questions
Two years after the Watergate break-in the House Judiciary Committee led by Peter W Rodino Jr seeks to determine if President Nixon helped cover up the crime. The panel plans more testimony as June 17 1972 anniversary approaches and aims to move from grand jury to prosecution in August.
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Rodino sees two main Nixon prosecution themes emerge
The House committee nears the 10 month mark with a Watergate cover up focus and an IRS abuse angle. Special Counsel Doar calls Watergate issues extremely serious while Rodino says the IRS matter tests abuses of power by the President and his circle. Other allegations involve ITT antitrust favors and dairy price support pledges.
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