McGovern Rumor Drive Aide Proposed Leaking Story
Washington Post reports H R Haldeman proposed leaking a rumor that Sen George McGovern fathered an illegitimate child to influence public opinion after the 1972 election. The birth certificate allegedly tied to a George S McGovern of Mitchell Indiana. McGovern denied the claim.
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Washington
George McGovern
D-S.d
White House
H. R. Haldeman
Washington Post
Haldeman
Nixon
Carl Bernstein
Bob Woodward
Fort Wayne
Ind
George S. McGovern
Mitchell, S.D
McGovern
Mitchell
The
Post
Public Hearings Tackle Chicago Mass Transit Plan
Illinois Department of Transportation schedules hearings in Chicago and suburbs from August 15 to explore creating a six-county regional mass transportation system. Officials aim to determine feasibility and structure for a unified system serving the area.
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Chicago
Illinois Department of Transportation
Senate restores funding for Trident missile submarine program
The Senate Armed Services Committee reversed itself and restored 885.4 million dollars cut from the Nixon administration's Trident budget. The reversal came after an 8 to 7 vote undoing a prior two year stretching plan. Senator Barry Goldwater announced his proxy vote had been recorded in error and requested reconsideration. The administration sought 1.5 billion for the current fiscal year.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Research and Development
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Unemployment Down Slightly After July Report
Labor Department data show total U S unemployment at 4.2 percent in July with 84.6 million employed. White jobless rate fell to 4.1 percent while blacks and other races rose to 9.3 percent. Heads of households unemployment dropped to 2.7 percent.
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R. Gregory Nokes
Washington
United States
Labor Department
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