Mitchell says Hoover not to blame. no action on Kent State
Atty. Gen. Mitchell says he is satisfied with FBI Director Hoover and finds no rebuke warranted for his remarks. He notes no federal grand jury decision on Kent State and no new action in Jackson State slayings. Desegregation progress cited. no resignation plans linked to 1972 campaign.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Jackson State College
Mississippi
Kent State
Ohio
Mitchell
Hoover
Nixon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Chester Bridge bond plan sparks Missouri dispute says retire by 1989
Mayor Dietrich Helmers of Chester and bridge manager disputes Rep. Vernon Bruckerhoff over retiring $625000 of bonds by 1989 if traffic stays steady. Officials studied traffic with Coverdale Colpitts engineers who kept 60 cent tolls and cut decals from 5 to 1 dollars per year while funds fund bond payments.
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Chester
Chester Bridge
Dietrich Helmers
Helmers
Missouri
Vernon Bruckerhoff
St. Mary’s
Mississippi River
Bruckerhoff
U.S. Department of Transportation
Chester Bridge Commission
Catch-all measure doomed in Senate Nixon push fades
The Senate omnibus bill on Social Security trade and welfare appears dead despite Nixon urging Congress to act before adjournment. Rep. Mills says no chance of saving the bill in conference even if the Senate passes it. Backers still hope to push a 10 percent Social Security increase as a last minute addition. The welfare reform would guarantee a family of four a $1,600 annual income.
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Senate
Nixon
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Delta Queen Cleared For Three-Year Return To Rivers
Congress approves a three year lease on life for the 46 year old paddleboat Delta Queen. The Greene Line Steamers sternwheeler will resume Mississippi River service after a safety rule prompted a temporary halt. The vessel, owned by Greene Line in Cincinnati, halted operations when metal super structures became mandated for large passenger boats.
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Mississippi River
Congress
House
Senate
Nixon
Greene Line Steamers, Inc
Cincinnati
Ohio
Senate panel blasts TFX program as costly failure
A Senate subcommittee labeled the TFX warplane a multi billion failure that weakened national defense. It faulted McNamara for ignoring expert advice and said the program chose the second best aircraft, now the F111, amid political and production troubles. The report cites 1726 planes at 5.8 billion dollars with an average 3.4 million per aircraft.
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Washington
Senate
Robert S. McNamara
Permanent
Subcommittee On Investigations
McNamara
Subcommittee
TFX
John L. McClellan
Dark
Congress
McClellan
Weather forecast for Ms Colder area tonight and Saturday
Tonight cloudy with a chance of showers and a low around 30. Saturday mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and cooler conditions, high in the low 50s. Weather details on map page 22.
Pentagon Plans Destruction of Germ War Stockpiles
The Pentagon announced plans to destroy germ warfare stockpiles with absolute safety and security. The stockpiles located at Pine Bluff Arkansas Rocky Mountain Arsenal Denver Ft. Detrick Maryland and Beale Air Force Base California will be destroyed at their current locations with no movement of agents. Destruction to begin early next year and finish in about one year after environmental reviews by federal and local agencies. Details on material quantities specific agents or hardware to be destroyed were not disclosed.
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Washington
Pentagon
Pine Bluff
Ark
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Denver
Colo
Ft. Detrick
Beale Air Force Base
Calif
Army
Atlantic
Nixon
Gerald G. Watson
Kilgore
Tex
Watson
United States
John F. Kennedy
Edgewood Arsenal
Maryland
Dugway Proving Ground
Utah
Ford sued over auto defects and Nixon era bio policy
The report covers a split among Liberal and moderate Republicans over selecting Kansas Senator Robert J. Dole as GOP chairman amid White House influence. It notes pressure from Senate leaders and cites indecision about the chairman’s role while praising Dole as a strong Nixon ally. Also included are details on Nixon’s biological warfare policy, disposal plans for old stockpiles, and funding figures, plus a Dallas Cowboys indictment of Lance Rentzel for indecent exposure to a juvenile with February trial expectations.
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Washington
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
GOP
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
White House
Dole
Rep
Rogers C. R. Morton
Nixon
Dallas
Dallas County
Grand Jury
Lance Rentzel
Dallas Cowboys Today
Henry Wade
Move May Force SST Vote on Senate Aid for Prototypes
Opponents of the supersonic transport project are angered by a bid to end extended debate. Backers moved to invoke cloture to end talk on a $210 million SST prototype program, part of a $7 billion package including highway and airport funding.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
Detergent industry to face curbs on NTA use
Federal officials plan sanctions on nitrilotriacetic acid NTA a detergent substitute for phosphates due to new animal birth defect findings Public Health Service studies cited by sources show NTA harms rats The step follows a two hour meeting with detergent executives and warnings from Harvard's Dr Samuel Epstein about unsettled questions and potential heavy metal release in water systems
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Environmental Protection Agency
Public Health Service
NTA
Samuel S. Epstein
Harvard Medical School
Epstein
SIU considers ban on classified military research policy
A policy drafted by the Carbondale Graduate Council would bar SIU from entering contracts with agencies including the federal government to conduct research intended to destroy or incapacitate people. The plan, now with board staff, seeks university control over acceptable projects and timing for dissemination of findings.
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Margaret Ann Niceley
Southern Ilinoisan
Southern Illinois University
SIU Board of Trustees
SIU
Carbondale
James Brown
Robert G. Layer
Brown
Edwardsville
John S. Rendleman
Rendleman
Graduate Council At
Graduate Council
Pub
John Olmstead
Graduate School
Olmstead
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Daniel Berrigan
Martha
Martha Mitchell
Effingham
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Michael J. W. Young
Robert J. DuBois
Roann
Ind
Carl F. Fields
Urbana
Coverdale and Colpitts
New York
Delta Queen
TFX Project
Inside
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Ford
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