Nixon asked to back sweeping election reform measure
UPI reports Senator Schweiker urged President Nixon to endorse a plan for public financing of federal elections. The proposal would ban private contributions and fund campaigns with tax dollars, aiming to curb Watergate taint and restore faith in government. Kennedy and Scott sponsor the amendment to the debt ceiling bill with broad bipartisan support. Kennedy estimates four year costs at 300 million.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Senate
Schweiker
Hugh Scott
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
House
Congress
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Campaign finance reform proposals target presidential primaries
Reform plans would match the first 100 dollars of private primary contributions with federal funds, bar publicly funded presidential campaigns from private spending in general elections, cap spending at 7 million in primaries and 15 million in general elections, expand small gift credits, offer tax checkoffs, cap individual political gifts at 3000 dollars, and provide subsidies to major party Senate and statewide House candidates with specifics for minor and new parties.
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Watergate
Congress
Nixon
Senate
House
Two Men Linked to Valerie Percy Slaying
Chicago police tied two housebreakers to the unsolved 1966 Valerie Percy murder. Francis L. Hohimer, 46, already serving 30 years, and Frederick Malchow, dead in 1967, were named by the Sun-Times as suspects.
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Chicago
UPI
Valerie Percy
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
Chicago Sun-Times
Francis L. Hohimer
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Iowa
Frederick Malchow
Hohimer
Schuylkill River
Norristown
Miss Percy
Kenilworth
Ill
Cook County
James Keating
Keating
Malchow
Harold J
Jimmy) Evans
William Jackson
Sun-Times
Harold Wayne Hohimer
Leo Rugendorf
Murder probe begins for Raleigh County mother
State Police say Patricia Sue Richmond 18 of Shady Spring is a murder victim. Her brutally decomposed body was found near Plum Orchard Lake Fayette County by two coon hunters. An autopsy is pending results.
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Oak Hill
W. Va
UPI
Raleigh
Patricia Sue Richmond
Shady Spring
Plum Orchard Lake
Fayette County
Wy Ee
Beckley
Richmond
Minden
Crow
Kennedy's son in good spirits after amputation
UPI reports Edward M. Kennedy Jr., 12, under treatment at Georgetown University Hospital following his above knee amputation for bone cancer. He is undergoing physical therapy, using parallel bars and crutches, as doctors say the operation halted cancer spread and his condition is satisfactory.
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Washington
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
Georgetown University Hospital
Edward M. Kennedy Jr
Teddy
Surviving Spanish American War Veterans Number 1720
The 1898 war veterans total 1720 living as of October, with many needing assistance while others remain active. The oldest is Nelson Norton of Whitestown Indiana, nearly 104 in January, followed by three 103 year olds: Lawrence Benton, William Femdel, and J J MecCaughey. A possible youngest is dentist Clay Thibodaux of Schriever Louisiana at 85. The VA compiled its first computerized list at Beulah Cope’s request and AP.
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Washington
America
Nelson Norton
Whitestown
Ind
Beulah M. Cope
United
Skylab 3 Astronauts Take Day Off
Skylab 3 crew Gerald P. Carr Edward Gibson and William Pogue enjoyed a rest day sleeping late and cleaning their living quarters before 11 weeks of intensive space research. Ground control encouraged a relaxed start, saying the crew had practiced all week for the day.
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Houston
UPI
Gerald P. Carr
Edward G. Gibson
William R. Pogue
Stardust Cowboys
Robert Crippen
IRS denies harassment by agency in Nixon era probe
IRS Commissioner Donald C. Alexander says an internal review found no harassment of Nixon enemies or reward of friends. He notes Congress began its probe after John W. Dean III alleged political targeting and says the investigation did not implicate his or predecessor Johnnie Walters’ terms. He avoids commenting on the broader inquiry.
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Washington
Donald C. Alexander
Internal Revenue Service
Nixon
Alexander
IRS
Congress
John W. Dean III
Senate Watergate Committee
Dean
White House
Johnnie Walters
Walters
UAW urges GM to cancel preholiday plant shutdowns
UAW Vice President Irving Bluestone urged General Motors to abandon plans to shut down 16 plants the week before Christmas. He noted most workers would get unemployment benefits and 95 percent of gross pay, while junior workers lose a week of pay and holiday pay. Bluestone argued for a one week postholiday shutdown to ensure paychecks before Christmas.
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Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers
Irving Bluestone
General Motors Corp
General Motors
Bluestone
UAW
American mining experts study Russian coal methods in West Virginia tour
William Laird of Eastern Associated Coal Corp notes Russia designs custom equipment after mine studies and uses longwall mining in steep seams. He cites Russia’s fixed-job training and full-time mine rescue posts, contrasting with U.S. bid-based staffing and optional rescue roles while hosting Soviet visitors at Grant Town and Affinity mines.
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William Laird
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
West Virginia
Federal No
Laird
U.S
Russia
West Virginia Sets 1972 Life Insurance Records
West Virginia families bought more life insurance in 1972 and received record benefit payments. Ordinary policies totaled 873 million dollars, up 126 million from the prior year, with 9.69 billion dollars in force statewide. Average coverage equates to 16,900 per family, below the four to five year income guideline. Benefits paid reached 127.6 million locally, while national payments exceeded 18.2 billion.
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West Virginia
Institute of Life Insurance
Ryan named district sales manager for Jos. Schlitz Co.
Joseph D. Ryan has been named district sales manager for Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., with offices in Morgantown. He will represent the firm in Morgantown and markets in Clarksburg Elkins Fairmont Parkersburg Terra Alta Oakland Md Uniontown Pa and Washington Pa. He joined the firm last year. Kroger stores in West Virginia will continue giving Top Value stamps despite Pennsylvania Kroger dropping them.
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Joseph D. Ryan
Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co
Morgantown
Clarksburg
Elkins
Fairmont
Parkersburg
Terra Alta
Ryan
Oakland
Uniontown
Washington, Pa
Kroger
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
M. Hyman
Veterans Clinic and energy talks highlighted in regional events
Veterans are urged to visit the Guidance and Information Clinic at VFW Post 548 in Morgantown on December 3 to learn about federal and state benefits. Engineers in Pittsburgh discussed energy, pollution and national defense at the Ohio Valley Regional Conference hosted by the Society of American Military Engineers. Dr. M. Frank Hersman noted a DoD NSF consortium funding civilian R&D efforts and solar and geothermal energy potential. Environmental topics include a Denver workshop on impact studies and a Luxembourg conference on coal exploration techniques. Burl and Sarah McVicker lead a long-running Youghiogheny River oil drum cleanup, earning national recognition for Keep America Beautiful and the Corps of Engineers.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Spruce and
Willey Streets
Monongalia County
Veterans Task Force
Armed Services
Pittsburgh
Ohio Valley
Pittsburgh Post
Society of American Military Engineers
M. Frank Hersman
National Science Foundation
U. S
America
Department of Defense
Hersman
Interior Department
National Coal Association
Denver
Colo
NCA
New Theater
Luxembourg
Commission of the European Communities
Confluence
Boy Scouts
McVicker
Biltmore Hotel
New York City
Keep America Beautiful, Inc
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