West Virginia tops Tech 24 10 in home opener
West Virginia beat Virginia Tech 24 10 in its home opener. The Mountaineers built a 24 3 halftime lead aided by a 36 yard field goal and a 77 yard drive. Tech surged late but WVU defense held firm sealing the win before 35000 fans.
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Mickey Forfari
West Virginia
Virginia Tech
Mountaineers
Hokies
Tech
Charlie Miller
Phil Rogers
WVU
Wayne Latimer
Frank Nester
Miller
Artie Owens
John
Tree) Adams
Rogers
Dillon
Danny Buggs
Dash Aims to Probe Pervasive Watergate Undermining
Samuel Dash, chief counsel for the Senate Watergate committee, says the second hearings round will focus on how widespread the 1972 Nixon campaign efforts to undermine the Democrats were. He notes the real question is whether excesses differ in kind or degree from past U S political practices and contemplates possible constitutional remedies. E Howard Hunt Jr. will testify first as the hearings resume with live network coverage from the Old Senate Office Building.
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Washington
Samuel Dash
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
Cash
United States
Senate
E. Howard Hunt Jr
New York Times
Agnew Defends Keeping Post as Defense Fund Is Set
Vice President Agnew starts a personal legal defense fund amid possible indictment over kickbacks. His lawyers plan a defense based on alleged leaks by Nixon officials and resist resignation despite pressure and plea offers. Justice Department talks continue with top officials. Thomson denies resignation rumors. Petersen rejects dropping charges.
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Agnew
Maryland
Justice Department
Elliot L. Richardson
Legal Defense Fund
J. Marsh “Thompson
Thomson
Victor Gold
Columbia Broadcasting System
Henry E. Petersen
Richardson
Petersen
Strauss briefs group on convention reform
Washington AP report says Democratic reform commission will propose rules for selecting 1976 convention delegates. Strauss urges unity, warns against factionalism, and accepts a new legal opinion from Arthur Goldberg on commission status.
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Strauss Briefs Group
Washington
Robert Strauss
Democratic Reform Commission
Commission On
Strauss
McGovern
Donald Fraser
D-Minn
George McGovern
D.D
Reform Commission
James O'Hara
D-Mich
O’hara
UAW Local 122 Rejects Chrysler Contract
UAW Local 122 in Twinsburg Ohio voted 560 to 553 against a national Chrysler contract. About 4 300 workers at the stamping plant will not return to work until local grievances are settled as union and Chrysler continue negotiations.
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Twinsburg
Ohio
UPI
United Auto Workers Union Local 122
Chrysler Corp
Socll
Joe McKee
UAW
Chrysler
McKee
Nixon appeals for full military budget to back world security
President Nixon urged Senate approval of the $21.9 billion military budget in letters to leaders. He warned cuts could jeopardize efforts for a peaceful world and possible talks on troop reductions in Europe and arms limits. Senate sessions and secret meetings on related classified information followed.
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UPI
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White House
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South Vietnam
Laos
China
Russia
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Mike Mansfield
Montana
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Kissinger Sworn In as Secretary of State at White House
Henry A. Kissinger took the oath as secretary of state in the White House East Room. President Nixon praised a justice based world while Kissinger, the first Jewish and naturalized citizen to hold the post, received three standing ovations. He will split time between the White House and State Department and prepares a speech for the U.N. General Assembly.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Kissinger
Warren E. Burger
White House
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Louis
Paula
Walter
Nazi Germany
Magissinger
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U.N. General Assembly
New York
William P. Rogers
Senate
State Department
John Foster Dulles
Kennedy speaks at VFW confab with United Farm Workers
Senator Edward M. Kennedy addressed 414 delegates and 1,200 spectators at the UFW convention in Fresno California. He urged nonviolence and pledged continued support until victory, tying the event to the upcoming 200th anniversary of American independence.
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Calif
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
United Farm Workers
America
Kennedy
D-Mass
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