Panama Canal Pilots Reach Settlement Ending Traffic Backlog
Panama Canal pilots and the canal company reached a settlement ending a days long slowdown that backed up a record 118 ships. The agreement restores union recognition, ends court action, and requires pilots to resume full operations immediately.
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Panama City
Panama Canal Pilots
Panama Canal Co
Canal Company
W. H. Vantine
The
Panama Canal Pilots Association
Atlantic and Pacific
Vantine
Martha Mitchell Says John Mitchell Is Going To Jail
Washington AP report quotes Martha Mitchell saying her husband John Mitchell faces prison and she will leave him She accuses Nixon of corrupting him and describes a conflict over a supposed leather bound campaign strategy book she says she saw Officials deny any such book and note Nixon knew the Watergate facts in 1972
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Washington (Ap
Martha Mitchell
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Washington Star News
Mitchell
New York
Nixon
Wall’ Street
California
Secret Service
Star-News
Gerald L. Warren
Civil Defense Tests Praised in Countywide Drills
Two Civil Defense test programs in Vigo and St Joseph counties drew praise from CD director Gil Leonard. A Sunday 7 am siren test across 38 county locations warned of a simulated natural disaster. An excellent rating from USAF evaluators covered local and Civil Air Patrol participation in the Emergency Preparedness Test.
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Civil Defense
Gil Leonard
Vigo County
Civil Air Patrol
United States Air Force
Pfizer
Leonard
Herman Siebenmorgen
Vigo
St. Joseph
East Maple Avenue
Terre Haute Budget Hearing on 1974 City Salaries
A Terre Haute public hearing on the proposed 1974 city budget will occur Monday at 7 30 p m in the city courtroom. The $5 13 million plan faces scrutiny with a $3 000 raise for key officials likely cut and raises for the assistant city attorney and city judge debated. Police and firemen are slated for a $160 yearly raise and most other employees for a 2 percent across the board increase.
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Terre Haute
William J. Brighton
State Board of Accounts
Board of Public Works
Weather forecast for Terre Haute and nearby regions
Very warm and humid tonight with fair skies and hot Tuesday. Lows tonight in the upper 70s, highs Tuesday in the low to mid 90s. Illinois tonight fair and warm, Tuesday sunny and hot with highs near 90s. River stage 4.3 feet and falling, no precipitation noted. Sunrise 6:13 a.m., sunset 7:29 p.m. Dirt-dust count 199 micrograms per cubic meter, higher than 1972 average.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Psychologist Speaker At Teachers Session
Dr. Louise Bates Ames urged Terre Haute teachers to prevent school failure by early, individualized assessment focusing on behavior age, body condition, and development. She cited vision, endocrine, and perceptual screenings, draw testing, and selective psychotherapy as aids, noting high overplacement and failure risks without proper readiness measures.
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Louise Bates Ames
The
Gesell Institute of Child Development
Vigo County School Corporation
Terre Haute North Vigo High School
Ames
Gesell Institute
Weston
Cole
Gesell Instiute
William J. Hamrick
Supt
C. Kenneth Cottom
Peter A. Farmer
Vigo County
US issued paper money in 1862 to fund war
The United States first issued paper money in 1862 to help pay for the Civil War, but by war’s end inflation had driven its value down to 35 cents.
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United States
Letter Bomb Explodes in Washington
IRA campaign spreads to Washington as a bomb explodes at the British Embassy injuring Nora Murray, with officials in London tightening security at embassies worldwide. Scotland Yard warns of more bombs. public urged to inspect mail and report suspicious parcels. defense ministry cautions servicemen. Continued on Page 14.
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London
UPD
Washington
Foreign Office
Britain
Nora Murray
Sir Alec Douglas-Home
Scotland
The
Stock Exchange
Bank of England
Defense Ministry
Final Verdict About Tapes Long Way Off
Washington AP reports a final court decision on releasing White House tapes to a federal grand jury is unlikely before late October or beyond. Judge Sirton aims to rule by Wednesday, with appeals and possible Supreme Court review delaying any indictments past December 5. Archibald Cox pushes for swift action to avoid delays and ensure access to evidence for defendants. Melvin R. Laird on ABC says he backs Nixon on release, noting judicial determination is appropriate.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirton
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Cox
ABC
Melvin R. Laird
Judicial Branch
Cabinet Called In To End Canada Rail Strike
In Ottawa the federal cabinet met in emergency session to consider ending the four day national rail strike that halted food and grain shipments and stranded travelers. Labour Minister Munro, CPR’s Ian Sinclair, and CNR’s Norman MacMillan joined ministers after crown action loomed as Canada faced potential recall of Parliament. The unions rejected a bargaining reopening offer and urged direct talks, while railroads blamed the unions for a rigid stance.
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Ottawa
UPI
Canada
National Rail
John Munro
Ian Sinclair
Canadian Pacific Railways
CPR
Norman MacMillan
Canadian National Railways
CNR
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Arctic
Munro
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
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Ernest Bond
Melvin Laird
Cambodia
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