Nixon visits Illinois and settles with Percy Nixon
President Nixon travels to Pekin to dedicate the Everett McKinley Dirksen Congressional Leadership Research Center with Sen. Charles Percy, who says their dispute over Watergate is resolved. The event drew about 20 000 along a 14 mile motorcade route. A protester with an Impeach Nixon sign was arrested but later released without charges.
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Peoria
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Nixon Brezhnev Set for Weekend Summit in Washington
President Nixon said talks with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev may ease Cold War tensions as Brezhnev's plane neared Andrews Air Force Base Maryland for a private arrival to begin a second round of summit conferences in Washington.
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Florida
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Moscow
Andrews Air Force Base
U.S
Penn Central Cuts Freight to Conserve Fuel Amid Shortages
Penn Central Railroad says fuel supplies will be below last year, so it will cut freight frequency in New England and upstate New York. About 25 branch lines are affected as service drops to two or three days on some lines to maintain a 12 car per week average. Last year the railroad used 500 million gallons of fuel oil costing 54 million dollars. this year fuel costs may rise by 10 million. The move aims to conserve fuel while business remains up.
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Demonstrator Is Released After Nixon Sign Incident
A Pe kin demonstrator Richard Graney from Peoria held an Impeach Nixon sign at a ceremony for Everett Dirksen. He was detained for several hours but released with no charges. police recommended a disorderly conduct charge though the incident centered on First Amendment display.
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Pekin
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Boston University
Dean to Talk with Senate Lawyers in Watergate Hearings
John W. Dean III plans a session with Senate committee lawyers ahead of his televised appearance as Watergate hearings resume. Key figures like John Mitchell Magruder and H R Haldeman deny involvement while Dean could link Nixon to the coverup. Separate cases include George Hearing's prison term for a fake campaign letter and Don Segretti's plea.
Demonstration Erupts In Waukegan
A rock and bottle throwing demonstration in Waukegan Illinois injured ten people and led to curfew, tavern closures, and a fire in a currency exchange building. Police say two men were arrested and the unrest involved about 300 people with aid from North Chicago officers.
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Chicago
House Panel Urges Crash Program to Halt Narcotics Flow
Rep. Lester L. Wolff heads a new House subcommittee on international drugs who says federal funding is too small and calls for a crash program to stop illegal drug entry. He notes possible manipulation of opium flows to influence policy, cites 1971 legal opium production and urges a $7.5 million increase plus scrutiny of foreign aid to noncooperating nations.
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House
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Lester L. Wolff
D-N.y
International Drugs Problem Subcommittee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Wolff
Pharamaceutical
India
Watergate at a Glance Senate Panel Hearings Move Forward
Senate committee lawyers will meet with John W. Dean III to prep for his appearance next week. John N. Mitchell will defend himself later in an appropriate forum. Haldeman disputes Magruder's testimony in the coverup. George Hearing of Tampa received a one year sentence for a bogus campaign letter. Senator Ervin, chair, says Mitchell can confirm Magruder's accounts.
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Skylab Reports Massive Solar Flare and Space Walk Plans
Skylab astronauts photographed a sudden massive solar flare from the sun. Paul J. Weitz shifted instruments and sent televised images to Earth as Weitz Conrad Jr. and Kerwin prepared for a planned undocking and a return to Earth next Friday after a 28 day mission.
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Firemen Tackle Lightning Fires After Friday Storm
Friday's storms sparked eight small fires from lightning with little damage as firefighters battled blazes during and after the storm. A blaze near an elevator shaft on Gillum Hall's top floor at Indiana State University caused minor damage before firefighters extinguished it.
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