Cheating taints Akron All-American soap box derby
A national cheating scandal at the All-American soap box derby, centered on James Gronen of Boulder Cole and coach Robert Lange, prompts local veterans to question the integrity of the race. Local champs say rule infractions are rarely proven and often corrected before racing, while others defend home-built cars.
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James Gronen
Boulder
Cole
Robert Lange
Lange
Lorain County
Elyria
David Gard
Furnace St
Gard
Martha Mitchell seeks reunion with John amid turmoil
Martha Mitchell says she wants her husband John N. Mitchell back and feels abandoned and mentally tortured after a clothing incident and delays to his trial. She spoke on NBC News describing her Fifth Avenue apartment and denial of divorce rumors while denying hospital confinement. She noted her anger over trial postponement and claimed she is capable and not ill. In a separate note, Vice President Spiro Agnew announces a legal defense fund amid inquiries into Maryland kickbacks and possible plea bargaining rumors. He denies plans to resign and says the fund will cover legal costs as investigations continue.
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New York
Martha Mitchell
John N. Mitchell
U.S
Fifth Avenue
Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice Sians
Nixon
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Marsh Thomson
Maryland
Thomson
Baltimore
UPI
Justice Department
Baltimore Evening Sun
Grand Jury
Baltimore County
The
Washington Post
Lester Matz
Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy with Mild Temperatures
Partly cloudy today with highs in the upper 60s to 70s. Fair tonight with a low in the 40s. Tomorrow remains fair with highs from the mid 60s to mid 70s. Rain probability about 18 percent.
CEI workers end 122 day strike in Cleveland
In Cleveland, Utility Workers Union Local 270 members approved a contract with Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co ending a 122 day strike. The deal gives 34 cents an hour raise retroactive to May 1 and was reached with federal mediators after stalemates.
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CEI
Cleveland
Utility Workers Union
Local 270
Cleveland Electric Iluminating Co
John Basala
Washington, DC
Ron Vanek
Vanek
Karl H. Rudolph
Gasoline dealers form 40 state war council
United Press International reports gasoline dealers from 40 states plan a noon meeting at a Chicago Hare International Airport hotel to discuss a nationwide shutdown of service stations and other actions tied to Phase IV guidelines. Spokesman Robert Jacobs cites protests against retail price freezes while wholesale prices rise.
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Robert Jacobs
Minois
Indiana
Chicago
Hare International
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