Solon cites defense contractors' political gifts to Nixon campaign
Rep. Les Aspin released a study showing 100 major defense contractors donated more than 5.4 million dollars to Richard Nixon's re election effort. He said many gifts may be unreported and urged Senate Watergate committee review. He named Gulf Oil IBM Tenneco Litton RCA and others as top contributors with potential use of tax money and corporate funds.
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Washington (Ap
Nixon
Les Aspin
Aspin
Senate Watergate Committee
Wisconsin Democrat
Pentagon
Elec
Hughes
Lockheed
Gulf & Western
Westinghouse
Motorola
ITT
General Electric
Shell Oil
Sperry Rand
Xerox
Bendix
Chrysler
Peace council formed as corridor to Irish talks
British and Irish leaders agreed to form a Council of Ireland to build links between the republic and Northern Ireland. Steps toward unification hinge on Ulster Protestant wishes. The Ulster executive will take effect Jan 1, while the IRA condemned the outcome as a compromise.
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Sunningdale
England
Council of Ireland
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Ulster
Irish Republican Army
Blue ribbon panel urges change to school laws
NEW YORK AP The National Commission on the Reform of Secondary Education says students should not be forced to stay in school beyond age 14 but those who do should earn academic credit for work outside the high school. It calls for dismantling custodial schooling and expanding on the job training and alternative education options for adolescents.
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New York
National Commission On the Reform of Secondary Education
Charles F. Kettering Foundation
Uncertain fate of 11 percent Social Security boost
As the 1973 session nears its end in Washington, a planned 11 percent Social Security increase remains in doubt. House and Senate approved two step boosts but on different bills, risking delays and possible vetoes amid complex welfare provisions and computer changes for implementation.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
Congress pushes deadline end of session actions loom
Congress rushes to clear the calendar with foreign aid to Israel an independent Watergate prosecutor and an energy crisis power to Nixon. a $2.2 billion Israel aid bill a flood insurance measure and a trade bill tied to Soviet emigration policy dominate. Mansfield says priority to the special prosecutor bill may be attempted but decisions hinge on week. Saxbe nomination hearings open as Senate Judiciary weighs eligibility. Leaders aim to adjourn in a week and return in late January.
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Washington
Congress
Israel
Senate
House
Soviet Union
Mike Mansfield
Senate Judiciary Committee
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
U.S
Butte Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy skies in Butte with warmer temperatures. Today's high around 38 and low near 15 with a mild day ahead. Weather map reference on Page 12.
Nixon Stays Home During Energy Shortage Weekend
President Nixon remains at the White House for a second consecutive weekend to work on energy and health insurance issues. He plans a Monday meeting with Caspar Weinberger to discuss health insurance program recommendations."}
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Oval Office
Solons to hear of food shortage
Washington AP reports Jim Hightower of the Food Action Campaign warns Senate witnesses that monopolistic trends in the food industry threaten a crisis similar to the energy shortage. He cites concentration among Campbell, Heinz, Del Monte and Libby controlling 80 percent of profits.
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Solons
Washington
United States
Senate
Jim Hightower
Food Action Campaign
Hightower
Federal Trade Commission
Campbell, Heinz
del Monte
Libby
Oil firms clash with Nixon over looming fuel shortage
International oil companies dispute the government estimate of first quarter fuel deficits. A new unpublished briefing puts the shortfall at 2.5 to 2.8 million barrels daily, versus the Nixon administration’s 3.5 million. They warn rationing may be needed as embargoes and Arab oil cuts continue.
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Washington
Foreign Petroleum Supply Committee
Nixon
Santa Claus Has A Zip Code In Indiana Town
In Santa Claus Indiana a holiday town unique for its name hosts Lake Rudolph Lake Holly and Lake Noel plus the Santa Claus Land amusement park. The town receives about 5 million pieces of mail yearly, many addressed to Santa Claus the man, with a postmark from Washington Indiana.
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Santa Claus
Ind
North Pole
Indiana
Lake Rudolph
Lake Holly
Lake Noel
Herald Circle
Silver Bell Terrace
Sled Run
Donner Lake
St. Nicholas Inn
Christmas Lake Village
Santa’s Country
Santa Claus Land
Washington, Ind
Elbert Reinke
Frosty
Ripley’s
Believe
Louis Koch
Cook
Evansville
Disneyland
William Koch
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Gulf Oil Corp
Scaife
IBM
Tenneco
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American Motors
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du Pont
New Jersey
Exxon
General Motors
General Dynamics
McDonnell Douglas
Flying Tiger Airlines
Goodyear
General Telephone
Texaco
Kahoutek
Mike Babcock
Britain
Republic
Liam Cosgrave
Edward Heath
London
al Ullman
D-Ore
Mills
Ullman
Russell B. Long
D.-La
Senate Finance Committee
Social Security Administration
Saxbe
Butte Weather
The
New York Times
Saudi Arabia
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Al-Yamani
Netherlands
Geneva
Santa Claus, USA
Jim Yellig
Yellig
Santa
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