Oregon Governor orders mandatory energy cuts amid power crisis
Gov. Tom McCall announced a mandatory energy reduction for state agencies and urged a 7 percent monthly cut in consumption across Oregon to avert winter blackouts. He warned that failure could trigger an economic and social disaster with job losses. Other regional governors join in proposing uniform conservation, while Idaho and California show caution.
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Gleneden Beach
Ore
Tom McCall
McCall
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Idaho
Washington
Montana
California
Dan Evans
McCail
Agnew Prepares for Potential Indictment in Baltimore
Vice President Agnew faces possible federal indictment over bribery and extortion accusations. His lawyers anticipate private talks with Justice Department officials this week and plan formal court actions to seek constitutional impediments to any indictment in Baltimore or nearby federal court.
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Justice Department
Agnew
U.S. District Court
Baltimore
Grand Jury
Judah Best
Nixon
Peron Leads Argentina in Early Election Returns
Early Sunday returns from about a third of districts show Juan D. Peron with over 58 percent, backed by Isabel Martinez de Peron. four tickets compete as the Justicialist Front dominates. The vote turnout nears 14.3 million eligible voters, with Peron’s comeback framed as historic and decisive.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Spiders and Skylab 2 Reach for Data Rich Mission
Mission Control frames a symbolic spider Arachne beside Skylab 2 as scientists brace for about 77,000 solar photos and 16,800 Earth pictures. Six external telescopes and on board cameras will image the sun across spectra while spiders Arabella and Anita demonstrate weightless web spinning.
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Arabella
Anita
Probes expand as Watergate hearings proceed in Washington
The report outlines ongoing investigations involving President Nixon aides. E Howard Hunt Jr testifies on Watergate burglary and cover up. A Baltimore grand jury probes Agnew bribery links while debates over indictments and tape access continue.
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David Rosenbaum
Washington
Senate
Nixon
Agnew
Archibald Cox
Cox
Congress
White House
Jeb Stuart McGruder
Frederick LaRue
Albert Defends Democrats Over Nixon Address
Speaker Carl Albert defended Congress in a nationwide radio address saying Nixon’s critique obscures the administration’s failures. He noted 40 of 50 administration priority items were in process, half passed, and urged Congress is leading on economy health energy and crime while inflation hurts families.
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Washington
Carl Albert
Congress
Nixon
Albert
Butte Weather Forecast Rain and Showers Cooler Outlook
Rain and scattered showers prevail in Butte with cooler temperatures. Today's outlook calls for a high around 56 and a low near 42 with a weather map on Page 3.
Saratoga Aircraft Carrier Fire Lockdown After Weekend Blaze
A serious fire aboard the aircraft carrier Saratoga in Norfolk began Saturday night and took nine hours to extinguish. Smoke and extreme heat hampered crews from the shipyard Navy and civilians. The fire remained on the third deck below the flight deck with no injuries reported. Investigators had not yet determined the damage extent, but a path of destruction covered a fairly significant area. The affected deck houses machinery for jet blast deflectors and offices and berthing spaces for officers.
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Norfolk, Va
Saratoga
Navy
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Consumer groups blast food firms
Activists in New York charged large corporations control the food industry, earn over 2 billion in excess profits, and push small farmers from the market at 1000 per week. They cited FTC reports and cited Coca Cola Kellogg Norton Simon and Winn Dixie as earning above normal returns.
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New York Times
Nathaniel Sheppard JR
New York
Harlem Consumer Education Council
Agribusiness Accountability Project
James’ Hightower
Food Action Campaign
Hightower
Federal Trade Commission
Sen
George
McGovern
Coca-Cola
Kellogg
Norton Simon
Winn Dixie
Joseph Brooks
Emergency Land Fund
Nixon issues contingency plan for possible fuel rationing
The Nixon administration outlines a four‑phase contingency plan for fuel shortages from mild to severe. Drawing on military draft and banking concepts, it envisions voluntary conservation, shifting demand, priority allocations, and, as a last resort, formal fuel rationing with checks to vehicle owners and other consumers.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S. Couple Testifies to Mass Executions in Chile
Patricia and Adam Garrett Schesch recount witnessing 400 to 500 executions at the National Stadium after Chilean military takeover. They, along with two American priests, were detained for a week and expelled from Chile. The junta reports 244 killed in the coup and detentions reaching 7,000 including foreigners.
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Chile
Patricia
Adam Garrett Schesch
Consin
Santiago
National Stadium
Schesch
Salvador Allende
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