Gray acknowledges destroying Watergate papers
Acting FBI Director L Patrick Gray reportedly told Henry Petersen he burned papers taken from a White House safe. The records linked to Hunt and Dean were described as highly sensitive and possibly related to the Watergate affair.
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Weather update and Watergate disclosure quotes
Partly cloudy today with a high in the mid to upper 50s. Clear and cooler tonight with lows in the mid 30s. Sunny and warmer in West Virginia with highs around 60. Northerly winds 12 to 18 mph this afternoon and 5 to 10 mph tonight. Chance of measurable rain near zero through Saturday. The Washington Post quotes an unnamed associate of Dean saying he would testify freely and go to jail if needed for Watergate disclosures, and describing Ehrlichman and Haldeman as necessary to save the presidency.
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Accord Reached Ending Japan Rail Strike
Tokyo reports government and union leaders reached an agreement to end the 72 hour Japanese rail strike. Rail service was to resume Saturday while some officers nurses and airline pilots continued walkouts. The decision came from Chief Cabinet Secretary Isamu Nikaido after talks at the Diet building with ministers and union chiefs.
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Jane Shearer Finalist for Iowa State 4-H Office
Washington County 4-H member Jane Shearer earned a place among 16 finalists for the state 4-H office slate after an Ames interview meeting on Thursday. Eight officers will be elected at the State 4-H Conference in Ames June 12 16, with Washington County sending 14 delegates to the event drawing over a thousand Iowa participants.
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Ida Grove Businessman Named National Small Businessman of the Year
Byron Godbersen of Midwest Industries Inc wins the 1973 national Small Businessman of the Year honor in Des Moines. His Ida Grove firm employs 150, reached 10 million dollars in 1972 sales, and expanded from a hydraulic hoist for farm wagons to marine hoists and boat trailers. He will receive the national award May 15 in Washington.
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Nixon views Mississippi flood damage. Arkansas and Louisiana declared disaster areas
President Nixon tours flood regions by air as eight state damage totals approach 400 million dollars. He pledges full federal aid, notes mid June severity, and sends Earl Butz for a Mississippi inspection. District levees strain as the river hits a record crest in St Louis.
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Vietnamese officials cast doubt on Kissinger Tho meeting
North Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach told UPI there are no plans for a Kissinger Le Duc Tho meeting after talks with U.S. negotiators. He echoed Hanoi’s doubt over a Kissinger Tho encounter announced by White House sources.
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Vittetoe Wins Washington County 4H Corn Contest
Jerome Vittetoe of route two Washington is the 1972 Washington County 4H corn production winner. His yield reached 169.38 bushels per acre at 15.5 percent moisture. He tracked soil temperature, rainfall, moisture, and crop inputs from spring into harvest while planting Pioneer 3517 on May 18 and harvesting October 16.
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Washington County
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Jerome
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Oil company voices warn of looming gasoline rationing
An oil industry spokesman says the nation is on the brink of gas rationing amid charges that distributors use shortages to crush independents. IGDA executives say the crisis could trim non branded stations by about one third and boost major branded outlets. Connecticut and Maryland officials probe quotas and distributor collusion as the debate heats up.
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