Prosecution rests in Chapin perjury trial
The prosecution rested after four witnesses in Dwight L. Chapin’s Watergate perjury case. Rich ard J. Davis released a memo from Chapin detailing his ties to Donald H. Segretti and motives to fire him. Kalmbach testified he paid Segretti about $45,000 from unused 1968 campaign funds.
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Washington
Dwight L. Chapin
Nixon
Richard J. Davis
Chapin
Donald H. Segretti
Watergate
Segretti
Dwight
Dean
New Hampshire
Don
Herb
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Haldeman says Nixon unaware of Watergate cover up
H R Haldeman told a group of North American business executives in Acapulco that Nixon did not know about Watergate or its cover up. He predicted his own acquittal and said the truth would prevail. He added the public wrongly blames both him and Nixon.
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Acapulco
Mexico
H.R. Haldeman
Nixon
White House
Haldeman
North America
Luxury Liner Evacuated as QE2 Passengers Transfer
The QE2 crowd of 1,642 was boarded onto the Sea Venture after dawn. Passengers walked via gangways to lifeboats and launches for a 300 yard crossing to the Norwegian vessel. Mr and Mrs Arthur Bray of Stonington Conn were among the first to transfer and praised QE2 staff while noting the availability of drinks.
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SEA Venture
Arthur Bray
Stonington, Conn
Health Insurance Gets New Chance in Compromise Bill
Health insurance reform gains new life after compromise legislation from Rep. Wilbur Mills and Sen. Edward Kennedy. Mills says the measure could pass both houses this year and he will hold hearings April 24 26 and weekly thereafter until all bills are reviewed.
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Washington
House
Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Edward M. Kennedy
Mass
Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Pope Paul VI Reappears After Illness Recovery
Pope Paul VI, 76, appeared standing and strong at his weekly audience in the Vatican. He was carried on his papal throne to a crowd of more than 7,000, signaling full recovery from a recurrence of influenza that forced last week’s cancellation.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Papal
Omar Bradley Library at West Point Celebrates 1915 Cadet Era
Gen Omar Bradley and his wife Kitty view the 1915 U S Military Academy yearbook yesterday at the Omar Bradley Library at West Point. Bradley and the late President Eisenhower both graduated from West Point in 1915.
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Omar Bardley
Kitty
US. Military Academy
Omar Bradley
West Point
Bradley
Eisenhower
West Pont
Spring rescue and a sad dog loss on the street
Wendell Hall and family rescued a squirrel after beagle Squeaky brought it home for lunch. Phillip and Robert MecNair II mourn the loss of their dachshund Crissie, killed by a speeding green station wagon. The Aiken Recreation Department reminds tennis court reservations after 5 pm at Virginia Acres.
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Wendell Hall
Halls
Phillip
Robert
Phillip K. MecNair II
Crissie
Aiken
Virginia Acres
Indigent Care Funds Change To Per Patient Basis In Aiken
Aiken County will pay for medically indigent inpatients and outpatients on a per patient basis rather than a lump sum. The $201,000 annual appropriation funds inpatient and outpatient care for 1973 1974 with quarterly $54,000 installments and new guidelines for certifying indigents.
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Aiken County Hospital
C. G. Garvin Jr
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Ronald A. LaCouture
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Garvin
J Sam Nesbit Jr
Nesbit
Murphy
Price
Memorial Service Planned for President Pompidou in Paris
Paris officials announced a memorial service likely at Notre Dame for Georges Pompidou who died at his Paris apartment. Alain Poher, 65, becomes interim president and must schedule a vote within 20 to 35 days to elect a full seven year term leader, with Giscard d Estaing seen as front runner.
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Paris
Cathedral of Notre Dame
Pompidou
Orvilliers
Ile St. Louis
Seine
Elysee Palace
Alain Poher
Senate
Charles de Gaulle
Gaullist
Poher
Sunshine Holds In Aiken Area Amid Storms Across State
The Aiken area enjoyed sunshine while northwestern parts faced severe thunderstorms and pea hail reports in Anderson Spartanburg and Fountain Inn. A brief tornado warning touched Pickens and Greenville Counties before dawn. The Weather Service warned of possible flooding from upper state storms and predicted mid 80s highs with 68 lows. Rain chances rise to 50 percent tomorrow with showers on Friday and cooler weekend ahead.
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Aiken
Anderson
Spartanburg
Fountain Inn
Pickens
Greenville
Prices Rise Expected After End of Wage Controls
An Associated Press survey finds prices likely to rise gradually as 165 industries lose wage and price controls but no immediate large increases are seen. Industry spokesmen say current prices are set ahead and competition worries loom as Cost of Living Council ends controls 29 days before the act expires.
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Associated Press
Frank Mize
Legal Department
Jantzen
Cost of Living Council
Mariner 10 Cameras Off Ahead of Schedule
In Pasadena California scientists halted Mariner 10 camera operations early after obtaining sufficient Mercury photos. The craft, now more than a million miles from Mercury, was to photograph the planet until April 11 and could resume in September after a solar orbit.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mercury
Ravenel Calls for Education Priority Over Highways in SC
Charleston native and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Charles D. Ravenel urged shifting funds from highways to education. He cited 14.8 percent return on education, South Carolina’s 48th reading proficiency rank, and the need for higher teacher salaries to attract quality instructors. Ravenel warned against regressive taxes and stressed prudent taxpayer spending and selective industrial growth.
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Charles D
Pug) Ravenel
Charleston
Democratic Party
South Carolina
Ravenel
Aiken
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Thomas Paine
L. J (Larry) Murphy
France
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Setkor Pompidou
de Gaulle
Valery Giscard d Estaing
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Giscard d
Georges Pompidou
The
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Legislative Branch
Office of
the Treasury
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Lufkin
Jenrette
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