Jury Clears Mitchell Stans On All Charges
A New York jury acquitted former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans of conspiracy obstruction of justice and perjury in their case over the Vesco investigation. After 26 hours of deliberation, the nine men and three women found them not guilty, prompting statements from jurors about their innocence and the difficulty of the deliberation.
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NEW York
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Chell
Sybil Kucharski
Mitchell
Stans
Miss Kucharski
Washington
Leon Jaworski
White House
Gerald Warren
Nixon
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Senate Watergate Committee
Vesco
Costa Rica
Asst
U.S. Atty
John R. Wing
Maurice Stans
John Mitchell
Federal
Nixon to address impeachment fight in prime time
President Nixon plans a 9 p.m. EDT national address to respond to House Judiciary subpoenas for 42 presidential conversations. Officials hint edited transcripts may be released instead of tapes, with authenticity verification to be discussed. The plan follows rising demands for materials from White House files and signals approach as impeachment debate continues.
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Washington
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
Tration
White House
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Camp David
Ance Company
House
Judiciary Committee
Federal Energy Emergency Administration
Federal Energy Office
Glenn and Metzenbaum Confident in Democratic Senate Nomination
The Associated Press reports Glenn and Metzenbaum express optimism about winning the Ohio Democratic primary for the U. S. Senate on May 7. Metzenbaum cites a Cleveland Plain Dealer poll showing him ahead, while Glenn questions sampling methods and notes polls. They emphasized momentum and blue collar support amid campaign events and interviews.
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Associated Press
John Glenn
U. S
Howard M. Metzenbaum
Senate
Glenn
Stephen J. Kovacik
Columbus
Metzenbaum
Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jeffrey Hart
Kovacik
Andrew Vitali
William B. Saxbe
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Association
Kings Island
Wlwc-Tv
Kissinger Seeks Soviet Help on Golan Disengagement Talks
In Geneva Kissinger pressed Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko for cooperation to separate Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights and discussed a missile treaty. He planned to visit Algeria to urge Syria to agree to disengagement, while Moscow seeks influence in the Middle East negotiations.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Henry A. Kissinger
Andrei A. Gromyko
Golan Heights
Kissinger
Algeria
Houari Boumedienne
Syria
Gromyko
Washington
Middle East
Kremlin
Damascus
Golan
Inflation fears drive bill to extend wage price controls
Senate leaders plan a vote this week on a measure to extend wage price control authority for one year retroactive to May 1, amid opposition from business and labor. The bill would empower the President to reimpose controls on any economy segment at risk of serious inflation.
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Washington
Senate
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Adlai E. Stevenson III
D-Ill
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
Muskie
Stevenson
Javits
Democratic Caucus
House
Cleveland Faces Plague of Flies as Garbage Strike Persists
The two week old garbage truck driver strike in Cleveland continues with talks broken off and plans to resume. City officials warn of health risks while residents dump waste at makeshift sites and court action looms over a minidumps plan.
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Cleveland
Ohio
George Forbes
Ralph J. Perk
Food supplies seen ample for May says Agriculture Dept
Government market experts say meat will be plentiful in supermarkets next month while canned vegetables and some other items may be scarcer and require searching. The Agriculture Department previews May grocery store conditions and expects ample supplies of most items.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Mother's Day Action Ad Offer in The Messenger
The Messenger promotes a Mother's Day Action Ad with a $1.00 rate for 20 words, urging readers to place orders via the classified section coupon. A Food Marketing Alert notes USDA experts see no price predictions, while Earl L. Butz says most price increases are already felt, with beef and pork output rising in May and vegetable canned stocks below normal.
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USDA
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Zebra Cuts Alioto Campaign in SF Hold
Mayor Joseph Alioto interrupted his campaign for governor to confer with aides about an undisclosed Zebra street shootings development. He canceled weekend appearances and returned to San Francisco.
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Alioto
San Francisco
Joseph Alioto
Zebra Street
108 Victims All Russian Airliner Crash at Leningrad
The AP reports 108 victims aboard a Soviet airliner that crashed at Leningrad airport were all Soviet citizens. Soviet officials declined further comment and confirmed no foreigners were on board.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Washington
Ohio
Kentucky
Ohio River
Weather Outlook Mixed Clouds and Showers Tonight
Increasing cloudiness and a chance of showers and thundershowers tonight. Lows in the mid and upper 50s. Cloudy Tuesday with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid and upper 70s. Details, Page 2.
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Clarence Brown
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Atomic Energy Commission
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Richmond
Messenger
Ohio Highway Patrol
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