Fleming murder trial testimony crosses lines in tense session
In Athens Ohio on Thursday the Fleming case saw Mrs Proffitt deny paying for her husband’s murder and admit a guilty plea to a lesser charge. State witnesses described prior statements and alibis as the trial narrowed to who supplied poison and who urged murder.
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Lewis Telle
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Josephine Stevens
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Justices to Re Examine Stand on Court Media
Ohio Chief Justice C William O Neill reports the National Conference of Chief Justices will re examine the ban on cameras and tape recorders in courtrooms The group will hear pro and anti arguments at its New Orleans meeting February 8 10 Florida Colorado Washington and Alabama have already allowed electronic equipment The Florida test has included the Ronny Zamora murder trial and cameras may be further integrated with pooled setups The six states lifting the ban permit vetoes by prosecutors or defense teams
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Miners Pension Funding Hits Uncertain Ground Amid Strike
Washington US officials report 81,000 retired United Mine Workers face possible February pension uncertainty as the 1950 fund, drained by wildcat strikes and halted coal production, may lack cash to cover February benefits. The fund normally pays 250 dollars monthly, with smaller black lung payments. A separate pension fund remains financially healthy.
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Energy Bill Stalled As Gas Pricing Plan Fails Support
Congressional negotiators say further action on President Carter's energy program is delayed until next year after negotiations yield only two votes among 18 Senate conferees. The proposed plan would raise price ceilings gradually to 1984 and extend ceilings to producing states, with a floating cap thereafter.
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Carter Seeks Farm Relief But Won’t Guarantee Profits
President Carter, amid a threatened farmer protest in Plains, says some states face crop disasters yet he has begun policy steps to give farmers a decent break. He cannot promise guaranteed profits, noting no president can solve all problems.
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