Anderson says Kleindienst unfit for attorney general over ITT ties
AP reporting shows Jack Anderson testifying before Senate investigators that Richard Kleindienst was central to ITT antitrust settlements, calling him unfit for attorney general. Anderson cites a memo and says the settlement was a sham while noting Mitchell and Dita Beard shaped the deal.
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Washington (Ap
Jack Anderson
Senate Investigators Today
Richard G. Kleindienst
Kleindienst
ITT
Anderson
Richard Kleindienst
Explosion in Belfast Kills Three in IRA Stronghold
A gelignite bomb exploded at a four room house in the Lower Falls Catholic enclave killing three and injuring four as IRA members were primed. The blast raises Northern Ireland deaths to 268 in 31 months of sectarian warfare. Protestants call for a four hour strike and power cut to protest violence.
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Lower Falls
Northern Ireland
William Hull
Loyalist Association of Workers
London
Hull
TWA Negotiates with Extortionists Over Bomb Plot
Trans World Airlines faces a bomb plot case with extortionists asking 2 million dollars. Police report an unsuccessful ransom drop, while security measures escalate after a Las Vegas cockpit bomb and a cockpit bomb defused at Kennedy airport.
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TWA
Las Vegas
Kennedy Airport
New York Daily News
Duke Prexy Enters Race for Democratic Nomination
Former Duke University president and 1960s North Carolina governor Terry Sanford announced his entry into the Democratic presidential race in Durham. He cited dissatisfaction with other candidates and his record as a reformer, including education initiatives for gifted children, the poor, and the arts, as his motivation.
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Associated Press
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Sanford
Bomb threat targets TWA jet with $2 million ransom demand
Investigators pursue theory extortionists planted the bomb on a TWA 707 after an anonymous call warned of a bomb on the Los Angeles bound aircraft. A trained dog found the device in a briefcase and police later uncovered two duffel bags and a ransom note demanding $2 million.
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Los Angeles
TWA
Babies Exposed to Tuberculosis In Cincinnati Hospital
Medical officials begin signing about 500 babies exposed to tuberculosis at General Hospital to clinics across Hamilton County for examinations. Exposures occurred in the maternity ward by a nurse's aide between December 14 and February 23. Examinations and treatment will be free.
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Cincinnati
General Hospital
Hamilton County
University of Cincinnati Medical College
Busing Battle Looms In Congress Over School Desegregation
The House approved 272 to 139 to direct its 20 conference committee members to uphold hard busing guidelines as talks with the Senate over a higher education bill push a clash. The Senate favors milder provisions and the dispute could prolong the debate as Nixon prepares to address busing. The amendments center on funding limits, court order responses, and federal agency powers in busing policy.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ohio Senate subcommittee weighs punitive action against mine closures
In Columbus an Ohio Senate subcommittee member said he would introduce legislation to let the governor appoint a receiver to operate or close a coal mine deemed to shut down under a bill. The move comes amid a heated legislative day with bills on lotteries fire rules and procedural streamlining.
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Columbus, Ohio
Senate
Ohio
David Holcomb
Dayton
Holcomb
Urban and Highway Affairs
Larry L. Armstrong
House
Charles Kurfess
Perrysburg
Onassis testifies of blackmail attempt by Galella Santa card
New York AP Jacqueline Onassis testified that photographer Ronald E. Galella tried to blackmail her in 1970 with a Christmas card showing Santa paying a man on his lap. A placard read The Payoff starring Aristotle Onassis as Santa and Ron Galella as the Paparazzo. She said the card’s message was clear blackmail and that Galella would keep hounding them until paid off.
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New York
Jacqueline Onassis
Ronald E. Galella
Aristotle Onassis
Santa
Ron Galella
Muskie McGovern debate NH pledged delegates tally
Senators Muskie and McGovern faced uncertainty over New Hampshire pledged delegates for the Democratic National Convention. Muskie led the delegate race 15 to 5 after the primary, with 8 percent of 1st District and 6 percent of 2nd District precincts still unreported.
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Manchester
N.H
Edmund S. Muskie
George McGovern
New Hampshire
Muskie
Maine
South Dakota
McGovern
Pessimistic View Reported in Kissinger Kidnap Plan
FBI informer Boyd F. Douglas Jr. says antiwar priest Philip Berrigan was pessimistic at first about an alleged plan to kidnap White House aide Henry Kissinger, fearing it could set a precedent for militants. The government’s chief witness denies Berrigan ever opposed kidnapping a political figure as a Vietnam war gesture.
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Harrisburg
FBI
Boyd F. Douglas Jr
Philip Berrigan
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Berrigan
Price Commission extends utility rate freeze to March 25
The Price Commission will announce new utility rate regulations next week. It extends the current rate freeze for 15 more days, delaying the end originally set for Friday to March 25.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
Commission
Kent State proposes student exchange with China
Kent State University President Glenn A. Olds says he is exploring a possible student exchange with the People’s Republic of China. He has written key contacts including the Council on Relations with Foreign Countries and has contacted President Nixon, hoping to learn how China teaches and what is taught.
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Duke University
Durham
Kent, Ohio
Kent State University
Glenn A. Olds
China
Council of Relations
Olds
Nixon
The
People’s Republic of
Irving Indictments Include Clifford Irving and Allies
A New York County grand jury indicted author Clifford Irving his wife Edith and researcher Richard Suskind on grand larceny conspiracy and forgery in the alleged Howard Hughes autobiography. A separate 25 count indictment charged Irving and Suskind with perjury in the second degree and conspiracy.
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NEW York
Clifford Irving
Edith
Richard Suskind
Irving
Howard Hughes
Suskind
Refunds On Toys May Be Required
FDA plans a lead paint limit for toys and furniture followed by a consumer refund rule for banned toys and household chemicals. The measures could require manufacturers to buy back painted toys now in homes, triggering potential lawsuits and retroactivity questions.
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Justice Department
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Beard
Denver
Mitchell
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Rohatyn
Erwin N. Griswold
Supreme Court
Griswold
High Court
McLaren
Canteen Corp
Grinnell
Londonderry
Trans World Airlines
Atlanta
Charles C. Tillinghast Jr
Duke Prexy
Charles Wyre
Ford Foundation
Duke
Wayne County Sheriff's Department
Orient Airlines
Detroit
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Rts Ee Ee
Irvings
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