Defense Denies Liddys Role in Watergate Bugging
Defense argues G Gordon Liddy headed an information gathering operation for the Nixon campaign but denied involvement in the Watergate break in and wiretapping. Prosecutor Earl Silbert labels Liddy the conspiracy leader and money man, citing witnesses on the alleged illegal turn of events.
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Washington
Nixon
G. Gordon Liddy
Democratic National
Watergate
Liddy
Peter Maroulis
Maroulis
Finance Committee
Republican Party
San Diego
Miami Beach
Miami
John J. Sirica
James W. McCord Jr
R. Gonzalez
McCord
Democratic National Committee
Hunt
George McGovern
Earl J. Silbert
Silbert
Minnesota Ends Nonpartisan Ballot Tradition With Party Labels
Minnesota legislators moved toward party labeled ballots for primaries and general elections after a 116 to 15 House vote. The measure would place party designations prominently on ballots and favor the DFL in 1974, while debates on Vietnam continued in both chambers without resolutions.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
House
Senate
DFL
U.S. Senate
Congress
Stanley Enebo
Enebo
Minneapolis
Arne Carlson
Dflers
Wendell Anderson
Allan Spear
Harpings on knowledge and boasting provokes readers
The columnist quips that the boastful claim to know it all bores those who seek insight, using a sharp aside about overconfidence in intellect. The remark frames a lighthearted critique of arrogance in discussion.
Late registration tags carry new $2.50 penalty
Vehicle owners are reminded that starting Thursday, Feb 1 a late penalty of $2.50 will be added to 1973 motor vehicle registration tags. After midnight, Marehi motorists without the new tags face arrest for outdated tags.
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Marehi
Food costs rise as market basket hits record
Government figures show the annual cost of a market basket of food up 5.0 percent to 1338 dollars, with last month adding 8 dollars and farm prices driving 59 dollars of the increase. Prime Minister Heath heads to Washington seeking peacemaking pressure. A Senate subcommittee opens hearings on a bill to let Congress override presidential impoundment of funds.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
London
Edward Heath
Nixon
Middle East
Heath
Israel
White House
Senate
Congress
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Judge rules 1971 property tax law unconstitutional
A Dakota County District Court judge struck down the 1971 fiscal disparities tax law as unconstitutional. Judge Bruenig said the scheme favored some communities, lacked uniformity, and did not define a proper taxing district in the seven county metropolitan area. Burnsville brought the action against the measure.
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Hastings, Minn
Dakota County District Court
Robert Bruenig
Twin Cities
Burnsville
Bruenig
Minnesota Supreme Court
Weather outlook shows light snow tonight and Wednesday
Fair today with increasing clouds and a slight chance of light snow tonight. Snow expected Wednesday with warmer conditions by then. Highs range 22 to 32 today and 30 to 38 Wednesday, lows 6 to 18 tonight. Precipitation chances 5 percent today and 10 percent tonight.
Four Die In Mobile Home Fire Near St. Cloud
Four people including a couple and their two young daughters died of smoke inhalation in a mobile home fire at Tomahawk Trailer Park south of St. Cloud off Minnesota 152. The victims were James Hauk 28 Geraldine 26 Christine 3 and Mary S. The fire was reported at 6 40 am and the bodies were found in a rear bedroom area. Officials suspect a defective furnace as the possible cause.
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ST. Cloud
Minn
James Hauk
Geraldine
Christine
Mary
Peter Lahr
Stearns County
St. Cloud Township
Man crushed under earth mover in Hagali Township
A 34 year-old Tenstrike man Leland Pete Johnson died Sunday when a Caterpillar earth mover toppled onto him while he was welding beneath the machine in Hagali Township near Tenstrike. The Pioneer obituary notes the incident on page 10.
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Leland
Pete'’ Johnson
Hagali
Teastrike
Pioneer
Lakeshore Ordinance To Be Aired At Beltrami Meeting
Beltrami County Planning advisory Commission will discuss a rough draft of the Lakeshore Management ordinance at 7:30 p.m. in the courthouse. County Zoning Administrator Bill Patnaude says changes will be reviewed ahead of submission to the Board of County Commissioners for approval by April 1.
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Beltrami County
Dead Marine Listed as POW Turns Up Alive in Prison
The Pentagon said Pfc. Ronald L. Ridgeway, long listed as missing and later identified as dead, is alive in a Communist prison camp. Ridgeway was captured near Khe Sanh on February 25, 1968, and his family was notified. The case highlights ongoing POW accounting as 1,269 Americans remain missing in Southeast Asia.
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Washington
Vietnam
Pentagon
Ronald L. Ridgeway
U.S
North Vietnam
Ridgeway
Khe Sanh
United States
Daniel James
Mildred A. Ridgeway
Fulton Street
Houston
Tex
James
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St. Louis
North
South Vietnam
Frederick Louis Elbert
Earl C. Weatherman
Southeast Asia
State Employees Union wins $45 million pay package
The State Employees Union announced a two year package with state negotiators totaling 45 million dollars. It includes average wage hikes of 6.2 percent in year one and 5.5 percent in year two, about 34.2 million for salary gains. The plan also tightens retirement rules dropping mandatory age from 70 to 65 by 1975 and cutting prison guards retirement to 55 by 1976 with legislative approval pending.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Wendell Anderson
Joe Robison
Robison
Kindergarten bill approved by Minnesota House Education Committee
The Minnesota House Education Committee unanimously backed a bill requiring all public school districts to provide kindergarten by fall 1975. Farley Bright noted 25 of 440 districts lack programs, mostly rural. Districts failing to act risk reduced state aid. bill moves to Appropriations as aid funds part of kindergarten costs. The Senate previously passed a mandatory bill in 1971, but it died in the House.
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Senate
Vietnam
Sen
C. R
Baldy
Hansen
Austin
House
Verne Long
Pipestone
Nixon
Dflers
Southeast Asia
Legislative Building Commission
ST. Paul, Minn
House Education Committee
Minnesota
Farley Bright
Appropriations Committee
Laporte School Bond Vote To Decide Today
Voters in Independent School District 306 will cast ballots on a $245000 bond issue to fund remodeling of electrical heating and plumbing systems and the addition of three new classrooms. Polls open 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the 1934 building section.
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Laporte
Richardson nomination confirmed in U.S. cabinet reshuffle
President Nixon's nominee Elliot L. Richardson was confirmed as secretary of Defense amid full military honors, following Melvin Laird's quiet exit from the Pentagon. The Senate backed Richardson by a large tally, while other cabinet posts including labor housing and urban development await confirmation.
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Washington
Elliot L. Richardson
James T. Lynn
Housing and Urban Development
Senate Finance Committee
Caspar W. Weinberger
Senate Labor Committee
Health, Education and Welfare
Richardson
HEW
James Abourezk
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Virgilio
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Mel Hansen
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Bemidji
University of Minnesota
Bemidji State College
BSC
LBC
A.C. Clark
Laboratory School
House Transportation Committee
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