Conflicting accounts in Connally bribery trial
The Connally bribery trial hinges on whether he or longtime associate Jake Jacobsen is truthful. Prosecutors allege Connally took $10,000 for backing dairy price supports. Williams claims Jacobsen embezzled funds and Connally received nothing. A key witness will be Don Paarlberg with a taped Nixon conversation to be played.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
John Connally Jr
Texas
Jake Jacobsen
Watergate
Jon A. Sale
Connally
Jacobsen
Edward Bennett Williams
Jacobsen Kent
Richard Nixon
Agriculture Department
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
Sale
Williams
AMPI
Bob A. Lilly
Jake
Bombs explode at New York banks and insurers
Four blasts hit midtown offices housing banks and insurance firms in a 35 minute span in New York. Police said damage was limited and injuries were minor with one passerby hospitalized. A caller claimed FALN responsibility, saying bombs targeted Yankee imperialism and Puerto Rico independence efforts.
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New York
UPI
Associated Press
FALN
The
88Th St
Lexington Ave
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
New York Life Insurance Co
Bankers Trust Co
Bank
Puerto Rico
Commando
Central Faln
Fraunces Tavern
School boys bad boys in England
London based report cites headmaster George Kavanagh of Anfield Boy's Junior School in Liverpool. He warns violence in British schools has spread to six year olds mugging peers and extorting pocket money in gangs influenced by lax parental discipline. He notes three recent cases among 6 and 7-year-olds and suggests parental talks or corporal punishment in extreme cases.
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London
UPI
George Kavanagh
National Association of Schoolmasters
Kavanagh
Anfield
Liverpool
Eleven killed on Easter laid to rest in Ohio church
In Hamilton and Fairfield Ohio eleven members of the Ruppert family were shot and killed during an Easter gathering. Their funeral Mass will be held tonight at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church with graveside services Friday. Surviving relative James Ruppert, 40, faces 11 counts of aggravated murder and remains jailed on 200000 bond as a Butler County grand jury is convened to consider indictments based on the guns found at the home. The victims ranged from 3 to 65 years old.
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Hamilton
Ohio
UPI
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
Fairfield
Butler County
Grand Jury
James A. Ruppert
John Holcomb
Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
London
New Hampshire weighs beer and tobacco taxes to fund lost commuter funds
Governor Meldrim Thomson rejects new income or general sales tax and outlines a plan to raise revenue by increasing beer and tobacco taxes, doubling corporate franchise fees, and tightening business profits tax loopholes. He vows no new taxes and seeks a $12 million two year surplus while fighting neighbor states for $13.7 million from the prior commuter tax.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
Meldrim Thomson
New Hampshire
U.S. Supreme Court
Thomson
High Court
Maine
Massachusetts
Vermont
Supreme Court
Ford
House Appropriations Committee
Four-footed weatherman Brimmer loses in final round
Huntsville Texas four year old cow Brimmer led most of a weather predicting contest with the National Weather Service before the final round. Owner John McAdams says a rematch is planned, noting he shook them up and that older generations trust livestock forecasts sometimes outperforming machinery.
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Huntsville
Tex
UPI
Brimmer
National Weather Service
John McAdams
McAdams
NWS
Texas
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John B. Connally Jr
U.S. District Court
Hit Bank and Insurance Offices
N.Y.C
Harold E
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Ernest H. Javery
South Street
Alan H. Page
Bennington, Vermont
Gibnsy Gunztal
Main St
Bennington
Main Street
Wd Bookshop
Bennington, Vt
England
Garrett Boone
Ruppert
Charity Ruppert
Leonard Ruppert
Alma Ruppert
Leonard Jr
Carol
Michael
Tomi
Dave
Theresa
Ann
John
Arthur Drake
R Lancaster
Boston
Bennington Banner Telephone
Bennington Banner
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
U.S
Walker's
Rain’n Shine
Triple ‘‘S
Grand Union Empire
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Cy Bluto
Appliance Center Inc
Salesbooks
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