Connally fate in hands of five five jury in bribery trial
The jury will decide whether former Treasury secretary John Connally accepted $10,000 in payoffs from milk lobbyist Jake Jacobsen in 1971. If convicted, he could face up to four years in prison and a $20,000 fine. The trial featured emotional pleas from defense lawyer Edward Bennett Williams and vigorous rebuttals from prosecutor Frank M. Tuerkheimer amid questions over Jacobsen credibility.
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Treasury
Jake Jacobsen
Connally
Edward Bennett Williams
Jacobsen
Williams
Lyndon B. Johnson
Billy Graham
Frank M. Tuerkheimer
France
Tuerkheimer
Mental health coverage expands for Blue Cross plan
New Hampshire Vermont Blue Cross seeks approval to include outpatient and inpatient mental health services at no premium increase. Board-backed proposal spans psychiatric facilities and clinics, based on four years of study and aided by recent rate relief.
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Concord
N.H
Blue Cross
Fifield
Wyman Seeks New Hampshire Senate Seat Ties Ford Visit
Louis Wyman and GOP allies press a rapid campaign to win New Hampshire’s disputed junior Senate seat two days before President Ford’s arrival. A Thomson aide denied linkage to Ford, while state leaders move to sue the Senate over the election delay and push for a special election between Wyman Durkin and Chimento. Durkin faces charges of big labor money while he calls the claims irrational.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
Ford
Senate
Louis Wyman
New Hampshire
Meldrim Thomson
U.S. Senate
Thomson
Executive Council
Robert Monier
R-Goffstown
Wyman
John Durkin
C. Carmen Chimento
Washington
Durkin
Monier
Joseph Zellner
GOP
SEC accuses Northrop of secret fund in lawsuit
The SEC filed suit accusing Northrop Corporation of maintaining a 30 million dollar secret fund for political and other purposes, some illegal. Northrop agreed to settlement. funds allegedly existed 1971 to 1973, with earlier 1961 activity cited. Board Chairman Thomas V. Jones and ex-vice president James Allen named as defendants.
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N.Y. Times
Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Northrop Corporation
Northrop
Boeing Company
Thomas V. Jones
James Allen
United States District Court
SEC
Los Angeles
Jones
Allen
California
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
United States
Bennington Banner Classified Advertising Rates
The Bennington Banner lists daily publication excluding Sundays and holidays. Advertising contact numbers, delivery options, and subscription rates are provided for Vermont and nationwide, including 3 months and 1 year plans with respective pricing.
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Bennington Banner Telphone
Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
Vermont
U.S
Cease-fire in Beirut brings temporary quiet
In Beirut a fragile cease-fire ended four days of fighting between Palestinians and right wing Phalangists. Casualties reached about 132 dead and 250 wounded. Normal life slowly returned as banks and shops opened while security forces promised strict enforcement.
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Beirut
UPI
Tal Zaater
Dhiyeh
Rashid Solh
Power shift as Shelepin sidelined from Soviet Politburo
Moscow reports Alexander Shelepin, once a rising star and head of the KGB ties, has been ousted from the Politburo by the Communist Central Committee. Brezhnev gains clear influence as the party moves toward the 25th Congress with retirement rumors swirling.
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Moscow
UPI
Alexander N. Shelepin
Kremlin
Shelepin
Communist Party Central Committee
KGB
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Politburo
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Central Committee
Communist Party
Young Communist League
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Udall Leads in New Hampshire Primary Poll
The New Hampshire Times reports a poll of 1,300 readers and man-on-the-street interviews showing Morris Udall leading all announced candidates with 24.8 percent among those expressing a preference. Ford, Harris, Carter follow. unannounced Kennedy leads uncommitted rivals. Primary set March 2, 1976. Voter affiliations: 28% Democrats, 32% Republicans, 40% independents. cross-party support observed.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
Arizona
Morris Udall
New Hampshire
The
New Hampshire Times
Udall
Ford
Oklahoma
Fred Harris
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Eugene McCarthy
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Texas
Harris
Carter
White House
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George L. Hart Jr
Guru
India
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Guru Maharaj Ji
Divine Light Mission
Joe Anctil
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Hung Loc
Saigon
Providence, R.I
Ambrose L. Campbell
Pawtucket
Rhode Island
Delicatessen
Howe
Y Food
Madkour
Phalangists
Lebanon
Israel
Sen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Elliot Richardson
George McGovern
Dl.d
Ronald Reagan
Lewice & Values
Tos
Rees Appliance Center Inc
By Bluto
Coscob
Fashion
Drysdale
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