Lawyers plan defense as Nixon impeachment suit filed
In Augusta Portland attorney Paul Stewart sues to block impeachment of President Nixon, claiming civil liberties would be violated. Maine Rep. Kyros and Sen. Cohen comment on unusual suit, while House Speaker Albert is named in the Portland federal case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
UPI
Peter Kyros
William Cohen
House
Carl Albert
Portland
Paul K. Stewart
The
New York Times Co
Richard M. Nixon
Stewart
Nixon
Cohen
U.S. District Court
Bangor Republican
Albert
Congressional Record
U.S
Peter Mills
Kyros
Mills
Rep
New York Times
Times
Richard Nixon
Angus Ferguson
Maine Civil Liberties Union
MCLU
Court ruling on searches divides opinions across officials and critics
Washington officials praise a Supreme Court decision broadening police searches after an arrest, while civil libertarians warn of reduced Fourth Amendment protections. The 6 3 ruling upheld convictions from drug cases found during searches of arrestees for license violations, sparking debate over warrants and legality. In a separate Wisconsin case, Elroy Hirsch sues Johnson Wax for using his "Crazylegs" nickname on a shaving cream, seeking 1.1 million dollars for embarrassment and indignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
William H. Rehnquist
Rehnquist
Madison
Wis
Elroy
Crazylegs
Hirsch
Los Angeles Rams
Johnson Wax Co
University of Wisconsin
Rockefeller resigns as New York governor to lead commissions
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller says he will step down after four terms to devote himself to the Commission on Critical Choices for Americans and the Commission on Water Quality. Observers call the move a step toward a 1976 Republican presidential bid. He will resign next Tuesday and pass the governorship to Malcolm Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N.Y
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Commission On
Didate
Rockefeller
New York
State Capitol
Malcolm Wilson
Commission On Water Quality
Senate votes to create giant new railroad system
The Senate backed a plan to build a vast freight oriented railroad network from pieces of seven bankrupt lines across 17 states plus the District of Columbia. A House-Senate conference will craft a compromise with federal funding and loan guarantees totaling billions, while a two year moratorium on further abandonments could pause changes if communities oppose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
UPI
East
Midwest
House
Congress
House-Senate
Senate Ap
Transportation Department
Amtrak
Tions
Government National Railway Association
Ginnie Rae
United Rail Corporation
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
District of Columbia
Penn Central
Lehigh Valley
Erie-Lackawanna
Reading
Jersey Central
Boston & Maine
Ann Arbor
Six crewmen killed in Kitty Hawk fire at sea
A Navy report says six sailors died and 38 were injured when a fire broke out in the main machinery room aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk about 700 miles east of the Philippines during a Vietnam voyage. The ship returned to Subic Bay after the blaze. four injured suffered minor burns and 34 minor smoke inhalations. Names withheld pending family notifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
UPS
Navy
Philippines
Vietnam
Pacific Fleet
Honolulu
Subic Bay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ferguson
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan, Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Rocky
Jacob K. Javits
James B. Buckley
R-N.y
Javits
George Bush
National Republican Party
Peter J. Brennan
Labor Department
New York Building Trades Union
Vogue and
Vani Hotel
Putnam Bidg
Colonial Shopping
Bennington
Williamstown
Mass
Kitty Hawk
HARTE
Main Street
Burt Reynolds
Shamus
Charles Bronson
Manchester
Twin Cinemas
Gene Hackman
al Pacino
Robert Redford
Siddhartha
Bennington Banner
Main St
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
AS Pacino
Scarecrow
Redford
India
T.V
Better T.V. Inc
Nnington
Bronson
Dino DE Laurentiis
Lino Ventura
Terrence Young
Columbia Pictures
Robert M. Weitman
Productio
Dyan Cannon
Ius
SHAM
Vlachi
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!