Patriarca Freed After Six Years In Prison
Raymond L. S. Patriarca, a reputed New England crime boss, was released from custody in predawn darkness after serving four years of a 10 year murder conspiracy term. He must report weekly to a parole officer and avoid liquor and known criminals while resuming his cigarette vending business on Providence’s Federal Hill.
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State lotteries face 2 per cent tax and uncertain collection
Washington sources say Congress unintentionally imposed a 2 per cent excise tax on state lottery gross receipts and a $500 gambling stamp for each ticket seller. Enactment could tax all 13 lottery states but enforcement and exemptions remain unsettled as Treasury shifts enforcement to ATF and pledges careful action.
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Weicker to stay Republican despite Nixon critique
Senator Lowell P. Weicker of Connecticut announced after three months of consideration that he will remain in the Republican Party with the option to run as an independent in 1976 if denied renomination. He cited polling and party support as reasons to stay, while noting a potential independent appeal. He urged broadening the GOP base to include city residents, workers, minorities, and youth. Connecticut GOP leaders welcomed the decision, hoping it will help pivot state politics.
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Nixon's Birthday Echoes On Watergate Fallout
Rabbi Baruch Korff says Nixon, weak but recovering, is glad John Dean and aides were released. Ford phoned birthday wishes as Korff notes Nixon’s leg pain and phlebitis while he remains on limited activity. Korff calls Nixon emasculated and highlights funds for legal bills and a planned memoir.
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Grasso Tightens Connecticut Budget Amid Inflation Pressures
Gov. Ella Grasso pledges tougher decisions to close a 58 million deficit with a 172.5 million next year, ordering agency trims of 1.07 billion in requests. She shuns a state plane purchased last year and uses the governor’s stationery sparingly, opting for a personal car and staying in Windsor Locks rather than the Hartford mansion.
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Saboteurs Knock Saigon Power Plant Offline
Explosions at a Saigon power station cut lights for over two hours with officials saying Communists likely responsible. Repairs were underway as authorities reported restoration at dawn. The plant along Bien Hoa Highway was built with U.S. aid in 1967 and expanded to serve four million residents. Civil servants students and workers protested city hall over the Phuoc Long provincial takeover, while the campaign against Tay Ninh intensified with shelling and ground attacks across the region.
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