Special prosecutor Leon Jaworski dies at 77 in Texas
Leon Jaworski, the Texas lawyer who led Watergate inquiry and helped force Nixon to resign, died at his Circle J Ranch in Wimberly after a heart attack while cutting wood. He was 77, living between Houston and the Hill Country, where he wrote books and practiced law.
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Wimberly
Texas
Leon Jaworski
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Jaworski
Circle J Ranch
Ellen Henderson
Hays County Sheriff's Department
San Marcos
Pennington
Justice of the Peace
Sonny
Gold
Clayton
Houston
U.S. Supreme Court
White House
Extortion suspect Whitford admits acting alone in plot
James R. Whitford, a 35 year old Delhi man, plans to plead guilty to two counts of an extortion indictment over an $800000 food poisoning threat to grocers. He signed a plea document in Cedar Rapids as FBI said other suspects were eliminated. His wife Donna Mae may participate in a noncharge probation program.
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James R. Whitford
the Gazette
Whitford
Delhi
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Donna Mae
Ryan
FBI
Jim Whalen
Lowell Forte
Cuba Expands Troop Presence in Angola
CIA estimates Cuba has about 30,000 troops in Angola, up from 20,000, as 10,000 more troops were reportedly sent in recent months. The move follows renewed South African attacks and comes amid talks between Angolan and South African officials. The United States and Britain protested a Lesotho raid amid efforts to resolve regional tensions.
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Washington
Cuba
Angola
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
United States
Great Britain
Kingdom of
Lesotho
South Africa
State Department
NATO
Cyanide Tied to Anacin 3 Illness Sparks Pulls
In San Jose four Anacin 3 Maximum Strength capsules given by a husband contain cyanide. Sue Bowen, 30, remained critical after collapsing with symptoms mistaken for a stroke. Chains pulled the product as police treat the case as top priority and monitor for a Tylenol-style pattern.
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San Jose
Calif
Sue Bowen
Joseph McNamara
McNamara
Chicago
Blue Cross plan seen as step but not cost cure
Washington consultant Larry Lewin told the Health Policy Corporation of Iowa that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa’s new hospital payment method is a start but needs features to curb over use. He suggested second opinions for surgery and better data on physician practice patterns to prevent cost escalation.
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Des Moines
Larry Lewin
Washington D.C
Blue Cross
Blue Shield of
Iowa
Lewin
Health Policy Corporation of Iowa
Iowa Insurance
Bruce Foudree
Foudree
HPCI
Insurance Commissioner
Unclear bus accident report yields odd remark
A bus driver, preparing an accident report, faced the query of passenger disposition and wrote an unintelligible phrase. The note reflects a garbled transcription or misreading, with no further context or names provided.
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