Court Rules In Favor of Rail Law
The Supreme Court, in a 7 to 2 decision, overturned a Philadelphia panel and upheld aspects of the 1973 Regional Rail Reorganization Act enabling a final system plan for Northeast rail service. The ruling allows claims under the Tucker Act to address compensation, with dissenters arguing the transfer of railroad assets to Conrail amounts to a taking and that the act should not permit Court of Claims suits.
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Six Children Survive Week in Jungle After Plane Crash
In Peru near La Merced a single engine plane carrying students home for Christmas crashed in the eastern Amazon. One student died. Six children and a young pilot endured seven days of hunger wounds and leeches as they hacked through undergrowth to safety reaching Taracasin village and then a hospital in La Merced. The survivors praised the pilot for courage and for dumping gasoline to prevent a fire.
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Herta Zender
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Mardian Links Mitchell to Watergate Budget
In testimony at the Watergate cover up trial, former Assistant Attorney General Robert Mardian said John Mitchell acknowledged approving a $250,000 budget for a political intelligence plan tied to the Watergate break in. Mardian recalled Magruder naming Liddy and noting the sum, while Mitchell denied approving such funds.
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Watergate
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G.1
Gordon Liddy
Raven
Magruder
Richard Nixon
Cedar Rapids Man and Two Others Charged in Film Theft
Ed Wedelsted, 42, of Cedar Rapids and two St. Louis men were arrested early Monday in Cedar Falls on charges of conspiracy and receiving stolen property in a $100,000 theft of old-time movies from a Davenport man. Wedelsted’s bond was $100,000 and the St. Louis pair faced $130,000 bonds.
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Leone
Wedelsted
Gentry
Child’s Worry Turns to Acting Dreams in TV
A quirky note suggests a child named Ress may grow into television acting, hinting at budding curiosity about performance. The fragment hints at future potential in showbiz and media.
Clark seeks federal identity rule for foreign farm buyers
U.S. Senator Dick Clark proposed federal legislation to require identification of foreign investors buying farms in the United States, citing tax-avoidance schemes reported by The Gazette. He suggested tying land purchases to disclosure of investment purpose, and said state or federal steps could follow if needed.
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Thief Steals $20,000 Leaves Thank You Note
A thief robbed Killian's department store Saturday taking about $20,000 including $9,000 in checks and cash. He disabled the store's alarm system and left a note reading Thanks for the monetary Christ was present. Police are investigating.
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Boston Balks At More Busing Plan Rejected
Boston school committee votes to withhold a new integration plan prepared after a federal court order. The plan would have included busing about 35,000 students next September, amid ongoing disruptions from boycotts and violence since the current program began in September.
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Lowenstein questions Sirhan link to Kennedy murder
New York political figure Aaron Lowenstein doubts the evidence tying Sirhan Sirhan to the assassination of Robert Kennedy. He cites unanswered questions on bullets and autopsy, urges a reopened probe with independent experts, and notes the need to protect Teddy Kennedy's future. Paul Schrade supports the call amid longstanding wariness of authorities.
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Weisel
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Schrade
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Ile
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Talks by Consumers Producers Seek Oil Conference
Ford and Giscard d Estaing called Monday for a conference of consuming and producing nations to address rising oil prices. A compromise plan aims for a sequence of steps including conservation and new energy sources, with preparatory talks to set an agenda for a consumer producer meeting next spring or early summer.
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Page
Canadian Oil Cutoff Expected To Hit Midwest
Washington AP reports that Canada may halt oil exports after 1992, risking shortages of home heating oil in the upper Midwest and causing potential gasoline lines. Predictions place impacts on Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Michigan and nearby states with higher heating costs and shifted crude flows.
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