Ford Videotapes Testimony in Fromme Trial
President Ford taped his deposition in the Lynette Fromme case in Sacramento, a TV filmed session overseen by Judge Thomas MacBride. Defense may decide if the video is shown at trial, highlighting videotaped testimony’s evidentiary appeal for high-profile cases.
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Ford
Robert Hanna
New Jersey Bar Association
Lynette
Squeaky” Fromme
Sacramento
Calif
Thomas J. MacBride
John E. Virgo
Miss Fromme
State Capitol
Navy
California
MacBride
New York High School Sniper Dies in Jail Cell
Anthony Barbaro, 18, a standout student and rifle expert on trial for three sniper deaths, was found hanged in his jail cell in Little Valley New York, Saturday, discovered with a bedsheet.
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Little Valley
N.Y
Anthony Barbaro
Law
Barbaro
Charles Hill
Olean High School
Olean City
Youth Hits Building and Three Policemen Cars in Backyard
A Cedar Rapids youth, Brian Nissen, 19, is charged with drunk driving and four counts of hit and run after sideswiping a house near the police department and smashing three police car a bills behind the station. He also struck the Russ Carnes Insurance office and was jailed on $6,000 bond.
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Cedar Rapids
Brian Nissen
Third Avenue
Nissen
Russ Carnes Insurance Service
Third Street
Fourth Street
Robert Seely
Stan McClurg
Craig Uridil
Cedar Falls Farm Family Slaying Probes Two Suspects
Four members of the Mark family were found dead from gunshot wounds at their Cedar Falls home. Police questioned two men as suspects while sealing off the area for clues, with autopsies pending and no motive yet determined.
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Black Hawk County
Leslie Mark
Cedar Falls
Mark
Iowa
Les
Georgina Mark
Julie
Jeff
Wayne Mark
Wendall Christensen
Christensen
Marks
Miller Sues Schlitz Over Name of Low Calorie Beer
Miller Brewing sues Schlitz in federal court over the name Light for a low calorie beer. Miller claims infringement of its Lite trademark after Schlitz announced test marketing Light and plans expanded distribution if public acceptance rises.
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Miller Sues Schlitz
Milwaukee
Miller
Schlitz
U.S
Miller Brewing
Schlitz Brewing Co
James McCowen
Study Finds Decline in Linn County Political Patronage
A Gazette survey of about 800 county payroll workers shows patronage thinning as civil service and merit rules expand. Of 581 registered, 44 percent identify as Democrats, 23 percent as Republicans, 33 percent as independents. 200 paid staff are not registered. The courthouse still leans Democratic, but independents form a large share of the electorate.
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Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Equal Employment Opportunity
Battered polo balls reflect a hard hitting game
A reader note highlights battered polo balls as evidence of a tough game, with spectators focused and page references pointing to photos on page 10A and related features across the paper. The issue also teases election coverage and various sections.
Culver Pushes International Arms Control Talks
Sen John Culver urges an international conference of major arms producing nations to seek rational control of the global arms race. He plans a bipartisan letter to Secretary Kissinger and a Monday press conference to reveal the level of support from Senate and House members.
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House
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