Bunker denies coercion report in Panama talks
Senate Intelligence Committee met in closed session amid allegations that Panamanian negotiators blackmailed U S officials after learning they were bugged by U S agents. State Department and White House officials rejected any coercion or threat and CBS News cited unnamed sources alleging eavesdropping and blackmail in the Panama Canal treaty talks.
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UPI
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Panama
State Department
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Committee
Bunker
CBS Morning News
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U.S
White House
Jody Powell
CIA
Lawyers ask reduced sentences for Haldeman and Mitchell
Attorneys for Watergate figure John Mitchell and Richard Nixon aide H R Haldeman ask Judge Sirica to cut their prison time. Haldeman seeks immediate release or shortening from eight years to three months served at Lompoc. Mitchell cites a degenerative hip condition and possible surgery at Maxwell AFB for no specific sentence reduction. Both were convicted on January 1, 1975 of perjury conspiracy and obstruction in the Nixon scandal.
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UPI
John Mitchell
H.R. Haldeman
John J. Sirica
Haldeman
Lompoc
Calif
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William Hundley
Beth H Mitchell
Maxwell Afb
Montgomery
Ala
Nixon
12 and 12 Club Inc plans education and rehab facility
The 12 and 12 Club Inc at Columbus announces purchase of building at 2722 14th Street to aid alcohol abuse counseling rooms meeting spaces and recreation. The club seeks capital for repairs and renovations opening club rooms to members and the public in late afternoons and evenings.
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Columbus
14Th Street
Banking service award to Peck 3.0
Peck chairman of the board of First National Bank Columbus received the first Service to Banking award from the East Central Nebraska Chapter of the Bankers' Administration Institute at the chapter monthly meeting in Columbus. Peck's career included stints at Armerican National Bank St Louis Dawson Nebraska Creighton bank Continental National Bank and Trust Co Columbus and leadership at First National Bank and Trust Co Columbus from 1943 onward. He also served as a state senator and held civic posts including supreme court nominating commission YMCA trustee and Ak-Sar-Ben ambassador plus Boy Scouts leadership earning multiple outstanding service awards.
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DeKalb
Armerican National Bank
St. Louis
Dawson, Neb
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Continental National Bank
First National Bank and Trust Co
Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission
M.E.L. Corporation
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Columbus Ymca
Industries Inc
Nebraska Weather Forecast With Fog and Rain Chance
Partly cloudy skies plus a chance of rain Saturday as a cold front moves south from North Dakota into western Nebraska. Dense eastern fog and drizzle reduced visibility, with early showers in the southeast. Turkey Creek neared flood stage but no flooding reported. highs ranged from 86 at Chadron to 70 at Beatrice.
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North Dakota
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Good news in mail for Platte County tax refunds
Platte County residents will receive refunds in the next days per County Treasurer Marietta Newman. Refunds cover motor vehicle, personal property, and real estate taxes from the 1973 state mandated vocational technical school levy, canceled by court. Total refundable amount reaches 106,659.51 dollars. checks may be undeliverable due to address changes.
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State of Nebra
Overpass Collapse Injures Six Children in Lansing
In Lansing a 15 foot high pedestrian overpass built to channel kids away from traffic was struck by a crane and collapsed, injuring at least six boys on their way to school. The injured range from kindergarten to sixth grade and were hospitalized with broken bones and other injuries. eyewitnesses say one child may have been blinded.
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Lansing
UPI
Leisuretime column moved to today’s Telegram pages 16 17
Leisuretime, usually in Columbus Telegram on Saturdays, appears today due to production. The feature has been advanced a day and will be found on pages 16 and 17 of today’s Telegram with the usual weekly contents.
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Telegramy
Local Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
Scotus Central Catholic student Floyd Kosch among area semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Kosch tested at St. Joseph Franciscan Seminary in Oakbrook Illinois before transferring to Beirth for spring. Other semifinalists include Paul Richardson and Michael Fraka of Columbus Senior High School.
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Floyd Kosch
Aldy Kosch
Kosch
St. Joseph Francscan Seminary
Oakbrook
Beitht
Paul Richardson
Maryin Richardson
Michael Fraka
Delbert Fraka
Columbus Senior High School
Florida court refuses stay of execution
The Florida Supreme Court declined to halt the scheduled execution of convicted murderer John Spenkelink. Attorneys will pursue relief in federal court or the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing the death penalty was unfairly imposed and that the jury was improperly impaneled. The case marks a rare post 1967 US execution following Gary Gilmore.
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Robert Shevin
Cocoa
Fla
Andrew Graham
Ilave
Graham
Leon County
Speakelink
United States
Gary Gilmore
Utah
Itwt
Opera star Maria Callas dies at 53 in Paris
Paris officials confirm famed soprano Maria Callas died at her Paris home from a heart attack at age 53. The report cites French national broadcasting company director Pierre Vozlinsky confirming the death.
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UPI
Maria Callas
French National Broadcasting Company
Pierre Vozlinsky
Callas
Vozlinsky
Lance Lance Testifies On Ethics Of Bank Overdrafts
Bert Lance told a Senate panel he felt it was ethical to overdraft his Georgia bank accounts despite a law limiting loans to bank executives. He said the Office of Management and Budget operated on schedule while denying wrongdoing, while Sen. Roth pressed about the overdrafts and possible evasion of the law. Eagleton defended Lance, noting reputational stakes, as Lance tied his actions to his Georgia governorship bid and state posts.
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