Basques' Death Sentences Commuted in Spain
General Franco commuted six Basque death sentences to prison terms, sparking street celebrations in northern Spain and drawing praise from Pope Paul VI, Archbishop of Canterbury, and U.S. officials. Nine others received prison terms. Oldest defendant was 37. clemency aimed to ease a political crisis ahead of a cabinet shakeup.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Spain
Paul VI
Canterbury
Franco
Burgos
Ranco
Maria Lopez
Vatican
Michael Ramsey
Washington
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
U.S
Be ff ith Beckwith and Madison deaths noted in Corry area notices
Obituaries report the death of Lawrence H Bud Madison age 50 of Olean after a Tuesday morning passing at Olean General Hospital. He leaves wife Theresa three sons and a daughter with a sister and a stepfather among survivors. Funeral arrangements are set at Spink Funeral Home with prayers Saturday and a late mass at St John Catholic Church in Olean.
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Rasselli
Beckwith
B.D
Waterford
Hamot Hospital
West Stockbridge
Mass
Pittsfield
Corry
Beckwith Texaco
Waterford Presbyterian Church
Waterford Lodge
IOOF
Waterford Lions Club
Edith Rydholm
Carl
Ethyl) Iverson
Erie
Elbert
Ruth) Arnold
Florence
Urban
Helen) Fox
West Lake
Ohio
Richard
Lucille) Giles
Rockport
Russell C. Beckwith
Allen Park
Mich
Edward
Joanne) Burkhart
Martha Beckwith
Robert
Great Barrington
Walter
Beckett
Earl
Garden City
Florence Shannon
Lawrence H
Bud) Madison
Madison
Olean
Olean General Hospital
Corry Area
Area Vox Cop
Theresa
Spec
Terrance Madison
Germany
Michael
Lawrence
Cheryl
A.C
Dorothy) Deimel
Pompano Beach
Fla
John Bigelow
Franklinville
N.Y
Howard
Minnie Madison Bigelow
Jack
Spink
St. John Catholic Church
Mt. Prospect Cemetery
Power firm uses targets to deter hunters in Nebraska
In Columbus, the Nebraska Public Power District distributes paper targets bearing a crew silhouette to discourage shooting at glass insulators on utility poles. The measure aims to save about $20,000 yearly by reducing insulator damage. head or heart hits score 10 points, other hits 5.
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Columbus
Neb
Nebraska
State Camp Data Reveals 5386 Family Campsites in 43 Parks
Secretary Maurice K. Goddard reports 5386 family campsites across 43 state parks with daily rates of 1.75 dollars for modern facilities and 1.25 for primitive sites. In 1970 camper nights totaled 1,242,583. The department also runs a youth group tenting program in 16 parks with primitive sites and five cents per camper night, minimum one dollar.
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Hop. Forest Hopkins
Secretary of Forests and Waters
Maurice K. Goddard
Pennsylvania
Goddard
State Park
Boy Scouts
Plan for federal election ballots via post offices
An Allegheny County official urged the federal government to run a separate federal ballot system. He proposed printing ballots at the federal level and distributing through post offices to serve voters in federal elections only. Critics warned of administrative chaos and reduced youth participation.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
U.S. Supreme Court
Leonard Staisey
Staisey
Pennsylvania
Congress Nears End as SST and Social Security Loom
Washington AP report on a waning 1970s Congress facing final days before adjournment. House Senate negotiators seek resolution on SST subsidies while a cross Capitol fight rages over expanding Social Security benefits. Mansfield and Scott discuss odds of quitting. Nixon pocket veto risk looms.
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Washington
Congress
Senate House
Nixon faces court challenge over pocket veto on medical bill
President Nixon may face a court ruling over his pocket veto of the Family Practice of Medicine Act after Congress recessed for Christmas. Supporters urge Congress to ignore the veto and sue if needed, while others call for a constitutional test or amendment. The bill would have funded $225 million over three years to train general practitioners.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
House
Senate
SRE
Edward M. Kennedy
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Kennedy
Yarborough
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
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Robert Corbett
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Mansfield
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Capitol
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McGovern
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