Mintoff plans Malta shipyard and Cable and Wireless deal
Prime Minister Dom Mintoff announced an $80 million shipyard project for Malta, to be funded by Saudi Arabia, Libya, Dubai, and the UAE. He also disclosed plans to nationalize Cable and Wireless Ltd, with Malta set to pay about $720,000 in compensation. In London, Sir Charlie Chaplin and P. G. Wodehouse received New Year honors, despite prior British criticism of Chaplin’s wartime broadcasts.
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Dutch minister to visit China to discuss trade links
Dutch Foreign Minister Max van der Stoel leaves The Hague for China to discuss trade and the possibility of a regular air link between Amsterdam and Peking. KLM is interested in air service while the Netherlands aims to boost exports. Chinese exports to the Netherlands have doubled since 1970 to about $70 million a year, with Dutch exports at $27 million.
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Ali Foreman fight in Jamaica denied by manager
Herbert Muhammad denied a New York Daily News report that Muhammad Ali had signed to fight George Foreman in Jamaica in September for an $11 million purse. He said no negotiations or agreement exist and no money has been discussed.
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Jurors Tell How Watergate Verdicts Evolved During Deliberations
A jury member described initial sympathy for acquittal among the four convicted Watergate defendants and how, during hours of deliberation, many minds shifted. Tapes of the White House and the judge's admonition not to consider pardons shaped the final votes as jurors weighed Haldeman Ehrlichman Mitchell and Mardian.
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U.S
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Ehrlichman
Mitchell
Robert C. Mardian
Olean Sniper Faces Three Murder Counts
OLEAN NY. Anthony Barbaro 17 of Olean stands before Judge James Crowley as three counts of second degree murder are read. The Olean High senior, once a rifle team member with strong academics, did not plead and was remanded without bail. He was arrested Monday after a police action at the high school. A later hearing on the charges is planned.
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Anthony Barbaro
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LPG price hike shocks farmers amid rise in fuel cost
Agriculture Department Crop Reporting Board says a summer survey found farmers paid 79 percent more for liquid petroleum gas than in 1973. The average price rose to 20.2 cents per gallon from 16.4 cents, with about 1.5 million farms using the fuel. France faces questions over high wine prices in the Common Market.
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Douglas 'Serious' After Stroke Moves to ICU
Washington AP Justice William Douglas, dean of the Supreme Court, is hospitalized after an apparent stroke while vacationing in the Bahamas. The 76 year old is alert and resting in an intensive care unit at Waller Reed Army Hospital, undergoing evaluation with stable vital signs. He was stricken Tuesday evening in Nassau and flown back to Washington in an Air Force evacuation plane.
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Watergate defendants face varied prison terms and fines
Capsule summary lists five Watergate defendants with charges and potential sentences. Mitchell faces up to 25 years and $37 000 fine. Haldeman up to 25 years and $21 000. Ehrlichman up to 20 years and $35 000. Mardian up to 5 years and $10 000. Parkinson acquitted on two counts. Maximums cover conspiracy obstruction and related offenses. Also notes the five year maximum for each specific charge.
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Senate
Watergate Committee
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John D Ehrlichman
Robert C. Mardian
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Carey vows tighter state spending in New York inaugural
Gov. Hugh L. Carey, 55, pledges to tighten state spending and focus on the needs of the least among us as he takes office amid financial troubles and a recession. He promises cost cutting to avoid raising taxes on the poor, and to reorient education healthcare and criminal justice reforms. Mary Anne Krupsak sworn in alongside Carey to mark her historic role as the highest elected woman official in state government. Ford Britain raises prices 9 percent amid rising steel rubber and material costs following a staff cutback.
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