Russians Sell Gold Abroad In 1973 For 800 Million
London bullion house Samuel Montagu and Co reports Soviet sales of about 280 tons of gold in 1973, the highest since 1965, with most proceeds flowing to the United States. In Venezuela Pat Nixon wraps up a three day visit at Perez inauguration and invites Perez to Washington for a state visit.
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London
United States
Samuel Montagu and Co
Caracas
Venezuela
Pat Nixon
Carlos Andres Perez
Washington
Brazil
Ernesto Geisel
Nixon
Perez
Senate OKs bill to restore death penalty on certain crimes
The Senate approved 54 to 33 a federal bill to reinstate the death penalty under specific situations including treason espionage murder and airline hijacking with murder. A mandatory sentence would follow after a trial if aggravating factors exist and no mitigating factors are found.
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Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Eight apply for Allegheny County district attorney post
Eight men filed applications to become Allegheny County district attorney after the death of Robert W. Duggan. County Common Pleas Court judges will accept applications until March 25 and then appoint a successor.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Robert W. Duggan
County Common Pleas Court
Rizzo Defies Press Over Police Corruption Report
In Philadelphia the mayor and the press clash over a state report alleging police corruption. The Philadelphia Inquirer sues to obtain the officers’ names by badge or payroll number, while Mayor Frank Rizzo walks out when asked for details at a midweek briefing.
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Philadelphia
Frank Rizzo
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Rizzo
Lower Pa. Taxes Begin On May 1
Harrisburg AP Pennsylvanians will pay lower state taxes starting May 1 under a tax relief package signed by Gov Shapp. The 2.3 percent income tax drops to 2 percent retroactive to Jan 1 with 1.85 percent withholding through May 1. Wage earners gain about 45 cents per $100 earned. by Jan 1 the rate returns to 2 percent with a 40 cent gain. Corporate net income tax falls from 11 to 9.5 percent. The plan also exempts about a million low income people and military personnel abroad, and may aid elderly pensioners. Shapp warned of potential economic downturn next year.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Pa Dems Avoid Endorsements
The Democratic State Committee will not endorse any statewide candidates before the May 21 primary. A voice vote by the Nomination Recommendation Committee left county groups free to decide their own strategy, aiming to ease a Senate nomination contest among four Democrats. Milestones include Shapp backing and plans for possible open primary opposition.
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Harrisburg
Democratic State Committee
U.S. Senate
Shapp
Milt. Shapp
Ernie Kline
Milton Berkes
Bucks County
Senate
Berkes
Martin P. Mullen
Philadelphia
Herbert Denenberg
Pittsburgh
Peter Flaherty
Frank Mesaros
James M. Quigley
Pennsylvania
John Logue
Villanova University
Ehrlichman Stands Alone in California Case
John Ehrlichman remains the sole defendant in the California portion of the Ellsberg break in case. He faces a perjury trial next month after burglary and conspiracy charges were dismissed in favor of federal prosecution. The ruling follows prosecutor Trott’s assertion that the perjury charge concerns a separate grand jury integrity issue. Ehrlichman, Liddy and others were indicted in Washington on federal civil rights conspiracy and related counts.
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Los Angeles
John D. Ehrlichman
California
Ellsberg
Superior Court
Gordon Ringer
Ehrlichman
Beverly Hills
Daniel Elisberg
Lewis Fielding
Stephen Trott
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Trott
G. Gordon Liddy
David R. Young Jr
Liddy
Washington
Fielding
FBI
Grand Jury
Streaking across borders and campuses shocks crowds
A global streaking craze spreads from Hagerstown to Santiago as students pledge funds for dare. In Chile a youth runs naked across Providencia Avenue while Idaho police fire warning shots. In New Haven Yale Law Library, masked streakers shower students with play money as a campus prank.
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Chile
Idaho
Wally Mitchell
Main Street
Mitchell
New Haven
Conn
Yale Law School
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