Pentagon Papers Case Dropped and Plans to Sue Nixon
Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo, freed after government misconduct led to the dismissal of charges, vow to sue President Nixon and others implicated. Judge Matt Byrne Jr. criticized the government for Watergate and White House misconduct, noting the case could not be fairly resolved by a jury. Jurors said they would have acquitted, as revelations tied to CIA and FBI involvement emerged.
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Los Angeles
Daniel Ellsberg
Anthony Russo
Nixon
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Russo
U.S
Matt Byrne Jr
White House
Rand Corp
Pentagon
Vietnam
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Watergate
Phyllis Ortman
FBI
Central Intelligence Agency
E. Howard Hunt
Watergate Grand Jury
CIA
Candidates Set For Primary Stretch Drive
Four candidates contest nominations for a major Tuesday primary in Corry. For the Democrats Mary Ann Kibler faces Bernard Riehart for mayor while Barbara Mack contends with incumbent Edward Zarger on the Republican side. Cross filing appears in school board races where Helmintoller, Joy and Lansberry run on both tickets. Incumbents lead in several seats and a full GOP slate targets judge and inspector posts in elections shaping local government.
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Corry
Mary Ann Kibler
Bernard Riehart
Barbara Mack
Edward Zarger
Pennsylvania
William H. Helmintoller
Robert C. Joy
Roger A. Lansberry
James H. Bennett
Helmintoller
Journal Editor Wins State Award for Public Service Crusade
William S. Eaton, The Journal's managing editor, will receive a second place Keystone Award in the campaign or crusade on public service category for exposing the pothole mess in the Corry area. The 1973 PNPA honors mark Eaton's eighth and The Journal's 14th in the competition. Eaton quipped he might get a gold plated pothole.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Eaton
Shock Of Husband's Death Kills Woman
BELMONT California Mrs Ruby Smith aged 58 died after discovering her husband dead of a heart attack at their home The shock allegedly caused her death and when she called Kaiser Hospital in Redwood City the line went silent Police and ambulance crews found her beside her husband The couple had been married 40 years and died within hours of each other
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Belmont
Calif
Ruby Smith
Kaiser Hospital
Redwood City
Smith
Nixon Aide Hampered Gray Watergate Probe
Washington AP report outlines L Patrick Gray III saying he was troubled by White House aides influence on the FBI probe after the Watergate arrests. Accounts vary on whether Ehrlichman intervened to cancel a key meeting with CIA officials and how Gray relayed concerns to Nixon and Clark MacGregor in late June and early July 1972.
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L. Patrick Gray III
Nixon
White House
FBI
Gray
Senate
John D. Ehrlichman
Central Intelligence Agency
the Nation
Democratic
Camp David
Ehrlichman
CIA
Clark MacGregor
Committee For
The
Chicago Tribune
Fire kills four of five Prentz children in Montgomery home
A pre-dawn blaze gutted the two story frame house of the Donald Prentz family in Montgomery Pennsylvania. Fire officials reported four children perished, trapped in an upstairs bedroom as flames swept the home shortly before 5 a.m.
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Donald Prentz
Thein
Montgomery
Abuse In Sports Revealed Drug Probe Quiet For Kids Sake
Washington sources say congressional probers could hold wide hearings on widespread athlete drug use. But leaders fear publicizing lurid details could tempt youths to imitate heroes and push intensified self regulation by pro sports officials. The probe found amphetamines and anabolic steroids used across sports with few exceptions.
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Congressional
America
Harley O. Staggers
Younsters
Staggers
House Commerce Committee
Subcommittee
Chargers coach urged drug use and handed out pills
San Diego Union quotes from former Chargers players reveal in 1969 drugs were widely used on the team and Coach Sid Gillman encouraged and supervised some drug distribution. The statements come from depositions in a lawsuit by ex tackle Houston Ridge, settled for 295000, alleging improper drug administration caused a career ending hip injury.
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San Diego Chargers
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San Diego Union
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