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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1974
Page
4
A welding torch sparked grain dust in the Jauriourg Milling Co. building causing a blast that ripped the west wall, launching bodies into the street. Fourteen injured, five critically, as firefighters fought the blaze for hours and trucks outside were damaged.
The Minidoka County sheriff said the official search for a 14 year old Pocatello youth lost in southeast Idaho desert for more than a week was called off on Tuesday night. No trace of elf Hougse has been found since he disappeared on June 10 during a survival training course. The missing child’s sister Clyde Hodgson criticized the Department of Environmental and Community Services for how the full story has been handled. DECS regional administrator Jerry Harris said staff involved in the training will be interviewed along with other participants.
A federal jury found 21 year old Lewis P. Will not guilty of threatening President Nixon. Will, in handcuffs, faced possible military charges over a separate claim he threatened a company commander. His attorney said charges status was unclear.
Evelyn Bortes 34 Spokane faces first degree murder charges in the 1958 death of Antoinette Klobucher, daughter of local attorney John M. Klobucher. Bortes, held at Eastern State Hospital for 15 years after being deemed mentally incompetent, is now deemed fit to stand trial.
Officials report slight damage to the portrait of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in the Georgia state capitol. Indentation and two small marks on the canvas will be repaired in a matter of days. Police suspect a small child may have defaced the portrait.
Expo crowds fall short of early projections as June totals reach 520,241 through the month with an average of 30,608 daily. Officials say daily attendance would need about 20,000 more visitors to meet the original forecast, despite June 30 openings and steady overall turnout since May 4.
Bodies believed to be two American Marines killed in the Tarawa battle of World War II were exhumed on Betio Island in the Gilbert group. A public works crew unearthed the remains near an amphibious tractor wreckage, with a Marine spokesman confirming the find.
A car driven by 46 year old Tana Rappaport struck a fence in a schoolyard in Hecke Point Island New York injuring 17 children and killing one boy. The fatality occurred seven hours later at Mather Nenarial Hospital. two other injured were listed in critical condition.
No federal official impeached by Congress has ever been criminally prosecuted for his offense after returning to private life, although such prosecutions are permitted if law has been violated.
Connecticut reports first downwind liver cancer cases linked to vinyl chloride plants and its processed forms in consumer products. Officials caution widespread exposure risks for households, with recalls of sprays and cleaners and EPA urging steps to reduce neighborhood exposure.
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield criticizes leaks and delays in the House Judiciary Committee impeachment inquiry. White House spokesman Red Clawson says leaks damage Nixon and urges an end to disclosures from memos tied to McGovern campaign workers.
Senate Watergate committee staff urge creation of a nonpartisan election spending watchdog to enforce campaign finance laws. Report cites broad abuses in 1972 Nixon campaign, notes 10 people and 4 corporations pleaded guilty, and recommends strict limits including $3000 per individual candidate and $100 cash.
The Washington Post published a memo in which presidential speechwriter Buchanan urged a major public attack on the Brookings Institution and discussed discrediting The New York Times and Parade magazine and its editor Lloyd Shearer for antiwar views. The memo shows efforts to defame Daniel Elsberg and involved Ehrlichman advising restraint.
Senate Judiciary Committee questioned Assistant Attorney General Henry Petersen about supervision of the Watergate investigation. Richard Kreindienst testified Petersen and Earl Silbert led the prosecution team, with focus on why original indictments from 1972 did not involve higher officials. Magruder and Dean later prompted further disclosures.
House Judiciary members say a June 1973 Nixon tape may prove he knew of White House involvement in the cover up before March 21 1973. They cite remarks about possible involvement and discuss the firing of Archibald Cox as a potential obstruction case, with mixed views on an early admission.
Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski defended the penalties amid criticism that several defendants received light sentences after pleading to Watergate related offenses. He rejected claims that prosecutors were lenient and said many pleas involved bargaining with prosecutors.
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