Vermont senator clears sheriff amid first impeachment
Washington county sheriff in Montpelier Vermont Mayo was acquitted by the Vermont Senate on maladministration charges. Mayo said he wants to return to work and forget the historic case. Rep. Helstoski, indicted in Newark on bribe charges, said the accusations are untrue and he will be vindicated.
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Malcolm Mayo
Washington County
Montpelier
Vermont Senate
Mayo
Vermont
Henry Melstoski
Newark
N.J
Helstoski
New Jersey
Ford seeks council to negotiate busing
President Ford explores a national council to mediate desegregation disputes and curb court-ordered busing. The plan, drafted by the Justice Department, would limit federal judges’ powers and push for voluntary desegregation with possible court remedies including busing. Ford to brief civil rights and congressional leaders on details.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
National Council
White House
Ron Nelsen
Nessen
Atty
Edward H. Levi
Justice Department
David Mathews
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Labor
W.J. Usery
Mathews
Supreme Court
Postal Service Proposes Envelope Size Rules and Card Impact
The Postal Service plans to restrict envelope sizes effective April 15 1978 and impose surcharges for oversized envelopes. Greeting cards in varied shapes will be affected as manufacturers conform. A new first class mail discount for large mailers who sort their own mail begins July 6.
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The
Postal Service
Postal Rate Commission
Board of Governors
National Association of Greeting Card Publishers
Drug blamed in uterine cancer rise
Boston reports that estrogen exposure during menopause likely drove a sharp jump in uterine cancer among middle aged women in the 1970s. Two New England Journal of Medicine studies show a 40 to 150 percent rise from 1969 to 1973, with regional differences noted before concluding rapid nationwide growth.
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Boston
New England Journal of Medicine
King Khaled Poised to Buy Private Boeing 747SP
An industry source reports Saudi Arabia's King Khaled is negotiating a Boeing 747SP private jet with an in flight operating room and living quarters. The plan includes luxury fittings and special communications at an estimated cost near 100 million dollars, doubling typical prices. The king currently flies in a Boeing 707 bought last year.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Ford
King Khaled
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Khaled
Delaware and New Castle Counties Weather Outlook
Sunny Delaware County with highs near 70 and cool nights about 50. Friday remains sunny with low 70s. Saturday through Monday turn fair with mid 70s and upper 50s to 60s lows. New Castle County sees partly sunny to mostly sunny days with highs near 70 and nighttime lows around 50s. Tides show high at 4:48 a.m. and 5:39 p.m. at Chester. other metrics include temps, sunrise and sunset times.
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Delaware County
New Castle County
Life Reflected in a Linotype by Flo Smith in 1917
Flo Smith recalls her 35 years at the Point Pleasant Register linotype. She describes blasting memories from world events to local life, floods, births, marriages, and the day the linotype was replaced by modern equipment. Now 75, she works as a copyreader and misses operating the old machine.
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Point Pleasant
W.va
Flo Smith
Pearl Harbor
Linotype
Tivertown
Friends turn away at Martha Mitchell funeral in Arkansas
In Pine Bluff Ark AP reports Martha Mitchell widow of John N Mitchell was laid to rest amid secrecy requested by her estranged husband The funeral occurred as the outspoken Nixon critic faced media and public attention during the day local services were planned.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Martha Mitchell
Richard M. Nixon
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Nixon
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Council
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