D C sex scandal grips capital as congressmen face probes
Colleen Gardner says male staffers face coercion on Capitol Hill and that Rep John Young pressured women into sex. Elizabeth Ray plans a polygraph and diary reveal while Rep Allan Howe is jailed on a prostitution allegation. Tornadoes kill four near Lemont as investigations widen.
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Police uncover another corpse in Connecticut linked to convict’s list
Connecticut authorities disclosed a cross country dig led by parolee Robert F Carr uncovered a 21 year old woman buried in a Connecticut grave. Carr claimed killings of several victims including youths in Louisiana Mississippi and the Miami area. Autopsy pending identification and charges.
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Weather and political scandal mix in Delaware area report
Cloudy Delaware County with chances of thundershowers and mild highs around 20. New Castle County expects showers and warmer temps in the 80s. Precipitation totals reflect latest data. A separate report details sex scandal claims involving Mrs Gardner and political figures, including Miss Ray and Sen Gravel, with denials from Gray.
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Grenade attack at Notre Dame school in Mindanao
A boy threw three grenades at Notre Dame of Dwawan in Datu Piang Mindanao killing four and wounding 26. The attacker fled as authorities investigate motive amid ongoing clashes between government forces and Muslim rebels. The Maryknoll operated school is run by three sisters, none among the casualties.
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Woman in plot against Castro says she tried to apologize
Marie Lorenz, who says she was recruited by the CIA in 1960 to assassinate Fidel Castro, told the New York Daily News she attempted to call Castro to apologize before the story broke. She described coercion by CIA operatives and a plan that failed when poison capsules melted in cold cream.
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Howe says arrest was trap in Salt Lake City scandal
Rep. Howe, released after a Salt Lake City arrest for soliciting a sex act for hire, calls the incident a trap or setup. He denies charges and asks Utahans to withhold judgment, noting he was lured to a Democratic county convention and left for Washington. His wife says she supports him.
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Ohio
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