Henley Claims Admissions Were Without Counsel
Elmer Wayne Henley testified he could not obtain legal counsel before signing statements admitting complicity in Texas mass murders. He described emotional blackouts and said police deterred or ignored his requests for an attorney after arrest, as defense seeks to throw out confessions. Henley faces multiple murder charges linked to a homosexual murder torture ring tied to Dean A Corll. fellow defendant David Brooks faces related trials.
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Jim Barlow
Associated Press
Houston, Tex
Elmer Wayne Henley
Texas
Henley
Will Gray
William Hatten
Charles Cobble
David Brooks
Dean A. Corll
Brooks
Educators applaud plan of early notice on funds
President Nixon proposes advance notice of federal school aid next year drawing praise from the National Education Association and lawmakers Carl Perkins and Albert Quie. NEA warns the $180 million boost is small and federal share has fallen from 8.8 to 7.5 percent, while Quie urges stable forward funding for planning.
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John Stowell
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Helen D. Wise
National Education Association
NEA
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
House
Education and Labor Committee
Random House Rejects Agnew Novel Offer
Random House says it rejected a novel outline and sample chapter from former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew. The outline reportedly centers on a future vice president programmed for disaster by Chinese Communists. The Times notes the protagonist is a lawyer with presidential ambitions who becomes vice president after the predecessor dies.
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NEW York
Random House
Spiro T. Agnew
Robert L. Bernstein
Publishing House
Bernstein
United States
New York Times
Agnew
Escape charges dropped for NC prison escapee Dorman
John F Dorman who broke out of North Carolina Central Prison ten years ago has escape charges dropped by Wake County District Attorney Burley B Mitchell Jr The parole board is reviewing the case Dorman who later lived in Florida surrendered in Greensboro last week and faces possible parole commutation or pardon while his wife and two daughters remain in Florida
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Raleigh
N.C
John F. Dorman
North Carolina
Central Prison
Florida
Dorman
Wake County
Burley B. Mitchell Jr
Fred C. Morrison
Jim Holfhouser
Mitchell
State Board of Paroles
Morrison
Greensboro
Pahokee
Fla
N C Airports See Passenger Rise Amid Energy Crunch
North Carolina's four largest airports report higher outbound traffic for 1973 with gains in the final quarter. Officials expect the energy crisis and federal allocations to influence airline travel, noting a 5 percent cut from 1972 levels. Charlotte's Douglas tops with a 6.98 percent year rise.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Charlotte
Douglas Municipal
Greensboro- High Point
Raleigh-Durham
Smith- Reynolds
Winston- Salem
Tax Cut Package Faces Uncertainty In Senate
The North Carolina House approved a 31.6 million annual tax relief package backing inventory tax phaseout, higher credits and exemptions, but the measure faces a wary Senate. Gov. Holfhouser opposed the plan citing budget priorities. Senate Finance Chair Kirby said the bill will be studied carefully before action.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
House
Jim Holfhouser
Holfhouser
Russell Kirby
D-Wilson
Senate Finance Committee
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