Ray Wins Review of Plea in King Assassination Case
James Earl Ray, 41, won a review of his guilty plea as the 6th U.S. Circuit remanded to Nashville for a new look after finding improper legal advice. Letters show attorney Percy Foreman arranging $165,000 in royalties and a controlled plea to avoid embarrassment. Ray remains in a 99 year Tennessee prison for the April 4 1968 Memphis slaying.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
6Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ray
U.S. District Court
Nashville
Percy Foreman
Foreman
Tennessee State Penitentiary
King
Memphis
Tenn
Arabs Use Oil Power in Global Standoff
AP analysis notes Arab oil rulers face a choice between jolting the world economy and fearing backlash. Saudi oil minister Yamani warns outsiders of a united Third World push, while urging cooperation with the West to secure technology and protection, and King Faisal warns against radical isolation.
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Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Israel
Faisal
Community Q&A Offers Practical Local Troubles and Tips
Readers seek guidance on a ground pipe near Old Winston Road and Welch Drive amid safety concerns about an old underground tank. Fire officials downplay hazard after contacting the owner, while others identify aerial-survey markers and advise on avocado seed rooting. Local leaders credited for infrastructure efforts and public safety explanations.
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Old Winston Road
Welch Drive
J. A. Fire Prevention Bureau
T. G. Shelton
Five Gunned Down In Street Shootings In San Francisco
Police launched a major manhunt for two gunmen after a two hour spree left four dead and one wounded in three city districts. Victims include Tina Smith and Vincent Rollin, both shot on sidewalks, with other killings in bars and laundromats. A related Emeryville case is under inquiry. The attackers used .32 caliber automatics and fled in a dark Cadillac.
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San Francisco
Charles Barca
Charles Ellis
Emeryville
San Francisco Bay Area
Ellis
Tina Smith
Vincent Rollin
John Bambie
Jane Holly
Bambie
Roxanne McMillan
Providence Hospital
Oakland
Nixon Will Be Subpoenaed In California
California judge orders President Nixon to testify in person for Ehrlichman defense in the Elisberg burglary case. The subpoena will require Nixon to appear Feb 25 for pretrial and April 15 for trial, marking a historic state court compelled testimony by a sitting president. The case centers on the 1971 Beverly Hills break in linked to the White House plumbers unit.
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Los Angeles
California
Nixon
John Ehrlichman
Elisberg
Superior Court
Gordon Ringer
U.S
Ringer
Richard M. Nixon
Ehrlichman
Washington
Gerald L. Warren
White House
Douglas Dalton
Dalton
Beverly Hills
Dr. Lewis
Reporters Uncertain Nixon Is At Camp David
At Camp David reporters cannot confirm President Nixon is present as a press trailer and duck blind used for coverage were removed or relocated. Officials say Nixon is working on the State of the Union speech while remaining out of public view.
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R.E. A
T. G. Shelton
Shelton
Nixon
Camp David
Camp David Gates
White House
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Gerald L. Warren
Rationing Power Sought By Nixon
President Nixon urged the Senate to grant power to initiate gasoline rationing as part of emergency energy legislation. Senate leaders and lawmakers debated a motion to recommit the bill to conference with the House, amid lobbying by the oil industry and White House against windfall profits.
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Nixon
David C. Martin
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Capitol Hill
House
Scott
Gaylord Nelson
Dwisc
Mike Mansfield
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Nelson
Jackson
White House
Repeal Sought Over DST Linked to Dark Morning Accidents
State and local officials contest proof that winter Daylight Saving Time raises accident rates. Police chief Walter Skower cites several pre dawn wrecks but says DST largely not to blame. AP survey shows minor electricity savings. Legislation to end winter DST gains momentum in Congress and Florida. Seven deaths nationwide tied to predawn crashes are noted with weather and carelessness as contributing factors.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Walter J. Skower
Enfield
Conn
Dick Clark
Iowa
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Congress
Clark
House
Florida
Virginia
Ohio
California
Connecticut
South Carolina
Reubin Askew
At What Point Does Conflict Of Interest Begin
AP Special examines when lawmakers face conflicts as Rep Art Thomas sponsors a 31.6 million tax cut while profiting from dealer inventory taxes. The piece notes Thomas and Rep Craig Lawing, both legislators, defend incidental gains and highlights pervasive self interest in a citizen legislature.
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Robert B. Cullen
Associated Press
Raleigh (Ap
Art Thomas
D-Cabar- Tus
North Carolina
Thomas
Cabarrus County
Craig Lawing
D-Mecklenburg
Lawing
Senate
House
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