Coup Plot Reported Mao's Widow Arrested
Tokyo AP reports Hua Kuo-feng named to succeed Mao as CCP chairman after posters in Peking claimed Mao's widow and three Politburo officials were arrested. Announcement followed prior succession rumors.
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Hua Kuofeng
Mao Tsetung
Chinese Communist Party
Japan
Kyodo
Peking
Mao
Hua
Communist Party
Papua New Guinea
Michael Thomas Somare
Chiang Ching
Hsinhua
High School Dropout Wins $1 Million Instant Lottery
Robert Netto, 19, of Water town New York, becomes New York State’s first $1 million instant lottery winner. He will receive $1,000 weekly for life, with officials estimating total winnings near $4 million. Netto plans to keep his gas station job and dreams of owning a chain of stations. His wife plans to quit her job to celebrate the win. He intends to donate $5,000 to the church and give his mother a house. They will travel to Kansas to celebrate the newfound fortune.
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New York
Robert Netto
Watertown
N.Y
New York State
Judy
Netto
Jesus
Manhattan
Mardian Granted New Trial in Watergate Conspiracy Case
The U S Court of Appeals upheld the Watergate conspiracy convictions of John N Mitchell Ehrlichman and Haldeman while ordering a new trial for Robert C Mardian. Kenneth W Parkinson was acquitted. The defendants were charged with thwarting investigations into the June 17 1972 break-in. Dist Judge Sirica presided. Nixon was named an unindicted co conspirator.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals Today
Richard M. Nixon
Robert C. Mardian
Mardian
Nixon
Alty
John N. Mitchell
John D. Ehrlichman
H.R. Haldeman
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Dist
John J. Sirica
Ford Aide Denies Carter Sex Rumor Grounds
The Ford Committee spokesman vows to fire anyone who spreads rumors of an extramarital affair by Jimmy Carter. No evidence has surfaced. Carter's spokesman says the claim originated with a Republican official. News outlets report hearing the rumor but caution no substantiation was found.
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High Point
L.K. A
Edwin West
High Point City
High Point School
Davidson County
Guilford County
Washington
Ford Committee
Jimmy Carter
Carter
William Greener
Ford Campaign Committee
Ford
Jack Anderson
ABC
Anderson
New York Times
Los Angeles Times
Greener
Georgia
James Baker
Chicago
Midway Airport
Coal Mines Caving In in Rock Springs
In Rock Springs Wyoming residents fear underground coal mine subsidence now threatens a subdivision of mobile homes. A 20 foot wide crack appeared in a street near a trailer as homeowners worry about safety and children playing outside amid ongoing subsidence.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Sandy Kaumo
Ben
Three Elderly Die After Swine Flu Shots
In Pittsburgh a health department shuttered 13 swine flu inoculation sites after three elderly patients died within hours of receiving a combination vaccine. Victims were 71, 75, and 74 with prior heart or lung issues. Coroner and CDC review ongoing. no proven vaccine link.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Health Department
Federal
Center For Disease Control
Health Department
Miriam Blair
Cyril Wecht
Washington
W. Delano Meriwether
Charles Gabig
Mount Oliver
Julia Bucci
Whitehall
Ella Michael
Mount Washington
South Side
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