Millions Wasted on Exhibit Under TRANSPO 72 Scandal
Senator William Proxmire charged the federal TRANSPO 72 exhibit budget wasted millions on luxuries and high costs. He cited Kaiser vice president William Bird living at the Watergate Hotel and flying to Europe, plus $15 dinners and $3,000 a page memos. Proxmire urged Volpe to explain and pursue GAO investigation.
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London
Paris
Stuttgart
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Transpo
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Krusz
Judge Rules Boyle Trial Must Go on
U S District Court Judge Charles R. Richey ruled that United Mine Workers President W A Boyle and two officials must proceed with trial on charges of conspiracy and illegal campaign contributions. Richey denied acquittal motions, stating the government met its burden of proof at this stage. Also named are Union Secretary Treasurer John Owens and James Kmetz with related conspiracy and allocation counts.
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Boyle
James Kmetz
Ferrari's 9th Triumph at Sebring Ends Era
Mario Andretti and Jacky Ickx drove a Ferrari to victory in Sebring's last long-running race at the Air Port course. Ferrari earned its ninth Sebring win, with Andretti securing his third Sebring triumph. The car also set a pole record with a 123.64 mph lap in the 12 hour race.
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Enzo Ferrari
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America
Nazareth
Indianapolis
U.S
Mills Praises L A Airport and Urges Road Funding
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills praised the New Little Rock Municipal Airport during dedication ceremonies and urged a four lane access road to serve the airport and the Port of Little Rock. He said he would seek Highway Commission funds if needed, though the highway director said none were available. About 1,000 people attended despite rain and cool temperatures.
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Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Ward Goodman
Sesame Street blazes a path for public broadcasting funding
Washington AP report on Sesame Street's success guiding Congress as CPB funding and policy decisions face House votes after Easter. debate centers on CPB salary cap at 60 thousand while current leaders exceed that, and limits on funding for news or partisan productions remain unsettled.
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John W. Macy Jr
Fake Robbery Fatal Shooting In Lakeland Lie
Harold Egger, 35, a grocer who staged a pretend holdup to show his employer how to handle robberies was shot dead by Polk County deputy Gary Leis. Plainclothesman Maurice Crews, who staged the ruse, was wounded. officers say Egger mistook Crews for a real robber and moved toward a shotgun.
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Lakeland
Fla
Harold Egger
Polk County
Gary Leis
Maurice Crews
Crews
Egger
Robert Bunting
Leis
Bunting
Leif
Officer Crews
Four Family Members Die in Arkansas Plane Crash
Johnson County officials identified the Kansas City family Tommy Sykes 40 Annabelle 39 and their children Carolyn 15 Bruce 11 along with their pet poodle as the victims when their Piper Cherokee Arrow crashed near Yarbrough Mountain ten miles northwest of Clarksville Arkansas. Coroner Randy Nicholas said residents heard the engine stall before the fatal impact as the family returned home after visiting relatives.
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Annabelle
Carolyn
Bruce
Randy Nicholas
Clarksville
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