Connally bribery trial opens with tape evidence
Watergate prosecutors plan to introduce a White House tape as key evidence against John Connally in his bribery trial. He faces two counts for allegedly taking 10000 dollars from a milk producers' cooperative to aid a 1971 raw milk price support increase, with Jake Jacobsen as a principal prosecution witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
John Connally
Watergate
White House
Treasury
Texas
Connally
Treasury Department
Milk Producers’ Cooperative
Frank Tuerkheimer
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Jake Jacobsen
Coasts Fall to Communists as Cam Ranh Bay Abandoned
North Vietnamese forces overran Nha Trang and Cam Ranh Bay as Saigon faced pressure from a widening coastal blitz. South Vietnamese PM Tran Thien Khiem reportedly offered to resign within days amid deteriorating defense. Thousands fled toward Saigon and several provincial capitals fell in rapid succession, leaving 15 provinces under Communist control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
Nha Trang
U.S
Cam Ranh Bay
Tran Thien Khiem
Nguyen van Thien
Thien
Khiem
Thieu
Vietnam
Tuy Hoa
Phan Rang
Phan Thiet
Lyndon B. Johnson
Defense Department
Washington
Cam Ranh
Pham van Phu
Johnson
Qui Nhon
Lovely Port Is A Hell
Refugees arriving at Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam face dire conditions starving and thirsting after fleeing Da Nang and central regions. The port, once a major U S logistical hub in Vietnam, is now a perilous refuge for about one hundred thousand people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Cam_ Ranh Bay
South China Sea
da Nang
Cam Ranh Bay
Asia
U.S
Vietnam
Marines Guard Evacuation Ships Amid Vietnam Airlift
About 700 Marines from four rifle companies will stay aboard evacuation ships to provide security and control during civilian refugee withdrawals from South Vietnam. National Guard materiel is being rushed to Vietnam for emergency resupply while a C5A cargo plane lands in Saigon to aid urgent airlift of supplies. The Pentagon notes losses of about $1 billion in military equipment in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
U.S. Navy
South Vietnam
Pentagon
National Guard
United States
Vietnam
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
U.S
Mili
3Rd Marine Division
Okinawa
Blueridge
Dubuque
Sister of Gov Brown Leads LA School Board Primary
Kathleen Brown Rice led incumbent J C Chambers in early Los Angeles school board results with 41.55 percent to 39.37. If no majority, runoffs set for May 27. Bardos and Peters also near runoff, Nava leading No. 3, Watson atop No.5. Yaroslavsky trails Wyman as Wachs Ferraro Russell Cunningham appear headed for council wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Los Angeles Board of Education
J.C. Chambers
Kathleen Brown Rice
Chambers
Julian Nava
Diane Edith Watson
Dope Runner Killed as 65 Mile Sea Chase Nets 1200 Lbs Marijuana
Customs agents fatally shot a man and arrested two others after a six hour sea pursuit ending off Ensenada with 1200 pounds of marijuana seized. A Coast Guard helicopter airlifted the dead man from Todos Santos Bay area to a hospital in Ensenada. Leo Proniuk, 41, Carmel, was later arrested in Long Beach. a third man was seized in Long Beach. The chase began Monday when the vessel refused to stop for agents and turned toward Mexican waters under Mexican authorization. The dead crewman was struck during a ram attempt to disable the craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
UPI
Ensenada
Mexico
Todos Santos Bay
Leo Proniuk
Carmel
Pt. Loma
Coast Guard
Copter
Long Beach
U.S
Manufacturing signs of pickup the February orders rise
New orders for manufactured goods rose 1.3 percent in February marking the first increase in six months. Unfilled orders fell 2.1 percent while inventories stopped rising, with aerospace and primary metals driving the gain to offset declines elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Department
NLRB ruling questions Douglas holiday pay for IAM workers
The NLRB says Douglas Aircraft may owe holiday pay to more than 7,000 IAM members for the 10 day Thanksgiving to New Year shutdown last year. The union claims the company violated labor codes by withholding holiday pay while under an expired contract. IAM struck Douglas on February 10 after talks stalled, and filed the complaint in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Aircraft Co
International Association of Machinists
IAM
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Douglas
Independent veteran seeks sale to bring Vietnamese wife
An independent veteran plans a sale to fund bringing his Vietnamese wife to the United States, with details listed on Page A-6. Estimated 25 000 people have asked for amnesty by the deadline noted on Page A-8. Guru’s mother disowns him as spiritual leader on Page B-9. Advisory Board rejects plan to abolish state teacher tenure on Page C-11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Guru
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Clay Richards
U.S. District Court
New York Times Service
Tion
Philip Bardos
Robert Peters
Rosalind Wyman
Zev Yaroslavsky
Ed Edelman
County Board of Supervisors
Joel Wachs
John Ferraro
Pat Russell
Robert Farrell
David S. Cunningham
Sea ‘Dope
United Press International
TOD A
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!