Connally's remaining charges dropped after acquittal
The government moves to dismiss conspiracy and grand jury perjury counts against former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally after a jury acquitted him of taking two payments for help securing a milk price support rise in 1971. Connally returns to Houston with family. Rockefeller praises the acquittal.
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Connally Returns Home After Acquittal
Former Texas governor and ex Treasury Secretary John B. Connally arrived at Houston Intercontinental Airport with his wife Nellie after an acquittal on bribery charges. A crowd of about 200 welcomed him as he planned rest at home and on his Floresville ranch. He noted prosecutors dropped additional perjury and conspiracy charges.
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CIA cover-up probe on Castro plot sparks new questions
The presidential panel on CIA activities investigates whether the CIA withheld information from the Warren Commission about plots to assassinate Fidel Castro. Sources say David Belin demands full disclosure of CIA contacts with would be Castro assassins.
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Voting rights law gains protections for language minorities
A House Judiciary subcommittee approved a 10 year extension of the voting rights law with new bilingual ballot provisions for language minority groups including Spanish speakers in Los Angeles and Texas. The plan expands federal oversight to additional counties and adds language minority protections to the act.
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