House Senate Near Eventual Confrontation
Harrisburg AP reports both houses push toward a budget clash for the 1974 75 year with the Senate approving a 3.8 billion spending plan nearly matching Gov Shapps request while the House proposes shifts favoring local aid and cutting welfare and general government funds. The joint committee and conferences loom as July 1 approaches.
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Harrisburg
House
Senate
Shapp
House-Senate
Thomas Lamb
D-Allegheny
State probes high kickbacks in highway contracts
Harrisburg AP State Justice Department has begun an investigation into reported kickbacks by contractors to win highway maintenance work in Mercer and Monroe counties. Attorney General Israel Packel ordered the probe after a Transportation Department report and news accounts. Monroe County supervisor William Heller denies the accusations. PennDOT chief counsel Robert W. Cunliffe says two county highway employees, Anthony Monteson and John A. Skarica, were suspended indefinitely. Rep Patrick Gleason says a preliminary inquiry by his House committee will cover the Monroe County matter.
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Harrisburg
State Justice Department
Mercer
Monroe
Atty
Israel Packel
Transportation Department
Monroe County
William Heller
Robert W. Cunliffe
Penndot
Mercer County
Justice Department
Anthony Monteson
John A. Skarica
Cunlitte
Patrick Gleason
House
Ocean estimates of dissolved solids mass
An estimate places the total dissolved solids in the oceans at about 50 quadrillion tons or 50 million billion tons, indicating a vast, enduring saline content across Earth's seas.
Calley Case To Appeals Court
A federal appeals panel in New Orleans hears arguments on whether William L. Calley’s release could disrupt the military. Lawyer Kenneth Henson objects to judges Gee and Tuttle over their military backgrounds. Calley, convicted of murdering at My Lai, seeks posttrial relief. The court may decide whether to excuse the two judges. The Army asks to overturn a release bond decision by Judge J. Robert Elliott, who cited the gravity of the offense.
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New Orleans
William L. Calley
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Kenneth Henson
Calley
Columbus
Thomas Gibbs Gee
Elbert Tuttle
Henson
Gee
Tuttle
U.S. Military Academy
Army Air Corps
U.S. Air Force
John Minor Wisdom
My Lai
Ft. Benning
U.S
J. Robert Elliott
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Army
U.S. Justice Department
Elliott
Cronkite Named Most Trusted TV News Anchor
Walter Cronkite of CBS tops a Phillips-Sindlinger public opinion poll as the most trusted and objective television newscaster in the United States. John Chancellor of NBC ranks second and ABC’s Howard K. Smith third, with Cronkite’s rise linked to Watergate coverage. Dan Rather is noted for the largest 1973-74 trust gain.
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New York
Walter Cronkite
CBS
NBC
John Chancellor
Phillips-Sindlinger
ABC
Howard K. Smith
Smith
Chancellor
Harry Reasoner
Cronkite
Dan Rather
Women Rewarded For Finding Body
Mrs. Mary Alice Darrough collected a $20,000 reward for the recovery of Dan Burney s body. Her son Richard led police to the site after a dog carried a human skull to the Southeast Dallas apartment complex where the family lives. Burney disappeared after a late night work session at his downtown office. A medical examiner said the cause of death had not been determined.
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Dallas
Mary Alice Darrough
LTV Corp
Dan Burney
Richard
Burney
LTV
After 25 Years As Coach Ex-Penn State Coach To Sit
Frank Patrick, longtime Penn State defensive backfield coach, retires after 25 years. He will attend a game with his wife for the first time in 33 years, continuing as an academic counselor and associate professor. He reflects on coaching changes, notable players, and the evolution of defensive football.
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State College
Frank Patrick
Patrick
Penn State
College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Pitt
Bob Riggle
Atlanta
Neal Smith
Neal
Walken
Mike Reid
Steve Smear
Kissinger Denial on Wiretaps Contradicted by Memos
The Boston Globe and New York Times report FBI memos suggest Kissinger or Gen. Haig ordered wiretaps on NSC personnel and journalists between 1969 and 1971. The memos, dated May 13 1970 and approved by John Mitchell, cite requests to surveil specific residences to determine leaks. Haig, then Kissinger's deputy, later became Nixon's chief of staff.
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Associated Press
Boston Globe Today
FBI
Henry A. Kissinger
New York Times
Kissinger
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Salzburg
Austria
Nixon
Middle East
The
Globe
PBS
J. Edgar Hoover
House Judiciary Committee
White House “Plumbers
John N. Mitchell
the Globe
Alexander Haig
National Security Council
Henry Kissinger
White House
House of
Hoover
Mitchell
NSC
Haig
Texas Book Firm Barred From Pa
Harrisburg Pa The Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection obtained a preliminary injunction against All Marketing Corp Inc of Dallas banning the sale of children book distributorships in the state The ruling by Commonwealth Court Judge Theodore Rogers follows a complaint alleging the firm misled buyers claiming Walt Disney connections overstated income potential and failed to deliver promised goods or services.
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Harrisburg
Texas
Pennsylvania
State Bureau of Consumer Protection
Commonwealth Court
Theodore Rogers
All Marketing Corp., Inc
Dallas
Walt Disney Productions
Inmate testifies he did not see Hoss murder guard
Western Penitentiary inmate Daniel Delker testified at Stanley Hoss's murder trial that he did not see Hoss attack guard Walter Peterson. Delker admitted hurting Peterson but not taking responsibility, blaming prison conditions and racial tension for his frame of mind.
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Pittsburgh
Western Penitentiary
Daniel Delker
Stanley B. Hoss
Hoss
Walter Peterson
Delker
Peterson
Farview State Hospital
Representative's Son Sentenced To 13 Year Term
Michael Dickinson, 18, son of Rep. William L. Dickinson, was sentenced to 13 years for possession of barbiturates and released on $15,000 bond after serving notice of appeal. An Auburn University student, he was arrested April 30 at his trailer with roommate William Hf. Abinas, who later pleaded guilty to cocaine sales and received 10 years plus a $1,000 fine for marijuana possession.
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Opelika
Ala
Michael Dickinson
William L. Dickinson
R-Ala
Dickinson
Auburn University
Circuit Judge Ltd
Tyner
Auburn
William Hf. Abinas
Prison guardsman murder case moves to separate trials
Deiker 26 of Bethlehem and inmate George Butler face murder charges in the guard's death but will be tried separately from Hoss. Robert McGrogen testified for the state after turning informer. Defense opened Tuesday with Sgt. Douglas A. Cameron's testimony, who said Hoss attempted suicide five months before Peterson's killing. a psychiatrist may be called and Hoss may testify.
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Deiker
Bethlehem
George Butler
Hoss
Robert McGrogen
Douglas A. Cameron
Cameron
Peterson
Gary Zimmerman
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Sam Shaffer
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David Enterline
Reynolds D. Enterline
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