Nixon Challenges Senate To Court Test On Dean
President Nixon urged the Senate to seek a court ruling on executive privilege over his refusal to let John W. Dean III testify at the Gray FBI nomination hearing. He said Mitchell and Stans would testify if summoned. The issue ties to the Watergate era and the handling of FBI reports to the White House.
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Maurice Stans
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Vietnam
Weather Outlook with Cool Recent Temps and Clouds
Considerable cloudiness and cooler Thursday night with a low around 35 and a 20 percent chance of sprinkles. Friday will be cooler with decreasing clouds and a high near 45, winds from the north to northwest at 10 to 20 mph. Saturday turns partly cloudy and warmer with a low around 38 and a lighter precipitation chance.
Wisconsin Child Center in Sparta May Close This Summer
Gov. Patrick Lucey aims to close the Wisconsin Child Center in Sparta by June 30. Center staff and local residents oppose the plan and protest the proposed shutdown. A Tribune photo display by Steven Noffke accompanies coverage.
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the Tribune
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Talks With Indians Stalled By Blizzard
Blizzard conditions at Wounded Knee SD stalled negotiations with militant Indians holding the village government said they hoped to resume talks. Dennis Banks and Russell Means reported they could last days on food insulin and medicine were critical but supplies were blocked. A federal grand jury in Sioux Falls indicted 31 people on burglary larceny conspiracy and civil disorder charges in connection with the takeover.
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S.D
Jack Hushen
Justice Department
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Russell Means
Banks
National Council of Churches
Means
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U.S
William Clayton
Grand Jury
American Indian Movement
Decline in Beef Demand Seen Brief and Localized
Washington officials and industry spokesmen say a drop in beef demand may be temporary. A Treasury economist notes strong economy could boost demand despite higher prices. Wholesale cattle prices stay high as packers report large slaughter totals and government studies on potential price freezes are shelved for now.
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Senate approves using highway funds for mass transit
The Senate narrowly backed diverting 850 million dollars from the highway trust fund to urban mass transit after a 49 to 44 vote. Proxmire and Nelson backed the transit measure while Nixon impoundment limits were also approved in separate votes. Minnesota and Dakotas senators split on the transit amendment but joined the 64 to 21 vote barring impoundment.
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Harrison Williams
D-N.j
White House
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Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Baker
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
Gaylord Nelson
Nelson
Proxmire
Minnesota
Dakotas
Mondale
Humphrey
North Dakota
Burdick
Young
South Dakota
Abourezk
McGovern
Man Arrested In Deaths Of Ex La Crosse Sisters
A 27 year old Plymouth man was arrested by Hennepin County sheriff deputies in connection with the deaths of Pamela Jean Kuehl 18 and Linda Sue Kuehl 13 formerly of La Crosse. The bodies were found in a Maple Grove field. The case goes to the Hennepin County Grand Jury next Tuesday. The jailed man had prior municipal court assault conviction.
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Hennepin County
Plymouth
la Crosse
Maple Grove
Pamela Jean Kuehl
Linda Sue
Hass St
Tom Bamberry
George Scott
Hennepin
Grand Jury
Four Die In Minnesota Car Truck Crashes
Four people died in Minnesota traffic incidents today. A southbound car collided with a grain truck near Brownton killing Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bjorsness of Annandale, both in their 70s. In St. Paul a single car crash on the interstate killed Joseph Frost Jr., 41, and another man, with Frost’s son, Michael, 14, seriously injured. A third victim’s identity was withheld pending family notice. George T. Bell, 60, former Nixon aide, died after a long illness.
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Brownton
St. Paul
Albert Bjorsness
Annandale
Mexico
Bjorness
Minn
U.S
Richard Simpson
Waterville
Joseph Guy Frost Jr
Highway Patrol
Kansas City
Frost
Michael
Houston Native On Way Home From Prison
Two U S pilots Maj Philip E Smith and Lt Cmdr Robert Flynn, the last Americans held prisoner in Communist China, arrived at Clark Air Base in the Philippines after being flown from Hong Kong and crossed the border. They were greeted by military officials and awaiting 108 fellow POWs for onward flights home.
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