Watergate era ends as Haldeman Mitchell face prison
Five years after the Watergate break in the Nixon circle saw dozens charged and many convicted, Haldeman and Mitchell prepare for prison as broader reforms reshape campaign finance and government openness. Nixon, exiled in San Clemente, reflects on resignation while memoirs and interviews fund his fortune.
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Greene Sullivan Area Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy hot and humid conditions with a chance of showers and storms tonight. Lows in the low 70s. Showers and storms likely Saturday with an upper 80s high. High Thursday 92 and overnight low 70. Sunday through Tuesday showery chances again on Sunday and Tuesday.
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Bank Evacuated After Bomb Threat Cleared
The Bloomfield State Bank was evacuated shortly after 10 a.m. today following a telephone bomb threat. Sheriff deputies searched the premises. no device was found and workers returned to their posts.
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Patterson and McCarty assigned: Indiana posts reshuffled
Indiana Senate appoints Robert E. Peterson as Roads and Transportation chair replacing Elden Tipton after his removal for criticizing the Senate president pro tem. Virginia Dill McCarty is sworn in as the first woman U.S. attorney for Indiana in a Rose Garden ceremony after Senate confirmation.
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Linton Gears Up For Fourth Of July Parade And Cleanup
Linton residents plan a boosted Fourth as floats come together and Chamber of Commerce maps parade plans. Bloomington cancels its parade. Linton may absorb entries while locals tidy homes and yards for visitors including potential new residents and industrial interests. Phil Harris, born in Linton, visited town with Roy Hawkins. Harris fished with Tom McQuade and caught bluegills.
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Amin carried by Britons shocks Kampala crowd
Ugandan leader Idi Amin is paraded through Kampala by 19 Britons on budget day as he warns against harming Britons and defends Britain while Britain withdraws diplomats. Radio Uganda reports the incident amid tensions over Amin's Commonwealth exclusion and a pending espionage case.
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Vance Pushes Human Rights Message in Latin Talks
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance returns from Trinidad after a three day meeting with Latin American foreign ministers as he says he has heightened sensitivity to President Carter’s human rights policy. He left Grenada en route to Washington after an eighteen hour courtesy visit and a four hour flight. Vance said the talks at the Organization of American States conference produced the key result of elevating human rights attention.
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Gulf Oil executives testify on uranium cartel probe
Former Gulf Oil leaders face a congressional probe after Gulf Minerals Canada Ltd joined a cartel with Canada, France, Australia and South Africa to raise uranium prices. Subpoenaed official L. T. Gregg attended secret meetings. Gulf President Jerry McAfee defended actions as compelled, citing Arab oil embargo and U S restraint as price drivers.
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Wernher von Braun Dies at 65 in Virginia Hospital
German born rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun died of colon cancer at 65 in Alexandria Virginia after a long illness. He led the team that orbited America's first satellite and later helped develop the Saturn rockets for Apollo. He retired from NASA in 1972 to Fairchild Industries.
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Berlin
House Debates Federal Funds for Abortions in 1978 Bill
The House moves toward a showdown over federal funding of abortions as part of a $61.3 billion HEW Labor Education bill for FY 1978. A ban limits funds for abortion except when the mother’s life is at risk. Rep. Louis Stokes prepared an amendment to strike the abortion clause amid heated debate. Groups opposing and supporting the ban argue constitutional and ethical stakes for poor women.
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Ohio
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