Mitchell Stans Ask Dismissal At Start Of Federal Trial
Former Attorney General John N Mitchell and ex Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans petitioned to dismiss all charges and seek a venue change due to pretrial publicity. Judge Lee Gagliardi reserved ruling as voir dire began and jury selection opened amid heavy media presence.
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White House pinpoints tape defect in Watergate erasures
A White House official says a defect in a tape recording machine caused 1842 minutes of Nixon Watergate conversations to vanish, not deliberate erasure. Experts noted manual erasures. White House vows separate technical review. News items follow: Vander Veen wins Ford seat in Michigan. Nixon aides Mitchell and Stans face trial over 1972 fundraising. AFL CIO pushes impeachment. Richardson comments on 1972 support.
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Supreme Court declines hearing on topless dancing bans
The high court leaves intact California Supreme Court rulings upholding local bans on nude dancing in taverns. Appeals by two Sacramento tavern operators Clarence Reynolds and Leonard L. Glancy and dancers Kathleen Rose Gaines Marsha Gean McNabb Susanne Marie Haines, and Harvey S. Owen with dancer June Crownover, argued the bans were overly broad. The court cited states' power under the 21st Amendment to regulate liquor and public morality.
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Campaigns Begin in Britain Election Amid Economic Crisis
London reports more than 2,000 candidates filed for Britain’s critical national elections set for February 28 as Heath’s Conservatives edge Labor in polls. After a tense Glasgow clash, Heath aims to win a five year term while coal miners push for higher wages amid a nationwide industrial crisis.
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Peru and U S Agree To Compensate 10 Firms For Expropriation
Lima and Washington reach a deal to pay about 80 million dollars to ten American companies whose assets were nationalized by Peru. The signing, led by Foreign Minister Miguel Angel de la Flor, follows negotiations in Mexico City with U S representatives led by James R. Greene of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. Firms include W R Grace and Co Standard Oil of California Cerro de Pasco Mining Morrison Knudsen.
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Balloonist Gatch Begins Transatlantic Ascent From Harrisburg
Balloonist Thomas L. Gatch launched from Harrisburg International Airport in a sealed gondola lifted by 10 helium balloons. He ascended to about 39,000 feet and 100 miles east southeast of Bermuda, reporting a loud noise as one balloon burst and icing on a gondola porthole while drifting toward Europe. He travels in strong jet stream winds above 60 to 150 mph with no direct contact to the U.S. mainland.
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Lompoc water debate hinges on unreleased USGS report
The key to Lompoc’s soft water controversy may lie in an unreleased USGS study on dissolved minerals in groundwater. The council weighs a water softener phase out to meet a July 1975 pollution standard, with fines and permit curtailments possible for noncompliance.
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Solzhenitsyn Starts Manuscripts As He Considers Next Home
In Zurich Alexander Solzhenitsyn begins work on manuscripts and answering letters while weighing permanent housing offers. He received a hand delivered message from his Moscow wife after being deported to West Germany. His lawyer reports he is getting his manuscripts in order.
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