Woman charged in elder imprisonment at pump house
Miami police say an 85-year-old man, Victor Ortmaan, was found imprisoned in a padlocked pump house in a south Miami home, kept for years with a rope and leather restraints. Bonnie Blanchard, 35, tenant of Hartman for 25 years, faces false imprisonment charges. neighbors reported repeated hunger cries heard by a 12-year-old boy who helped feed him.
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Food Price Spiral Tapers No Major Drops Foreseen
The Associated Press reports that food prices are easing but not expected to drop sharply. Hog and pork prices fell at Omaha and Webster City stockyards, with wholesale declines already visible, yet retailers may take weeks to reflect these shifts in everyday prices. Gasoline price ceilings may shave a few cents per gallon, while overall costs stay near high levels.
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Neb
Iowa
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Chicago
Lawyers Argue Only Nixon Can Free Watergate Evidence
Washington AP report states Nixon lawyers contend the public interest requires the executive branch to determine if evidence should be disclosed, not the courts. They argue the grand jury and prosecutions may be halted if confidentiality and executive interests outweigh disclosure.
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Cittizen
Briscoe Appeals To Runaways
Gov Delph Hrisene appealed Friday to runaway youths amid reports of unidentified bodies in the Houston area connected to a grisly Texas murder probe. He urged missing youths who contact family, friends, or law enforcement be assisted to ensure their safety, without pressuring them to return or act against their wishes.
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Houston
Texas
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Illinois May Share Shoebox Fortune
About half of the one million dollars left by Paul Powell the former secretary of state would go to Illinois under a settlement announced Friday The money was found in Powell's room after his death and the source of the funds remains undetermined Powell was linked to the Ulingis racing industry during a trial involving judge Otto Kerner. The settlement would allocate 100000 to the general revenue fund and about 15 million in grants to the state Historical Library the State Museum and the State Mansion with approval pending in Johnson County Circuit Court.
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Paul Powell
Minnesota
William 2. Scott
Ilinois
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State Museum
State Mansion
State Capitol
Scott
John Rendleman
First National Bank of
Mattoon
Johnson County
Vienna
Illinois
Agnew Probe, French Bomber Test Spar with Nixon Visit
Vice President Agnew faces questions on grand jury records while French prepare a new bomb test in Tahiti. Nixon aims for a sunny Florida weekend as an interview offer from Agnew looms and details on personal records are debated.
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Tahiti
South Pacific
Mururoa Atoll
Regents oppose Indiana Avenue extension through Tech campus
The Texas Tech Board of Regents voted to seek a joint meeting with city and state highway officials to discuss extending Indiana Avenue through the campus. Regent Judson Williams questioned the necessity, while the civil engineering department opposed the plan. The board approved 1973-74 budgets, a land purchase of 934 acres for 747200, and hired Dr. Richard Lockwood as program coordinator for the medical school teaching hospital complex, with county approval pending. A campus transportation study urged diverting the road westward to connect the campuses without passing through.
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Avalanche-Journal
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el Paso
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Tech
Civil “Engineering
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School of Medicine
Lubbock County
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J. Fred Bucy Jr
Dallas
Students Push Plan For Campus Service Fees At Tech
CELESTE LOUCKS reports the Texas Tech SA proposal for student service fee apportionment won Board of Regents approval. The plan taxes fees by semester hours at 2 dollars per hour, with options for part time students to access counseling buses KTXT TV and the Daily. Alexander argues for a flexible system and color coded IDs to ease fairness.
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Avalanche-Journal
Start A Student Association
Texas Tech University
Board of Regents
Rickey Alexander
Texas Legislature
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Ktxt TV
University Daily
Suill
Denis
Prayer Note Highlights Bread as Step Toward Sharing
A reader letter urges remembrance that physical bread may be a practical step toward sharing, concluding with a prayer to God for guidance and gratitude. The brief message emphasizes charitable action alongside spiritual reflection.
Former Electra Mayor Named New SPAG Chief
JR Bob Mowery, 52, former Electra mayor and ex NorTex Regional Planning Commission assistant director, was chosen to lead the South Plains Association of Governments. He will assume Sept 1, replacing H Alden Deyo and will earn 19000 annually as SPAG chief administrator.
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Avalanche-Journal
South Plains Association of Governments
Pew
Bob” Mowery
Ilar
North Texas
Mowery
H. Alden Deyo
SPAG
Electra
NorTex
Wichita Falls
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