Panel Decides Agnew Should Be Disbarred
A three judge Maryland panel recommended disbarment for former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, citing his no contest tax plea as deceitful and harmful to justice. The 14 page recommendation goes to the Maryland Court of Appeals for final decision.
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Annapolis. Md
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Circuit Court
Agnew
Ann Breen
Washington
Maryland Court of Appeals
State Bar Association
The
Bar Association
Shirley B. Jones
Ridgely P. Melvin Jr
William H. McCullough
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Consumers or culprits in energy crisis debate
AP columnist Richard L. Stern argues the energy crunch casts doubt on blaming consumers for waste. He cites heavy car use, big appliances, and weak mass transit as shared causes, noting Americans face fuel limits while rail and transit have suffered decline, leaving households like the Roumells stretched between need and policy.
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Richard L. Stern
NEW York (Ap
Fife
William E. Simon
Madison Avenue
Detroit Auto Makers
Washington
Skylab Reaches Record Tonight
Skylab 3 will surpass Skylab 2 as the longest space voyage, launching from Houston and aiming for a planned 84 day mission. Astronauts Gerald P. Carr William R. Pogue and Edward G. Gibson will exceed the 59 days 1 hour 9 minutes record at 9 10 pm EDT over the Pacific, having orbited Earth about 858 times and traveled over 24 million miles.
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Earth
Elderly Man Suffered Stroke After Hospital Fall
Elmer D. Asquith aged 79 of 612 S Grove St is listed in satisfactory condition at Audrain Medical Center after a Saturday ice fall in Smiley's IGA parking lot. He was treated at the scene then admitted by ambulance. daughter Gloria Lutz reports a head strike, ensuing stroke, left side paralysis, and a brain blood clot.
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Elmer D. Asquith
S. Grove St
Audrain Medical Center
Smiley
IGA
Gloria Lutz
Asquith
Election Call Likely In Britain
London AP reports talks today between Prime Minister Edward Heath and leaders of the Trades Union Congress could decide if Heath calls a general election next month. Analysts expect Heath to seek a Feb 7 vote to press his stance on resisting wage demands and maintaining the antimilation ceiling, with no clear miners’ settlement in sight.
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London
Edward Heath
Trades Union Congress
Heath
Skill Classes To Enroll Tonight
Enrollment will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at the Mexico Area Vocational Technical School for Northeast Missouri State University classes. Offered skills include Amateur Radio License Preparation, Auto Body Repair, Automobile Mechanics, Basic Industrial Electricity, Electronics, Land IT, Refrigeration, Welding, and more. Business Education courses cover Accounting and Typing, while college offerings include Criminal Law, Elementary Accounting, English Compositions, General Psychology, and Speech Communications.
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Northeast Missouri State University
Mexico Area
Court Rules No Drinks On Riverboats Missouri Supreme Court ruling blocks liquor sales on riverboats
The Missouri Supreme Court divided over Steamers Service Inc.'s license request, ruling liquor sales on riverboats Admiral and Huck Finn violate state law. The decision centers on whether a boat on navigable waters qualifies as premises under licensing rules and notes Illinois allows riverboat licenses while Missouri defers to legislature for navigable-water licensing. The report also covers Aleene Cline’s wage-suit rights and riots liability for Kansas City, plus a rejected port authority sentence in Rolla.
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Jefferson City
Admiral
Huck Finn
Missouri Supreme Court
High Court
William P. Wright
Steamers Service, Inc
Wright
Supreme Court
Gateway Arch
St. Louis
Missouri
Steamers Service
Mississippi River
Jackson County
Kansas City
Protection Mutual Insurance Co
Parkview+Gem, T Inc
David Porter Jr
Rolla
Porter
Bea
Florida case to Supreme Court rights of reply in elections
The Supreme Court agreed to hear whether states can require newspapers to publish free replies to editorial attacks. The Florida law demands equal prominence for candidate replies, a ruling lauded by the Florida Supreme Court as enhancing public discourse. Major papers warn the decision could curb First Amendment rights, while supporters call it vital for fair elections. The case also touches oblique antiobscenity and Mexican laborer cases, but the primary issue remains the right to reply in political dialogue.
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Amtrak
Washington
New York
United States
Los Angeles
Stephen
Wilma Roumell
New Buffalo
Mich
Supreme Court Today
Florida
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Palm Beach Newspapers Inc
Palm Beach County
Lloyd F. Marly
Palm Beach Post
Palm Beach Times
Albany, Ga
Florida Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Mississippi
Pat L. Tornillo
Miami Herald
Florida Supreme Court
The
Herald
Knight Newspaper Chain
New York Times Co
Dow Jones & Co. Inc
Wall Street Journal
Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press Legal Defense and Research Fund
Tornillo
Six Rosenkowitz sextuplets improve with phototherapy
In Cape Town, South Africa, the Rosenkowitz sextuplets born last Friday at Mowbray Maternity Hospital are responding to phototherapy for jaundice. Doctors expected jaundice to clear by Wednesday and report that all six babies, three boys and three girls, show satisfactory progress as of Sunday night.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Rosenkowitz
Mowbray Maternity Hospital
Susan Rosenkowitz
High court reverses new trial for Knobbe in fatal 1970 case
The high court found no error in denying a new trial for Gerald Francis Knobbe after Loretta Anderson’s husband was killed by his auto near Boschertown in 1970. Conflicting testimony on plea bargaining was noted, and the verdict for Knobbe stood. A separate decision upheld a $13,220 Intertherm v. Structural Systems claim and a Dent County property settlement for Ona Faye Watson and Donald J Watson.
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St. Charles County
Loretta Anderson
Intertherm, Inc
St. Louis
Structural Systems, Inc
Dent County
Ona Faye Watson
Donald J Watson
Extension Ballots To Be Mailed Tuesday Monetary Agreement Is Unlikely
Rome AP reports uncertain oil market conditions clouding prospects for IMF reform. Committee of 20 ministers and central bankers, including George Shultz, aims to revise currency exchange rates to curb crises from past devaluations. Debates focus on oil squeeze effects, deficits, and risk of protectionist, unilateral devaluations if cooperation fails.
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Rome
International Monetary Fund
United States
IMF
Kenya
Committee of 20
Europe
Japan
Audrain Extension Ballots Soon Mailed for 4-H Election
Audrain County residents eligible to vote in the Extension Council and 4-H Foundation election. Ballots go out tomorrow with a January 30 deadline and January 31 tally by a council committee. Terms run two years starting March 1. Districts include Saling, Wilson, Salt River, South Fork, Prairie, Linn, Loutre, Curvie, and Mexico City areas.
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Audrain County Extension Council
4-H Foundation
Paul E. Gallaway
Gilbert Rhodes
Audrain County
University Extension Center
Mexico
University of Missouri Extension Council
Saling
Wilson Township
Carl Reynolds
Harlon Spurling
Salt River
South Fork
Dale Hunt
Richard Lierheimer
Prairie
Linn and Loutre
Robert Schutte
Lois
Fountain elected commissioner of Thompson road district
Wayne Fountain of Thompson was elected commissioner of the Thompson special road district in last week's elections. He succeeds Victor Sears of Centralia. The term is for three years.
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Wayne Fountain
Thompson
Thompson Special Road
Victor Sears
Centralia
Surgery Removes Crosby Lung Section
Singer Bing Crosby underwent a 3.2 hour operation at Peninsula Hospital in Burlingame. Doctors removed two-fifths of his left lung and a small orange sized abscess. Initial tissue tests showed the illness stemmed from a rare fungus, not cancer. Crosby, 69, was admitted New Year’s Eve with chest and back pains from pneumonia and should be able to resume activities if recovery proceeds without complications.
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Burlingame
Calif
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Stanley Hanfling
Peninsula Hospital
Hillsborough
Hanfling
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Aleene Cline
Carthage Crushed Limestone Co
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Alu Tsatla
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