Nixon pardon adds snag to Watergate jury selection
In Washington, juror selection for the Watergate cover up trial stretched into a eighth day as the Nixon pardon loomed as a potential obstacle. Special prosecutor Jaworski warned the defense could gain an unfair advantage if the traditional sequential process continued, proposing reshuffled lists or multiple challenges to prevent predictability.
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Richard M. Nixon
White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
Jaworski
Last Draftees To Be Home By Thanksgiving
About 2,500 men who were the final draftees before the Army shifted to an all volunteer force will be home by Thanksgiving. The Army said many will be released before completing their two year hitch due to success in meeting enlistment goals. Some could have stayed until June 30, and draftees volunteering to stay beyond Thanksgiving may do so for 30 days.
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Washington
Army
Houtchens Was Asked To Serve On Clinton Bank Board
Kansas City AP report says Del ton Houtchens former Missouri Democratic Party chair did not seek a Clinton bank board post but was asked. Adram Craigmiles testified he sought Houtchens for the board at First National Bank of Clinton as a grand jury probes Hearnes administration. Deposits and stock disposition details are noted with payments to Houtchens described as honor for a prominent party figure.
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Kansas City
Delton Houtchens
Democratic Party
Missouri
Clinton
Adram Craigmiles
Rich Hill
Houtchens
First National Bank of
Craigmiles
The
Peoogatic
Sedalia Police Chief Suspended After six month probe
Sedalia Missouri mayor suspended veteran Police Chief William Miller on 10 charges from a six month department investigation. Miller must await a Sedalia City Council hearing with no date set. acting chief Charles Knapp will lead the department. Miller, 61, has served over 15 years and has led since 1964.
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Sedalia
Jerry Jones
William Miller
Miller
Police Personnel Board
Charles Knapp
Mills Night Out Before Drowning Rescue Incident
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills and a group dined and drank at Junkanoo on Connecticut Avenue for about three hours costing 80 dollars. By 2 a.m. Mills faced a Tidal Basin incident after a woman, Anabella Battistella, leaped into the water and was rescued by an officer. Mills later denied involvement as police confirmed he was present. Battistella, 38, reportedly had two black eyes and was treated at a hospital.
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Washington (Ap
Wilbur D. Mills
Washington
Arkansas Democrat
Mills
George Bertran
Connecticut Avenue
Tidal
Jefferson Memorial
U.S. Park
Tidal Basin
Franklin A. Arthur
Park
Anabella Battistella
Arthur
Rep. Mills
Im. Mills
Oscar “Gene” Goss
Crystal City
Potomac River
Washington Post
Senators Kill Antibus Move In Desegregation clash
The Senate Appropriations Committee rejected an antibusing amendment that the House had passed. Sponsored by Rep Marjorie S Holt the measure would bar federal aid to schools that disobey desegregation orders. Opponents say it would nullify part of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and hinder HEW enforcement.
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Washington
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Marjorie S. Holt
R-Md
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Nobel Prizes To Cell Biologists
Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine were awarded to Christian de Duve George Palade and Albert Claude for advances shaping modern cell biology The trio were cited for discoveries on cellular structure and function including organelle production disposal of worn parts and defense against foreign substances Palade and Claude linked electron microscopy with differential centrifugation to reveal cell components such as ribosomes and membranes
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Stockholm
Sweden
United States
Belgium
Christian de Duve
Rockefeller University
New York City
George E. Palade
Romania
Yale University
School of Medicine
Albert Claude
Institut
Jules Bordet
Universite Libre
Brussels
Claude
Luxembourg
Royal Caroline Institute
Caroline Institute
Rockefeller Institute
New York
Palade
Cattle Slaughter Still Set for East Texas Protest
East Texas ranchers say only a personal meeting with President Ford can stop a planned cattle slaughter protest over high beef costs. About 500 calves, dairy and beef, have been pledged for slaughter, with aims to reach 1,000 by next Wednesday.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Ford
East Texas
Agriculture Department
Texas
Washington
Steve Burgess
Here
Stephenville Area
Stephenville
Five Rohrers Near Home in Month Says Doctor
Charles and Karen Rohrer's two day old quintuplets are progressing well and may go home in a month or so. Two babies had minor respiratory issues but are improving. Dr Ronald Gutberlet of the University of Maryland Hospital notes the mother may leave in about a week. Rohrers say they are focused on the wife and babies and have no plans for more children. Names are Michelle Lynn Sandra Elizabeth Belinda Ann Jennifer Louise and Russell Charles.
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Baltimore, Md
Charles
Karen Rohrer
Ronald Gutberlet
University of Maryland Hospital
Gutberlet
Rohrer
Michelle Lynn
Sandra Elizabeth
Belinda Ann
Jennifer Louise
Russell Charles
Mikis Theodorakis Returns to Greece in Ovation Rich Concert
Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis drew a standing ovation from a sellout crowd of about 50,000 in Athens for his first public performance in Greece in eight years. The event marked a major homecoming for the veteran musician and composer.
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Athens
Greece
Mikis Theodorakis
Six Seniors Nominated for 1974 Mexico High Homecoming Queen
Six senior girls Jennifer Doolittle Tammy Saging Ann Lankford Dorothy Moore Teresa Rentachler and Billie Sue Stubblefield were nominated by the varsity football team. The winner will be crowned at halftime of the Kirksville game after student voting.
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Mexico High School
Jennifer Doolittle
Tammy Saging
Ann Lankford
Dorothy Moore
Teresa Rentachler
Billie Sue Stubblefield
Kirksville
MHS
David M. Wilkinson
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Buster
Billie
Tit Dixie Drive-In
Alfredo Garcia
Warren
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Gregory Peck
United Artists
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