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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1975
Page
7
Jurors for the Watergate cover up trial say members initially favored acquittal but changed votes during deliberations. They cite the White House tapes as pivotal and note Nixon’s illness influenced the proceedings, with Sirica urging secrecy and jurors kept from trial news.
In SoMbUs Ohio Democrats in the new legislature defend a fast track redistricting plan aimed to redraw congressional districts before Gov elect James A. Rhodes takes office January 13. House Speaker Pro Tem Vernal G. Riffe Jr. is cited among leaders.
Births report a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Lee Allen at 2233 Carolina St yesterday and a girl for Mr. and Mrs. Dale Trowbridge in Dayton on Tuesday. Dismissals list Mrs. Myrtle Crout, Mrs. James Long, and Paul Coddington as hospital patients. A Seadragon submarine milestone notes an August 1960 underwater Northwest Passage transit. A political analysis discusses map redistricting by Democrats after sweeping control in November, detailing district realignments and incumbents in Ohio.
Gov elect James A. Rhodes came back from a Florida trip to Columbus and kept a low profile in his business office while aides said he is screening applicants for eight unfilled cabinet posts.
The Watergate cover-up trial jurors were paid 1930 in total fees for 79 days on the panel. All 14 privately employed and retired jurors and alternates also received 20 per day for the first 30 days after their Oct 11 selection, with later approval by Judge Sirica.
John D. Ehrlichman, convicted in the Watergate case, says his legal bills already surpass $400,000 and he has not yet received a bill from an attorney. He also notes ongoing talks with the Mutual Broadcasting System for a political commentator role and plans to seek a new trial or appeal. The article outlines his past as a Washington zoning attorney and details juror compensation and expenses during the trial.
Gov. John J. Gilligan announced five judicial appointments to fill vacancies across Ohio courts. John J. Carney, 64, will join Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. Robert W. Smith, 45, will join Huron County Common Pleas Court. John Meagher, 32, moves from Dayton Municipal Court to a Dayton practice based role. John E. Kuffner, 46, becomes judge in the eastern district of Auglaize County Court.
A 27 year old wife confides in Dear Ann Landers that after four years of marriage sex has failed to satisfy her. She reveals an affair with a man who shares the same issue and seeks guidance.
A long list of crossword clues appears with numbers for clues 16 through 49, interspersed with letters and a large block of reader correspondence. The letters discuss sexual relationships, parental responsibility for a teen drinking incident, and abortion statistics in England.
Three motorists were fined 50 dollars each after pleading guilty to traffic offenses. Judge J T Sam Homer Cox presided as 27 year old Homer Cox from Miamisburg and 20 year old Katheryn Brown of North Vernon pleaded guilty to careless driving. Paul Bach, 48, of 5945 Neiderlander Lane, pleaded guilty to failure to report an accident.
On December 20 1973 the administration urged Americans to practice voluntary gas rationing to avoid mandatory allocations.
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