Mayor Curran Cleared Of Cab Bribe Charges In San Diego
San Diego mayor Frank Curran was acquitted on two counts of bribery and one of conspiracy in a nine-hour trial. He faced accusations of accepting 3500 from Yellow Cab president Charles Pratt as payoffs for a fare increase. Curran denied guilt, noted he once delivered an envelope to his campaign committee, and hinted at uncertainty about seeking another term.
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San Diego
Calif
Frank Curran
Curran
Charles A. Pratt
Yellow Cab Co
Ye Cab
Pratt
National League of Cities
Superior Court
Robert W. Conyers
Children’s Workshop Still Open at Middletown Fine Arts Center
The Saturday morning program at 116 S. Main St. led by Mrs. Arlene Klafter offers an eight week session for ages grades 1 through 12 with separate time blocks. Younger students study drawing painting and construction basics while older ones focus on perspective figure drawing and composition including possible ceramic sculpture and printmaking. Cost is $14.
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Middletown Fine Arts Center
S. Main St
Arlene Klafter
Astronauts to hear Johnny Cash on Apollo 14 flight
Apollo 14 astronauts Roosa Shepard and Mitchell will hear Johnny Cash during their moon mission. Cash taped eight songs in Tucson for a one hour TV special to be broadcast during the flight slated to launch January 31.
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Johnny Cash
Tucson
Ariz
Cash
Stuart A- Roosa
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Man aims to fly World Record in 40 hours
Maurice Rosen, 55, plans a around the world trip to set a record for fastest airline circumnavigation. The current mark is 46 hours 28 percent minutes set in 1963. He begins in San Francisco with legs to Los Angeles London Tokyo and Moscow before returning via Pan American.
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San Francisco
Maurice Rosen
Nis Gay
Rosen
Millbrae
Trans World Airlines
Los Angeles
London
Japan Air Lines
Tokyo
Moscow
Ludwig von Beethoven
Gilligan Names Commerce Dept Head in Ohio Move
Ronald J. Coffey of Cleveland was named to head the Ohio Department of Commerce by Gov elect John Gilligan. The 34 year old Case Western Reserve University law professor will oversee the fire marshal securities banks and real estate division as part of a plan to improve public protection and the state's business climate. Coffey is a Cincinnati native and has taught at Case since 1966 after studies at Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati. He is married with four children.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ronald J. Coffey
Cleveland
Ohio Department of Commerce
John J. Gilligan
Ohio
Gilligan
Case Western Reserve University
Commerce Department
State
Division of Securities
Division of Banks
Ohio Real Estate Commission
Coffey
Cincinnati
Case Western Regeme
Xavier University
University of Cincinnati
Case Western Reserve
Law Dean May Head Harvard University President
Harvard Independent reports Derek Curtis Bok, Harvard Law School dean since 1968 and labor law expert, will be the university president. The 40 year old administrator is named as the next leader, with official confirmation expected next week.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard Independent
Derek Curtis Bok
Harvard University
Harvard
Nathan M. Pus
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