Candlelight Killer Suspect Dies in Jail Cell
In San Diego California Robert Willard Liberty 23 was found strangled in his jail cell five days before his trial for the June murder of a male nurse Authorities say Liberty admitted writing The candlelight killer strikes again but did not admit to the slaying He had previously been linked to a 1966 Westminster California homicide and the 1969 insanity ruling followed by later murder charges tied to other candle related deaths
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Robert Willard Liberty
Liberty
Robert Sriom
Duffy
Librty
Carl Riggs
Michigan
San Diego
Timothy Dudley
New York
Marcella Landis
Los Angeles
Westminster
Miss Landis
Atascadero
Thomas C. Astorina
Huntington Beach
Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado
Kendall Ann Bierly
Eugene
Ore
Bunker Warns of Political Thrust in Vietnam
U S Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker warned Saigon that Communists are intensifying political pressure in South Vietnam as 1971 looms. He cited August elections and a October presidential vote as potential flashpoints, noting unrest among students and veterans and economic strains from the war.
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Sador Ellsworth Bunker
South Vietnam
Bunker
Saigon
Ameri
Can Chamber of Commerce
House of Representatives
Vietnam
Peel Off Peel-Off Label Baffles Taxpayers on 1040 Form
IRS reports 1971 early filers neglecting the new peel-off label on Form 1040. Up to 10,000 of 100,000 submitted copies lacked the label or proper name and Social Security details. Officials warn missed labeling may slow processing and delay refunds, urging taxpayers to attach the label correctly or complete the fields themselves.
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International Revenue Service
IRS
92nd Congress Opens With Speaker Albert and Powerroom Shifts
The 92nd Congress convened as Carl Albert of Oklahoma was elected House speaker. Senate leaders jockeyed for top posts amid calls to reform the seniority system, with Kennedy signaling strength against Byrd for No.2 and Scott claiming broad support to keep the minority seat. Baker weighs a challenge. Nixon vows the most comprehensive domestic program yet in a Friday State of the Union.
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Carl Albert
Oklahoma
House
Senate
Ward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
Kennedy
Senate Republicans
Hugh Scott
Sen
Howard Baker Jr
Tennessee
Scott
Nixon
Congress
State of the Union
Weather Trend Forecast Drops Cool Weather Tonight
Tonight will be cooler with overnight lows in the mid 30s and a chance of showers. Showers may linger into tomorrow with highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Yesterday’s high reached 2 percent and this morning’s low was 28 degrees.
Fare’s High But Its Only Way To Fly
Charles Munn, heir to a department store fortune, flies Paris to Palm Beach aboard a Pan American Boeing 707 charter for 18 000 dollars. He cites speed and dislike of New York transfers, travels with five companions, a nurse, her mother, and a family friend, with lobster and hot dogs aboard.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Charles Munn
Munn
Wanamaker
Pan American
Paris
Palm Beach
New York
Cemetery Sign Prohibits Flower Picking From Other Graves
A cemetery sign warns visitors they may not pick flowers from graves other than their own, enforcing respect for plots and personal memorials. The notice emphasizes that only flowers from the visitor’s own grave are allowed for removal.
Prospective juror slams judge in letter over pay and progress
In Los Angeles AP, Charles A. Loring refused to serve as a juror. He told the presiding judge to move faster or be replaced by a machine. He signed a form summons and wished the judge success but criticized the start of the year.
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Los Angeles
Charles A. Loring
Loring
Dark Horse Democrats Lead List of Presidential Hopefuls
Senate prospects abound as 13 months before primaries, Bayh Hughes Jackson and others surface as potential candidates. Bayh plans a 40 member staff and a White House bid while Hughes runs his Senate-focused operation and Jackson positions himself as a noncandidate on defense and foreign policy.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
Washington
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Henry M. Jackson
Pye
Jackson
Senate
Congress
Edmund S&s Muskie
Maine
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Bayh, Hughes
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Walter F. Mondale
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Ramsey Clark
Attorny
George McGovern
South Dakota
John V. Lindsay
New York City
New Hampshire
Bayh
White House
Hughes
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sues
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West
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Bayh, Hughes and
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Supreme Court
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