Ohio House studies sweeping revision of state criminal code
The House Judiciary Committee approved a six year effort to overhaul Ohio's criminal laws, reducing 440 sections to 165. The bill raises penalties on some crimes, cuts executions, legalizes private-sex between consenting adults, and grants judges broader power to reduce charges and set probation. It also introduces new crimes for organized groups and tightens conspiracy rules, while removing archaic fines and obsolete offenses.
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House
Charles Kurfess
Sharp Jump in Wholesale Prices Reports Says
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports February wholesale prices rose nine tenths of one percent, the largest monthly gain in a year. Farm products and processed foods climbed 1.9 percent while industrial materials and products rose 0.5 percent.
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Governm
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Nixon
Weekend Rain Prospects and Mild Warmer Temps
Forecast shows cloudy skies and a warm trend tonight into Saturday with a chance of rain tomorrow. Lows tonight in the upper 20s, highs Saturday near mid 40s. yesterday’s high reached 39 with an overnight low of 17.
Nixon Urges Action On Airline Security Measures
Top officials of the 29 largest U.S. airlines were summoned to Washington to aid in enforcing Nixon's new security rules aimed at preventing hijackings and extortion. The plan, to take effect in three months, follows a $2 million blackmail attempt against TWA and a bomb scare at Kennedy Airport.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
John Volpe
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Force
Benjamin O. Davis
Sky Marshals
White House
Kennedy Airport
New York
Security threats trigger airport searches and delays nationwide
A spate of bomb threats prompted emergency searches of flights from Richmond to Miami, Reno to Western, and Chicago New York St Louis routes. Airlines delayed departures while crews and ground teams investigated. President Nixon pledged to meet extortion on the ground with strengthened security and announced mobilized federal resources, as FAA told Congress no need to raise ticket taxes for anti hijack programs.
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Eastern Airlines
Richmond
Miami
San Juan
American Airlines
New York
Delta Airlines
Chicago
St. Louis
TWA
Washington
San Francisco
Louisville
Nixon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Capitol Hill
FAA
Congress
Ex-Marine Locks Up Warren Bank Over Feud
A 27 year old ex Leatherneck in Warren Rhode Island locked the Old Stone Bank doors with a chain and padlock in a feud over a misrecorded account. Police plan to question Richard Lavey though the town solicitor says no laws were violated. He says he opened 19 accounts at nearby branches after a check was refused and now mailed cent deposits with passbooks sent to the bank.
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Warren R.I
Old Stone Bank
Richard Lavey
Pasquale T. Annarummo
Lavey
Warren
Old Stone
Thomas Kennedy
Ailing Ace Boyington Reflects on Life and War
Fresno native and Medal of Honor recipient Gregory Pappy Boyington, 59, says illness is taking its toll after a storied career with the Flying Tigers and Black Sheep squadron. He’s battling cancer, is under VA care, and seeks a quiet life painting between memories of war.
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Fresno
Calif
Gregory “Pappy” Boyington
Boyington
Veterans Administration
United States
Teer
Flying Tigers
Black Sheep
Solomons
Memoirs of Chief Red Fox questioned by experts
McGraw-Hill probes The Memoirs of Chief Red Fox amid doubts about authenticity. The Times cites scholars disputing Red Fox’s Sioux origins and book details while McGraw-Hill confirms checks and acknowledges sloppy handling. The work, attributed to Clifford Irving, has drawn plagiarism accusations and mixed reception from Sioux leaders.
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Red Fox
NEW York
McGraw - Hill, Inc
Howard Hughes
New York Times
Times
James McGregor
Wounded Knee Massacre
Asher
Corpus Christie, Tex
the Times
John C. Ewers
Smithsonian Institute
Gerald One Feather
South Dakota
Pine Ridge
Albert RK. Leventhal
McGraw-hill
Edward E. Booker
McGraw - Hill
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