Downtown Paint Contest Draws 80 Entrants In Middletown
Executive vice president Harold Kramer says the Chamber of Commerce Paint The Town contest drew about 80 entrants. Additional panels are added to Central Avenue sites, with entrants painting from 10 AM Saturday on a first come basis. A $25 savings bond goes to the most creative work. rain would push the event to next Saturday.
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Middletown
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Kramer
The
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Central Avenue
Kramer
Copters Downed in Saigon Command Report
Two Joint Military Commission helicopters carrying 10 Viet Cong and two South Vietnamese officers were forced down by gunfire near An Loc in Communist territory. Lt. Col. Le Trung Hien said there were no immediate casualty details as the aircraft returned to Saigon from Loc Ninh.
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Saigon
Joint Military Commission
Terrtory
An Loc
le Trung Hien
Loc Ninh
Mitchell and Stans say indictments will be vindicated
Former U S attorney general John N Mitchell and former commerce secretary Maurice H Stans contest charges of obstruction of justice conspiracy and perjury tied to Nixon era campaigns They predict vindication when facts are revealed Also named are financier Robert L Vesco and New Jersey GOP leader Harry L Sears both charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice The arraignment is set for May 21 in New York City
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NEW York
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Nixon
Robert L. Vesco
New Jersey
Harry L. Sears
Vesco
U.S
Mitchell
Stans
Sears
John W. Dean III
William J. Casey
SEC
Twister Roar Describes Community Tornado Impact
Witnesses described the Thursday tornado as a jet engine roar and a blast. Ed Felver and John Agee 29 of Roanoke reported waking to debris and dust as the funnel approached and debris filled the air before the explosion-like event.
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Willard
Ohio
Ed Felver
John Agee
Roanoke
Guerrillas Hit Lebanese Post Near Syria Border
Palestinian guerrillas from Syria shelled the Arida border post in northern Lebanon. Lebanese troops returned fire and said the militants withdrew into Syria with no Lebanese casualties. The army noted continued shelling and a general withdrawal from the Bekka Valley after days of heavy fighting.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Arida
Bekka
Rhodes cleared to run for Ohio governor again
Ohio Supreme Court rules former Republican Gov. James Rhodes may seek the governor’s office in 1974. In a 5-2 decision the court ordered Secretary of State Ted Brown to accept Rhodes’ nominating petitions after Brown refused them in February, citing a 1954 amendment limiting governors to two terms. Rhodes served 1963 to 1971 and argued eligibility.
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Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
James Rhodes
Ted Brown
Brown
Middletown Weather Forecast Clouds and Cooler Temperatures
Cloudy skies and lower temperatures are forecast for the Middletown area tonight with overnight lows in the 40s. Rain is expected Saturday with highs in the mid-50s, following yesterday’s high of 74 and overnight low of 55. 0.03 inch of rain was recorded. The Supreme Court found part of the amendment ambiguous, allowing a governor to serve as many terms as he may win as long as no more than two are successive, noting the 1954 language departed from a two-term lifetime limit.
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Middletown
Supreme Court
Pentagon papers trial tangled by vanished wiretap logs
In Los Angeles AP reports the Pentagon papers case against Ellsberg and Russo deepens as FBI logs of Ellsberg overheard on a wiretap vanish. Judge Byrne demands government answers on missing 1969 1970 records and hints at possible dismissal. The probe widens to Watergate links and the Beverly Hills psychiatrist burglary case tied to Ellsberg.
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Daniel Ellsberg
FBI
Pentagon
U.S. District Court
Matt Byrne
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Elisberg
Morton Halperin
White House
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Anthony J. Russo
Byrne
Arperanes
Ellsberg and Russo
U.S
Vietnam
Charles W. Colson
Colson
John W. Dean III
John D. Ehrlichman
Watergate
G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt
Beverly Hills
Hunt
Watergate Grand Jury
Ilsberg
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