Ford testifies on Nixon pardon no deal discussio n
President Ford told House judiciary investigators there was no deal behind Nixon’s pardon. He acknowledged talking with a Nixon aide on Aug. 1 about a possible pardon if Nixon resigned. Ford appeared voluntarily amid criticism of his prior written response.
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Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
House Judiciary Subcommittee On Criminal Justice
Rep
William Hungate
Dmo
Capitol Hill
White House
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Abraham Lincoln
Pene
Dean tapes challenged as evidence in Watergate trial
John J. Wilson asked Judge Sirica to require a stricter standard to admit the White House tapes. Prosecutors argued the tapes are admissible if Dean recalls all participants voices and the substance of the Sept 15 1972 conversation with Nixon and Haldeman, not every detail.
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Richard M. Nixon
H. R. Haldeman
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John J. Wilson
Haldeman
Ink Spots member Morris Harris dead at 59
Morris Oliver Harris, a member of the original Ink Spots singing group, died at 59 in Syracuse. He lived in Syracuse for the past decade and was pronounced dead on arrival Wednesday at Upstate Medical Center. Harris left the group in 1941 to join the Army.
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N.Y
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Ink Spots
Harris
Upstate Medical Center
State official questions timing of rural road report
In Columbus a transportation director criticized a Road Information Program study released days before an election. He said the report overstated road conditions and ignored ownership by counties and townships. Ohio Contractors Association urged funding to repair roads and bridges.
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Ohio
Transportation
J. Philip Richley
Ashington
D.C
Ohio Contractors’ Association
Richley
Karl Rothermund
Columbus
Ohio Contractors Association
Sex bias alleged in Ohio schools highlighted by NOW
The National Organization for Women argues schools in Ohio and elsewhere discriminate by sex. The AP notes charges include sexist textbooks in Cleveland Heights and University Heights, unequal athletic facilities and programs, and higher salaries for male coaches than female coaches.
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Associated Press
National Organization For Women
Ohio
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Cleveland Heights
University Heights
Middletown Area Weather Forecast Bright Skies Tonight
Clear skies for Middletown tonight with lows in the upper 30s. Tomorrow will see sunny skies and highs in the upper 50s. Yesterday’s high reached 62 with an overnight low of 40. The extended outlook calls for partly cloudy skies Saturday through Monday with a chance of showers Saturday.
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Middletown
Questions About Gifts Rockefeller Hearing Nov 13
The Senate Rules Committee denied an immediate reopening of Nelson Rockefeller’s vice presidential confirmation hearings but set a November 13 session to question him. Rockefeller’s gifts to political associates and a Laurance Rockefeller payment to fund a Goldberg biography sparked controversy, with Democrats delaying the hearing until after elections.
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Senate Rules Committee
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Rockefeller
Litical Associates
Laurance
Arthur J. Goldberg
New York
Rules Committee
GOP
Senate
Hugh Scott
Scott
Rules
Howard A. Cannon
D-Nev
Tragedy at Wilbur Wright Kindergarten in New Castle
A car speeded through a four way intersection and through a plate glass window at Wilbur Wright Elementary in New Castle killing two five year old pupils Michelle Renae Lee and Steven Greenwell. Eight others were injured including Elizabeth Sexton. The driver Frank Burris 63 died on route to hospital. His wife Alice is critically injured.
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New Castle
Ind
Sharon Hahn
Wilbur Wright Elementary School
Michelle Renae Lee
Steven Greenwell
Michelle
Steven
Elizabeth Sexton
Frank Burris
Ohio Lottery draws numbers in Youngstown report
The Ohio Lottery Commission announced in Youngstown that the weekly winning single number is 252 and the double number is 810 516.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Ohio Lottery Commission
Four youths escape after landslide blocks Ohio 52
In Ironton Ohio a 75 foot cliff collapsed on Ohio 52 between Ironton and Ashland trapping driver Vivian Haskins 20 with her foot pinned in the dashboard. Jeff Ferguson 18 Terry Reedy 17 and Robbie Russell 17 crawled free as rescue crews and bulldozers cleared the road and detours were set through Ironton.
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Ohio
Ashland
Jeff Ferguson
Ferguson
Terry Reedy
Robbie Russell
Vivian Haskins
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