Four sentenced in Watergate scandal
Three top Nixon aides received prison terms of 20 years or more for obstructing justice and lying under oath in the Watergate cover up. John Mitchell H R Haldeman and John Ehrlichman drew 21% to 8 year sentences while Robert Mardian got 10 months to three years. All vowed appeals and remained free on bond during the process.
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Richard M. Nixon
U.S
John J. Sirica
John N. Mitchell
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
New Mexico
Mitchell
Haldeman
Mardian
Sirica
Bob Haldeman
United States
John J. Wilson
Richard Nixon
White House relies on Senate switch to sustain veto
The White House hopes a small group of senators can keep Ford’s veto on suspending higher oil tariffs. Ford has until midnight March 4 to act on the bill after Senate approval 66-28, with 94 senators voting. House support for overriding suggests strong backing to block the tariff pause.
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House
Ron Nessen
Congress
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Plane found abandoned near Wichita with 2300 pounds marijuana
Two aviators aboard a twin engine Cessna 402 are missing after a belly landing in a field northeast of Wichita. Police found 44 containers of marijuana with an estimated street value up to 500000. The aircraft had based at Newton airport since October and was leased through Winslow Associates of Denver.
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Newton City
Jim Carter
Arter
Newton
Mexico
E. P. Winslow Associates
Denver
Winslow Corp
Louis Drange
Brookline
Mass
Carter
Governors unite for conservation drive to ease energy shortage
At the National Governors Conference, all but one voted for a resolution favoring organized conservation as a quick energy measure. The plan urged efficient cars, stricter speed enforcement, public transport support, and education, amid opposition to a $3 a barrel oil tariff.
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Washington
Ford
Governors Conference
White House
Iam
America
Dream fulfilled as stepfather joins Heidi in Hawaii
Fourteen year old Heidi Biggs from Belleville Illinois, dying of a rare cancer, was reunited with her stepfather Randy Hillman in a Honolulu hospital after he secured a leave and the Star Bulletin covered airfare. Hillman presented a workers’ gift of 227.50. Heidi enjoyed brief activities between rest and hospital visits.
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Belleville
Ill
Heidi
Lucille Biggs
Hawaii
Hillman
Honolulu Star- Bulletin
Martha Mitchell Case Denied Quick Trial in Separate Suit
In Manhattan Supreme Court, Martha Mitchell’s bid for a fast trial of her separate lawsuit against former U.S. attorney general John Mitchell was rejected. The ruling narrows the path for the high-profile dispute.
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New York
Martha Mitchell
John Mitchell
U.S
Manhattan
Supreme Court
Weather Summary for South Central Region
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with lows from the upper teens to low 20s. Saturday will be largely cloudy with highs around 42 to 43 degrees. Conditions at Arpt. KJIRG and KIRG show humidity 75 to 63 percent, barometer 29.91 to 29.90, wind north at 15 to 17 mph.
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Panel okays transportation agency in Kansas Senate
The Kansas Senate Transportation and Utilities Committee narrowly approves a bill reorganizing the Highway Department into a Department of Transportation. The Highway Commission becomes advisory to the secretary, with opponents arguing it de-emphasizes highway building. Action moves to the full Senate next week.
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Kan
Kansas Department of Transportation
Senate Transportation and Utilities Committee
Department of Transportation
Highway Commission
Highway Department
John Ivan
The
Ivan
Hudson
Kansas
John F. Vermillion
Vermillion
Senate
Kansas Leaders Reject Gov Bid For Appointive Treasurer
Senate President Richard Rogers and House Speaker Duane McGill described Gov. Bennett’s plan to abolish the elective treasurer post as a bipartisan effort to improve government efficiency. They accused Democrat Robert Brock of contradictory positions on the move, noting his prior role with the commission that recommended appointive selection.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Robert F. Bennett
Senate
Richard Rogers
House
Duane McGill
Robert Brock
Brock
Rogers
McGill
Kansas Commission On Executive Reorganization
Joan Finney
Nove
Snow removal costs top $8,900 for city streets
Howard Knox reports 1,450 truck loads hauled from streets as total snow removal, blading and treating cost $8,906. City operations totaled $5,699 with $3,207 paid to Rhoades Construction for contract work. Sixty tons of salt and 20 tons of road gravel cost $795.
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Rhoades Construction
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Panel Okays Transportation Agency
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