Kansas Supreme Court holds Wichita State liable for fatal 1970 plane crash
The court struck down governmental immunity, allowing potential damages against Wichita State University for the Colorado crash that killed members of the 1970 football entourage. It sent the case back to Sedgwick County for further proceedings aligning with the ruling.
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Sedgwick County
Wichita State
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
Wichita State University
Colorado
Harold R. Fatzer
Supreme Court
Segwick County District Court
Golden Eagle Aviation
Bert Katzenmeyer
Physical Education Corporation
Robert Kaul
Kaul
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Ford to release Rockefeller report on CIA probe
President Ford will announce plans to publish the Rockefeller Commission report on CIA domestic activities while withholding details on alleged CIA plotting of foreign assassinations. The partial release, to be reviewed by the Senate intelligence committee, follows weekend readings and a 12 hour golf retreat.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Rockefeller Commission
CIA
Commission
Senate Intelligence Committee
Betwen
Rockefeller
Ron Nelsen
Nessen
Snafu under Endangered Species Act costs government storage fees
Rep. Charles A. Mosher said the state pays over 38500 annually to store millions of pounds of surplus sperm whale oil blocked from sale by the Endangered Species Act. The act bars selling products from endangered species. In a separate note, the Supreme Court denied appeals from four Cubans linked to the Watergate break in June 17 1972.
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Washington
Charles A. Mosher
Ohio
Mosher
Supreme Court
Bernard L. Barker
Eugenio R. Martinez
Frank A. Sturgis
Virgilio R. Gonzalez
France confirms underground nuclear test in Pacific
Paris announced an underground nuclear test occurred last week in the South Pacific. Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam said Australia believed the test took place on June 5 or 6 at Fangataura, while France kept atmospheric test reports non confirmable.
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Parisap
France
South Pacific
Gough Whitlam
Australia
Fangataura
New Zealand
Weather Watch For South Central With Showers Likely
A flash flood watch is in effect today for South Central with considerable cloudiness through Tuesday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected through Tuesday with a 40 percent precipitation chance tonight and Tuesday. Highs near 90 dropping to mid 80s, winds northwesterly 10 to 20 mph, humidity 78 to 87 percent.
House tackles energy tax package in Congress debate
Congress prepares for a tense week as the Ways and Means energy tax bill faces about 160 amendments. The measure raises gasoline tax by up to 23 cents and rebates most gains to Americans 16 and over. Senate race coverage and a separate veto override on strip mining environmental controls also loom.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
John A. Durkin
Louis C. Wyman
New Hampshire
Norris Cotton
Senate Rules Committee
Durkin
Wyman
Rules Committee
United States
Philippines Establish Ties with China in Beijing Communique
The Philippines and China announced diplomatic relations in a Peking broadcast. President Marcos and Premier Chou En Lai signed the communique in Beijing, condemning aggression and subversion and pledging to sever official ties with Taiwan within a month.
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Tokyo
Philippines
China
Peking
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Chou En-lai
Hsinhua
Taiwan
Pekin
Lega
Radical Saxe pleads guilty in bank robbery case
Susan Saxe, once on the FBI ten most wanted list, withdrew an innocent plea and pleaded guilty to stealing 6,240 dollars from Bell Savings and Loan in Philadelphia in 1970 and to involvement in a Newburyport arsenal robbery. The deal aims at a sentence no more than 10 years with possible max 40 years and a 30 thousand dollar fine. The government will drop charges for 1970 robberies in Evanston and Beverly Hills and a flight warrant.
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Philadelphia
Susan Saxe
Miss Saxe
Bell Savings and Loan Association
Newburyport
Mass
Federal Arsenal
Brandeis University
Albany
N.Y
U.S
Alfred L. Luongo
Evanston
Ill
Beverly Hills
Calif
FBI
Israel cabinet sticks to terms on Sinai withdrawal
Israel refuses to modify its terms for another Sinai troop pullout unless Egypt offers new terms after Kissinger presses for a shift. The cabinet backs a step by step approach but keeps door open to negotiate peace with Arab neighbors.
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Rabin
Kissinger
Washington
Ford
Israel
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Geneva
Amp
Tel Aviv
Beit Lid
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Weather Data
KIRG
Morris K. Udall
Dariz
Republican Party
Newton Community Activity Center
Kansan
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Taipei
Manila
Marcos
Asia
Japan
Guam
Thailand
Kenneth Schulp
Schulp
Harvey County Park Road
County Road Department
Sheriff's Department
Sedgwick
Camp Hawk
Kfar Saba
Sinai Desert
Mediterranean
Ashkelon
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