Probe Finds U.S. Wastes Billions on Blind Spending
UPI reports a month-long investigation across the White House, Capitol Hill, and multiple agencies finds the United States wastes at least 10 billion dollars annually due to blind spending and poor use of cost analysis. McNamara style objective analysis remains largely confined to the Pentagon.
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Louis Cassels
UPI
Washington
U.S
United Press International
White House
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McCarthy Declines Senate Run After White House Meeting
Sen Eugene J McCarthy D Minn reaffirms plan not to seek re election in 1970 on the Democratic ticket after a 30 minute White House talk with President Nixon The discussion covered student unrest Vietnam War and taxes before the UPI report turns to criticisms of federal spending and government waste.
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UPI
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D-Minn
Senate
Nixon
McCarthy
Minnesota
White House
General Accounting Office
Congress
Phillip S. Hughes
Budget Bureau
U.S
Ex-Girlfriend Testifies in Stifel Murder Case
Cheryl Jones testified in U S District Court that Orville E Stifel II threatened to kill her and anyone he was with. Stifel, 22, charged with first degree murder for allegedly mailing a bomb that killed Daniel Ronec, 23, a Cleveland school teacher from Lorain last July 8. Jones had been engaged to Ronec and knew Stifel from a past relationship.
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Cleveland
UPI
Orville E. Stifel II
U.S
Stifel
Cincinnati
Daniel Ronec
Lorain
Cheryl Jones
Youngstown
Sirhan Sirhan Faces Possible New Trial For RFK Killing
Los Angeles jury in the RFK assassination trial reached a first degree murder verdict but remained split on punishment. After nine hours of deliberation over two days some jurors urged the gas chamber while others pressed for life imprisonment due to mental illness.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
Singer Mama Cass Elliot Divorced Over Jealous Husband Saga
UPI reports singer Mama Cass Elliot won a divorce from James R. Hendricks after testifying her husband grew jealous of her fame. Elliot 27 said Hendricks berated her in front of friends and even stalked out, prompting her to seek medical help.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Cass Elliot
James R. Hendricks
Miss Elliot
The
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Texa s studio owner progresses after eye transplant
John Madden a 55 year old Conroe Texas photographic studio owner was progressing satisfactorily today from what was believed to be the worlds first transplant of a complete eye The operation was performed at a Houston hospital by a team led by Dr. and Dr. in what was termed a landmark medical achievement credited with advancing sight restoration research.
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Houston
UPI
John Madden
Conroe, Tex
Weather Update Norwalk Area: Cloudy Skies and Showers
Mostly cloudy and cool with scattered showers today into tonight. Highs in the upper 40s, lows tonight near 30s. Thursday partly cloudy in the low 50s. North to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph today, easing tonight. Norwalk highs 53, lows 39. Births list multiple families. deaths note Selby A. O'Neill, 68, Willard.
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Saginaw Employees Vote on Union Representation
Saginaw Wire Products workers, about 186 employees, vote on UAW representation. Earlier 1968 ballot had 104 for and 58 against. Results expected later today. Also notes about voting booth borrowing and ongoing contract talks. no status released. Nixon seeks new federal crimes and witness immunity to combat organized crime with 25 million extra funds and 300 million Safe Streets request.
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Huron County Board of Elections
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UPI
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R-Neb
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R-Va
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Two New York men plead guilty to first degree rape in Vickery case
Ronnie Alfo 27 and David Thomas Jr 31 of New York admitted to rape in the Deborah Neill case. Neill, 13, was found dead in an Ohio airshaft after hitchhiking to a hippie colony. Sentencing is set for May 22. max penalty 25 years.
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NEW York
UPI
Ronnie Alfo
David Thomas, Jr
Ohio
Deborah Neill
Vickery
Manhattan Supreme Court
George Postel
Driverless Truck Dives Into Norwalk Creek Near Carl's
A panel truck parked outside Carl's Appliance Sales and Service in Willard rolled backward down an embankment into four feet of Norwalk Creek. The driver, a Jacob's Television employee, claimed the emergency brake failed. Monarch Body Shop estimated rear damage at about $400. contents damage not yet estimated.
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Norwalk Creek
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Willard
Norwalk
Wilcox
Jacobs
Humphrey Opens Britannica Office Near White House
Former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey unveiled a Britannica office in Washington three blocks from the White House. He serves as chairman of the board of consultants and joked he might call on the White House to sell encyclopedias.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert UH
Humphrey
Encyclopedia Educational Britannica Corp
White House
Anti-Poverty Director Urges More Active Board
Grover Banks, director of the Erie Huron Counties Community Action Commission, calls for a more engaged board after quorum struggles. A May training session at the Erie County Courthouse will precede 8:30 pm meetings, with goals including staff briefing and Office of Economic Opportunity philosophy. The group plans a local campaign to raise 100000 dollars and considers a credit union and hiring a professional planner.
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Grover Banks
Erie-Huron Counties Community Action Commission
Banks
Erie County
Office of Economic Opportunity
Nighttime nude bellringer spurs Houston vigilantes
In Houston a bare visitor who rings apartment bells and runs prompted a local vigilante group named Operation Nude to search for him. Police rejected nude lineups citing fairness and the need to identify him clothed, as women wait in a water tower for clues. The suspect is described as a fast, early twentyish runner who sometimes wears tennis shoes.
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