Priest Charged In Kissinger Kidnap Plot
A federal grand jury indicted Rev. Philip Berrigan and ten co conspirators in a jail cell plot to blow up heating systems in Washington and kidnap Henry Kissinger. The case names multiple priests nuns a former priest a Pakistani scholar and other associates. The plan targeted government buildings and sought ransom or avoidance of state actions with explosives and hostage taking.
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Washington
UPI
George Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Philip Berrigan
Berrigan
Daniel
John N. Mitchell
Harrisburg
Kissinger
Nixon
Joseph Wenderoth
Baltimore
Elizabeth McAlister
Marymount College
Tarrytown
N.Y
Neil Raymond McLaughlin
Anthony Scoblick
Justice Department
Indians Sign Harrelson on 1971 Contract amid Injury
Ken Harrelson signed his 1971 Cleveland Indians contract after a spring ankle break sidelined him for most of last season. He is the Indians fourth 1971 signee joining Steve Hargan Eddie Leon and Roy Foster.
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Cleveland
UPI
Ken
the Hawk
Harrelson
Cleveland Indians
Steve Hargan
Eddie Leon
Roy Foster
Hipp Will Not Seek Re election As Norwalk City Auditor
Norwalk Democrat Charles J. Hipp says he will not run again, citing the heavy burden of the part time auditor post and his accounting business. He urges modern city approaches and notes anticipated greater city problems. Other council members ponder or commit to reelection.
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Norwalk
Charles J. Hipp
Hipp
Williams
Harold Finch
Flickinger
Finch
Helen Lippert
Lippert
Postal Service hints at eight cent first class stamp
Postmaster General Winton Blount announced at a news conference that the new USPS board will consider a postage hike. He projected the six cent first class stamp rising to eight cents with an effective date likely this spring. Meanwhile winter weather froze roads across Huron County Ohio causing accidents and an emergency landing.
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Washington
UPI
Winton M. Blount
U. S. Postal Service
Blount
Government Cuts FHA VA Mortgage Interest Ceiling
The FHA and VA cut mortgage interest ceilings from 8 to 7 percent, saving about $8 monthly on a $25,000 25 year loan. A VA guaranteed loan at 7 percent costs $184.75 a month versus $193 at 8 percent.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Veterans Administration
Weather and notices for Norwalk area
Cloudy with rising temperatures and light snow possible this morning. High in the mid to upper 30s, then rain and wind tonight with a low in the mid 30s. Rain ends Thursday with snow flurries and a high in the low 40s. Easterly winds today, shifting to westerly Thursday. Norwalk temps and precipitation tracked. births, marriages, and deaths listed for local residents.
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Norwalk
Two Explosions Hit British Minister Home in London
Two bomb blasts damaged the North London Georgian mansion of Employment Minister Robert Carr during a Tuesday night attack. Carr his wife and younger daughter were inside but unharmed. Police called it an apparent assassination attempt as demonstrations against Carrs industrial relations bill proceeded nationwide. A third unexploded charge was found in the front garden.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Tonkin Gulf
Johnson
U.S
Southeast Asia
Nixon
U. S
London
UPS
Robert Carr
United States
Latin America
Carr
Joan
Victoria
Allies Launch Major Drive to Reopen Highway 4
More than 13 000 South Vietnamese and Cambodian troops push from southwest of Phnom Penh to recapture Highway 4 linking the capital with Kompong Som. Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky visits, predicts success within days as tanks and troops advance toward Kompong Speu. Viet Cong contact occurs within hours, two South Vietnamese wounded near Pich Nil Pass.
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Phnom Penh
API
Nguyen Cao Ky
Kompong Som
Kompong Speu
Pich Nil Pass
Democrats Name Nine Registrars
The Huron County Democratic Policy Committee recommends nine deputy registrar of motor vehicles nominees including Katherine Dombart of the Huron County Auto Club. Other candidates span Bellevue Greenwich Monroeville New London North Fairfield Plymouth Wakeman and Willard with Dombart to stay in Norwalk. The Ohio Department of Motor Vehicles will make the official appointment. Deputies collect 50 cents per license plate set and fees for driver licenses.
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Huron County Democratic Policy Committee
Katherine Dombart
Huron County Auto Club
Miss Dombart
Norwalk
R. Hollis Matherly
Bellevue
Robert L. Hopkins
Greenwich
Ruth Wood
Hess Hardware
Monroeville
Dean Bailey
New London
Florence Minniear
Minniear
Linn Maintains Chair as Council Ends Closed Meetings
The Norwalk City Council restored George F. Linn Jr. as chair of the fire and building code committee and voted to discontinue regular closed meetings. The move rebuked Council President K. S. Flickinger, who had appointed Domenic Coletta a week earlier, claiming Linn had not held a committee meeting in a year. Council members cited forgotten procedure rules and demanded adherence as they opened biweekly work sessions to the public.
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Norwalk
George F. Linn Jr
Linn
Flickinger
Council
Williams
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Beverly Bell
Marjorie A. Shuman
William Davidson
Haverford College
Haverford
Thomas Davidson
Paul Mayer
Edgewater
N.J
Jaques Egan
New York City
Father Philip Berrigan
Henry Kissinger
Tonkin
Newark
Ohio
James Alexander
John J. Gilligan
Ohio National Guard
Alexander
Licking County
United Air Lines
Portland International Airport
San
Robert Williams
Melvin J. Shipley
Huron County
Cleveland Weather Service
City
Maine
Auditor Hipp
David Hunt
James Johnson
Gerald B. Klading
Jane F. Harris
Jackie R. Gibson
Willard
Shirley J. Leonard
James T. Hunter, Jr
Birmingham
Clinton H. Underwood
Newton St
Earl W. Clark
Summit St
Lolita J. Justice
Bank St
Cadwell L. Morehouse
N. Hester St
Britain
K. S. Flickinger
Domenic Coletta
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