Four Watergate defendants plead guilty to all charges
Four more defendants Bernard Barker Frank Sturgis Virgilio Gonzales and Eugenio Martinez plead guilty to all charges in the Watergate break in and bugging case joining E Howard Hunt Jr in admitting to an elaborate operation against Democratic targets The trial future remained uncertain with only Liddy and McCord Jr still to be tried and potential mistrial bids reported by their lawyers
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Washington
UPI
Bernard L. Barker
Frank Sturgis
Virgilio R. Gonzales
Eugenio R. Martinez
White House
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Watergate Seven
G. Gordon Liddy
James W. McCord Jr
Nixon
King Birthday Observances Across Nation and Vatican Visit
The UPI report notes MLK Jr. would have turned 44 with 1.5 million off work nationwide. Fairfax County adds King to holiday honoring Civil War generals Lee and Jackson. Georgia Governor Carter proclaims the day praising King as a democracy leader. In Vatican City, Golda Meir's first papal visit prompts tight security as she meets Pope Paul VI after a Paris stop.
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United Press International
Martin Luther King Jr
Virginia
Old Confederacy
Fairfax County
King
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Vatican City
UPI
Vatican
Golda Meir
Paul VI
Giovanni Leone
Belfast police suffer deadly bombings in violent weekend
Bombs killed three policemen and wounded three others in Northern Ireland in what police call their blackest day. The toll in the province's long violence rose to 685 with 34 officers among the dead. Another blast wounded 25 patrons at a pub.
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Belfast
UPI
Northern Ireland
Towboat Pushing Barge Damages East Liverpool Water Intake
A barge pushed by an Ohio River towboat struck a water filtration intake pier in East Liverpool, Ohio, causing about 200000 dollars in damage. The city water superintendent said the plant was not immediately affected, unless rubble blocks the intake.
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East Liverpool
Ohio
UPI
Rodney Stull
Norwalk Weather and Local Vital Stat Lines
Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the 30s and a 10 percent chance of rain. Tuesday will be warmer with highs in the 40s and a 30 percent precipitation chance. Norwalk highs 38 lows 26. Marriage license filings lead the local notices along with births and deaths listed for area residents.
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Norwalk
Muggings, vandalism hit one third of inner city residents
A UPI summary of a Gallup Poll shows 33 percent of center city residents and 19 percent in suburbs and 13 percent in small towns reported victimization in the past year. The survey notes many crimes go unreported and crime ranked as a top urban issue.
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Princeton
N.J
UPI
United States
Gallup
Nixon halts bombing as peace talks show progress
President Nixon ordered a halt in all bombing and mining of North Vietnam effective 10 a.m. EST amid reports of possible cease-fire by February 3. Kissinger briefed Saigon officials as Gen Haig heads to Vietnam with details of Paris talks while Thieu's circle plans for Haig's arrival.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
UPI
Nixon
North Vietnam
Haiphong Harbor
Saigon
Tin Song
Nguyen Vang Thieu
Henry A. Kissinger
Florida
White House
Key Biscayne
Alexander Haig
Paris
Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Thieu
Nguyen Trieu Dan
U.S
Hoang Duc Nha
Haig
National Security Council
Fire Destroys Clarksfield Home. Couple Survives
James and Dorothy Taulbee awoke to flames in their second floor bedroom and fled in nightclothes as their home burned to ashes. Fire officials say neighbors' phones were out on the same line and no estimate of loss was available. The Taulbees run J and E Restaurant in Wellington and received Red Cross aid after the 9 30 a m call to Wakeman Fire Department. Mrs Taulbee was treated for burns and the couple planned to stay with relatives while outlining next steps.
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Wakeman
Clarksfield
James Taulbee
Lawrence Gingery
Gingerys
Wellington
Huron County Sheriff's Department
Wakeman _ Fire Department
Mrs. Taulbee
Taulbee
Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Taulbees
Senators Mansfield and Scott say Congress cannot end war
Senate Democratic leader Mansfield and Republican leader Scott agree Congress cannot stop the Vietnam War. They say resolutions are futile and Nixon could veto or seek court action if funds are cut. Mansfield pins only purse strings as leverage, while predicting no override votes.
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Mansfield
Scott
Washington
UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Vietnam
Hugh Scott
Congress
Pennsylvania
Nixon
CBS
Rep
Gerald Ford
R-Mich
House
NBC
Senator Montoya Killed in One Car Crash on I 25
New Mexico state senator Alfonso T. Montoya brother of U S Senator Joseph Montoya died in a one car crash on Interstate 25 north of Albuquerque near Algodones. A female passenger, Leonella Trujillo, survived with minor injuries while Montoya faced a pending D W I charge and impending trial.
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Albuquerque
N.M
UPI
Alfonso T. Montoya
U.S
Joseph M. Montoya
D-N.m
New Mexico
Interstate 25
Montoya
Algodones
Leonella Trujillo
Randall Miller
Senate Finance Committee
Alfonso Montoya
New Mexico Motor Vehicle Department
Harry Robins
Man Lives For 54 Years After Death scare story
Carl W. Tirey of Dallas who was believed dead after a 12 year old electrocution incident survived a funeral home verdict. He lost a limb but lived 54 years more, earning a degree at Ohio State, coaching swimming, and serving on AAU committees before his death in Dallas. A mass at St. Cecilia Church was planned.
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Dallas
UPI
Carl W. Tirey
Middletown
Ohio
Tirey
Ohio State University
Ohio State Insurance Department
The
Amateur Athletic Union
AAU
St. Cecilia Catholic Church
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