Sirhan Sirhan Declares Guilty Plea in Kennedy Case
In Los Angeles Sirhan B Sirhan told Superior Court Judge Walker he would plead guilty to murder in the first degree and ask for execution The judge rejected the plea urging trial to continue The defense cites Sirhans diminished capacity as a strategy and a Jordanian ambassador plan to visit.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Superior Court
Herbert V. Walker
Sirhan
Mary Sirhan
Grant B. Cooper
Walker
Apollo 9 crew set for 11 a.m. Monday launch
Ground crews prep the Apollo 9 spacecraft as James McDivitt David Scott and Russell Schweickart aim to lift off at 11 am Monday on a 10 day earth orbital flight. Their cold caused a Friday postponement and the countdown will resume after dawn with the Saturn 5 launcher ready.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Four Buckner children die in Middletown fire
Four Buckner children aged 2 to 7 perished in a late night explosion and blaze at their parents frame home near Harrisburg. Four additional children were hospitalized in critical condition, with investigators examining the cause.
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Middletown
UPI
Norman Buckner
Harrisburg
Harrisburg Hospital
Gale Buckner
Merle
Victor
Guy
Oil Slick Spreads From Santa Barbara Offshore Well
A new leak in the Santa Barbara Channel threatens beaches after a Union Oil Co platform previously dumped 21,000 gallons daily until Feb. 7. Officials would not estimate the current flow but said it could match the earlier output, at least 2,000 to 4,000 gallons per day.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
UPI
Union Oil Co
Pacific
Union
Bombed Market in Ozu Abam Sees Women Return for Food
In Ozu Abam the bombed market remains a focal point as women search rubble for usable bowls amid hunger. Nigerian air force jets killed over 250 people last Wednesday, mostly women and children, in a market crowd.
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Ozu Abam
Biafra
UPI
Nixon and De Gaulle meet in Paris amid Berlin tensions
Presidents Nixon and De Gaulle shook hands at a 17th century Paris palace to address the widening U S France rift on world issues. Berlin dominates talks as East Germany closes the main highway to West Berlin for two hours.
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Paris
UPI
Nixon
de Gaulle
United States
France
Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Norwalk Weather and Local Births and Deaths Report
Considerable cloudiness today with a gradual clearing, highs in the upper 30s to low 40s and lows in the 20s. Northeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph, then easing. Friday high in Norwalk 36 and low 23. Births include a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hamer and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Cherry. Deaths listed: William Bass 64 Berlin Heights Arthur Herman 76 Willard Mary Amon 81 Wickliffe.
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Norwalk
Robert Hamer
East Main
Lonnie D. Cherry
Berlin Heights
William S. Bass
Arthur L. Herman
Willard
Mary Elizabeth Amon
Wickliff
George Ford Dies in Fire Rites Set Tuesday
George Cook Ford II, 53, Norwalk attorney, died at Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital from burns suffered when a fire started in his living room and spread through three rooms. He was found Thursday afternoon by a fireman and transported on an artificial respirator. Ford had served in World War II, practiced law in New London and Norwalk, and held multiple community roles. Funeral services are set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church with burial at Heaston-Hile Funeral Home arrangements.
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George Cook Ford
Norwalk
Fisher - Titus Memorial Hospital
Ford
Benedict Ave
George Cook Ford II
Cleveland
Backus Law School
Case - Western Reserve University
Ohio
New London
Norwalk Kiwanis Club
Norwalk Elks Club
Huron County
American Bar Associations
South Pacific
Wapiti Swim Club
Huron County Red Cross
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Firelands Council of
Boy Scouts
Huron County Regional Planning Commission
Firelands Red Cross
Caroline Sawyer
George III
Tri State College
Angola
Ind
James
Ohio State University
Elizabeth
William Smith College
Geneva N.Y
J.W. Schnackel
Darien
Conn
Western powers reject Soviet Berlin routes claim
The United States Britain and France rejected Soviet accusations of illegal West German military activity in Berlin as groundless. They reaffirmed commitment to keeping Allied supply routes to the West open despite Soviet calls urging East Germany to prevent shipments of war materials across Communist territory.
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Berlin
API
West
Soviet Union
East Germany
Overheated Lamp Start Fire at Newton Street Home
Fire damaged a mattress and a bedroom wall at 34 Newton Street when an electric lamp overheated on a bed. Mrs. Ileta Brown found the blaze at 11 13 p m after leaving four children with a nearby sitter. No damage estimate given.
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Newton Street
Ileta Brown
Newton St
Ike Is Very Weak Says Hospital Bulletin
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 78, was reported very weak at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Doctors noted no progression of pneumonia and stable heart status as he begins small amounts of liquids after the nasogastric tube removal.
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Washington
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Hickel Proposes Strict Drilling Rules to Prevent Blowouts
Interior Secretary Walter Hickel told a Senate subcommittee that a new set of drilling regulations is being drafted to prevent underwater oil well blowouts. He criticized Udall era rules as inadequate and noted a past Alaska gas well incident could have spread oil globally if it involved oil.
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Washington
UPI
Walter J. Hickel
Santa Barbara
Hickel
Senate Air and Water Pollution Subcommittee
Interior
Stewart L
Alaska
Arctic
Antarctic
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