Senate Watergate Testimony Expected Mid June
The Watergate committee chairman says crucial testimony from former White House figures likely won t come until mid June. Reports say John Dean III may plead guilty to a single count for full testimony, and officials wish to summon President Nixon before the grand jury though constitutional limits may block it. Funeral rites in Cincinnati honor Fred Lazarus Jr founder of a major department store group.
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White House
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John W. Dean III
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Hebrew Union College
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Columbus
Ohio
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Skylab crew starts fifth day with sun telescope work
Houston UPI reports Skylab astronauts Pete Conrad Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz awaken at 7 a.m. EDT as their orbital station passes over Australia to prepare a $50 million solar telescope system for a major sun study. They proceed with routine duties and limited remarks to mission control.
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UPI
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Pete’ Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
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Nationwide Memorial Day telethon raises over one million
The Highway Safety Foundation telethon drew more than $1 million from 52 cities during Memorial Day weekend. In Cleveland area pledges exceeded $65,650. Host Sammy Davis Jr. served as national chairman for the Cleveland based charity.
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Cleveland
UPI
Highway Safety Foundation
Rain Delays Second Day at Indianapolis 500
Weather halted the 500 mile race after a rain delay of over an hour. Thirty two cars completed a parade lap before a red flag stopped the field. John Martin pulled in during the pace lap as sprinkles fell on the north turns amid the wet track conditions.
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UPI
John Martin
Mayors clash over Willard tornado letter and fallout
Mayor Wayne Goodsite voices displeasure over a letter drafted by Police Ptl. Michael Ruggles supporting Willard Police Chief Jack L. Fryman. A special Willard council meeting is set to discuss complaints about Fryman’s language after the May 10 tornado, while Ruggles plans to deliver a controversial letter signed by 13 of 18 responders.
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Wayne Goodsite
Ptl
Michael Ruggles
Willard
Jack L. Fryman
Fryman
Ruggles
Norwalk
Goodsite
Kenneth Sommers
Yorty Questions Polls As Bradley Lord City Mayor Race
Mayor Sam Yorty dismisses polls showing black Councilman Thomas Bradley likely to win the mayoral election in Los Angeles. Bradley trailed in 1961 before Yorty pulled off a landslide victory, with 65 to 70 percent of voters expected to cast ballots as heat rises after Memorial Day weekend.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sam Yorty
Thomas Bradley
Yorty
Bradley
Rex E. Layton
Watergate Cocktail Offered at New Orleans Club
An uptown saloon named The Club advertises a 25 cent Watergate cocktail a glass of water with a plastic bag inside. Owner Larry Bisso says he has not served one yet and jokes about not having extra bugs while patrons enjoy the novelty.
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New Orleans
UPI
Larry Bisso
Bisso
Norwalk Weather And Local Notices Include Births Marriages
Variable cloudiness tonight and Wednesday with 50 percent rain today. Lows in the 50s and 60s with westerly to northerly winds. Norwalk high 78, low 56. Sunrise 5:56, sunset 8:52. Marriages listed for several local residents plus births in area hospitals. Death notices for seven residents from Milan to Greenwich and Elyria.
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Norwalk
Injured Racer Walther Trials Back After Indy Crash
Walt Walther, 25, in Methodist Hospital with serious burns and injuries after the Indianapolis 500 multi-car crash. His father says the driver may have inhaled flames and suffered multiple burns, plus a broken wrist. Walther told his father he would be back, describing a passing contact that forced him off course.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Methodist Hospital
Walt Walther
George Walther, Jr
Walther
Tiny Era Texas Wins 1973 Texas Tiny Town Prize
Forty five families in Era Texas population two hundred rebuilt from a highway stop to win the 1973 Texas Community Improvement Program for towns under 1000. They created a school center post office fire department clubs and plans for a new firehouse all while emphasizing volunteer work and youth programs.
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Tex
UPI
Dallas
America
Texas
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