Unusual cool snap chills northeast with record snow
The Associated Press reports a sharp cold snap across the northeastern third of the nation with near freezing temps from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic. Snow blankets New York and Pennsylvania amid late winter patterns, while light snow falls in Binghamton and other locales.
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San Francisco
Seattle
Washington
Wheat Cars Shortage Is Certain
In Topeka George Stafford of the Interstate Commerce Commission warned Press Club that wheat car shortages loom for the harvest. He blamed grain exports without planning, spring floods, bankrupt Northeast railroads, and a booming economy. Elevators at Houston operate at half capacity as railroads fail to move grain to the terminal. He cited a car backlog from Kansas City to Houston and noted emergency re-routing by some railroads.
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George Stafford
Topeka Press Club
Stafford
Houston
Kansas City
Trial Ruling Expected in San Benito Slayings Case
EDINBURG Texas AP District Court Judge J R Alamia will decide today if the defendant Antonio Rios Zepeda Jr 21 of San Benito may admit a statement given to officers as evidence in the April 11 1972 strangulation slaying of Maria Norma Delgado 15. He is also charged in a separate 15 year old Patricia Segura slaying, though not currently on trial for that charge. Prosecution and defense agreed to submit the issue to the judge after testimony given last July.
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Pends Edinburg. Tex
J. R. Alamia
San Benito
Antonio Rios Zepeda Jr
Maria Norma Delgado
Patricia Segura
Brownsville
H. A. Garcia
Rios Zé5
Peda
Alamia
Department of Public Safety
Rios Zepeda
Miss Segura
Cameron County
Joe Alvarado
Miss Delgado
Segura
Delgado
Smith
Joe Cisneros
Grand Jury Probes Nixon Campaign Donation Case
A federal grand jury in Houston resumes its probe into a $100000 donation to the Nixon campaign by Houston business leader Robert H. Allen. Subpoenas seek records from Gulf Resources and subsidiaries and link Allen to Watergate figures. multiple banks and documents are under scrutiny. Remarks tie to Allen’s role as Texas committee finance chairman and possible anonymity methods via Mexico.
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Houston
Nixon
Robert H. Allen
Allen
Gulf Resources and Chemical Corp
Mexico
Arthur M. Urech
Gulf Resources
Texas Committee
Urech
Grand Jury
H. RK. Maineman
John Ehrlichman
White House
G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt
Bernard Barker
James McCord Jr
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Herbert Porter
Finance Committee
First City National Bank
William C. Liedtke
Pennzoil Co
Roy Winchester
Pennzoil
Airport Funding Approved for 25 FAA Projects
The Federal Aviation Administration approved nearly 9 million dollars for 25 airport development aid projects. Recipients include Lubbock Texas Monroe Louisiana Austin Straubel Green Bay Wisconsin Grand Canyon National Park Arizona Meadowsfield Bakersfield California Lihue Hawaii Fairmont Minnesota and many more across Missouri Montana Nebraska Iowa Mississippi North Carolina Oklahoma City South Carolina and Wisconsin. The funds range from under 40 thousand dollars to around 1.9 million.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Lubbock
Tex
Monroe
Austin Straubel Field
Green Bay
Wis
Grand Canyon
Ariz
National Park
Meadowsfield
Bakersfield
Calif
Lihue
Hawaii
Governor weighs clemency for Reies Lopez Tijerina
Governor Bruce King considers executive clemency for Reies Lopez Tijerina amid appeals of his 1970 sentences stemming from the Rio Arriba County courthouse raid. He notes Tijerina’s shift toward unity in New Mexico and his nonviolent progress, while recalling past Valdez clemency decisions and parole board input.
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Santa FE
N.M
Bruce King
Reies Lopez Tijerina
New Mexico
Corrections Department
Tijerina
Rio Arriba
Eulogio Salazar
Dan Rivera
New Mexico Supreme Court
King
Juan Valdez
Parole Board
Valdez
Nick Sais
Pete Jaramillo
Canjilon
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Fairmont
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Madisett
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Kenansville
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