Former Martville Resident Attorney to Appeal Death Penalty
Albany AP report on Martin J Fitzpatrick urging appeal to the U S Supreme Court if needed. Attorney Bruce Winick argues constitutional flaws in New York death penalty law allowing jury discretion. State Atty Daniel Wilson defends statute as a refined guideline while noting potential Supreme Court review. Fitzpatrick, 37, from Syracuse, sentenced to death for a 1969 gas station robbery murder.
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Martin Fitzpatrick
Supreme Court
Albany NY
Martin J Fitzpatrick
New York State
Bruce Winick
State Court of Appeals
New York
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Fitzpatrick
Syracuse
Oneida County
Greenhaven
Martville
Assi
Daniel C Wilson
Wilson
Breitel
James Winick
Charles E Williams
New York City
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Watergate Developments Fresh Reports on Cover Up
Washington AP. Fresh Watergate developments suggest the White House sought to cover up the wiretapping. Sources close to the Senate investigation say Nixon may have known of a coverup and that aides Haldeman and Ehrlichman were involved. Campaign records including payroll details and names of conspirators were turned over after a prior agreement. McCord testified he faced possible clemency if silent. White House denial of advance knowledge continues.
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Watergate Grand Jury
James W McCord Jr
Gerald Warren
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Haldeman
Cheating Probe At West Point Implicates Nine Cadets
West Point officials say nine cadets have been implicated in a continuing cheating investigation. The honor committee made decisions Monday night and five cadets requested a board of officers. All nine are recommended for dismissal and more cadets may appear before the committee. The academy notes 30 to 60 of its about 4000 cadets leave annually for honor code violations.
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West Point Military Academy
B52s Hit Cambodian Front as Thai and Vietnam Actions Stir
Waves of American B52 bombers pounded Communist troop positions southeast of Phnom Penh and around Takeo in the heaviest strikes in weeks. Bangkok vows continued support for Lon Nol. Thai volunteers possible. In Saigon, 750 civilian prisoners offered for release amid a prisoner dispute with the Viet Cong. Saigon reports 95 truce violations, with shelling around Hue, Bong Son, and the Mekong Delta.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Lon Nol
Kriangsak Chamandand
Hanoi Radio
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Iends
Kriangsak
Vientiane
Laos
Thanom Kittikachorn
Nixon
Alexander Haig Jr
Krangasak
South Vietnam
Saigon
Saigon Command
Hue
Bong Son
Mekong
Rogers backs free press after Cronkite remarks
Secretary of State William P. Rogers told an Overseas Press Club dinner he strongly supports a free press. He said his remarks were his own and that many government members share the view. Cronkite warned of temporary aberrations and urged continued defense of press freedom.
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CBS
NEW York
William P. Rogers
Overseas Press Club
Walter Cronkite
The
International Press Institute
Cronkite
Jack Raymond
Press Club
Walter
South Vietnam
Indochina
Gas eruptions turn Williamsburg Michigan into ghost town
Williamsburg Michigan sits virtually empty as natural gas bursts from the ground in hundreds of spots. Sheriff Weiler estimates two weeks or more before residents can return. Amoco disputes fault, works to plug a 6000 foot well and drill a relief shaft to ease pressure. deputies guard the area to prevent looting or sparks.
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Amoco Production Co
Standard Oil of Indiana
Amoco
Minesweeper Burns and Sinks Near Philippine Sea Rescue
HONOLULU AP The Scottish freighter Spraynes rescued all 65 crewmen of the ex Navy minesweeper eight hours after the 750 ton vessel burned and sank in the Philippine Sea The crew was saved from lifeboats and rafts about 820 miles west of Guam en route to Okinawa The cause of the fire and details remain under Navy inquiry Navy officials said Cmdr Lloyd Bucher heads Mine Flotilla 1 and the task force continues minesweeping operations off North Vietnam.
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Mariana Islands
Pacific Fleet Command
Australia
Japan
Okinawa
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U.S. Pacific Command
Lloyd Bucher
North Vietnam
Supreme Court upholds credit cost disclosure rule
Washington AP reports the Supreme Court upheld a federal rule requiring disclosure of credit costs for purchases paid in more than four installments. The decision stemmed from a dispute over magazine subscriptions but affects the broad $100 billion consumer credit sector across many products and services.
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Supreme Court
Explosions End Pre Easter Truce in Larnaca
Night blasts shattered two parked cars in Larnaca, ending a nine day lull between Makarios supporters and Grivas guerrillas. One vehicle belonged to Demetrakis Haho liades, honorary Swedish consul in Larnaca.
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Cyprus
Larnaca
Makarios
George Grivas
Demetrakis Haholiades
Stock market slides on tax measures talk in New York
New York AP report shows stocks falling as Nix on administration weighs tax steps to slow the economy. At 10:30 a.m. the Dow Jones 30 averaged 951.8, down 3.99, with declines ahead of advances in active trading on the New York Stock Exchange as ticker tape lagged during the opening half-hour.
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Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Europeans flock to U S travel as dollar devalues
Boston AP reports Howard Clark chairman of American Express Co says dollar devaluation makes the United States cheaper for Europeans. He noted at the companys annual meeting that by end of March all overseas travel sales were more than 18 percent ahead of last year.
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Boston
American Express Co
United States
Howard Clark
Reestablish Roadblock Near Wounded Knee After Arrests
AP reports Pine Ridge residents led by Oglala Sioux Tribal President Richard Wilson plan to reestablish a roadblock that was dismantled Monday night after eight displaced residents of Wounded Knee were arrested. The action follows tensions at the Pine Ridge Reservation.
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Pine Ridge Reservation
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Nixon aides muse tax hikes to curb booming economy
President's top economic adviser Herbert F Stein said at a news conference Monday that raising some taxes could be a natural option to slow the economy if other controls fail. He noted the idea is under consideration by the administration's Council of Economic Advisers.
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Herbert F Stein
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Brezhnev to Visit Bonn This May
West Germany announced Brezhnev will visit Bonn between May 18 and 22. The Soviet Communist Party chief plans talks with German officials on postwar relations and regional security. Brezhnev’s trip highlights East West diplomacy amid Cold War tensions.
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West Germany
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Kissinger accuses N Vietnam of violating cease-fire pact
New York AP Henry Kissinger charged North Vietnam with systematically violating key cease-fire clauses including troop withdrawal from Cambodia and Laos and an unconditional pledge not to send forces into South Vietnam. He urged tough stance if the pact is discarded and noted possible Watergate ramifications.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Cambodia
Laos
Nixon
Associated Press
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North Vietnam
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Dr. Timothy Leary Sentenced for Escape to Folsom
Dr. Timothy Leary, former Harvard lecturer, ordered by Superior Court Judge Richard F. Harris to serve six months to five years at Folsom State Prison for escaping California Men's Colony, to run consecutively with a prior six months to 10 years for marijuana possession. Leary escaped three years ago and fled to Europe while serving that sentence.
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Timothy Leary
Folsom State
California
Superior Court
Richard F. Harris
Leary
Harvard
Europe
Fair Skies Over Flooded Valleys and Record River Crests
Fair skies prevailed over flood stricken Mississippi Missouri and Ohio valleys as four days of heavy rains push downstream toward record crests. National Guard and volunteers sandbag along the Mississippi from Illinois to Louisiana while crests near Quincy Illinois and St. Louis Missouri approach. Arkansas sees worsening floods and a flash flood warning remains. An 8 year old child drowned while wading in a stream.
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