Levitt Seeks Court Review Of Rockefeller Budget Details
New York State Comptroller Arthur Levitt said Gov. Rockefeller's proposed 7.9 billion dollar budget lacks sufficient detail on spending and will be taken to court. He aims for an agreed statement of facts with Atty. Gen. Lefkowitz to test constitutional requirements and consider further legal action if needed.
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Albany
N.Y
Arthur Levitt
Rockefeller
Levitt
Associated Press
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Cours
Threat to kidnap Miss Idaho revealed in court
In Idaho Falls a man, Keith Blaylock, 23, pled guilty to third degree felony threats to kidnap and shoot Miss Idaho 1971 Karen Herd. The case details a December letter promising to abduct Herd at a public event with a .44 magnum, while another note apologized and claimed the threat was a mistake. Officials said keeping Herd’s name confidential protected others and her from further distress.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Karen Herd
Jane Doe
Miss Herd
Bonneville County
Thomas Chyte
Mss Herd
Blaylock
Irving aide admits never meeting Hughes in autobiography case
The Associated Press reports Clifford Irving and his research aide told federal authorities they never met Howard Hughes. The Times said sources close to the probe claim Irving and Richard R. Suskind said the book was not written under the previously claimed circumstances.
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Associated Press
Clifford Irving
Los Angeles Times
Howard Hughes
Irving
California
Hughes
Howard R. Hughes
the Times
Richard R. Suskind
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
H.R Hughes
Suskind
New York
U.S
Irving and Baroness Refute Secret Interviews in Mexico
The Baroness Van Pallandt disputes two elaborate interviews with Irving in Mexico saying he never left her side for more than ninety minutes. Reports say Irving and Suskind refused to detail how the 230000 word manuscript was created until Edith Irving faces no prosecutions.
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Mexico
Irving
Suskind
Edith
U.S
Times
New York
John J. Goldman
Robert L. Jackson
Los Angeles Times
Helga R. Hughes
Two Snowmobilers Dead in Richelieu River Search
In Montreal the bodies of Michel Savard aged 17 and Richard Bisaillon 21 from St. Paul de V'Isle aux noix were found in the Richelieu River thirty five miles south of Montreal. They disappeared Saturday during a short snowmobile outing. Frogmen recovered the bodies after days of underwater search near an ice hole that showed snowmobile tracks.
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Montreal
Richelieu River
Here
Michel Savard
Richard Bisaillon
St. Paul de V'Isle Aux Noix
Mine Blast Kills Two British Soldiers in Ireland Report
A road mine near the border in Northern Ireland exploded, killing two British soldiers. In Belfast another gunman died in hospital after a night clash with police. The toll in the religious political conflict rises to 243 with 37 deaths this year. Bombs hit Belfast and Armagh. clashes occur in Coalisland. Britain weighs new peace talks while internment remains in force with limited concessions discussed. Faulkner insists internment not be used as bargaining leverage.
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Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Armagh
Coalisland
Faulkner
Social Democratic and Labor Party
London
Irish Republic
Labor leaders fear compulsory arbitration sparks industrial war
AFL CIO officials at their Winter Meetings in Miami Beach warn compulsory arbitration could create a government driven economy with wage and productivity controls. They say the law ending the West Coast dock strike may hasten broader restrictions on strikes in transportation and threaten negotiated settlements.
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Fla
White House
Congress
Aflcio Maritime Trades Depart
Afl-Cio
Labor Federation
Nixon
George Meany
Price Watcher Finds Mixed Feelings on Cost Guidelines
Nixon price watchdog Peter F. Carpenter toured Albany stores while in town to address editors. He lamented public indifference to price guidelines yet found a bargain eight 49 cent tubes of lip balm for a dollar.
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Albany, N. Y
Nixon
Peter F. Carpenter
Albany
Carpenter
Price Commission freezes private utility rates pending new guidelines
The Price Commission will temporarily freeze all private utility rates for up to 30 days at the current levels while it develops new guidelines for rate increases. It said it will announce the new rules by March 10.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
Commission
United States and six CM countries plan 1973 trade review
The United States and six Common Market nations will begin a comprehensive 1973 review of international trade to raise global living standards. They invited other countries to join, with Japan and the U S signing a similar agreement on the preceding Wednesday.
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Brussels
Belgium
United States
Japan
Weapons seized at Rikers island storage raid
New York AP reports over 300 makeshift weapons found in storage across eight Riker's Island Adolescent Remand Shelter cellblocks. Bronx District Attorney Burton B. Roberts disclosed the confiscation.
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NEW York
Riker’s Island
Bronx
Burton B. Roberts
Nixon to Meet Malraux for China Readership Briefing
President Nixon will receive a first hand briefing from Andre Malraux on China’s readers. The White House meeting is set for Monday, followed by a dinner with the former French culture minister.
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Washington
Nixon
France
Andre Malraux
China
Malraux
White House
FDA Urged to Ban Dye Linked to Health Risks
In Washington AP report Dr Sidney M Wolfe of Ralph Naders Health Research Group urged the FDA to permanently ban FD C Red No 2 a dye used in foods drugs and cosmetics. He says the dye is connected to cancer fetal death and birth defects and is used in about 28 million dollars worth of food daily.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Sidney M. Wolfe
Coor
Dinator
Ralph Nader
Health Research Group
FDA
Protest Stirs as Richmond School Merger Rolls On
About 4000 protesters gathered in near freezing weather outside the Virginia Capitol to oppose a federal court order mandating the Richmond school merger with two suburban counties. They marched, chanted, and sang in the shadow of the General Assembly in session.
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Richmond, Va
Richmond
Ban Counties
Virginia Capitol
General Assembly
Nixon Stands Firm on Vietnam Peace Talks Demand
President Nixon refused further concessions to North Vietnam until PLO peace talks advance, insisting the eight point plan remains on the table. He warned critics may share responsibility for delaying negotiations until after the election.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
United States
Nguyn van Thieu
Thieu
William P. Rogers
Nineteen Men Escape Warrensville Work House in Mass Break
Nineteen inmates at Warrensville Work House fled after sawing through bars in a gym, climbing to a roof, and dropping to the ground. One was captured soon after, two more after a high speed chase in Lakewood, as officials said the escape was the institution’s largest. The facility sits in Warrensville Heights and houses felons awaiting trial or serving municipal sentences.
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Oto
Warrensville
Lakewood
Workhouse
Kenneth Cooley
Warrensville Heights
Millions may be idled by power blackout in Britain
London AP reports the government warned the House of Commons that millions of British workers could be laid off as coal-fueled plants crippled by a miners' five week strike force broad power cuts. John Davies said many may lose jobs as factories cut electricity 50 percent and thousands drop to four day weeks. Queen Elizabeth and royals abroad as London endures outages.
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House of Commons
John Davies
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Num
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Princess Anne
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