Frazier pleads insanity in five murder case
Santa Cruz, Calif. John Linley Frazier, 24, formerly an auto mechanic, enters an insanity defense in Superior Court for the October murders of Dr. Victor Ohta and family and the doctor's secretary. Judge Franich orders psychiatric exams with findings due by Feb. 9.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
John Linley Frazier
Superior Court
Charles F. Franich
Frazier
Victor Ohta
Virginia
Derrick
Taggart
Tate murder trial jury enters fourth day of deliberations
The Sharon Tate murder trial jurors deliberate on 27 verdicts in the four defendant case. A flood of jury requests prompted courtroom activity as they hear Beatles records and reread three letters allegedly written by Susan Atkins suggesting confessed involvement in the killings.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Susan Atkins
Miss Atkins
Miss Tate
Oklahoma Lawmakers Depart for Washington for Tax Plan Study
Oklahoma House and Senate leaders and a large legislative contingent flew to Washington to attend Carl Albert’s installation as speaker while Gov Hall’s tax increase proposals are studied. The trip paused the Oklahoma Legislature with a two day session adjournment until next Monday to allow officials to travel.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
David Hall
House
Senate
Washington
Carl Albert
U.S
House of Representatives
Woman Missing in Odessa Woman Investigated by Police
Odessa detectives report no new leads in the January 9 disappearance of Ruth Maynard 24 wife of patrolman Jack Maynard. The mother of two was last seen at The Shadows Club around 10 p.m. with no trace found. Chief Jack Tomlin notes the case is high priority and cautions against ruling out possibilities.
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Odessa
Ruth Maynard
Jack Maynard
Shadows Club
Jack Tomlin
Woman Wins Suit Over Public Posting Of Drinker Stigma
A Wisconsin woman Norma Grace Constantineau won a 6 3 Supreme Court ruling that a local tavern posting of her name as an excessive drinker stigmatized her constitutionally and struck down the Hartford police chief’s state law. Dissenters Burger Blackmun and Black objected to the ruling saying urgent work remains.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Norma Grace Constantineau
Hartford
Warren E. Burger
Harry A Blackmun
Long Oilfield Trucks Proposed To Reach 65 Feet
Odessa Rep Ace Pickens introduces a House bill to let trucks hauling oilfield pipe or poles reach 65 feet in length, matching two trailer trucks. Current law limits standard trucks to 40 feet, while mobile homes may be 55 feet.
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Austin
Ace Pickens
Odessa
Pickens
House of Representatives
Welfare Rules Stiffened in Nixon Aid Cutoffs
The Nixon administration announced April 1 financial sanctions against Indiana and Nebraska for welfare enforcement. Indiana faces losing 39 million dollars annually in federal matching payments and Nebraska 15 million unless they revise their welfare systems. California had a 684 million cutoff canceled after Gov. Reagan sought court action to break a welfare deadlock.
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Washington
Nixon
Indiana
Nebraska
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
California
Ronald Reagan
Long Post Office Strike Looms In Britain
Britain faces a prolonged postal strike as wage talks break off and no new negotiations are planned. Telegrams halted, mailboxes sealed, and Electra House silenced as half of the nation’s telephone operators stay away.
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Long Post
Britain
London
Electra House
Plant Blast Injures 16 at Enjay Chemical Co
An explosion and fire at Enjay Chemical Co in Baton Rouge injures sixteen people, half from the plant. No deaths reported. patients treated for minor cuts. Fire controlled by morning. tanker content undetermined. Company spokesman says damage not expected to be serious.
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Baton Rouge, la
Enjay Chemical Co
Economics Council Formed
President Nixon established a top level council to coordinate international economic policy. Peter G. Peterson is named executive director. The council aims to align domestic and foreign policy on trade, investment, balance of payments and finance with foreign policy, with Nixon as chairman and Secretary of State Rogers presiding in his absence.
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Washington
Nixon
Peter G. Peterson
Reld & Howell Co
William P.rogers
New York Police Return To Duty After Six Day Walkout
Patrolmen returned to the streets carrying nightsticks after a six day wildcat strike over parity pay. Union delegates voted 229 to 112 to end the action amid a court trial and possible penalties for about 20 000 participants. Teamsters resumed deliveries at four markets as telephone craftsmen entered day ten of their strike.
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New York
Hotel New Yorker
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Beatles Are in Red as Tax Dispute Tops High Court
In London AP reports the Beatles face about one million dollars in income and surtax owed amid a dissolution lawsuit led by Paul McCartney. Allan Klein is accused of mishandling accounts as Apple Corps funds are placed in escrow for the hearing.
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London
Liverpool
High Court
David Hirst
Hirst
Paul McCartney
McCartney
John Lennon
Ringo Star
George Harrison
Beatles
Apple Corps, Ltd
Apple Company
Klein
Lennon
Ecuador protests U S sanctions over tuna boat seizures
Quito accuses the United States of violating the OAS charter by sanctioning Ecuador after it impounded U S tunaboats within 200 miles. Four boats released after paying 173600 in fines. four remain held. U S seeks a compromise while Ecuador asserts a 200 mile claim against a 12 mile US limit.
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Quito
Ecuador
Foreign Ministry
United States
Organization of American States
U. S
American Tunaboat Association
San Diego
Calif
U.S
OAS
Washington
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Peru
Chile
California Growers Seek Arbitration Legislation on Labor Disputes
California growers plan to seek legislation creating a special labor relations board to arbitrate farm labor disputes. They aim to bring farm workers under the National Labor Relations Act via federal action, while acknowledging limited chances for a prior ban on harvest strikes. Cesar Chavez supporters view as potentially significant if representative of growers nationwide.
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EL Centro
Calif
California
Mike Schultz
Western Growers Association
Congress
Jerry Cohen
Cesar Chavez
Afl-Cio United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Schultz
Mitchell Says Crime Drop Seen in Major Cities
Attorney General John N. Mitchell reports a drop in crime in 23 U S cities with populations over 100000 in the first nine months of 1970, while acknowledging nationwide crime still rises. He credits Nixon administration policies and improved police reporting for part of the increase.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Mitchell
Baltimore
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Seattle
St. Louis
U S helicopters aid Cambodian operation along Highway 4
U S helicopters fly command and control missions supporting South Vietnamese forces on Highway 4 from Phu Quoc Island and offshore in the Gulf of Siam. American crews and advisors ride aboard some helicopters as ground fighting continues near Veal Bienh in southern Cambodia.
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Vinh Long
Vietnam
U. S
U.S
Phu Quoc Island
Cambodia
7Th Fleet
Ter
Gulf of Siam
Veal Benhh
Highway 4
Weather Outlook Southwest Texas West of Pecos
Fair tonight with increasing high cloudiness. Thursday will be a little warmer in the afternoons. Not so cold tonight. Low tonight 32 to 48, High Thursday 68 to 82.
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Texas
Pecos
Rural Housing Funds Slashed By One Third
The National Rural Housing Coalition says the Nixon administration will cut funding for low income rural housing by about one third this fiscal year. The move targets a program operated by the government to aid rural communities and housing projects nationwide.
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Washington
National Rural Housing Coalition
Nixon Administration
Palestinian guerrilla stance on peace questioned amid split
Al Ahram said guerrillas dropped opposition to a peaceful Arab Israeli settlement but a major group spokesman denied it. FHA funding at 1.4 billion for year ending June 30 faces potential half a billion cut by OMB. About 618 million already cleared for loans, leaving roughly 300 million for six months.
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Associated Press
al Ahram
Farmers Home Administration
Agriculture Department
Coalition
Office of Management and Budget
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
FHA
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