Sirica softens Watergate sentences in late ruling
Washington judge John J. Sirica, nicknamed Maximum John, reduced the 22 to 8 year terms of John Mitchell, John Ehrlichman and H R Haldeman to 14 years. He quipped that he could now be called Minimum John as his last major decision in the case. Elsewhere, reports from Houston, Nashville, and Dallas cover related legal actions and ongoing investigations.
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Border conference Hill pushes single drug agency
Texas Attorney General John Hill urged creation of a single federal drug enforcement agency to oversee and coordinate day to day operations of existing drug departments. Speaking at a border state conference, Hill said the Carter administration recognizes the border as a unique area and border crime as a federal concern. He noted plans will be offered to Carter for reorganizing the drug program and will testify in Washington Thursday.
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Dayan Carter outline plan for Middle East peace talks
Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan and President Carter agreed on a tentative formula for a Geneva peace conference based on 1967 and 1973 UN resolutions. Dayan said the plan must be accepted by Israel and Arab neighbors and may be amended. A White House statement said acceptance of the American-Soviet initiative is not a prerequisi te for reconvening the Geneva talks. The two leaders downplayed the Soviet declaration while signaling continued diplomacy.
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Twin-separation infant survives beyond six hours
Separated infant girl, seven pounds three weeks old, defies prior limits after thoracopagus surgery by Dr. Steve Galladay in Little Rock. Doctors report 50 50 chance of right side paralysis, patient on respirator yet improving, while twin sister died during surgery. The surgeon notes 25 prior thoracopagus cases with varied outcomes.
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Hectares shift nears as USDA moves to metric terms
Washington AP reports farmers will not be forced to use hectares or metric tons but will increasingly encounter metric measures as the Agriculture Department moves agencies toward the metric system. The plan aims to inform the public in kilograms and meters alongside pounds and feet, with emphasis on international trade agencies.
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India's Indira Gandhi arrested amid political turmoil
Prime Minister Morarji Desai's government faced sharp criticism from The Indian Express and The Statesman for arresting Indira Gandhi prematurely, risking its case and fueling vendetta charges. Gandhi was freed after a Delhi magistrate found grounds insufficient. She resumed campaigning against the Janata coalition, leveraging the dramatic events.
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Handshake agreement hinged uranium contract case
In Richmond in the Westinghouse uranium contract case South Carolina Electric & Gas says it felt morally bound by a handshake with Westinghouse from December 18, 1970 for about 4.6 million pounds of uranium though the contract was signed later on June 4, 1973. The hearing questioned whether in principle handshakes create enforceable contracts as Texas Utilities and other utilities contest cancelations amid price spikes.
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