Lansky wins freedom after appeals win
Meyer Lansky the notorious underworld financier has secured freedom as the government abandons further appeals after the U S Court of Appeals threw out his 1973 conviction for failing to comply with a grand jury subpoena. He also faced an acquittal on income tax charges and a Las Vegas case dismissal over alleged skimmed casino profits. In San Francisco a cardiologist challenged the cholesterol heart disease link, saying eggs and cholesterol are not proven causes and France shows high egg consumption with low heart attack rates.
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Uganda to free disgraced envoy amid detention probe
President Amin said Princess Elizabeth Bagaya will be released from detention after a Radio Uganda report. Sources say she has been stripped of her hair and questioned at Kampala central police station over about $17 250 allegedly given to her as head of Uganda's U N delegation.
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Supreme Court dispute over chairs spurs debate
Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun reveals a split in the court over chair design. He notes Chief Justice Warren Burger seeks uniform leather chairs while Justice Douglas’s seat remains notably different in padding, and he hopes chairs stay varied. Comedian Bob Hope receives the Salvation Army merit award for decades of charitable humor. Past recipients include Nixon Eisenhower Hoover Johnson.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Watergate grand jury felt like a family amid hardships
Washington AP report describes how 23 jurors formed close ties during 216 years of service, facing personal and financial strains while indicting burglars and case figures. Foreman Vladimir Pregelj said the group was cohesive with no racism or personal feuds, though members endured absences from work and shifted pay. jurors valued the experience and kept in touch after the historic panel disbanded.
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Cosmonauts complete link test with Apollo mission in view
The Soyuz 16 crew Anatoly Filipchenko and Nikolai Rukavishnikov report their space experiments are finished and they will begin packing for the return to Earth. They previously indicated the mission could end early as Saturday as a docking collar replica remains aboard.
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Widow of Hearst Sr. Dies at 92 in New York
Millicent Willson Hearst wife of William Randolph Hearst Sr. died at 92 in her Manhattan apartment. Born July 16 1882 in New York she married Hearst in 1903. A philanthropist she served on national defense committees and founded the Milk Fund for Children. Funeral is at St. Patrick's Cathedral Chapel of Our Lady.
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New York City
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Symbionese Liberation Army
Meningitis kills 284 in Sao Paulo in Nov
In Sao Paulo last month meningitis killed 284 people, lifting the epidemic death toll to over 1700 since the outbreak began last July. Officials reported the updated figures today, noting the surge continued across the region.
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Figure in Wall Street crime dies
FAR HILLS N J UPD Richard Whitney a former NYSE president who helped stem the 1929 panic died at his home aged 84. He was born in Salem Mass August 1 1888 and graduated from Groton and Harvard 1911. He aided the market during the crash then served as NYSE president 1930 amid a embezzlement conviction and prison term. Funeral services set for noon tomorrow at St John on the Mountain Chart Bernardsville.
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