Anonymous gift to Gastonia secretary sparks mystery
Mrs. Jane Lineberger of Gastonia North Carolina received a casher's check for 500 from an anonymous donor via North Carolina National Bank High Point. She plans to donate 10 percent to church and attend a death by own action prevention conference in Houston in April. The donor's identity remains secret.
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Gastonic
N.C
B. A. Heeke
North Carolina National Bank
High Point
Houston
Harry Truman
Stennis improving after gunshot wounds in Washington
Sen. John Stennis listed in serious but gradually improving condition at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after being shot in the chest and thigh during a Jan. 30 holdup. The 71-year-old Mississippi Democrat has moved from surgical ICU to a private room, with prognosis guarded and temperature stable.
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington
D.C
Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
Douglas
Rogers in outbursts in House
Secretary of State Rogers angrily refused to discuss U S military involvement in South Vietnam and accused critics of prolonging the war. He said quieting dissent could have hastened peace and criticized opponents of the President for not supporting his Vietnam policy. He also attacked Swedish Prime Minister Palme for past statements.
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Navy
Rangor
Bremerton
Wash
Gray
America
Wees
Washington
UPI
Wilema Rostis
U.S
Rogers
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Nixon
Olof Palme
South Vietnam
Drive to end insurance tax loopholes in California
SACRAMENTO. Two Democratic assemblymen mounted a drive to eliminate a $20 million per year tax loophole for the insurance industry. Alan Sieroty and Howard Berman proposed measures to remove the property tax exemptions for insurance company home offices in California. Sieroty said full elimination would boost state revenue by $20 million, with his plan phasing out over five years while Berman would end it immediately.
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Sacramento
Berman
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Weirdo the superchicken makes teen famous breeder
Grant Sullen of West Point California rose from a 10 year old with a stray flock to a teen who bred a giant chicken named Weirdo. News drew international interest as governments and promoters offered deals while Sullen plans college and expansion to a 300 bird flock.
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Calif
Grant
Weirdo
Republic of Panama
Zaire
Belgian Congo
Tijuana
Mexico
Jury convicts 2 of kidnaping Visalia child
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury convicted Robert Highfield and David Fox of abducting Michels Wiebe, the 12 year old son of a Visalia auto dealer, last March. The panel deliberated two days before returning the verdict. The Wiebe family was absent as the verdict was read.
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Visalia
Robert Highfield
Thousand Oaks
David Fox
Michels Wiebe
Wiebe
California Supreme Court Allows Judge to Question Jury Prospects
The California Supreme Court ruled 5-1 that a trial judge may conduct the entire examination of prospective jurors with attorneys from each side limited to submitting proposed questions. The decision, in the John Crowe case, aims to cut trial delays and curb attorney influence during jury selection, though a dissent warned of a wooden process.
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UPD
California Supreme Court
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Crowe
High Court
Supreme Court
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