Colson Sentenced to Prison for Obstructing Ellsberg Case
Former White House aide Charles W. Colson received a one to three year prison term and a $5,000 fine after pleading obstructing justice in efforts to influence Ellsberg's Pentagon Papers trial. He asserted Nixon urged the actions while Colson claimed he acted in the national interest and could face surrender by July 8.
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Washington
White House
Charles W. Colson
Pentagon Papers
Daniel Ellsberg
Nixon
Colson
Elisberg
U.S
Gerhard A. Gesell
Gesell
Watergate
Roswell Clears Spur Road for Transit Plant Harbor Hangar
Roswell wins city control of G I Boulevard land after State Highway Commission action. A new railroad spur will connect the U S Highway 285 line to Hangar 1083 at Roswell Industrial Air Center, with city crews building the tracks and fencing. The project aims to service Tran sportation Manufacturing Company and Greyhound, with completion targeted in 60 to 90 days.
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Tracy Huber
Roswell
Transportation Manufacturing Company
State Highway Commission
Tucumcari
Jerry N. Smith
G. I. Boulevard
Carson Lowman
Air Center
Stuart Brown
TMC
Brown
Greyhound Company
Truckers Illegally Use Radios. FCC Cracks Down Nationwide
FCC inspectors target truckers on major routes in 22 states accusing widespread unlicensed use of two way radios and excessive power. About 7,000 drivers reportedly stopped in preliminary checks. violators face fines up to 10 000 dollars or jail, while licensed users risk 500 dollars daily fines or license loss.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
James McKinney
FCC
McKinney
Seattle
California
New York
Miami
Texas
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Nebraska
Roswell to Receive 16 RIAC Houses for Rehab Center
A U S Senator Domenici spokesman says Roswell will gain 16 houses at RIAC donated to the New Mexico Rehabilitation Center via HEW with 100 percent discount, pending mortgagee consent from New York Life. Bid process by GSA continues, with state officials praising the cooperative move.
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U.S
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Roswell
Roswell Industrial Air Center
New Mexico
Riac
Domenici
Edward J. Sheridan
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
State of New Mexico
GSA
General Services Administration
New York Life Insurance Co
Department of Defense
Wherry
Walker Air Force Base
Carl Engwall
Cecil Daniels
Federal regulator sets national rate for new natural gas
The Federal Power Commission adopted a uniform national ceiling of 42 cents per thousand cubic feet for interstate sales of new natural gas, effective immediately. In Memphis, a federal judge considers the scope of hearings to reverse James Earl Ray's guilty plea in the MLK slaying, focusing on voluntariness and awareness and on counsel effectiveness.
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Federal Power Commission
FPC
Memphis
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
U. S. District Court
Robert M. McRae Jr
Ray
Water case move reinstates Mescalero water rights ruling
The New Mexico Supreme Court reinstated a June 17 Chaves County District Court order about Mescalero Apache rights to water from the Rio Hondo area and the Rio Ruidoso diversion. The court discharged its writ of control and held the district court lacked jurisdiction to enjoin or adjudicate water rights on Mescalero lands.
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Santa FE
N.M
State Supreme Court
Chaves County
Ruidoso
Rio Ruidoso
Supreme Court
High Court
Joe Angel
District Court
Mescalero Reservation
District 58 vote totals stay the same
A recount of the District 58 Democratic primary results confirmed the original totals. Dean Solsberg led with 631 votes, followed by Jackson C. Chandler with 602 and Jim M. Garcia with 571 after the recount.
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Goodrum
Lynn Hunter
Dean Solsberg
Jackson C. Chandler
Jim M. Garcia
Chaves
S. P
Buzz"’ Johnson III
James H. Goodrum
Rosco Fletcher
Bernice E. Dilley
Chandler
Ex governor Hockenhull dies at 97 in Clovis
Former New Mexico governor Andrew W. Hockenhull died at 97 in Clovis where he had lived at the Retirement Ranch. A Democrat, he served as governor after Lt. Gov. Seligman died in 1933 and led through 1934. He was longtime president of the Clovis National Bank and remained active in missionary outreach until late.
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Clovis
N.M
Andrew W. Hockenhull
Carl Hatch
U.S. Senate
Hockenhull
Steed- Todd
Arthur Seligman
Seligman
Clovis National
Clovis National Bank
New Mexico
Mistaken identity near Hearst case spooks California motorists
A family driving south of Santa Barbara was stopped at gunpoint by multiple officers who mistook them for Patty Hearst and SLA captors. After identity checks, officers explained the mix up. The incident mirrors other stops during the Hearst SLA manhunt as FBI searches continue.
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Los Angeles
U.S. 101
Santa Barbara
Linda Lipsett
Don
Lipsett
Lipsetts
Patricia Hearst
Calif
SLA
IRS considered citing Nixon for fraud on taxes 69 to 72
The House Judiciary Committee learned the IRS weighed fraud charges against President Nixon for 1969 72 income taxes but settled on a 5 percent negligence penalty alleging underpayment of 432787 dollars. The impeachment inquiry moves to Cambodia bombing records and executive privilege disputes with the Watergate case ongoing.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Internal Revenue Service
Nixon
IRS
Donald C. Alexander
Edward Mezvinsky
Iowa
Cambodia
Congress
United States
Supreme Court
U.S
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
White House
High Court
U.S. District Court
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
U. S
Gerhard Gesell
Ellsberg
David I. Shapiro
Buzz’’ Johnson III
Jim Goodrum
Roswell and Vicinity
KBIM
Garcia
Fletcher
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