Axis Sally earns speech degree at Ohio Wesleyan
Mildred Elizabeth Gillars 72 known as Axis Sally received a degree in speech from Ohio Wesleyan University after 12 years in prison. She attended from 1918 to 1922, never graduated, and was previously convicted of treason for WWII broadcasts. She now teaches music at a Catholic convent and avoids the spotlight.
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Inmate Earns Degree But Stays Home for Graduation
John Gift, 32, serving a 70 year murder sentence at Colorado State Penitentiary, chose not to attend his graduation at Southern Colorado State College. SCSC had sent professors to the prison as part of the program, but Warden Fred Wyse said Gift decided to stay in his cell. Gift said he did not want too much contact with people.
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Dollar Rally and Gold Slip in Early London Trade
In London the dollar firmed modestly while gold dropped 4.50 an ounce. Gold on the London market fixed at 115.50, down from a Friday 120 peak. The dollar traded around 2.5715 to the pound, slightly higher than Friday’s 2.5750.
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U.S. to Consider Cabinet Level Energy and Natural Resources Department
Interior Secretary Rogers C. Morton said Congress may create a new cabinet level department to consolidate energy efforts. The plan would merge large parts of Interior plus the Forest Service, NOAA, and select Army Corps planning functions, with Morton seeking to head it and an energy czar in the White House.
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Krogh Subpoena Sought To Force Testimony In Watergate West
Los Angeles district attorney moves to compel former White House aide Egil Bud Krogh to testify before a grand jury about his role in Watergate West. Krogh had agreed to appear voluntarily but backed out. subpoena likely in a week. Krogh has a new lawyer, Stephen Shulman, who warns he may be a main target of the probe leading toward possible indictments. Krogh resigned from government during the break in and cited responsibility.
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Weather Watch Midwest Heat Hits The Nation
Heat across the Midwest and nation dominated the weekend with northern states reaching the 90s and a cooler front expected from Canada. Minneapolis reported 98 degrees as Chicago faced traffic gridlock from buckled expressways amid 90 plus heat, while the Southwest and California interiors logged over 100 degrees.
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Skylab crews rollout and Earth photography progress
Skylab 1 commander Pete Conrad confirms rollout of the 224 foot crew ferryship to the launch pad as crews prep for a July 27 liftoff. The astronauts begin an earth resources photography pass over the western United States as Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma plan a 56 day stay aboard Skylab later this year.
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Rockets rain on Phnom Penh airport during renewed assault
Reports from Phnom Penh describe a second rocket attack on Pochentong Airport with eight rockets landing in and around the facility and the airport remaining open. Earlier shelling killed at least five and wounded eight, while fighting raged near the city as government troops repelled two Communist assaults. In Battambang, three killed and 16 wounded in a 50 round barrage hit aircraft and the airfield, with civilians wounded in town. Navy sources report a Cambodian patrol boat hit by recoilless rifle fire, one crewman dead and three wounded.
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U.S. Pays Phantom Soldiers in Southeast Asia Report
Senate staffers report widespread payroll fraud across Laos Cambodia and Vietnam noting payments to Lao Air Force pilots for no flights and Cambodian soldiers some under age on the payroll as many as 100000 phantom troops. Authorities cite a corrupt system enabling officers to skim funds.
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Methaqualone abuse called silent epidemic among youths
New York physician Dr. Emil F. Pascarelli reports in JAMA that methaqualone, known as the love drug, has surged nationwide among students and young people. He cites $3.4 million in 1970 sales, a doubling, and up to 5,000 pills illicitly sold daily at one eastern university.
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Preschool Pupils Learn Puppetry Ahead of Pinocchio Viewing
Pupils aged two to six at Scottsdale's Palo Alto Preschool study puppetry and theatre mechanics. They will watch Pinocchio performed by the Phoenix Center for the Performing Arts Summer Theatre Program for Young People and attend a 10 a.m. show Wednesday at the Sombrero Theatre in Phoenix.
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Southwest Regional Conference on Retarded Children Opens
The three day Southwest Regional Conference of the National Association of Retarded Children begins Thursday at Mountain Shadows. Delegates from six Western states and Hawaii attend with Rep. Robert Hungerford of Arizona, Dr. Phillip Roos and Robert Jensen among speakers. Discussion covers research facilities funding and legislation.
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