Woodson elected speaker in New Jersey Assembly
S. Howard Woodson, 57, a Democrat from Trenton and pastor of Kangs Baptist Church, was elected speaker for the 1974 1975 New Jersey Assembly. He is the first black man cited as a speaker or senior legislative leader in any state by the Institute of Political Research.
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New Jersey Assembly
S. Howard Woodson
Trenton
Institute of Political Research
Washington, D. C
Assembly
Woodson
Philadelphia
Morehouse College Seminary
Kangs Baptist Church
Trena
Senator Nixon impeachment call from Helen Douglas
Helen Gaghan Douglas, 73, defeated by Nixon in California in 1950, urged his impeachment at a Yale Political Union Liberal party meeting in New Haven. She cited Cambodia bombing without congressional consent as deliberate deception and an act beyond the law.
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New Haven
Cedeno questioned in death
Houston Astros outfielder Cesar Cedeno was held for questioning in the shooting death of 19 year old Alta Gracia de la Cruz at a Santo Domingo hotel. Cedeno said the woman killed herself while toying with a gun. Police confirmed a hotel employee's account that Cedeno asked for police contact. Cedeno recently played winter ball and planned Houston surgery on his right leg.
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Cesar Cedeno
Houston Astros
Cedeno
Alta Gracia de la Cruz
Houston
Watergate theory links Hughes gift to Nixon team
Senate investigators pursue a theory that the Watergate burglars sought data tying Howard Hughes to the Nixon administration. The aim was to see if Lawrence O'Brien held embarrassing information for Nixon's 1972 campaign. The theory, discussed in executive session transcripts, remains one of several active lines of inquiry.
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Senate Watergate Committee
Howard Hughes
Nixon
Lawrence O’brien
Samuel Cash
Dash
U. S
Chester Davis
Hughes-owned
Summa Corp
Cash
Davis
O’brien
Hughes
Hughes Interests
Sam J. Ervin Jr
DN. C
C. G
Bebe
Rebozo
Donald
Hughes Tool Co
John Meir
Tran
Speed limits for visitors too in St Johnsbury
A Quebec motorist stopped on Interstate 91 in Barton, Vermont, for exceeding the 50 mph limit said he bought his car in Canada and believed the lower speeds saved gasoline. He was fined $25.
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St. Johnsbury, Vt
Quebec
Interstate 91
Barton
Canada
Manhattan delivery boy inherits kindness rewards over years
John Bianchi, a 19 year old New York delivery boy earning 95 dollars weekly, says it pays to be kind after helping Ethel Field, an elderly invalid. His acts yielded about 36000 dollars from auctions and pawned estate items, later placed in a trust fund while he maintains his job and family home.
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New York
John Bianchi
Manhattan
John
Ethel Field
Bianchi
Baruch College of Business
Fields
Florida
Kuwait Delays Demand For Kuwait Oil Company Nationalization
Kuwait parliament agreed to delay pressing a 60 percent nationalization demand for the British American Kuwait Oil Co in exchange for a government pledge to pursue immediate 60 percent ownership. Oil Minister Atiki said compensation would be based on book value and revised in 1979 to take remaining stock. Government sources said 40 of 50 MPs backed delaying the debate on the nationalization bill.
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Kuwait
Kuwait Oil Co
Abdul Rahman Salem Atiki
Mississippi warning flood possible in St Louis AP
The U S Army Corps of Engineers warns of a possible renewed flood risk as Mississippi conditions threaten Missouri area including St Louis with rising waters and potential impacts. Authorities monitor river levels and issue advisories for nearby communities and infrastructure.
Thailand's leaders quit amid new constitutional push
Thailand's National Assembly president and 121 members resigned after King Bhumibol announced plans for a new 299 member legislature. A national government convention of 2346 citizens will elect the body as the civilian government drafts a new constitution to be promulgated by mid April.
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Thailand
National Assembly
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Ships sink near Fiji as 70 vanish in hurricane
Suva Fiji AP reports a 90 mile per hour cyclone sank two interisland ferries and left over 70 people missing or feared drowned. The Soo Chow rescued 27 from the Uluilakeba near Vatoa Island, while 68 remain unaccounted. The Okalke ba signaled distress as it foundered and the Makongai aux ketch capsized, with 5 listed as missing including three children.
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Fiji
Fulaga Island
Suva
Fulaga
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John J. Sirica
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