Nixon letter brings $6250 at Waldorf auction
A handwritten six year old letter Richard Nixon penned to Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Aldrich sold for $6250 at the Waldorf Astoria New York auction. Mary Benjamin bought it, setting a living-person record. Previous high was $3000 for Jacqueline Kennedy correspondence.
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Till death do us part but good in San Diego murder trial
Natha Mary Depew testified she and Carol Hargis weighed many ways to kill Marine Sgt. David Hargis before choosing a less exotic plan. Depew pleaded guilty earlier to murder and said Hargis’s wife urged her to kill for half the insurance, with various schemes proposed during a three week period.
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Jonas denies tax fraud count in federal case
Former New York Assemblyman Milton Jonas 49 of North Merrick pleads innocent to four misdemeanor charges for failing to file federal income tax returns on over 300000. A US District Court spokesman says pre-trial motions are planned and no trial date will be set until those are resolved. Jonas served six Assembly terms from 1964 to 1976 as a Republican.
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Crazies protest book by former CIA agent
Former CIA analyst Frank Snepp says he receives phone calls from crazies days after publishing Decent Interval about the fall of Saigon. He claims officials betrayed loyal South Vietnamese and accuses the agency of a cover up while denying threats of physical harm.
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Boyer Calls for Plain English in Education Bureaucracy
Washington notes that Education Commissioner Ernest Boyer urged bureau crats to use plain English at the Speech Communication Association convention. He said jargon clutters daily work, citing a nearly nine billion dollar education budget and the need for clearer writing from kindergarten through post doctoral levels.
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Residency Rule Ruled Illegal in Buffalo Ordinance
A New York State Supreme Court justice ruled Buffalo owed residency requirements for city employees unconstitutional. Justice Joseph Mattina issued a permanent injunction blocking enforcement of the ordinance which would dismiss workers who move outside city limits.
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UPI
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