Leniency For McCord and 4 Miamians in Watergate sentencing
The Watergate case yields mixed punishments as James W. McCord Jr. and four Miami men receive lighter terms while Bernard Barker and three others face longer prison terms. Judge Sirica outlined appeal rights and concurrent sentences for Hunt.
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WASHINGTON/P
Howard Hunt
James W. McCord Jr
McCord
U.S. District Court
Sirica
Bernard L. Barker
Miami
Central Intelligence Agency
Eugenio R. Martinez
Frank A. Sturgis
Virgilio R. Gonzalez
Hunt
Watergate
G. Gordon Liddy
Barker
Maria Elena Moffett
Energy crisis prompts voluntary heating and driving cuts nationwide
Citizens and officials nationwide follow President Nixon’s energy plea by lowering thermostats and reducing highway fuel use. White House and Cleveland officials cut temperatures to 65–68 degrees with humor and caution. Oklahoma schools, New York managers, and Washington agencies join efforts as gas supplies tighten and large users face cuts.
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Nixon
White House
Cleveland
Ralph J. Perk
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
New York
Washington Gas Light Co
Georgetown University
University of Maryland
Washington Hilton
Weather summary Terre Haute region forecast and extremes
The 6 am forecast shows fair, colder conditions tonight with sun and warmth returning Saturday. Indiana and Illinois see similar patterns with lows in the teens or 20s and highs reaching the 30s to 40s. Extended outlook calls for mostly fair but cold days through Tuesday with gradual warming. Air quality counts show elevated dust levels at 32 micrograms per cubic meter.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Ilinois
City Council Rejects Yard Sign Ban and Approves Park and Road Plans
The Terre Haute City Council voted 6-1 to defeat an ordinance outlawing political campaign yard signs, with Lenahan the sole yes voter. The meeting also greenlit taking over Ft Harrison Industrial Park, applying for EDA funds to four lane Ft Harrison Rd, and allowed south side parking on Cherry St on a one year trial.
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Terre Haute
Lenahan
Ft. Harrison
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Ft. Harrison Rd
3Rd St
Lafayette Ave
Jerry Dooley
West Central Indiana
Cherry St
3Rd
Indiana State Highway Commision
Jeff Lew
Hulman St
Mike Effner
R. Jerome Kearns
Effner
25Th
Crawford Streets
Ball-Porter Funeral
Buckeye
37Th Street
Elm
Tippecanoe
Israel Egypt approve six point plan for Middle East talks
Israel and Egypt sign a six point plan to begin negotiations for a permanent settlement under UN and US mediation. The plan calls for cease fire, disengagement talks, free aid to Suez residents, civilian evacuations, freedom of non military supplies to the east bank, and UN control of Israeli checkpoints on the Cairo Suez road.
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Israel
Egypt
Middle East
U.S
Golda Meir
Henry A. Kissinger
Suez Cairo Road
U.N
Kissinger
Kurt Waldheim
White House
Washington
Suez
East Bank
Suez Canal
Cairo
Suez Road
Board Extends UW Deadline
The 1973 United Way campaign in the Wabash Valley extends its deadline to December 14 with five weeks left and pledges at 50 to 51 percent of the 678,940 goal. Ed Schulz notes strong progress and cites a life-saving act by Linda Peterson that spurred new pledges from Mr. and Mrs. Bill Barber after their son was rescued from a Deerfield Lake incident.
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United Way
Wabash Valley
Ed Schulz
Schulz
Red Cross
Bill Barber
Marshall
Deerfield
Linda Peterson
Terre Haute South Vigo High School
Buzhardt to Explain Tapes Mystery Continues
Washington AP A presidential lawyer plans to explain how a White House tape recorder set for midnight began recording in the afternoon. The issue centers on an out of turn recording April 16 and two machines in the same day. Rose Mary Woods testified two recorders operated, with one starting early in the morning and another recording Nixon Rogers late in the day. The affair unfolds amid claims of phantom conversations and inadequate transcripts.
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Washington
White House
J. Fred Buzhardt
Nixon
John W. Dean III
Samuel J. Powers Jr
Buzhardt
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Sonal
Rose Mary Woods
Earler
Dean
William P. Rogers
John N. Mitchell
Nixon-Dean
Executive Office
Secret Service
Miss Woods
H. R
Veteran seeks treatment for lacquer sniffing addiction in court
A 22 year old Vietnam veteran told Vigo Circuit Judge C Joseph Anderson he plans to die without help and asked for treatment for a worsening lacquer thinner drug problem. He discussed years of drug use, medical fears from sniffing, and his hope to enter Veterans Hospital in Indianapolis for care.
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Vigo
C. Joseph Anderson
Chambers
Dennis
Anderson
Veterans Hospital
Indianapolis
Vietnam
Terre Haute
Logansport
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Crawfordsville
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Lancaster
Calif
Joe Bilyou
American Legion
Charless Gose
181St Tactical Fighter Group
al Heller
Vigo County
United War Veterans Council
House of Photography
City Council
Tom Lenahan
Bill Jarvis
Jarvis
John 5S
Pete’’ Lamb
Gene Butts
Pete Chales
Kenny Thomas
Asa Malooley
Jack Neaderhiser
Butts
Warren Streets
City
Collett Park
Linda
United Wavy
Barber
Rogers
Richard Ben-Beniste
Watergate Special Prosecution Force
FAA
Hulman Field
Federal Aviation Administration
Barbara J. Nicoson
Harold W. Miles
Board of Aviation Commissioners
Ray Feiler
Thomas Fears
Bil Britt
Alien Felstein
Stan Salin
Allegheny
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