Vealey pleads guilty in Yablonski killings case
Vealey, co defendant in the stayings of United Mine Workers insurgent Joseph A Yablonski and his wife and daughter, pleaded guilty to murder in Washington Pennsylvania. He described a plan to kill Yablonski weeks before the December 1960 shootings and named a man called Tony as paying for the job. The confession was read in court after his guilty plea, with Vealey saying the scheme began in 1965 and involved two other men, as prosecutors ongoingly pursue all principal figures in the slayings.
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Washington, Pa
API Claude J. Vealey
United Mine Workers
Joseph A
Jack Yablonski
Tony
Vealey
Yablonski
Wesley
Yablonskis
Union
Brother Yablonski
George W. Sweet
Richard Sprague
Philadelphia
FBI
Joseph Masterson
Cleveland
Senate plan for Viet pullout faces likely defeat in talks
The Senate backed a nonbinding nine month withdrawal of U S troops from Indochina only if all prisoners are freed, but the White House said this will not alter war policy. House leaders indicated the Mansfield amendment will die in conference as the draft bill heads to negotiations.
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Senate
Washington
U.S
Indochina
White House
House Armed Services Committee
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
North Vietnam
Ronald L. Ziegler
Congress
Hebert
House
United States
Mike Gravel
Dalaska
Alan Cranston
Calif
Gulf of Tonkin
Three youths crash cruiser in stolen car chase
Amherst police report three youths led a high speed chase in a stolen car that ended when they struck an Amherst police cruiser at Route 113 and Baumhart Road. The 15 year old driver from Amherst Township and two 13 and 15 year old passengers from Amherst and Birmingham were treated for injuries and released. Charges were being prepared for Lorain County juvenile authorities. The incident began around 11 45 p m when the car was reported stolen from Dale Kerchinske of Mason Road Axtel Erie County. The owner later identified the vehicle and the chase spanned South Amherst South Main Street and Route 113 before the crash caused about 700 damage to the cruiser. Police reported no injuries to the officer.
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Lorain County Sheriff's Deputies
Rt. 113
Baumhart Road
Amherst Township
Birmingham
Amherst Hospital
Lorain County
Dale Kerchinske
Mason Road
Axtel
Erie County
Arthur Koppenhafer
Erie County Sheriff's Deputies
Race Road
South Main Street
South Amherst
Erie County Sheriif
Vermilion Police
William Hall
Nixon to release Pentagon Vietnam war study to Congress
Congressional sources say President Nixon is expected to free the Pentagon study on the Vietnam War to Congress. Republican leaders asked for access and Nixon indicated he would make the study available to the relevant House and Senate committees.
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Washington
Congressional
Nixon
Pentagon
Congress
House
Senate
San Diego Eyes Bid to Host 1972 GOP Convention
A committee of city county and GOP leaders agrees in principle to a 1.5 million bid to host the Republican party's 1972 national convention. Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke said the bid gives San Diego a very good chance of securing the event after a two hour closed session.
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San Diego
Calif
GOP
Ed Reinecke
Burglars Target State Liquor Store in North Ridgeville
In North Ridgeville the State Liquor Store at Ridgeview Shopping Center was burglarized last night. Entry was gained by breaking the front door lock and robbers loaded liquor into a waiting vehicle, then exited through the rear door. A state official called the loss considerable but said exact figures depend on state auditors today. The store will stay closed until the audit is finished.
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North Ridgeville
Ridgeview
State Liquor Department
Four papers clash over declassified Viet report
Historic press battle over a 7,000-page Pentagon study of U.S. Indochina involvement. While The Times, Post, and Globe face court orders to halt further publication, the Chicago Sun-Times prints excerpts from a separate August 1963 State Department report alleging Dean Rusk knew of and aided a 1963 coup against South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem.
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Chicago Sun- Times
State Department
Vietnam
New York Times
Washington Post
Post
the Times
Supreme Court
The
Times and Post
Globe
U.S
Indochina
Truman
Johnson
Sun-Times
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Ngo Dinh Diem
Moderate California quake shakes region and alarms Western White House
A moderate earthquake rattled parts of Southern California drawing Secret Service activity as alarms at the Western White House were triggered. San Clemente officials said ground motion set off security alarms and caused pool water to slosh but there was no damage reported. No other areas reported damage.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
Secret Service
White House
San Clemente
Americans jailed abroad on drug charges rise to 747
State Department says 747 Americans are imprisoned in 50 foreign countries on drug offenses, up from 190 in May 1969 and 556 in May 1970. Barbara Watson noted most are under 30 and warned U.S. officials cannot intervene in foreign legal systems to secure releases.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Barbara M. Watson
Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs
U.S
Miami Woman Ordered Diet to Lose 60 Pounds
Mary Louise Peterson, 38, mother of six, must shed 60 pounds in five months or face a three year jail term as a condition of probation after being found guilty of disorderly conduct and resisting police without violence. Judge Murray Goodman said welfare considerations influenced the decision.
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Miami
Mary Louise Peterson
Criminal Court
Murray Goodman
Goodman
Judge orders 315 pound woman to lose weight or jail
Mrs Peterson, six feet tall and previously 138 pounds at marriage, faces a sentence with a probation check and a weight loss plan. The judge notes she must lose weight at a steady pace, aiming for 200 pounds, and she plans to attend a Miami salon with a free membership as part of compliance. She vows to keep losing weight.
Chicago article sent to attorney general on copyright docs
An assistant U S attorney said the Chicago office prepared to forward the Sun Times article text claiming it contains top secret State Department documents to the Justice Department. Acting could be rapid after that with review and forwarding to Washington first thing in the morning.
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Chicago
API
U.S
Sun-Times
State Department
Justice Department
Weather outlook with showers and sunny breaks today
Weather shows showers and sunny intervals with a chance of thunder showers tonight and locally severe thundershowers this afternoon and evening. Highs reach 80 to 85, lows upper 50s to lower 60s, 50 percent precip today diminishing tonight and tomorrow. Winds from south to southwest 5 to 10 mph today, lighter tonight. Sunset 9 68 pm, sunrise 5 53 am tomorrow. High yesterday was 76 at 4 45 pm, low 54 today at 4 am.
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Tony" Boyle
Boyle
Claude E. Vealey
Washington County Pa
Alex Debreczeni
Paris
Mark Bonnico
Allentown
Grafton
Oberlin Sree
Eeeetaene
Secretary of the Interior
Rogers Morton
Prudhoe Bay
Alaska
Morton
Edward L. Patton
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Valdez
United Press International
Boston Globe
Appeals Courts
New York
Times
U.S. District Court
Adam
Diet
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