Rockefeller veep nomination gains support in area reps
Representative Gilman of Middletown and colleagues Robison and Fish back Nelson Rockefeller for vice president. The House votes Friday, with Ford predicting swift confirmation and a possible Saturday swearing in. Chisholm urges speedy action as Rockefeller faces questions over spending and the Goldberg book.
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Middletown
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House Judiciary Committee
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D-N.y
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Biggane named secretary to Senate Finance Committee
James L. Biggane, former park patrolman and deputy DEC commissioner, was appointed secretary to the Republican led Senate Finance Committee effective January 1. He succeeds Harold T. Mason and follows Gov. Wilson appointees stepping aside before Gov. elect Carey takes office. Marchi announced the move noting the panel’s key role and Biggane’s nonpartisan record.
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Hugh L. Carey
Assembly
Environmental Conservation Department
Wilson
Long Island
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Prosecution rests in Attica guard killing pre-trial hearing
In Buffalo witnesses identified John Hill of Buffalo as the inmate who struck Corrections Officer William Quinn during the 1971 Attica riot. The prosecution rested after a single additional witness, with defense attorneys expressing surprise that more witnesses were not called in the identification hearing led by State Supreme Court Justice Gilbert King.
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U.S. District Court
South Dakota
Thorne
Inmate Hill Linked to Quinn Assault in Testimony
Testimony in a hearing outlined that Kopec identified Hill as the only inmate near Quinn during the alleged assault and the only person seen with a weapon. Kopec recalled telling state police investigator Palascak about the Times Square incident in February 1972 and noted he later shredded his original notes.
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Paiascak
Margaret Ratner
Sirhan to Ask California Supreme Court for New Trial
Sirhan B. Sirhan’s attorney said he will file a writ of error and appeal to reopen the Kennedy assassination case on grounds of new ballistics information. The DA’s office says the evidence is not new and Kennedy’s shooter witnesses remain.
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California State Supreme Court
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Sirhan
Kennedy
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New York
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