Pignone Pleads Guilty To Extortion In Troy Case
Peter J. Pignone of 47 Taylor Court pleaded guilty to extorting 1300 dollars from Peter Gallo, operator of a restaurant, and threatening to expose alleged bookmaking. The first degree grand larceny count remains for prosecution with sentencing set for May 4. bail continued at 2000.
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Peter J. Pignone
Rensselaer
John J. McCall
Pignone
Taylor Court
Quest of Defense
Thomas J. O’connor
McCall
O’connor
Peter Gallo
118Th Street
Second Avenue
Gallo
Dist. Atty
Don G. Cholakis
P.m
Cholakis
Pigmone
Troy
Albany County
Rensselaer County
Matthew M. Dunne
Family Court
Marcus L. Filley
Military justice harmed by Nixon Calley intervention says prosecutor
Capt Aubrey M Daniel III, lead prosecutor in Lt William L Calley Jr's court martial, wrote to President Nixon claiming his interference amid public uproar damaged military justice. He defended jurors' independence and urged Nixon to support the legal system's integrity and humane treatment standards.
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Washington (Ap
Aubrey M. Daniel III
William L. Calley Jr
Nixon
Ft. Benning
Daniel
Calley
Lt. Calley
Boggs renews demand Hoover resigns or is fired
Rep Hale Boggs says he will use detailed information to press for FBI Director J Edgar Hoover to resign or be removed He cites congressional wiretap allegations and a poll showing many public figures suspect their phones are tapped The White House and FBI deny wrongdoing and Boggs vows to document evidence with lawyers.
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Washington (Ap
Hale Boggs
D-La
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Senate
Hugh Scott
Hoover
Congress
Boggs
Attorney General
White House
House
Soviet Union
Hit and Run Raid by S Viet Commandos In Laos No Casualties
Saigon announced a lightning raid by South Vietnamese commandos on a North Vietnamese base on the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos. A 200-man unit reportedly found 15 North Vietnamese dead, destroyed weapons and supplies, with zero U.S. or South Vietnamese casualties and no helicopters shot down. Further clashes were reported in eastern Cambodia and central highlands near Lonely.
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Saigon
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Hac Bao
Black Panther
Hanoi
Lao Bao
Tavouac
A Shau
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Lonely
Pleiku City
Descriptions of mass executions in Chittagong during East Pakistan crisis
U S and foreign refugees in Calcutta report mass executions by the army in Chittagong. Witnesses describe burning, looting, and desolation as West Pakistan forces advance. Refugees, including 37 Americans and 82 others, recount savage fighting and killings. The account notes talks proposed by Yagha Khan and Podgorny continues.
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Calcutta
India
U.S
East Pakistan
Chittagong
West Pakistan
Clan MacNair
Agha Mohammed Yagha Khan
Nikolai Podgorny
Podgorny
Bill Would Ban Banking Gifts Passes New York Senate
The measure to prohibit banks from offering gifts to attract new depositors was approved 38-12 in the State Senate and sent to the Assembly. Debate featured personal attacks as Sen. Conklin argued for ending bank gift giveaways to foster public-spirited mortgage investments.
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Albany
N.Y
State Senate
Assembly
Capitol
Senate Banking Committee
William T. Conklin
Brooklyn
Jeremiah T. Bloom
Conklin
Einstein Of Musical Art Stravinsky Dies At 88
Igor Stravinsky famed as the Einstein of musical art and a leading 20th century composer died Tuesday in New York at age 88. His contemporaries praised him as a giant whose influence spanned the era. Funeral services will be held in New York with burial planned in Venice. Stravinsky had long struggled with circulatory and lung problems and died from heart failure. He was born June 18, 1882, in Russia and rose to prominence in modern music.
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New York
Igor Stravinsky
the Einstein
Stravinsky
Fifth Avenue
Kosygin Promises Soviet Rise in Living Standards
Premier Alexei Kosygin told Russians that in the next five years life will be more prosperous, meaningful, and interesting as consumer goods production should rise by more than 40 percent. He also tied improvement to defense spending priorities.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Stocks Surge In Heavy Trading On Tuesday
The market rallied in heavy volume with the Dow up 7.66 to 912.73, its highest close since March 19. Advancers led decliners 810 to 581 among 1,687 issues traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Israel Labor Party backs substantial border changes demand
Israel's Labor party approved a platform demanding significant changes to borders with Arab neighbors, challenging the Rogers plan. The post midnight vote by about 3,000 delegates was seen as a rebuff to the United States and Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The Rogers plan calls for insubstantial border adjustments after Israeli withdrawal.
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Israel
Labor Party
Middle East
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Job Cutting Faces State Agencies Amid Budget Pressures
Economy and politics drive a broad push to reduce state payrolls. Ten agencies were abolished and hundreds of jobs eliminated, many only on paper. Some firings are temporary or may reform in reorganized agencies while permanent cuts total far less than the promised 10,000.
Daley Wins Fifth Term as Chicago Mayor
Chicago's Richard J. Daley, 68, secured a decisive 69.82 percent of the vote, over Republican Richard F. Friedman, in a reaffirmation of the city’s old politics. Oklahoma City elected Patience Latting as mayor, defeating Bill Bishop, while Kansas approved letting 18 to 21 year olds vote in all elections.
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Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Berkeley
Daley
Friedman
Dalley
Oklahoma City
Patience Latting
Bill Bishop
Kansas
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