Jury Recommends Death for Martin Fitzpatrick in Cop Slayings
An all male jury in Utica recommended the death penalty for Martin J. Fitzpatrick, convicted of killing Police Chief Thomas P. Reilly and Patrolman Robert A. Mumford. The judge set September 7 for formal sentencing as defense motions may be filed.
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Utica
N.Y
Martin J. Fitzpatrick
Syracuse
Leonard Firestone
Oneida
Fitzpatrick
John J. Walsh
Donald Austin
Walsh
Thomas P. Reilly
Robert A. Mumford
Sherifl
Mumford
Reilly
Route 5
New York
Eddie Lee Mays
Harlem
Luis Jose Monge
Canyon City
Colo
Martin Fitzpatrick
Oneida County
Sherrill
Penn Central Reports $252 Million Loss for 10 Months
Philadelphia based Penn Central Railroad reports a 10 month loss of $252.9 million with total liabilities near $4 billion and shareholder equity of $1.6 billion. The loss widens by about $195 million versus the prior year period ending in 1969.
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Philadelphia
UPS
Penn Central Railroad
Charles Ruggles Dies at 84 After Stage and Film Career
Los Angeles born actor Charles Ruggles died at 84 at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica after entering in September. He rose from a 1907 Broadway debut to roles in Spring Is Here and The Girl in the Limousine, later blending film and radio work and entertaining troops in World War II. Funeral services were pending.
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St. John’s Hospital
Santa Monica
Ruggles
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Help Wanted
Marion
Pacific Palisades
Morhouse's Sentence Commuted
The State Court of Appeals upheld Morhouse's conviction but commuted his sentence on parole supervision for the remainder of his maximum term. Governor Rockefeller also commuted the sentences of three other long serving murder prisoners in a pre Christmas act of clemency.
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State Court of Appeals
Morhouse
U. S. Supreme Court
Manhattan
Rockefeller
Grunts Still Dig Hope The Most
UTAPAO Thailand Bob Hope 67 led a 76 member troupe to an ovation from about 4000 airmen and soldiers after a two hour show under a hot sun. He joked about the union and avoided marijuana jokes as in Vietnam.
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Utapao
Thailand
UPI
Bob Hope
America
Hope
Vietnam
Quebec Man Denies Bank Holdup
Raymond Belleville, 20, of Beebe Quebec, faces $20,000 bail after pleading innocent to bank robbery theft and assault with a dangerous weapon for an armed Nov 10 branch holdup outside Newport Vermont. Also named are Camille Pruneau Norbert Houle and Daniel Pruneau, all arrested. extradition planned to the United States.
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Burlington
Raymond Belleville
Beebe
Que
Newport
Belleville
U.S
Bernard J. Leddy
U.S. Atty
George W. F. Cook
National Bank of Derby
Daniel Pruneau
Montreal
Cook
Camille Pruneau
Norbert House
Pruneau Brothers
Houle
Canada
Population Density in Orissa Surpasses Florida
Dense population figures show Orissa in India with about 332 people per square mile, notably higher than Florida's density. The comparison highlights stark regional crowding in Orissa relative to U.S. state levels.
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Orissa
Florida
Notions of Peace and Trouble in the Nativity Era
The narrative traces Joseph and Mary fleeing Herod's terror, Jesus's early years in Nazareth, the Passover episode at twelve, and Jesus's initial ministry amid danger and controversy. It ends with the Christmas message of good news and fear not.
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Mary
Emmanuel
God
Bethlehem
Israel
Galilee
Nazareth
Jerusalem
Jesus
Cambodian Defectors Boost Cambodian Army Fight
Cambodian defector Boun describes limited arms and harsh duties under North Vietnamese control while Nuon Thay promotes progovernment propaganda. He notes villagers forced to dig trenches and supply rice and meat as battles with the Viet Cong continue.
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Nuon Thay
Viet Cong
High Command
Non-Public School Aid Proposed By State Commission
Gov Rockefeller sets up a special commission to study aid for parochial and other private schools amid financial strain. A graduated subsidy would assist families by income level, with eligibility cutoff at $15,000. some Long Island schools face closure without support. The plan lists Republican sponsors Speno Caemmerer Marchi Conklin Knorr Lombardi and Democrat Glinzki.
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Rockefeller
U. S. Supreme Court
Sen
Speno
Long Island
John D. Caemmerer
John J. Marchi
Staten Island
William T. Conklin
Brooklyn
Martin J. Knorr
Queens
Tarky Lombardi
Syracuse
Frank J. Glinzki
Buffalo
Taxpayer Offers Share Of Deficit
State Comptroller Arthur Levitt announced returning a 140 dollar check to Syracuse resident Robert P Einsel who wanted to cover his share of New York State s 500 million deficit. Levitt said the deficit decision rests at fiscal year end and invited Einsel to reconsider in April if a deficit remains.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Arthur Levitt
Syracuse
New York State
Levitt
FDA Finds High Mercury Levels in Swordfish Prompting Recall
The FDA reports 89 percent of 62 frozen swordfish samples exceed the 0.5 ppm mercury limit and orders recalls from tainted lots. A testing program will tighten imports while agency officials say no immediate health hazard exists. Mercury levels ranged 0.18 to 2.4 ppm with an average of 0.93 ppm.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Ok Agaist
Japan
Miss Davis Arraigned In California
Angela Davis appears at arraignment in San Rafael California within the courthouse complex linked to a fatal August shootout. About 600 evacuees followed a bomb threat while Davis and co-defendant Ruchell Magee face charges of plotting the break and arming the escape. The case proceeds before Judge E Warren Maguire with Assistant Attorney General Harris presenting indictments.
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San Rafael
Calif
Angela Davis
New York
National Guard
UCLA
Civic Center
Superior Court
E. Warren Maguire
Harold J. Haley
San Quentin
Albert W. Harris
FTC Takes Off Gloves In Fights
Washington AP report on the FTC shedding its cautious image as it targets ads by major firms as false or deceptive It considers requiring that firms admit misleading advertising and pursues potential bans on certain products It also orders divestiture of some acquisitions to preserve competition Miles W Kirkpatrick newly chairs the commission and signals a tougher phase while once calling for reform or abolition of the agency
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Miles W. Kirkpatrick
Philadelphia
Dog Shoots Man in Tokyo Hunting Accident
Police say Susumu Saito a 27 year old hunter was seriously wounded when a hunting dog mishandled a master's gun in a rice paddy while dove hunting. The incident occurred in Tokyo according to AP reports.
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Tokyo
Susumu Saito
Topped Off World Trade Center Reaches Final Height
The World Trade Center in New York topped off at 1,370 feet with a 36 foot column placed at the 110 story peak. Fire officials reported a vacate order over fire violations, later lifted as Port Authority pledged enhanced tenant protection during finish work. The 1973 completion remains on schedule with two tenants already moved in.
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New York
World Trade Center
Robert O. Lowery
Port of New York Authority
Lowery
Nixon program cuts skyjacks with inspections and guards
Assistant Treasury official Eugene Rossides says President Nixon's plan has sharply reduced air hijackings since his September address. The strategy combines diplomacy, stricter predeparture checks, and armed guards to deter hijackers and ensure safe returns of hostages, noting four hijackings since the message, all to Cuba.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Cuba
Rossides
Treasury
New Polish Leader Seeks Church Normalization Amid Unrest
Poland confronts upheaval as Gierek, new premier, vows to normalize relations with the Church while balancing economic reforms. He warns that exceeding a 300 million support package could fuel inflation, urging unions and state authorities to share the decision. Cyrankiewicz resigns amid riot-era crackdowns and debates over Poland’s postwar borders with West Germany. The government cites the Oder Neisse line as now stabilized.
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Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Poland
Cadinal
Comecon
Europe
Gierek
Sejm
Cyrankiewicz
Cyrankiewiccz
West Germany
Oder
the Neisse
Oder-Neisse
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