Legislature Approves Deferred Prosecution Plan In New York
Albany NY AP lawmakers back a deferred prosecution bill allowing courts to suspend up to one year of proceedings for marijuana possession up to 25 cigarettes Disposition could lead to dismissal if no further trouble follows Gov Rockefeller expected to sign This measure pairs with others on gambling school audits abortion referrals and teachers tenure delay In Senate action a parallel bill pushes back the effective date of the tenure law to Oct 1 for districts to settle probationary issues
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Rockefeller
Eli Wager
Woodmere
Long Island
New York
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Rochester
New York City
Planned Parenthood
Senate
Greatest Gold Strike in Cripple Creek Then and Now
The 1891 Cripple Creek discovery in Colorado yielded an estimated $400 million from the district, one of history’s greatest gold strikes.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Berlin Ambassadors Report Progress in Berlin Status Talks
Four ambassadors from Britain France the Soviet Union and the United States met to assess Berlin status and progress toward an overall Berlin agreement. A Western diplomatic source said about half the issues have been resolved. In Luxembourg the European Common Market accepted Britain’s pledge to phase out the pound as a world reserve currency in the context of British entry.
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UPI
Britain
France
Soviet Union
United States
Luxembourg
Geoffrey Rippon
First steel set in Sears Tower as construction begins
National Chicago reports the first steel is hoisted at Sears Tower with the initial nut tightened by Gordon M. Metcalf and Arthur M. Wood. In Washington, three major airlines announce a fall cut of up to 38 percent on transcontinental California routes, claiming capacity remains ample to meet demand.
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Chicago
Sears Towers
Gordon M. Metcalf
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Arthur M. Wood
Washington
California
Fire kills four in Queens two story dwelling blaze
NEW YORK UP I reports four people including a 7 year old child died when a Monday fire swept a two story frame house in Springfield Gardens Queens Fire department said victims named Willard Ponders 53 Evelyn 47 their grandchild Robert Breen Knight 7 and William Armstrong 30 BUFFALO AP authorities said 37 men were arrested in a year long organized crime probe with felonious possession of stolen property charges The loot from burglaries and robberies dating back four years totaled about 20 million dollars
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UPI
Springfield Gardens
Queens
Willard Ponders
Evelyn
Robert Breen Knight
William Armstrong
Buffalo
Dist. Atty
Michael F. Dillon
Erie County
Proskin to Seek Reelection as Albany County DA
Arnold W. Proskin, Albany County district attorney and Loudonville resident, will seek a second term this November. He has GOP backing led by chairman Joseph Frangella after a prior dispute over spending procedures in Albany. Possible Democratic challenger John J. Clyne and GOP hopeful Barsamian may enter primaries or run for the office.
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Albany County
Arnold W. Proskin
Proskin
Loudonville
GOP
Joseph Frangella
Frangella
J. Albert Barsamian
Trojan
Menands
Barsamian
Texas fawns fitted with radio neck transmitters
Twenty fawns in Lavaca County receive radio neck collars from a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department crew to track the fate of newborn deer as they grow.
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Hallettsville
Tex
Lavaca
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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