Bombing Probe Tightens as Calls Reported Prior Blast
Reports claim two calls from Spokane and Chicago reached the Capitol switchboard after the blast at 1 32 am but before major outlets. Capitol Police deny prior knowledge while FBI takes lead. A male caller warned the building would blow up in 30 minutes in protest of Nixon Laos involvement.
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Capitol
Spokane
Wash
Chicago
Washington
Laos
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Powell
FBI
Murderess Fled In Fear Of Her Life
Patricia Krenwinkel fled to Alabama after the Tate LaBianca murders fearing Charles Manson would kill her. A psychiatrist testified that she described Manson as cruel, delusional, and the devil, and said he ordered killings and told her to keep silent.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Patricia Krenwinkel
Alabama
Tate-LaBlanca
Charles Manson
Andre R. Tweed
Reed
Miss Krenwinkel
Manson
Tweed
Jesus Christ
Mobile
Ala
Court Rulings Favor The Poor
A federal court ruling upholds limitations on divorce access for welfare recipients in Connecticut over court fees. The Supreme Court reversal, cited by Justice Harlan, affirms the right to be heard unless a countervailing state interest exists, balancing against frivolous litigation. Justice Black dissented.
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New Haven Legal Assistance Association
Federal District Court
Harlan
Supreme Court
Connecticut
Hugo L. Black
Supreme Court weighs church state wall in aid to parochial schools
The Supreme Court hears cases on whether federal funds for church run colleges in Connecticut may violate the Establishment Clause. Four grants totaling $987,739 are challenged as aiding religion while bills on paying parochial school teachers the salaries of nonreligious subjects are examined in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Connecticut
Congress
New York
Warren E. Burger
Leo Pfeffer
Edward Bennett Williams
Washington, D.C
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Engelhard Dies Owner of Nijinsky Passes at 54
Charles W. Engelhard multimillionaire industrialist and owner of Nijinsky died in his sleep at his 172 acre Cragwood estate in Boca Grande Florida at age 54. A Democrat and donor he was friend to Presidents Roosevelt Kennedy and Johnson and a Port of New York Authority member. Nijinsky the celebrated racehorse had 12 wins in Europe before retirement to stud. He is survived by his wife Jane and five daughters. Funeral services were planned for Morristown New Jersey.
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Boca Grande
Fla
Charles W. Engelhard
Nijinsky
Engelhard
Engelhard Minerals and Chemical Corp
Newark
N.J
South Africa
Cragwood
Far Hills
New York City
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New Jersey
Port of New York Authority
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Europe
Claiborne Farm
Kentucky
England
United States
Jane
Boyle Faces Embezzling Charges
Indictments handed down by a federal grand jury accuse Union leader Boyle of embezzling funds totaling 5 000 and conspiring to embezzle 49 250 including a 5 000 political contribution. Kmetz Owens and Owens face related counts and charges.
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Atty
John N. Mitchell
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
UMW
League
Chip” Yablonski
Joseph A. Yablonski
Boyle
Owens
Yablonski
Labor and Justice Departments
Kmetz
Rockefeller argues for private school aid to ease public school burden
Governor Rockefeller defends financial support for non public schools stating aid prevents private schools collapse and reduces public burden. He cites New York City’s 448000 non public students and rejects Catholic educators call a gimmick while noting other aid ideas are being explored. He reports 6800 tax mail pieces vs 600000 previously and says no threats were received.
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Rockefeller
New York City
County reports 1.4 million surplus and tax revenue shifts
The county shows a 1 427 599 surplus after adjustments. Sales tax receipts totaled 4 944 440 last year versus a 3 700 000 budget. Delinquent tax collection rose, and interest earnings rose sharply to 99 124, with 84 000 in capital counts excluded from general use. State aid for Social Services fell to 3 800 000 from 4 200 000 budgeting.
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Pattison
Troy
Dept. of Social Services
Assemblyman Seeks Catskill Casino Games
Manhattan assemblyman Louis DeSalvio urged a constitutional amendment to permit gambling casinos at Catskill resort hotels in Sullivan Greene and Ulster counties. He said New York State resort land could rival Vegas and Monte Carlo with games of chance as an added attraction.
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Albany
N.Y
Manhattan
Catskills
New York State
Vegas
Monte Carlo
Louis DeSalvio
Sullivan
Greene
Ulster
Union Industry Sign Broad Pact To Cut Costs Create Jobs
Washington AP unions and industry leaders signed a national pact to streamline heavy construction rules to cut costs and boost employment. The deal ends overtime, promotes year round work, bans slowdowns and featherbedding, and covers about a quarter of the $100 billion annual sector. Influential negotiators called it historic and a potential relief to White House wage and price pressures.
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Washington
White House
Afl‘cio Building and Construction Trades
National Constructors Association
Charles H. Pillard
J. F. O’connell
Pillard
Nurses Demand Proper Recognition From State Protests
Three thousand nurses marched and pressed lawmakers at the capitol seeking legal recognition of nurses as independent professionals rather than physician assistants. They urged updates to the 1938 nursing definitions to reflect expanded autonomy and responsibilities. A Rockefeller aide met with delegates to hear their case.
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Gov. Rockefeller
lLeeanne Walker
Nassau Community College
Maryann Hannan
Freeport
New York State Nurses Association
Rockefeller
Robert Douglass
Solon Proposes State Job Freeze
Albany report notes Assemblyman John W. Beckman of Jamestown proposed freezing state workers at about 160,000. The bill creates an Employe Hiring Board of nine members to waive the freeze in emergencies with governor certification and comptroller money approval.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
John W. Beckman
Jamestown
School Cuts Instituted In New York
The New York Board of Education ordered drastic budget cuts to close a 40 million dollar deficit. Immediate hiring of about 10,000 substitute teachers was halted and 6,000 staff could be laid off by March 15 if funds are not found.
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New York
Board of Education
Murray Bergtraum
Albert Shanker
United Teachers Federation
Tornadoes and storms sweep Deep South and beyond
The Deep South faces tornadoes and violent thunderstorms with watches across Georgia South Carolina Alabama and Texas Louisiana Mississippi. A twister touched down near Brundidge and near Louisville with no injuries reported as rain and snow spread from New Mexico to West Virginia and the Pacific Northwest.
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Associated Press
Deep South
Texas
Carolinas
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Brundidge
Ala
Louisville
McComb
Miss
Augusta
Columbus
West Virginia
Maryland Mountains
New Mexico
Colorado
Texas Panhandle
Kansus
Arkansas
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Oregon
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James M. Powell
New Haven
St. Marys’ Abbey
Morristown
Inter
Janet Doughty
Pitman
Denby’s
Stuyvesant Plaza
Rocky
Assemblyman
Catskill
Linda Morrissey
Monroe County Health Department
Rochester
Catherine Cantwell
Hobart
Solon
Troy Co-Op
Troy Co-Operative Savings and Loan
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Grand St
Neer Franklin $Q
N.Y.S. Baking Dept
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