Watergate conspirators to be moved to Danbury prison
Former White House consultant E Howard Hunt and four Cuban Americans linked to the Watergate break in were slated for transfer to a Danbury Connecticut medium security prison this weekend. The five pled guilty in January and would be kept separate from hard core criminals as prosecutors and Congress push to resolve Nixon’s possible involvement.
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Nixon
Paul Findley
Rlll
Senate Watergate Committee
Federal Grand Jury
Talmadge
Senate Investigating Committee
Herman Talmadge
D.ga
Senate Committee
Jeb S. Magruder
Stans
Maurice Stans
Commerce
Robert L. Vesco
G. Gordon Liddy
Finance Committee
National Transportation Safety Board
United Air Lines
Chicago
Hunt
Archibald Cox
Harvard
Elliot L. Richardson
Danbury
Watergate
Democratic National Committee
Eugenio R Martinez
Virgilio Gonzales
Bernard L. Barker
Frank A. Sturgis
Liddy
James W. McCord
McCord
D.C
Bureau of Prisons
U.S
John J. Sirica
Iowa approves bingo and midway gambling bill in Senate vote
Iowa lawmakers move a measure to legalize midway games bingo poker and friendly betting by summer. The Senate accepts House amendments and sends the bill to Governor Ray for signing. The act limits prizes 100 per bingo 500 in 24 hours for social gambling and 5000 raffles for civic groups.
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Iowa
Senate
House
Des Moines
UPI
Lamborn
Richard Turner
Eugene Hill
Newton
Hill
Harther
Skylab salvage aims after tough docking and failed solar wing
NASA's Skylab crew Conrad Kerwin and Weitz spent 24 hours in space after a six attempt docking with Skylab and a failed solar wing rescue. They planned to raise a parasol shade to cool the overheated station while awaiting tools and a debriefing on the failed solar cell wing.
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Houston
UPI
America
Charles
Pete” Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Skylab
Apollo
Mission Control
Space
Space Station
Earth
Johnson Space Center
Kenneth Kleinknecht
Kleinknecht
Conrad
Bob Griffin
Solar Cell
Weitz
Kerwin
Deputy confronts snake carrying driver near Ocala
Marion County Deputy Clinton Boatwright stopped a car driven by Samuel Seashore of Lakeland after it weaved on a road. Seashore produced a rattlesnake and a cobra threatening to kill the deputy. Boatwright seized 13 snakes including a 10-foot anaconda and an eight-foot boa. Seashore, 22, was booked on attempted assault on a law officer aggravated assault drunken driving resisting arrest and license violations.
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Ocala
Fla
UPI
Marion County
Clinton Boatwright
Boatwright
Samuel Seashore
Lakeland
Seashore
Rainfall boosts Washington area planting progress
The Washington area received 1.07 inches of rain up to 7 a.m. Friday, mainly Thursday afternoon, easing a weeklong dry spell. Farmers welcomed the relief to the clodded soil and reported progress in spring planting, aiding good crop start and ongoing fieldwork prospects.
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Washington
Unseasonably Cold Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Risks Rise
Unseasonably cold weather marks Memorial Day weekend as the National Safety Council warns up to 650 traffic deaths and 26 000 to 30 000 disabling injuries could occur during the 78 hour period from Friday 6 pm to Monday midnight. A United Press International count at 3 am EDT shows three deaths so far with Utah and Mississippi reporting two and one respectively. Gasoline shortages plague some regions but are not widespread as holiday travelers take to the highways.
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National Safety Council
United Press International
Utah
Mississippi
GM unveils rotary engine plans for Vega in 1975
GM announced a 200 cubic inch Wankel rotary engine for the Chevrolet Vega to debut next summer as a forerunner of piston engine changes. The unit produces 140 to 150 HP, weighs and fits smaller, and will include a catalytic converter to meet 1975 emission standards at an estimated added cost of about 150 dollars.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors
Richard C. Gerstenberg
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
California
Gerstenberg
Danish girl to join AFS exchange program here
A sixteen year old Danish girl named Lise Nielsen will arrive mid August to study at Washington High School for eleven months. She is the daughter of Sevend Valdemar and Inga Nielsen of Holte Denmark, has three older brothers, and will stay with the James K Laing family at 115 E Polk St. Mr Laing is an art director. Lise enjoys archaeology theatre music and art and has studied English five years and German four years. Her favorite sports are badminton and swimming.
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Russell Banister
New York
Washington
Denmark
Nielsen
Washington High School
Lise
Sevend Valdemar
Inga Nielsen
Holte
Washington teen fills in as Muscatine show star
Jane Moss of Washington answered an emergency call when Muscatine Junior College needed a last minute lead for Little Mary Sunshine. With two and a half hours of rehearsal, she performed on a strange stage with new cues and a mixed cast, earning praise from director Martinez and the Muscatine Journal for “a beautiful job” and a smooth show despite the sudden switch.
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Muscatine Junior College
Mary Sunshine
Washington
Jane Moss
Jane
Muscatine Journal
Little Mary
Beth Drinkall
Muscatine College
Mary
Muscatine
Forest Rangers
Jim Ayres
Nan
Martinez
Washington High School
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