THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS it has spent
nearly $2 million improving President Nixon's humes in
Florida and California, all of it relating to “security.” The
White House also disclosed that businessman Robert H.
Abplanalp, who helped the President buy his San Clemente,
Calif., retreat, has been getting some money back in the
form of rent associated with Nixon's Key Biscayne, Fla.,
place. A month ago the White House had listed $39,000 in
federal funds for improving the Western White Ilouse at
San Clemente since Nixan bought it in 1969,

THE HOUSE LATE THURSDAY VOTED (to create an
independent corporation to handle the free jegal services
program fur the poor, but added a series of restrictions on
what lawyers can do for their poverty clients. ‘The measure,
as passed and sent to the Senate, would bar the attorneys
from engaging in cases involving school busing, school
integration, abertion and governmental lobbying. Final
passage came on a 276 to 95 roli call vote.
 
By Associated Pree

Jersey Clty, N. J. March 6—
Cimhing through cold blue ekier
more than five and one-half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan today,
Miss Ruth ‘Nichols, Rye, N. ¥.
flyer, who holds coast-to-coast
speed marks, set an unofflcin al.
titude record for women.

The altimeter on her apredy
Lockheed-Vegu monoplane showei
neatly 80,054 feet. The sealed
barograph placed in the plane by
the Matlonal Acronuutical Associa-
fon Immediately wus shipped to
Washington for examination
Moskews 29.00% fect, qr more, Misr
Nichols will ‘be awarded tbe rec-
ord now heid by Elinor Smith,
young Long Island flyer,

Miss Nichols was informed that
to attaln recogr! th as the record
holder whe must tea! Biss Smili's

 

 

    

 

 
 