Mercury pollution blamed on farms and industry across the nation
Farmers and manufacturers poured billions of pounds of toxic mercury into the food and water supply for years while federal authorities did little. Warnings from abroad went unheeded until three New Mexico children were injured and tainted fish appeared in the Great Lakes. The Agriculture Department rejected objections from agencies from 1964 into this year as it phased out mercury pesticides.
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Washington
New Mexico
Graham Crusade at Halfway Point Sees European Breakthrough
Billy Graham says the Euro 70 Crusade in Dortmund is at its halfway mark and could become a record European evangelistic breakthrough. Televised to 37 cities, four nights drew 363,779 attendees with reports of packed venues from Norway to Yugoslavia. Graham expects a historic religious milestone and will meet West German leaders in Bonn.
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Dortmund
Germany
Billy Graham
Graham
Norway
Eggs bring high price at Johnston County fair show
The 23rd annual Johnston County Ham and Egg Show Sale in Smithfield featured Thelma A. Sanders selling a dozen eggs for 200 dollars to Strickland Lumber Co. Robie Williams sold a 16 pound grand champion ham for 511.50 to Woodrow Atkinson. The event averaged 3.69 dollars per pound for fancy hams and 38 dollars per dozen for top ranking eggs.
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Smithfield
N.C
Thelma A. Sanders
Rt. 1
Clayton
Johnston County
Strickland Lumber Co
Robie Williams
Rt. J. Clayton
Woodrow Atkinson
Selma
H. F. Palmer
Textile talks with Japan near delicate middle ground
Washington AP reports talks between the United States and Japan on textile trade are in a delicate stage with a possible compromise by month end. No firm proposal is on the table as Japan may seek a freeze on woolen and manmade fiber exports while an investigation into harmful effects of imports continues. Nixon had pledged to help southern textile producers extend voluntary restraints. U.S. investment in Japan stands near one billion dollars, with Japan investing about two hundred million in the United States.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Nixon
U. S
North Carolina Eyes Eel Trade for Europe Market
In Raleigh and coastal waters fishermen target eels as a new NC industry. They would catch eels for coastal processors who would prepare them for export to Europe, a plan championed by Ronald McCowen and Alvah Ward.
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Raleigh
Europe
North Carolina
Ronald McCowen
State Department of Conservation and Development
Alvah Ward
C&d
Truman Portrait Unveiled At National Portrait Gallery
A two decade long portrait of Harry S. Truman was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington with former Cabinet members and Lyndon B. Johnson present. Greta Epton began the life portrait in the White House era but halted work when its 30 by 38 inch size proved too small for the presidential gallery. John W. Snyder learned of the unfinished piece and 60 former Truman associates urged her to complete the work.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
National Portrait Gallery
Lyndon B. Johnson
Greta Epton
New York
Truman
White House
John W. Snyder
the Treasury
Miss Epton
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton deny divorce in Puerto Vallarta
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton arrived in Puerto Vallarta on a private jet. They denied divorce rumors calling them false and said the stories were press-made while planning a month long vacation before filming a new picture nearby.
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Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Miss Taylor
Burtons
Hollywood
Burton
Medical Milestone: Man Survives Longer With Borrowed Heart
Louis B. Russell a robust Indianapolis schoolteacher surpassed all others in longevity after receiving a borrowed heart Doctors limited him to two familiar rules dont smoke and watch weight He admits he breaks them but says doctors leave him be with a smile
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Indianpolis
Ind
Louis B. Russell
Grant House supporters push for 18 voting rights amendment
Rep G H Grant of Aiken says supporters can win Tuesday on third reading of a proposed South Carolina constitutional amendment to allow 18-year-olds to vote. Grant, who introduced the measure last year, declared he will fight for the issue with all he has after two years of campaigning.
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House
South Carolina
G. H. Grant
Aiken
Grant
Vows Fight For Teen Vote In South Carolina
The bill failed by 10 votes in a 73 to 22 tally after Rep. Sol Blatt added an amendment extending full legal rights to 18-year-olds. Grant called Blatt's action an attempt to kill the bill and outlined plans to press for passage Tuesday. The amendment would let 18-year-olds sue, be sued, contract, and buy liquor. Grant noted many supporters were absent and said the strategy was to eliminate the amendment or pass it as is and hope the Senate strikes it down. He argued the law would not be bad as written and pointed out youths already face criminal actions, lawsuits, and taxes. He dismissed opposition as youth jealousy. Polls nationwide show broad support for allowing 18-year-olds similar rights.
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Sol Blatt
Barnwell
South Carolina
Grant
Blatt
Aiken Police Capture Suspect After Hay Loft Hideout
Aiken police nabbed Steven Clark Howard 21 of Middleburg Va an escapee from the county work camp for robbery and assault at Milners Service Station. Two juveniles arrested. victim J C Asbelle treated at Aiken County Hospital. About $113 stolen. Howard arraigned held on $2000 bail.
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W. J. Ray
Steven Clark Howard
Middleburg, Va
Aiken County
Howard
Glenn Holley
U S Special Forces Camp Hit by Viet Cong Sappers
North Vietnamese sappers attacked the Mai Loc camp 10 miles south of the DMZ. Six Americans and 21 Montagnards were killed, 26 Montagnards missing, and 12 Americans and eight Montagnards wounded. Airpower halted the raid as 18,000 rounds fired. The Mai Loc camp lies 15 miles west of Quang Tri city. the assault was the first there in about two years.
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U.S
Mai Loc
Demilitarized Zone
UPI
Saigon
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
Putzel
Quang Tri City
Quang Tri Province
Israeli Settlements Targeted as Rockets Strike Five Areas
Arab guerrillas in Lebanon and Jordan fired Katyusha rockets at five Israeli settlements across the border, wounding one on the Lebanese front. Israeli troops and guerrillas exchanged mortars and bazookas along the Jordan frontier with no reported damage or casualties. The attacks ended a three month cease fire on heavy weapon exchanges. Also, Soviet fleet leaders arrived in Cairo and met President Nasser amid Egypt press reports of possible Israeli aerial strikes on Nasser’s residence.
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Tel Aviv
Lebanon
Jordan
Black Sea
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Middle East
Adm
Susilov
Ridimirov
al Ahram
Israel
Nasser
Nixon signals South exlusion in Supreme Court picks
President Nixon says the Senate forced him to bypass the South to find a conservative Supreme Court nominee. Senator Birch Bayh denounces the move as a Southern strategy while colleagues split over the implications of Carswell and Haynsworth rejection. Nixon promises a non-Southern pick meeting strict constructionist criteria.
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Washington
Nixon
Supreme Court
Senate
High Court
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
G. Harrold Carswell
Clement F. Haynsworth
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Carswell
Haynsworth
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
South
Allen Ellender
D-La
Tallahassee
Fla
Bayh
Richard Nixon
Abe Fortas
West Unopposed In June Primary In South Carolina
In Columbia AP report Lt. Gov. John West tops a list of incumbent Democrats unopposed for the June 9 primary. West faces Republican Albert W. Watson in November. The filing fees added 67500 to party funds. Only Rep. John L. McMillan drew opposition among six congressional races with Claude L. Stephens as the only Black candidate. Several other incumbents and nominees are listed with opponents and future matchups.
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Columbia
John West
West
Albert W. Watson
U.S
John L. McMillan
Florence
Claude L. Stephens
Kingstree
McMillan
Olin B. Lansbury Jr
Bill Craig
Darlington
Watson
Heyward McDonald
Floyd Spence
Lexington
Earle Morris
Pickens
Citor
B. O. Thomason
Greenville
George Coleman
Winnsboro
Earl Morris
Heyward Belser
Richland
William L. Harrelson
Adjt
Robert L. McCrady
Francis L
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Khe Sahn
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William M. Garrett
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