Texas Governor Says He Will Obey Court Rulings
Governor Preston Smith of Texas says he will follow any court ruling on whether he can implement a state employees pay raise in defiance of Nixon’s wage price freeze. He argues the president cannot void state law enacted by the people and notes DOJ plans to sue to block the raises. He would heed a temporary injunction pending appeal.
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FBI crushes antiwar office raids in New Jersey and New York
FBI agents break up weekend raids by antiwar activists across New Jersey and New York. Twenty five people were arrested including two Roman Catholic priests and a Lutheran minister. six others sought. In Camden New Jersey eight held at the post office draft office and twelve other arrests elsewhere in the city followed a tip from an informer. In Buffalo three men and two women were arrested while trying to take draft records away in canvas bags. Investigations may link the two incidents.
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Bernadette Devlin Births Daughter in Magherafelt
Bernadette Devlin 24, a Northern Ireland MP and civil rights activist, gave birth to a daughter at Magherafelt Hospital in County Londonderry. Mother and child are reported well. birth was not expected for another month.
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Kennedy Jr Arrested for Sauntering and Loitering in Hyannis
Robert F Kennedy Jr aged 17, son of the late New York senator, was arrested in Hyannis Mass on a charge of sauntering and loitering. Police chief Albert Hinckley said the act amounted to blocking the path of others and Kennedy was to appear in Barnstable District Court.
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Insurrection in Manila blamed on foreign power
President Ferdinand E Marcos announced an armed rebellion backed by a foreign power is underway in the Philippines. He cited a Marxist Leninist Maoist faction behind a grenade attack on a Liberal rally in Manila on Saturday night, which killed nine and wounded over 90 including minority party senatorial candidates for November's vote.
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Henderson's Trial Opens Today in My Lai Case
The court martial of Col. Oran K. Henderson begins today as the first My Lai aftermath trial. A jury including two generals and five colonels will hear testimony against the 51 year old officer wounded and decorated in three wars.
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Passenger Ship Terminal Bid Open in Charleston
The South Carolina State Ports Authority issued bids for a new passenger ship terminal in Charleston as the port anticipates a surge in cruise traffic. Norwegian Caribbean Lines luxury ship Skyward will dock September 5 with Gov. John West among its passengers for a Caribbean voyage.
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Ky Declines Campaign Amid Vietnam Election Crisis
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky refuses to campaign for the October 3 vote, proposing resignation with President Nguyen Van Thieu to trigger a new election. Observers doubt Thieu would accept. The U S embassy regrets Ky’s decision and hopes Thieu faces real opposition. Radio Hanoi accuses Nixon of ordering a sham legal ballot to keep Thieu winner. Ky’s name remains on the ballot under law.
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Bolivia's Banzer to Move Bolivian Politics to the Right
Bolivia's new government formed by military and civilian leaders signals a shift to the right. Col. Hugo Banzer, named president, pledged to erase left and right from political vocabulary and pursue nationalism, echoing past leaders Busch Villarroel and Barrientos. The Torres regime drew leftist criticism for drifting toward communism.
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Europe Reopens Markets Amid Cautious Trading
Western European markets reopened after a week’s shutdown with slow deals and no global rules for the first time in 27 years. In London the pound traded around 2.45 dollars amid renewed dollar weakness, while Tokyo's market fell on lingering uncertainty and Bank of Japan purchases remained modest.
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Big Four Ambassadors Meet For 33rd Time In Berlin
In Berlin the US Britain France and the Soviet ambassadors held their 33rd meeting seeking a Berlin accord to ensure Western access to West Berlin. They advanced a draft umbrella agreement over six sessions in two weeks with plans for final talks by East and West Germans to flesh out details.
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Draft Boards Set to Begin Testing September First
Draft boards will start calling up men who drew numbers through 50 for physical and mental exams on Sept. 1. Draft Director Curtis W. Tarr says testing aims to plan ahead while inductions are suspended, with Congress needing a draft-extension bill to resume normal inductions.
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