Steps to prevent another air-alert goof up in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo UPN A teletype tape that would announce a national emergency was wrapped in an envelope and put away after Saturday s alarm error at NORAD in Cheyenne Mountain President Nixon ordered a full report on the mishap naming the wrong teletype tape as the cause The employee who grabbed the wrong tape said the two tapes hanging on the wall were misused and the real tape was later secured in a desk drawer The incident caused brief nationwide disruption before officials confirmed it was a false alert with no disciplinary action planned against the operator
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Office of Civil Defense
Two Black Panthers Cleared In 1968 Shootout Case
Oakland court acquits Terry Cotton and Donell Lankford of attempted murder after a five day jury deliberation. Co-defendants Wendell Wade and John L. Scott remain charged on assault counts as a retrial date is set. The 1968 clash left two patrolmen wounded and Bobby Hutton dead.
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UPI
Superior Court
Terry Cotton
Donell Lankford
Nocent
Wendell Wade
John L. Scott
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Scott
Nolan Darnell
Richard Jensen
Panther Bobby Hutton
One Dead in Richmond Police Shootout
In Richmond, 21 year old Leonard Whittington was killed Saturday night after a shootout with police. Officer Roland Krug was wounded in the abdomen but conscious at Brookside Hospital. Officer Donald Berry exchanged fire with Whittington who allegedly fired twice before the suspect was shot down. Sgt. Ernest Wirth noted a near miss that cut Berry's necktie. The officers had been pursuing a suspect tied to earlier gunfire in the area.
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Richmond
UPI
Leonard Whittington
Roland Krug
Brookside Hospital
Donald Berry
Whittington
Ernest Wirth
Berry
Wirth
Washington letters auctioned at Fort Washington
Rare documents auction in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, fetched 41740 dollars. A Martha Washington letter from April 13, 1794, criticizing Philadelphia air pollution sold for 3000 dollars, with several George Washington items including a resignation letter from the Society of the Cincinnati selling for 2250 dollars. Buyers were not disclosed.
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UPI
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Fanny Washington
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Chalfont
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Washington
Merle Haggard Performs For San Quentin Inmates
Country singer Merle Haggard played to about 1,000 inmates at San Quentin where he once served time for burglary. He reflected on his past as a 21 year old inmate and noted learning to get along with people in the prison. Haggard and his band recorded religious songs in the prison chapel and staged a two and a half hour open air concert, joined by his wife Bonnie.
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UPI
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San Quentin Prison
Haggard
Bakersfield
Bonnie
Shanghai waterways turn polluted water into irrigation
Shanghai completes first stage of an industrial and household waste water irrigation project. A conduit from Huangpu River to Chuansha County will irrigate 16 000 acres outside the city, using polluted water with high organic content. The plan, once halted by the cultural revolution, resumes to free the river of pollution.
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UPI
China
New China News Agency
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Shanghai
Huangpu
Chuansha
Nixon Celebrates Tricia Nixon’s 25th Birthday at White House
President Nixon congratulated his daughter Tricia on turning a quarter century old with a small White House birthday party after a weekend at Camp David. Details about her whereabouts and plans remain undisclosed, but sources link her to Harvard Law student Edward Finch Cox.
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Maryland
Tricia
Harvard
Edward Finch Cox
Arcus publication by Daily Heview orders court paper
The Arcus, published by The Daily Heview and Floyd I Sperks as publisher, is designated as a paper of general circulation by Superior Court Order No 314854 of Alameda County California. The order appears to relate to a June filing or designation dated in the record.
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Floyd I. Sperks
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State of California
County of
Alameda
Abzug accuses press of kowtowing over Laos invasion bias
Congresswoman Bella Abzug charges the news media and the public have misread the Laos operation under U.S. aid, arguing Nixon inflates claims of a larger Indochina war. She calls for unity to reveal the true facts and warns of a massive protest once the public realizes the press and Congress are not opposing the invasion.
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Riles Seeks Equal Services for Private Schools in California
New California education chief Wil son Riles, a 31 year old Black former teacher and administrator, says transportation lunches and free textbooks should be provided to private and parochial school children as part of public support. He notes about 10 percent of students attend private schools and cites his life path from Louisiana to education leadership.
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UPI
California
Life Magazine
Wilson Riles
Life
John Fried
Riles
Louisiana
Northern Arizona University
Arizona
Max Rafferty
T. Riles
Doctors Report Way That Relieves Itching and Swollen Hemorrhoids
A doctor-tested Preparation H offers prompt relief for hemorrhoidal itching and pain and helps shrink swelling. The medication requires no prescription, ointment, or suppositories, and is described as uniquely effective.
McGovern accuses Nixon of deception over Laos war
UPI reports Senator George McGovern says President Nixon deceived Americans about Allied operations in Laos Cambodia and South Vietnam. He criticizes U.S. policy as mercenary and warns of longer POW detentions and open ended involvement. He also notes Muskie’s lead has been challenged and cites campaign funds.
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UPI
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Nixon
Laos
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Fheee
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S
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North Vietnam
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
Westport tuna boat seized by Ecuador over fishing rights
The Westport, a 185 foot San Diego based tuna boat owned by Westgate Terminals, was seized in Ecuadorian waters after an Ecuadorian gunboat fired at it. It was brought to Salinas port and expected to pay 33000 dollars for release. This marks the 19th seizure this year and pushes US vessel fines above 850000 dollars.
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UPI
Westport
Ecuador
Leslie Gehres
Westgate Terminals Inc
Westgate
Salinas
Gehres
United States
Korean Reds fire on St Korean outpost
Korean communists fired on a South Korean outpost Sunday, unleashing more than 100 rounds from automatic weapons in ongoing border clashes. No further details on casualties or precise location were provided.
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St. Korean
Seoul
UPI
Arson Squad Probes Fire at Boston University Building
A Sunday fire at a five-story Boston University School of Social Work building caused about 17000 dollars in damage. Deputy Chief Joseph Breen said seven or eight separate fires burned the top three floors, with arson investigators called in. No casualties or further damage reported. Separately in Korea, the DMZ saw another fire on the truce front near Seoul, with no casualties.
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UPI
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School of Social Work
Joseph Breen
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Seoul
South Korean Defense Ministry
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