Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Death Toll Rises
The Memorial Day period saw 479 traffic deaths as Americans traveled home from a three day weekend. The National Safety Council forecast 470 to 560 deaths, with California at 37, Ohio 30, New York 28, Illinois 27, and Pennsylvania and Texas 19 each.
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Girl critical after wreck near Newark hospital
Vivian Wilson, 16, remained in critical condition at St Rose Hospital after a Saturday night auto crash on Newark Boulevard near the Southern Pacific tracks that killed 18 year old Mike Marriott of Newark. The driver Thomas Corral, 17, was released from Washington Hospital yesterday.
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Social security checks rise 10 percent for 26 million
More than 26 million Americans will receive about 10 percent more in social security benefits this week after a law signed by President Nixon in March. Due to computer rerun delays, the June checks will reflect only June's increase, with separate retroactive payments for January through May arriving around June 22.
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Hickel Links Government mistrust to ignored public will
Former Interior Secretary Waller J. Hickel told the American Booksellers Association that mistrust of government is rising as citizens feel the popular will is ignored. He warned that lack of communication fuels frustration and fear, potentially leading to violence, while Americans grow more dependent on government.
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Cubans Detain Hijacked Jet For Third Day
A Pan American Boeing 707 hijacked Saturday after leaving Caracas remained held in Havana for a third day. U S officials see no proven link to last week’s Cuban fishing boat seizures near Florida. Havana Radio denounced the boat detentions and called for the immediate release of the four Cuban captains held in Key West on federal charges.
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Speedboat collision near Sacramento leaves multiple dead
Two men were killed and three others injured Monday when an inboard speedboat crossed in front of an outboard, causing a fatal collision on a slough about 20 miles south of Sacramento. Earlier Saturday a speedboat struck a ferry cable, killing John Amis 88, his wife Janis and their infant daughter, with four others hurt.
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Welfare rolls rise with 14.2 million on aid in February
Washington reports 14.2 million Americans received 1.4 billion dollars in welfare assistance in February, up 22.5 percent in a year. The Social and Rehabilitation Service said 13.1 million were on federally assisted programs and 11 million received aid from local or state sources. Seven of ten recipients were under Aid to Families With Dependent Children.
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Thief Cuts Through Jewelry Store Wall
Parisup to the Aldebert Jewelry Store burglars cut through the only non armored wall of the cellar and escaped with 180000 dollars in jewelry. Police describe the heist as a repeat of a burglary that inspired the move Rifiti.
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New FBI Building Modeled in Washington DC
A craftsman works on a large scale model of the projected 14 story FBI building to be built along Pennsylvania Avenue between 9th and 10th streets NW. The structure is expected to cost over 100 million, making it the nation’s capital’s most expensive federal building with 25 million square feet of space across three basements and eleven above ground.
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Bodies elusive as dig results fade in Yuba County
Deputies concluded a second day of digging near Feather River for gravesites with no new bodies found. Sheriff Roy Whiteaker said farm fields may hide more remains after 23 farm hands were unearthed, while Roy DeLong was arrested as a material witness. District Attorney Teja and Whiteaker said Juan V. Corona likely responsible for all 25 deaths, with charges to follow through preliminary hearings in Sutter County.
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Memorial Day rites mark nation’s remembrance in St Louis
Variety of Memorial Day observances span city sites from the 75th Street parade route to the Soldiers and Sailors monument in Riverside Park where taps sounded amid rain and gusty winds. Vietnam Veterans Against The Wet staged a mock search and destroy mission in Forest Park and a guerrilla theater near the Zoo before marching downtown for ceremonies by the Gateway Arch and old courthouse.
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Red forces recapture Snoul amid heavy pressure
Cambodian rubber plantation town Snoul is retaken by Communist forces after South Vietnamese troops pull back under a week of intense Viet Cong and North Vietnamese attacks. Reports say the town is back under Communist control and Saigon police report casualties from a central tax office blast tied to suspected terrorists.
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Congress to act on emergency jobs and draft
Congress faces crucial votes on a $5 billion public service employment bill opposed by the Nixon administration and a Senate debate to extend the draft. Nixon revenue sharing plan is also under attack as lawmakers weigh spending to hire up to 150,000 people and grant up to $2 billion a year to states for manpower programs amid intense lobbying and uncertainty.
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Youths return after Cuban sugar harvest in Maine
About 20 young Americans crossed into Canada Saturday after a trip to Cuba where they helped with the sugar cane harvest. Customs officials said they seized literature printed in North Korea China and Cuba. The group returned from Cuba aboard a cattleship.
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Forecasts for San Francisco Bay Area Through Wednesday
Mostly fair conditions across the Bay Area Tuesday and Wednesday with local night and morning low clouds. Warmer temperatures with highs in the 60s, light west to northwest winds 12 to 26 mph easing Tuesday night, and a chance of Sierra Nevada showers Tuesday.
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Rock hall risked license over LSD tainted water incident
In San Francisco a Winterland concert crowd of about 4 500 faced a scare when water allegedly laced with LSD prompted hospital visits and parent complaints. Police said three key individuals may be linked to the tainted water scheme as promotion events continued without major arrests.
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