Draft Lottery Recount Sought by Federal Judge in Wisconsin
A federal judge in Madison questions the randomness of the Nixon draft lottery after a discrepancy between the ordered random selection and the actual results. He delayed a temporary restraining order but kept the challenge alive, potentially forcing another lottery draw. The process involved officials who say no explicit instructions were given for randomizing the draw.
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Col
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Communications and Records
Col. Fox
Gen
Jershey
Ald
West Virginia seeks bomber in Morgantown attack
Gov Arch A Mone's office said dozens of state investigators and FBI agents form a task force to locate those responsible for maiming Joseph Laurita Jr the Monongalia County prosecutor in an automobile bombing. Laurita his wife and three children are under guard as he recovers from a fractured leg shrapnel injuries and arm wounds after a 9 am blast outside his home
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Arch A. Mone
FBI
Joseph Laurita Jr
Monongalia County
Laurita
West Virginia
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RB L. Bonar
Moore
Norman Yost
Sinc
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Maryland Bans DDT and Pesticides in Maryland
Governor Marvin Mandel banned DDT and several other pesticides in Maryland except when public health is endangered by an epidemic threat. Maryland joins several states restricting pesticide use following federal health guidelines.
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Marvin Mandel
Maryland
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Flu Epidemic Strikes One Third of Mexico City
Mexico City faces a flu epidemic with nearly a third of its seven million residents affected, according to the Public Health Ministry report issued Saturday.
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Mexico City
Public Health Ministry
Messenger newspaper raises home delivered price in 1970s
Effective Sunday January 4, 1970, The Messenger announces increases in home delivered rates. Weekday and Sunday by carrier rise 61 cents per week. by truck or route driver 7 cents. Sunday only by carrier 6 cents. by truck or tube route driver 25 cents. First hike since 1965, due to higher production and distribution costs, with carriers sharing in the raise.
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Agnew Says U.S. Won’t Send Troops to Asia Without Exceptional Circumstances
Vice President Spiro Agnew told reporters during a Bangkok visit that President Nixon would not commit U.S. combat troops to Asia unless exceptional circumstances emerged. He praised Thailand’s self-reliance in fighting insurgency at home while assisting South Vietnam, and reaffirmed U.S. treaty obligations with Chiang Kai-shek.
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Nixon Wort
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Stausoh
South Vietna
Chiang Kaishek
China
United States
Formosa
Air Force Two
South Vietnam
Inquest Set on Mary Jo Kopechne Death
The Edgartown inquest into Mary Jo Kopechne’s death opens Monday in a secret trial at the old brick courthouse. Senator Edward M Kennedy faces questions about his actions after the accident on Chappaquiddick Island and the 16 hours before police were informed. Dist. Atty. Edmund Dinis leads parallel efforts in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania to determine the cause of death and potential criminal liability.
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Edward Ai. Kennedy
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Farma
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James A. Boyle
State Supreme Court
Massachusetts
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Edmund Dinis
Lew Redford
Hijacked Plane Lands in Havana After Record 36 Hour Flight
A Brazilian yeoman rebel and four male commandos hijacked a Caravelle and flew from Montevideo to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires before landing in Panama and Havana after about 36 hours aloft. The 35 aboard included seven crew members. The hijackers said they wanted to travel to Havana, while authorities reported fuel and engine issues delayed takeoff from Panama. The incident marked the longest air hijacking on record by time.
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Chile
Treasury boosts heroin crackdown with 11x more agents
The Treasury Department announced a major heroin smuggling drive backed by an 11 fold boost in agents. A New York command post will be joined by regional posts nationwide as Customs hires 517 new personnel including 200 inspectors and 367 investigators to support the effort. Kennedy called narcotics suppression the department’s top law enforcement priority in the immediate term.
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Customs Bureau
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