Kennedy faces potential new charges in Kopechne crash
Dukes County prosecutor Walter E. Steele said he is weighing driving to endanger and driving under the influence charges against Senator Edward M. Kennedy after the accident that killed secretary Mary Jo Kopechne. Kennedy already faces leaving the scene charges. Steele noted no evidence the car operated in a dangerous manner.
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Edgartown
Mass
Dukes County
Edward M. Kennedy
Walter E. Steele
Kennedy
Steele
Mary Jo Kopechne
Arena
Miss Kopechne
Kennedy Faces Charge over Chappaquiddick crash
Police and prosecutors weigh leaving the scene of an accident after Mary Jo Kopechne’s drowning in the Kennedy party crash on Chappaquiddick Island. A blood test showed a small alcohol amount. Kennedy, 37, escaped with minor injuries but faces potential further investigation into alcohol use and other attendees.
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Steele
Miss Kopechne
Donald R. Mills
Commonwealth
Chappaquiddick Island
Kopechne
Washington, D.C
Kennedy
Massachusetts Democrat
Edgartown
Dominic Arena
Arrests rise as National Guard, police quell Columbus unrest
In Columbus Ohio a joint force of 200 National Guard troops and 300 police kept the near East Side calm after rioting. By early Wednesday 464 arrests were reported since Monday, mostly for curfew violations, with 193 adults and 37 juveniles jailed. A 72 hour liquor ban and gasoline sale restrictions were in effect.
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Columbus
Ohio
National Guard
Hobit
Nixon heads for Pacific meeting with Apollo 11 crew
President Nixon begins a world tour from San Francisco heading to Johnston Island for a Marine helicopter ride to the Arlington and then to the Hornet to witness Apollo 11 splashdown. Mrs. Nixon heads to Honolulu as rain cancels an All Star game and Washington preps celebrations.
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Joseph Alioto
San Francisco
Pacific Site
International Airport
St. Francis Hotel
Washington
Nixons
Honolulu
Pacific
Johnston Island
Lington
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Apollo 11 heads for Earth on perfect course home
Apollo 11 nears splashdown in the Pacific Ocean about 1,200 miles southwest of Hawaii at 12 49 p m EDT after lunar orbit burn. Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins report a smooth reentry path with good weather outlook and possible west coast lights for homecoming.
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Neil A. Armstrong
Hawaii
Pentagon expects NSC review to tighten chemical warfare supervision
Pentagon officials forecast a top level government review of U S gas warfare projects will prompt policy changes and tighter oversight of the program following a speeding up of planned removal of lethal agents from Okinawa. The July 8 leak that affected 23 soldiers and a civilian worker triggered the review ordered by President Nixon.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
National Security Council
Okinawa
United States
Nixon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
U.S. Hands Over Brigade HQ in Mekong Delta
U.S. troops transferred Fire Support Base Moore at Cai Lay to the South Vietnamese 7th Infantry Division as part of Nixon’s plan to withdraw 25,000 Americans from Vietnam by August 3. About 11,400 from the 9th Division pull out, with 7,400 of the 1st Brigade headed to Hawaii later this week. a Ranger patrol elsewhere tallies a Viet Cong ambush victory with six enemy killed and no U.S. casualties.
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U.S
Mekong Delta
Moore
Cai Lay
9Th Infantry Division
7Th Infantry Division
Delta
Nixon
Hawaii
Vietnam
Employers Return to Work After One Day Walkout
Ohio Senate action looms as employees resume duties after a one day stoppage. OU Personnel Director Ward Wilson voices disappointment over the wage dispute while district budgets and local events are noted on pages 5 16 17 18 19 to 22.
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Ohio Senate
Ward Wilson
Logan Street
Army misses enlistment goal by nine thousand in 1969
Nixon's draft elimination pledge and Vietnam war factors led the Army to fall 9,000 short of its 1969 enlistment objective of 197,000. Enlistments lagged every month from November through June, marking an unusually weak year for Army recruiting despite steady draft intake.
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Washington
Nixon
Army
Showdown Vote Near For Safeguard
Washington debate over the Safeguard ABM program moves toward a Senate showdown with an amended Hart-Cooper proposal aimed to bar funding for deployment or land acquisition at the 12 Safeguard sites. Senator Aiken criticizes vagueness and withholds support.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
George B. Aiken
R-Vt
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