Presbyterian Leaders Rebuke Of Denominational Rift
United Presbyterian Church chief Dr. William P. Thompson criticized other Christians for turning away from an interdenominational unity effort he helped start. He warned that withdrawal would make outsiders view the denomination as untrustworthy, delivering a dramatic closing rebuke at the general assembly.
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United Presbyterian Church
Church
United Presbyterians
William P. Thompson
General Assembly
Senate Education Bill Clears U S Senate Amid Antibusing Debate
The $21.5 billion education bill passed the Senate 63 to 15 led by supporters and antibusing opponents, as Northern liberals object to the antibusing rider. In the House, foes argue the rider is not as strong as a prior House version and will face a tougher path.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress forecast to push Indochina troop withdrawal by Oct 1
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Thomas E Morgan said Congress is likely to order U S forces out of Indochina by Oct 1 in exchange for POW release though he doubted it would help Nixon’s stance. He expects committee approval within two weeks of a joint resolution linking withdrawal to POW release and safe exit assurances.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Thomas E. Morgan
U.S
Pennsylvania
Hanoi
Nixon
Morgan
Indochina
House
Senate
Eight Americans killed in action in Vietnam last week
Saigon reports eight Americans killed in action in Vietnam during the past week, with seven missing. Nonhostile deaths total nine, including air crashes not caused by enemy action, and 22 wounded. Overall, 24 dead or missing, down from 36 the prior week.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S. Command
Gunfire Flare Marks Londonderry Catholic IRA Tension
A brief gunfire burst in Londonderry punctuated Catholic protests urging the IRA to suspend its campaign. No injuries were reported, marking the first violence in over a day as Catholic backlash against IRA gunmen gains momentum.
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Londonderry
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Muskingum River boating limited by closed locks
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources reports five locks on the Muskingum River will remain closed for repairs and not reopen by Memorial Day. Jack Miller cites delays due to high water from an unusually wet spring. Closed locks No 4 Beverly No 5 Lake Chute No 6 Stockport No 7 McConnessville No 8 Rokeby.
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Muskingum
Columbus, Ohio
Department of Natural Resources
Muskingum River
Jack Miller
Department
Division of Parks and Recreation
Beverly
Lake Chute
Stockport
McConnessville
Rokeby
New Secrecy Laws Proposed To Limit Public Access
Rep. William S. Moorhead proposes a federal secrecy bill to replace presidential directives on classification and curb bureaucratic holds on information. The plan would cap secret documents at three years and seeks oversight from Congress reflecting lessons from the Pentagon papers.
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Washington
House
Pentagon
William S. Moorhead
D-Pa
Congress
Burt Lancaster Acquitted in Drunk Driving Case
Actor Burt Lancaster was acquitted of a misdemeanor drunk driving charge by a Los Angeles Municipal Court jury after brief deliberations. The verdict came Wednesday in a trial tied to his arrest on August 6 and Lancaster praised the jury system.
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Burt Lancaster
Los Angeles
Lancaster
Fire Devastates Jakarta Harbor Killing Sixty Six
Police say a harbor fire in Jakarta killed 66 people and destroyed 32 ships. Two destroyed vessels were owned by the Indonesian American Petroleum Co. American crew status not known.
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Jakarta
Independent
Indonesian-American Petroleum Co
FTC orders tire makers to document 75 brand ads
The Federal Trade Commission mandates eighteen tire manufacturers and distributors including four Ohio firms Akron based Goodyear General Tire Firestone and B F Goodrich to document advertising claims for 75 brands as part of its information program. The move signals no presumption about lacking documentation.
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Ohio
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Commission
Akron
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
General Tire & Rubber Co
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
B.F. Goodrich Co
Cleveland Theaters to Be Razed for Parking Lot
Two 1921 era Loew theaters in Playhouse Square Cleveland will be demolished to make way for a parking lot. Millcap Corp co owner Michael Miller said bids are being sought to tear down the Ohio and State theaters on Euclid Avenue.
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Cleveland
Michael Miller
Millcap Corp
Loew’s
Ohio
State
Euclid Avenue
Playhouse Square
Nixon Brezhnev talks press toward longer range Soviet issues
Nixon and Soviet leaders discuss broader European and Asian matters beyond the current summit as they press toward a major arms control accord. A five hour dinner at a dacha with Brezhnev and other top officials followed morning Kremlin meetings.
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Nixon
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
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Ronald L. Ziegler
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Vietnam
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Bombings Across West Germany and Paris Raise Alarm
West Germany hunts suspects after a Heidelberg blast that killed three Americans and wounded five. Authorities focus on the Baader Meinhof group and Red Army Faction ties as a wave of attacks targets U.S. installations, Paris offices, and police stations amid heightened security.
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Meinhof
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Augsburg
Munich
West Germany
Committee of Coordination
Paris
U.S
American Airlines
Pan American
TWA
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West Germany vows action after Heidel berg bombing
West Germany expressed shock and indignation and pledged to do everything possible to catch the terrorists. Ten young Germans were taken into custody and questioned Wednesday night but released after identity checks. The bombs exploded in two cars parked in lots facing a data proce...
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West Germany
Heidelberg
Explosion Hits Military Complex Data Center and Nearby Buildings
A blast opened a seven by five foot hole in the data processing center wall. A captain and two enlisted men were killed. A second blast 15 seconds later damaged more than a dozen cars and shattered windows in the officers’ club and theater about 100 yards away.
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Essing Center
Viet sappers attack Kontum but face heavy losses
North Vietnamese sappers with tanks attacked Kontum but by dusk were killed or driven back. U S sources said air strip control remained in doubt. At My Chanh two assaults were repulsed. 166 NVA troops were killed, 15 SV troops killed and 43 wounded. Refugees fled An Loc while American planes hit Hanoi Haiphong plants and a bridge.
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Kontum
U.S
South Vietnam
My Chanh
Hue
Tau O
An Loc
Hanoi-Haiphong
Pioneer 10 Opens New Era In Space Exploration
Pioneer 10, the cereal-bowl shaped spacecraft bound for Jupiter, leaves Mars orbit and enters the outer solar system. It faces a months long trek through the asteroid belt and aims to reach Jupiter in December 1973 for radiation measurements. Starflight advances come as Nixon and Kosygin sign a space cooperation treaty. Since its Cape Kennedy launch on March 2, Pioneer 10 has sped away at about 75 000 miles per hour, the fastest man made object yet.
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Los Angeles
Jupiter
Mars
Cape Kennedy, Fla
Earth
Woman Captor Surrenders After Plane Demand At Love Field
In Dallas a kidnapper who seized Merideth Roberts, 20, during a Waco drive in robbery surrendered after hours of negotiation. He demanded a jet plane and another gun, and handed a pistol to a radio reporter. The hostage was unharmed and both were driven to police headquarters.
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Love Field
Paul Townsend
Waco
A. P. Vahalik
Burleson
Tex
Five Women Killed In Mississippi Ammunition Plant Explosions
Five women died at the Ingram Industries ammunition plant near Kiln Mississippi after a series of explosions lit fires across a 20 acre site. Firefighters and law enforcement battled flames and the threat of a large lead styphnate drum as witnesses described a nightmarish Fourth of July scene with star shell flares, phosphorus and smoke.
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John Hogue
New Orleans
Ingram
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