Political Raw Erupts Over Crime Report
The FBI Uniform Crime Report shows a 1 percent rise in serious crime in the first half of the year from 1971. McGovern claims underreporting masks crime growth with a 33 percent rise and drug addiction doubling, while Ehrlichman disputes the figures and cites a 19 to 20 percent hike depending on data. Shriver reframes labor support for the McGovern ticket and Eleanor McGovern opens a fundraising drive in Washington.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Nixon
Ehrlichman
McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Detroit
McGovern-Shriver
Corona Trial Begins in Feather River Farm Deaths
Opening arguments start in Fairfield California in the murder case of Juan V. Corona. Prosecutors present a six hour circumstantial case against the 38 year old farm labor contractor accused of killing 25 itinerant workers and burying them in Feather River area orchards. Corona pleads innocent as his family and priest describe him as an exemplary father and Christian.
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Fairfield
Calif
Juan V. Corona
Feather River
Sutter County
Atty
Dave Teja
Corona
No Peace Settlement Reached in Kissinger Nixon Talks
Henry Kissinger delivered a report to President Nixon on his Paris talks with North Vietnamese delegates. Officials say no peace settlement has been reached. Kissinger returned to Washington after two days in Paris as Laird cautioned that negotiations remain serious yet unresolved.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Paris
Xuan Thuy
le Duc Tho
White House
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
North Vietnam
House
Kissinger
Nguyen Thanh le
Washington Star-News
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Saigon
Two Nations Plan Treaty Between Japan and China
Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka and Chinese Premier Chou En lai left for Shanghai after establishing diplomatic relations and agreeing to work out a friendship treaty ending their state of war. A crowd of Chinese citizens welcomed Tanaka at Peking airport. The six point communiqué renounces indemnities, recognizes Peking as the sole legal government, and reaffirms Taiwan as part of China.
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Peking
Kakuei Tanaka
Chou Enlai
Shanghai
Tanaka
Japan
China
Chou
Great Hall of the People
Taiwan
Chou En-lai
POWs Return After 12 Day Trip From Hanoi
Three American prisoners of war dressed in uniforms completed a 12 day journey with a peace group, refusing to surrender to U S officials at points along the way. Maj Edward Elias 34 and Navy lieutenants Mark Gartley 24 Norris Charles 27 were released to U S military facilities after stops in Peking Moscow and Copenhagen.
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J.g
Mark Gartley
Norris Charles
New York
North Vietnam
Cora Weiss
Air Force
Edward Elias
Associated Press
United States
Hanoi
Kennedy International Airport
U.S
Peking
Moscow
Copenhagen
Maj
Senate Probes Navy Bomb Raids Amid Testimony Split
Senate Armed Services Committee questions whether Navy and Air Force violated war rules in North Vietnam bombing. Cmdr John A. Miller faces accounts of bombing instructions tied to the USS Constellation period last November through March. Two pilots differ on whether bombs could be dropped without active enemy fire or radar evidence.
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Washington
Senate
Navy
Air Force
North Vietnam
Senate Armed Services Committee
John A. Miller
Constellation
Miller
Committee
John Stennis
Dmiss
Stennis
U.S
William Groepper
William Moore Jr
Jacksonville
Fla
Cleveland municipal workers strike as engineers avert
Garbage workers join a city strike in Cleveland at 7 a.m. while operating engineers Local 589 avoid striking after a tentative deal. AFSCME Local 100 walked out earlier and endorses the broader work action as negotiators rejected the agreement.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
American Federation of State
F111A strikes North Vietnam amid 44 year gap
Saigon reports F111A bombers returned to combat for the first time in 44 years and attacked rail lines and barracks between Hanoi and the Chinese border. Air Force Navy and Marine jets conducted over 300 strikes across North Vietnam on Thursday. Rep Emanuel Celler to retire after 50 years in Congress.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S. Command
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Washington
Congress
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House
Liberal Party
Celler
Elizabeth Holtzman
Breast cancer screening cuts death rate in over 50s study
An experimental yearly screening program in New York reduced five year breast cancer mortality from 42 percent to 17 percent for those who underwent screening. Mammography and doctor palpation contributed, with strongest impact seen in women over 50. Expansion to more women requires more staff and cheaper methods.
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Los Angeles
New York
American Medical Society
National Cancer Institute
Sam Shapiro
Health Insurance Plan of
Greater New York
Shapiro
Suspect Captured After Fatal Ironton Shooting
Tom Waddle 35 of Ironton fled a tavern shooting scene in a commandeered car with two teenage hostages. Sheriff Howell cornered the vehicle in a church lot near Coal Grove and used tear gas to seize Waddle. Edwards, 20, was shot in the neck and head in an argument with racial overtones. no injuries to hostages.
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Ironton, Ohio
James Howell
Coal Grove
Ohio 243
Sheriff's Department
Howell
Tom Waddle
Ironton
Waddle
Charles Wayne Edwards
Edwards
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Superior Court
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