Army says nerve gas shipment will be its last mission
Army plans to ship 418 vaults of nerve gas by rail for dumping in the Atlantic Ocean. Trains from Blue Grass Army Depot will take gas to Anniston then load it onto a barge for disposal 282 miles east of Cape Kennedy, in waters 16,000 feet deep. Spokesmen note no leakage danger and cite future decomposing methods at bases. The route passes Georgia towns and up the Carolinas to Sunny Point, with speeds not exceeding 35 mph.
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William Chaze
Associated Press
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Blue Grass Army Depot
Richmond
Anniston
Ala
North Carolina
Cape Kennedy
Fila
Army
Cambodian spotters fly on U.S. planes
In Saigon the U S Command confirms Cambodian aerial spotters are aboard American pirate observation planes aiding bombing missions in Cambodia. A spokesman says Cambodian observers assist when their terrain knowledge helps the mission.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Drive to halt ABMs looks victorious
Washington AP reports a Senate push to halt expansion of the Safeguard anti missile system may be near victory. Fifty senators oppose or are strongly against expanding from two to four sites, three undecided. A 1.48 to 1 vote against could jeopardize the program and require $332 million in cuts from a 1.3 billion authorization affecting Malmstrom Montana and Grand Forks North Dakota ABM sites.
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Senate
Associated Press
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Nixon
Defense Department
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Montana
Grand Forks Air Force Base
North Dakota
Dibble relative killed in plane crash in Peru
Craig Ormsby 17 of Wheaton Illinois died in the Peru air crash that killed 49 American students. He was the great grandson of Austin Minnesota couple Mr and Mrs Burt Dibble and nephew of Arnold Dibble Bureau Chief of United Press in Manila. The students were staying with Peruvian families when the plane went down near Cuzco after visiting Inca ruins.
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Austin, Minn
Austin
Craig Ormsby
Wheaton
Burt Dibble
4Th Ave
Arnold Dibble
United Press
Manila
Philippines
Ormsby
William Ormsby
Cuzco
Soviets disguise planes during Peru mercy flight data drive
Soviet airlift to Peru involved AN12 and AN22 transports masquerading as civilian aircraft at Keflavik Iceland. Defense sources say they gathered radar and photo intelligence on U.S. bases and the North American coast, suggesting dual use as bombers and long range transports.
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Fred 8. Hoffman
Washington
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Navy
Keflavik
Iceland
Kinchey Naval Air Station
Bermuda
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Halifax
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88th Annual Mower County Fair Opens Gates Today
The 88th Mower County Fair and Midwest Livestock Show starts at 5 p.m. with William T. Collins Shows bringing a large carnival. Officials note no daily attendance estimates. a grandstand and race-track lineup includes country western acts, rodeo, stock car races, and a new pork cookout contest running midweek. Weather threats may affect receipts.
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Mower County Fairgrounds
International Assn. of
Mower County Fair Board
FFA
Hank Thompson
Brazo Valley Boys
Jose Chitwood
Crane Pavilion
Minnesota Pork Producers’ Assn
Minnesota Dept. of Agr
1Ture
Mower County
Herald
Rabbits Assist Pilot Train Move of Nerve Gas Rockets
Sgt Henry Navarov handles one of a dozen rabbits aboard the pilot train guiding a shipment of dangerous nerve gas rockets traveling from Anniston Alabama toward the east coast.
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Henry Navarov
Anniston
Ala
Peru crash kills 49 U S students in historic disaster
An airliner carrying American exchange students home from Machu Picchu wrecked near Cuzco, killing 99 of 100 aboard, including 49 U S youngsters. The International Fellowship Inc. coordinated the summer program with Peruvian host families and sponsors, with victims from multiple states.
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Lima
United States
Mildred M. Brown
Buffalo, N.Y
The
International Fellowship, Inc
Peru
International Fellowship Inc
Aviation Department
Cuzco
Macchu Picchu
Alejandro Calegari
San Jeronimo Hill
Lansa
Lina
International Fellowship
Marisel Bedoya Vivanco
GOP Governors Hope Nixon Popularity Aids Campaigns
Republican governors seek spillover from President Nixon's high approval to bolster campaigns in a year likely to see Democratic gains in state legislatures. Governors Association leaders acknowledge tough odds as 35 seats are up with 24 held by Republicans, while Democrat Hearnes warns of possible state House gains. Amid governors meeting, debate grows over federal highway funds flexible use for transit and roads, with Volpe endorsing coordinated action.
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Walter R. Mears
Lake OF the Ozarks
Nixon
GOP Governors Association
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri
Burger urges federal courts update via unified council
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger called for a council representing all branches of the federal government to modernize the U S court system in his first state of the judiciary address to the American Bar Association. He warned against overreliance on the federal courts.
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ST. Louis
Warren E. Burger
Burger
American Bar Association
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