U S charges Columbus gamblers on payroll of vice squad
Federal officials allege Columbus Ohio gamblers kept almost every vice squad member on their payroll with payments up to 500 dollars for superiors and 250 for low level officers. Will Wilson cited police corruption as justification for a federal conspiracy crime to curb illegal gambling. City leaders promised a full report and possible dismissals if wrongdoing is found.
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John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Justice Department
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Nashville
Robert Taylor
Maynard E. Sensenbrenner
Fred Simon
Robert H. Baus
Sensenbrenner
Congress
Shannon says he sent resignation as auxiliary bishop
The Most Rev. James P. Shannon confirmed he submitted his resignation as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis and as pastor of St. Helena's Church. He cited disagreeing with Pope Paul VI's birth control encyclical and described three foreign posts offered without pastoral duties.
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Shannon
the Star Story
Leo Binz
Rome
Washington, D.C
Luigi Raimondi
United States
Holy See
Leo Byrne
Archbishop Lucey Retires Amid Controversy in San Antonio
Archbishop Robert E. Lucey, ally of Lyndon Johnson and liberal causes, retires after Pope Paul VI names his successor. The nine month dispute was driven by a priests group demanding his resignation who appealed to the Pope. Lucey, age 78 in March, urged unity and cited canon law.
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Brown student posts record four year average above 4.0
Donald E. Krecker, 21, Norristown Pa, earned a bachelor of science summa cum laude in applied mathematics from Brown University with a 4.156 average after 32 courses. He plans graduate studies at Stanford and held a part time job in Brown's computer lab while marching in bands.
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Federal agents raid Black Panthers HQ in Chicago
Federal agents arrested eight people and seized weapons and ammunition after a dawn raid on the Black Panthers headquarters at 2350 West Madison Street in Chicago. About 35 FBI agents participated in the operation timed early in the morning.
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Black Panthers
FBI
Madison St
Ex congressman seeks court order to halt Army poison gas storage
Former U S representative Byron L Johnson and four others sue for injunction to end storage of chemical and biological warfare agents at Rocky Mountain Arsenal near Denver. They cite a scientists report claiming enough gas to wipe out the world’s population several times over and warn of hazardous handling near aircraft and an earthquake fault line. The suit names Defense Secretary Melvin Laird and Army Sec Resor and Lt Col Bryan as defendants.
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Colo
Army
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
U.S
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University of Colorado
Rom Storing
Defense
Melvin Laird
Stanley R. Resor
John A. Bryan
S. J. Efnor
Nixon urges resurgence of American idealism at Air Force Academy
President Nixon told Colorado Springs graduates that the nation requires a revival of American idealism to counter isolationists who attack the armed forces. He warned of stronger foes abroad and more critics at home while advocating a balanced approach to global responsibilities and domestic needs, rejecting unilateral disarmament and stressing a world order of peace and justice.
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Nixon
Air Force Academy
Czechoslovakia
America
California
Midway Island
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Academy
United States
Navy Death Toll on Evans Collision Prompts Policy Review
The Melbourne Evans disaster killed 74 sailors after the Australian carrier cut the USS Evans in the South China Sea. Three Sage brothers died, Gary age 22, Gregory 21, and Kelly 19, leaving a Nebraska farm family and a widow with a newborn. The tragedy spurs Defense Secretary Laird to order a review of service assignments.
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Melvin RB. Laird
Frank E. Evans
Gary Sage
Evans
Cheryl Hargens
Niobrara
Neb
Gary
Pentagon
Ernest Sage
Melbourne
South China Sea
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California
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C Gregory
Seaman Appren
Kelly
Sage
Douglas
Nebraska
Lawrence Sage
Navy
Bombers Intercepted 90 Miles Off Newfoundland Coast
Canadian and U S jet fighters intercepted a flight of Russian Bear bombers 90 miles off Newfoundland on May 14. The Bear four engine turboprop can carry air to surface nuclear missiles. In Saigon the Communist high command admits reverses but says they occupy the most advantageous position. In Chicago 15 of 18 arrested for burning draft records face charges of destruction and mutilation of government property and records and interfering with the Selective Service administration.
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Sgt. Sanders must go to Vietnam
Army Secretary Stanley R. Resor ruled that Staff Sgt. Michael Sanders a 22 year old guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is physically fit for duty and must be sent to Vietnam. The decision followed a request by Senators Sherman Cooper and Marlow Cook for a review of the case.
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Army
Stanley R. Resor
Vietnam
U.S
Michael Sanders
John Sherman Cooper
Marlow W. Cook
Kentucky
Fulbright criticizes military spending priorities
Washington AP reports Senator Fulbright called the budget system cockeyed for devoting ten times more to military spending than to education and training young Americans. Saigon AP notes South Vietnamese forces and heavy U.S. air and artillery strikes have killed 945 North Vietnamese around Dak To in three weeks of fighting. Moscow AP covers Russian intellectuals urging Kremlin delegates to curb a revival of Stalinist terror tactics.
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Stalin
Brazil says Rockefeller trip still on amid regional pullouts
Brazil's foreign minister said the United States has the facts it needs about Governor Nelson Rockefeller's Latin American mission, while Uruguay and Chile consider canceling his visits. The three-country pullback follows protests and violent clashes linked to the four nation tour.
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Jose de Magalhaes Pinto
Nelson _ Rockefeller
U.S
Magalhaes
New York
Uruguay
Chile
Rockefeller
Argentina
Nixon
Bush pilots evacuate 700 fishermen from snow belt
In International Falls Minnesota and Fort Frances Ontario bush pilots and crews evacuated nearly 700 fishermen stranded by snow and heavy weather. More than 20 planes operated from Rusty Myers Flying Service Rainy Lake Airways and Canadian Voyageurs Airlines with help from crews in Ignace Ontario. Most fishers were within 60 miles of the border, one group came from 160 miles north.
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International Falls
Fort Frances
Wilderness Lake Country
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Frank Bohman
Rusty Myers
Rainly Lake Airways
Canadian Voyageurs Airlines
Ignace, Ont
Schedule of Pages Editorials and Sports Sections
The page schedule lists Editorials on page 4 in Area News, Sports coverage on pages 8 9 and 10, market listings in VS.Mkts page 12, Women’s pages on 5 and 6, Comics on page 17 and Classifieds on pages 18 and 19.
Weather outlook turns warmer with mixed clouds
Fair to partly cloudy tonight with occasional cloudiness and a warmer Thursday, high 72 to 80. Outlook Friday shows near normal temperatures and little rain.
Navy ends search for 73 missing after destroyer split
The Navy called off the hunt for 73 sailors missing from the Evans after it was cut in two by the Australian carrier Melbourne during SEATO maneuvers. Most presumed asleep in forward bunks when the ship sank in 5,400 feet of water about 650 miles southwest of Manila. Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Hyland ordered a court of inquiry into the incident.
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Navy
Evans
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Philippines
Adm
John J. Hyland
Pacific Fleet
Pueblo
Stowaway Falls From Wheel in Madrid Flight Death
Two young Cubans rode hidden in the wheels of an Iberia DC8 from Havana to Madrid. One fell to death after takeoff, the other Armando Socarras Ramirez survived gravely ill after seven and a half hours at high altitude. He described a companion who hid behind the right wheel. Pilot initially saw nothing amiss. Prior wheel stowaways include a 17 year old Mexican in 1966 and a 17 year old Mexican found dead in 1967 Los Angeles.
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Armando Socarras Ramirez
Socarras
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Valentin Vara del Rey
Vara del Rey
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Mexico City
Humberto Garcia Gutierrez
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