Ailing leopard signals lead danger to humans
AP reports a sick black leopard nicknamed Mr Leopard and his dead twin at Staten Island Zoo, along with other animals, warn of dangerous lead in air from gasoline fumes and industry. The leopard, 18 months old, is treated at New York Medical College after convulsions. autopsy found the twin died from lead exposure.
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AP Science
New York
New York Medical College
Staten Island Zoo
New York City
Bronx Zoo
Strebel
The
Medical College
Leonard
Dennis F. Crafton
Craston
Sinatra bows out with old favorites
Frank Sinatra gave a final performance at a Music Center gala raising 800000 for the Motion Picture and Television Relief Fund. The 55 year old star sang a career spanning set of classics ending with Angel Eyes and a farewell line as he disappeared. Vice President Agnew and Gov. Reagan attended among other luminaries.
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Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
Spiro T. Agnew
Ronald Reagan
Sinatra
Motion Picture and Television Relief Fund
Bob Hope
Mitzi Gaynor
Jack Benny
Jimmy Durante
Cary Grant
James Stewart
Princess Grace
Monaco
The
Fifth Dimension
Pearl Bailey
Rock Hudson
Sammy Davis Jr
David Niven
Jack Lemmon
Don Rickles
Former Philippine president Carlos Garcia dies at 74
Manila reports former President Carlos P. Garcia died at his home at age 74. He had just won the convention to rewrite the Philippine constitution and was known for a pro American stance and helping establish a mutual defense pact with the United States.
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Manila
Carlos P. Garcia
Philippines
United States
Daily TV List starts in the Austin Daily Herald
The Austin Daily Herald launches a new daily television listings feature with hour by hour programs, a TV movies section, and a sports section. It will cover tonight’s schedules and programs for tomorrow morning and early afternoon, offering up-to-date listings for readers.
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Austin Daily Herald
Veterans face heroin crisis among Minnesota Vietnam vets
Dr. Richard Heilman and others warn one in four Vietnam era veterans discharged since 1970 may be heroin addicts. Minnesota could harbor 500 to 1,000 addicted veterans, with 98,000 Vietnam era vets in the state. Veterans Hospital plans a dedicated drug rehab unit by July 1 amid fears about seeking help. A treated veteran cited heroin as an escape from trauma and noted the initial overdose on his first try.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Minnesota
Vietnam
Richard Heilman
Veterans Hospital
Minneapolis
David Vail
State Department of Welfare
Baby dies after truck backs over in Minnesota farm yard
A one year old child, Bruce Waddell, died in Robbinsdale hospital after injuries from a truck backing over him in the Waddell farm yard four miles west of Delano. He had been hospitalized since the June 2 accident.
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Delano
Nixon convenes drug talks with ambassadors at White House
President Nixon summoned seven U.S. ambassadors and top officials to the White House for a broad review of drug abuse in American society. Attendees included envoys to Mexico, Turkey, South Vietnam, Thailand, France, Luxembourg and the United Nations along with Secretary of State Rogers, Attorney General Mitchell and Treasury Secretary Connally. Ellsworth Bunker said Saigon is aware of rising marijuana and hard drug availability and is addressing the issue.
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Washington
Nixon
Administration
White House
U.S
Mexico
Turkey
South Vietnam
Thailand
France
Luxembourg
United Nations
William P. Rogers
John N. Mitchell
Treasury
John B. Connally
Ellsworth Bunker
Andrews Air Force Base
Saigon
Nixon urges six point plan to employ Vietnam veterans
President Nixon orders a six point federal push to provide jobs or training for Vietnam era veterans. He directs Labor to run the effort with Hodgson and notes 370,000 veterans lack work and a 10.8 percent jobless rate for 20 to 29 year olds. The plan expands job openings reporting, veteran training, targeted job placement, and interagency cooperation.
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Washington
Nixon
James D. Hodgson
Secretary of Labor
Hodgson
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Defense Department
Labor Department
Veterans Administration
National Alliance of Businessmen
Guards Mobilized as New Mexico Violence Strikes Albuquerque
Two battalions of the New Mexico National Guard were activated to support Albuquerque police after a violent incident left at least 13 people shot and dozens injured. Police reported looting and stones at headquarters while 150 were arrested as 1,000 troops were expected to secure the city.
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Albuquerque
N.M
New Mexico National Guard
National Guard
Ed Hooten
Ft. Bliss
Tex
New Mexico Guard
James LaRue
Weekend traffic deaths raise Minnesota toll to 341
The Minnesota weekend road toll rose to eight with deaths in separate crashes. Iowa man Lowell Rundell, 35, Hawarden, was killed when his car was broadsided near Pipestone. Maple Plain motorcyclist Hilton Beer, 22, died in Minnetonka after a head on collision. Two other Minnesotans died Saturday.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Maple Plain
Minn
Minnesota
Lowell Rundell
Hawarden
State Highway Patrol
Highway 75
Pipestone
Rundell
Timothy
Hilton Beer
Minnetonka
Darrell R. Olson
Minneapolis
Humphrey Faults City Funding as Civil Rights Violation
Sen. Hubert Humphrey told the 38th annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors that lack of city funds violates civil rights by breaking down essential services in poor inner-city areas. He proposed a national domestic development bank to provide 150 billion dollars in long-term, low-interest loans and urged faster federal revenue sharing with fewer spending restrictions.
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H. H. Humphrey
Humphrey
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Housing and Urban Development
George Romney
Minnesota Democrat
Senate
Two Girls Drown While Playing At Rockford Pool
In Rockford Illinois a Minneapolis visitor and her 6 year old cousin drowned while playing in a children's pool. The victims were Juanita Hernandez seven and Sylvia Whipps six.
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Rockford, Ill
Minneapolis
Area News Briefs Highlight Local Developments
Short notices from the VS.Mkt area report on local happenings including council actions, school updates, and community events. Citizens are urged to watch for further details in upcoming editions and follow official notices for deadlines and participation opportunities.
Air Force transport jet missing. search in Pacific
AP reports a U S military aircraft carrying 24 aboard vanished in the Pacific 700 miles southwest of Honolulu and a large search by military planes is underway. In Vietnam Glenn Storer was reduced two ranks and fined 146 dollars for 13 days AWOL.
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U.S
Pacific
Honolulu
Pacific Ocean
Here
Air Force
DA Nang
Vietnam
Glenn Storer
Indians Seize Abandoned Nike Site Buildings in Chicago
In Chicago more than 50 Indians occupied several unlocked structures at an abandoned Nike missile site near Belmont Harbor on Lake Michigan today. The action followed the closing of public facilities under integration orders in other cities.
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Illinois
Chicago
Belmont Harbor
Lake Michigan
Washington
Supreme Court
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