Tensions rise as Syria and Israel trade brutality charges
Israel accuses Syria of brutal torture of Israeli prisoners while Syria counters with mistreatment of Arab prisoners. Both governments deny the allegations as disengagement on the Golan Heights proceeds. Assad seeks normal U.S. ties as Waldheim tours the region. Nixon's Cairo trip looms with Arab leaders weighing Geneva talks. Peres rules out PLO talks while pursuing Egypt and Syria negotiations.
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Associated Press
Israel
Syria
United Nations
Hafez Assad
Supreme Court limits Miranda rights impact on evidence
The court ruled 8 to 1 that police failure to inform a defendant of full legal rights does not bar use of evidence obtained. The ruling reverses a Michigan rape conviction, saying Miranda warnings need not be perfect to allow admissible testimony. Justice Rehnquist wrote that a fair trial suffices.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Michigan
Court
William H. Rehnquist
Police
Thomas W. Tucker
Rehnquist
Tucker
Pontiac
Escobedo
Gallup reports record high American drinking rate
Gallup poll of 1,543 adults May 10 13 finds 68 percent drink alcohol, 32 percent abstain, a 35 year high. Madrid obituary notes Nobel laureate Miguel Angel Asturias dies at 74 after respiratory illness. Rehnquist comments on police error and Miranda rights in related case coverage. Partial weather update forecasts showers tonight and Tuesday.
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Princeton
N.J
Gallup
Madrid
Spain
Miguel Angel Asturias
Guatemala
Asturias
Duke of Gloucester Dies at 74 in Northamptonshire
London AP report states Duke of Gloucester the last surviving brother of King George VI and uncle of Queen Elizabeth II died in his sleep at Barnwell Manor after a long illness. He was 74. Buckingham Palace announced the death.
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London
Duke of Gloucester
George VI
Elizabeth II
Barnwell Manor
Northamptonshire
Buckingham Palace
Nixon reject subpoenas in impeachment inquiry clash
President Nixon refuses again to honor House impeachment inquiry subpoenas saying the executive branch must not be subservient to the legislative branch. Rodino asks for Watergate tapes while judges weigh motions in the Ellsberg break‑in and Ehrlichman access cases. The Judiciary Committee may issue another subpoena for ITT tapes and milk price support records.
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Washington
Nixon
House
House Judiciary Committee
Peter W. Rodine Jr
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Rodino
Judiciary Committee
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
Plumbers
Nixon Fans Rally as Impeachment Moves Forward
More than 1000 supporters of President Nixon head to Capitol Hill to oppose impeachment and press their case before House and Senate members. The Committee for Fairness to the Presidency plans meetings after a Sunday prayer breakfast and Nixon, flanked by his wife and daughters, vows to stay in office until January 1977. The group, claiming two million members, condemns media coverage and lawmakers while pledging loyalty and support to the president. Treasury Secretary Simon quips about a “cold shower” amid impeachment talk.
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Washington
Nixon
Capitol Hill
Committee For Fairness To the Presidency
House
Senate
America
United States
Committee
Baruch Korff
Treasury
William E. Simon
Judiciary Committee
Nixon begins Middle East tour to bolster US role
President Nixon flies from Austria to Egypt for the first stop in a five nation trip aimed at strengthening the US position in the Middle East and promoting world peace. He plans visits to Egypt Saudi Arabia Syria Israel and Jordan returning June 19.
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U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Cairo
Middle East
Nixon
Alexandria
Egypt
Saudia Arabia
Israel
Syria
Jordan
Palestine National Council
Geneva
Yasir Arafat
Palestinian Liberation Organization
Mideast
Washington
United States
Austria
Soviet Union
Moscow
White House
State Department
National Committee For Fairness
China
Saudi Arabia
Damascus
Alsop to chair first meeting in new annex
Beltrami County Board meets June 11 at 9 a.m. in the annex courtroom with former County Auditor Wayne Alsop presiding. The session will consider raising probation officers latest salary increase requested by Judge Reed.
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Alsop
New Annex
Beltrami County Board
County Board
Court House
Wayne Alsop
Reed
Fourteen Die in Minnesota Weekend Traffic Toll
Fourteen killed in weekend Minnesota crashes includes five Barrett family members from Oakdale. A separate Wright County crash killed three, other deaths occurred in Rochester, International Falls, Argyle, St Paul, and Minneapolis. Authorities listed victims by name and age, with details on locations and vehicle involvement.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
St. Paul
Oakdale
William E. Barrett
U.S. 16
Fairmont
Minnesota State Patrol
Barrett
Dorothy
Michelle
Colleen
Michael J. Hegland
Bloomington
Hegland
Kathleen
Judy Atherton
Edwin Atherton
Rochester
Viola Moxley
International Falls
Minn
Lloyd
Moxley
William Cain
Devlin, Ont
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Helmut Schmidt
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Lower Saxony
Schmidt
SLA
Minneapolis, Minn
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Symbionese Liberation Army
Minneapolis Star and Tribune Co
FBI
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Robert W. Smith
Minneapolis Tribune
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Minneapolis Star
Otto Silha
U.S
John J. Sirica
Charles W. Colson
Daniel Ellsberg
Gerhard Gesell
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Ellsberg
Fairness Committee
East Lansing
Mich
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Kissinger
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Ronald Siegler
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Canada
Edwin Berggren
Berggren
Rochester, Minn
Albert Byrne
St. Peter's Catholic Church
North St. Paul
Barretts
Rapid City
S.D
Byrne
Wright County Rd
Winsted
Sheriff's Office
David Yager
Howard Lake
Lawrence Kapacz
Argyle
U.S. 75
Middle River
Highway Patrol
Conrad Lubarski
Warren
Neal K. Moiseycki
Hastings
Mississippi River
Richard R. Olin Jr
South
Joseph Mocol Sr
Mankato
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