New disarmament plan eyed in Wounded Knee standstill
Government negotiators study a Sioux led disarmament plan to end the Wounded Knee siege on its 49th day. It envisions stockpiled weapons moved to a teepee guarded by a sacred pipe amid a food and supply convoy, with disarmament before a Washington meeting between AIM leader Russell Means and White House officials.
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Consumerists blasted by head of steel firm
In Cincinnati UPI report, Heb Lehhem Steel Corp. President Lewis W. Foy criticizes consumer activists led by Ralph Nader as undermining public confidence. He calls consumerists more dangerous than revolutionaries, saying they plant ideas rather than bombs, while noting his company’s status as the nation’s second largest steel firm.
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Pentagon may close Westover base amid Nixon cutbacks
UPI reports two Massachusetts congressmen warn Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee with 5700 workers could be shuttered as Nixon administration tightens defense spending. Local officials fear job losses and economic impact, while state legislators propose state acquisition of land and transfer to Chicopee and Ludlow.
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Francis C. LaPointe
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Snow halts search for crash victims in Swiss disaster
Fresh heavy snow halted the search for nine missing after a chartered Invicta airliner carrying 144 people crashed in a blizzard near Lucerne. The confirmed death toll stood at 96 with 39 survivors. search teams paused and planned to resume when visibility improves.
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Brennan in the middle over proposed teen minimum wage
Washington analysis shows Labor Secretary Brennan caught between labor and the White House over a revised teen minimum wage plan. He faced union backlash for concessions while seeking a better deal for workers, risking alienation from Meany and other labor leaders.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
West Germany declares Bormann death in 1945 confirmed
West Germany announced closure of the Bormann case after confirming a skull and bones found in Berlin belong to Martin Bormann. Officials said he died between 1 and 2 a.m. on May 2, 1945, when he failed to break through Russian lines, and a poison capsule remnant was found in the skull. The $36,000 reward is withdrawn and the case closed.
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UPI
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Rienter
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Watergate Conspiracy Details On McCord Payments And Probe
Federal grand jury records show James McCord Jr received about 300 a month to stay quiet about the Watergate bugging. Dorothy Hunt, called the bag woman, reportedly funded McCord. she died in a Chicago airliner crash with 10,000. McCord to testify again, immunity granted. Senate probes weigh claims of meetings by Mitchell and Dean. Nixon aides face grand jury subpoenas amid executive privilege clash.
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Washington Post
White House
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Nixon
Senate
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Congress
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Senate Bans Ads for Little Cigars on Air
The Senate approved a bill to extend the 1963 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act ban to broadcast advertising of little cigars, aligning them with cigarettes. The measure, sent to the House, broadens protections by prohibiting radio and television promotion of the smaller cigars.
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Corp
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Commerce Committee
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Gasoline Crunch Seen Nationwide in New England
The New England Economic Research Office warns gas supply in six states is critically low and could trigger a crunch any time. The study says current stocks are well below adequate levels, with shortages likely, and even foreign supplies may not avert a summer gas shortage. The Automotive Legal Association disputes the severity, predicting only delivery delays for some stations.
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UPI
New England Economic Research Office
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New England Council
Lady Sings the Blues tops cinema Oscar noms
In 1972 era cinema notes praise Diana Ross for Billie Holiday portrayal in Lady Sings the Blues. The feature is labeled among top films of the year and plays at Harte on Main Street with showings listed. The Poseidon Adventure bows out after four weeks. Jack Lemmon stars in Avanti and Banana is cited among Woody Allen’s comedies.
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Billie Holiday
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Main Street
Hennington
Jack Lemmon
Juliet Mills
Woody Allen
Williamstown
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