Thieu Maintains Lead in South Vietnam National Assembly
In national elections Thieu appears to retain control of the National Assembly with a 2 to 1 edge likely in the new body. Of 140 seats decided, government allies hold 58, opposition 32, with 47 uncertain and 106 of 4-year terms new deputies amid a high 78.5 percent turnout and ongoing presidential race maneuvering.
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Saigon
UPS
Nuyyen van Thieu
South Vietnamese National Assembly
Thieu
Duong van
Big” Minh
Nguyen Cao Ky
Qui Nhon
Siagon
Lau Vinh Thai
Nguyen van Thieu
Nixon
South Vietnam
Martha Mitchell Eyes Vietnam Visit and Politics
Martha Mitchell, wife of the U.S. attorney general, wants to visit Vietnam to see the situation firsthand amid accusations and backlash over her remarks on the war. She questions limits on her movements and discusses her son serving in Vietnam, while broader electoral and political maneuvering unfolds in Saigon and Washington.
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Laguna Beach
Calif
UPI
Martha Mitchell
Vietnam
Jay Jennings
Southeast Asia
Dollar Holds Steady in Japan as Europe Sees Slippage
The U.S. dollar remained about 5 percent below the prefloat level in light Japan trading after Tokyo floated the yen, closing around 341.70 per dollar. In Paris and other markets the dollar fell on the free market and commercial rates, while in West Germany it dipped then steadied near 3.3950 marks per dollar amid speculation of further revaluation. London and Hong Kong were closed for holidays. The Spaniard peseta edged up slightly against the dollar.
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Tokyo
UPI
USS
Japan
Nixon
United States
Paris
Italy
London
Hong Kong
Post-freeze plan eyed to stabilize wages and prices
Washington officials outline a second phase after the 90 day wage and price freeze expires November 13. Dr Paul W McCracken said details are not yet ready but the aim is a long period of stable costs per unit output to restore dollar confidence. Cabinet members hinted at controls on profits and interest rates if needed, while unions criticized the plan as a tax favoring big business.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Paul W. McCracken
House-Senate Joint Economic Committee
McCracken
George Romney
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Labor
James D. Hodgson
Stans
Hodgson
CBS TV
ABC
Congress
Organized Labor
Jerry Wurf
American Federation of State
Afl-Cio
Wurf
Serpent gun attack kills sergeant at Ingleside station
A young man fired shotgun blasts and a pistol at the Ingleside police station in San Francisco killing Sergeant John Young and wounding dispatcher Ellen Lipney. A manhunt followed the assault as floodlights lit the park and a hole was found in a freeway fence. Police described the suspect as a Black man in his early 20s in a white T shirt, possible escape by car, with authorities gathering evidence from the scene.
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San Francisco
UPI
Ingleside
John Young
Ellen Lipney
Mission Emergency Hospital
Young
Hall of Justice
Alfred Nelder
Leopold dies at 66 after infamous Chicago murder
Nathan Leopold dies in Puerto Rico at 66 from arteriosclerosis after a long life shaped by the 1924 murder of Bobby Franks. His parole and later work, including studies in parasites and social welfare, are noted along with his partnership with Richard Loeb and the famed defense by Clarence Darrow.
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Nathan Leopold
Puerto Rico
San Juan
P.R
UPI
Bobby Franks
Chicago
Richard Loeb
Suarez Benitez
Mimiya Hospital
Leopold
Benitez
School of Medicine
Illinois
Loeb
Clarence Darrow
Margaret Hyman
Ilinois
Joliet
Nate
Trudi Garcia de Quevado
Cupid
Europe
Africa
Asia
University of Chicago
University of
Adlai Stevenson
Carl Sandburg
Erle Stanley Gardner
Luis Munoz Marin
Castaner Hospital
University of Puerto Rico Medical School
Darrow
Nixon sails for perspective on Catalina cruise
President Nixon returned from an overnight cruise to Santa Catalina Island aboard the Mojo to Newport Harbor. He said time at sea helps him put problems in perspective as he read history and reflected on past presidents. Accompanying him were C G Bebe Rebozo and Paul Keyes with a small staff aboard their 85 foot motor cruiser.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Nixon
Santa Catalina Island
Mojo
Newport Harbor
White House
Hollywood
Frank Mueller
C.G
Bebe) Rebozo
Key Biscayne
Fla
Paul Keyes
Newport
Santa Catalina
Marlin
Inside Scoop On Hughes And Muskie Hopes
The page references Howard Hughes providing controversial material, Tom Braden examining California politics affecting Senator Muskie, James Reston’s China column on a post-Mao future, a Maine school district testing a four day week, a New Hampshire senator criticizing Nixon oil influence, Noel Coward’s Dorset visit with a Private Lives review, and a Foxboro Patriots note blaming fumbles on Mr. Plunkett.
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Howard Hughes
Tom Braden
California
Sen. Muskie
James Reston
China
Mac
Maine
New Hampshire
Nixon
Noel Coward
Dorset
New England Patriots
Mr. Plunkett
Foxboro
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Pope
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Minneapolis
Philip H. Trezise
U.S
Manchester
Manchester Jaycees
Vermont
Charles Barca
Dayton, Tenn
Cruise
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