Nixon to act on busing before October say opponents
Congress opponents of busing for racial balance expect President Nixon to take prompt steps before the election while cautioning over a constitutional amendment to outlaw forced busing. Some fear he may opt for federal court intervention or new legislation, with Agnew preferring existing statutory routes.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Elliot L. Richardson
Congress
Justice Department
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Nbc-Tv
Senate
Robert Griffin
Michigan
William E. Brock
R-Tenn
House
Herman Talmadge
Dga
China
Norman Lent
Rn.j
Supreme Court asked to hear Gravel Pentagon Papers case
The U S Supreme Court is urged to grant a hearing on Sen Mike Gravel’s bid to block a Boston grand jury from probing his publication of the Pentagon Papers The Unitarian Universalist Association Beacon Press argues Gravel’s communications with aides are privileged while the Justice Department seeks compelled testimony Lower courts ruled Gravel and aides need not answer but publishers must The Court will decide in coming weeks whether to take the case
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UPI
Supreme Court
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Boston
Unitarian Universalist Association
UUA
Beacon Press
Gravel
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Press
Justice Department
High Court
Nixon in China tour itinerary reaches Forbidden City and Great Wall
White House release outlines Nixon and Mrs. Nixon visiting Peking for five days including the Forbidden City Ming tombs and a section of the Great Wall. Premier Chou Enlai to welcome them. Hangchow and Shanghai legs to follow with banquets and cultural events. Nixon flight path noted with Guam departure February 21 and Anchorage refueling on final leg to Washington.
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UPI
Nixon
China
Forbidden City
Peking
Chou Eaplain
Chou
Hangchow
Shanghai
Ronald Ziegler
Guam
Imperial City
Nixons
White House
Provisional Revolutionary Committee
Chekiang Province
Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee
Allies charge that foe violates its own truce
UPI reports U.S. and South Vietnamese commands accuse Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces of breaking the Tet ceasefire. South Vietnamese say 21 killed, 29 wounded, 14 kidnapped, one missing. 24 Viet Cong killed, two captured. One OV10 aircraft fired on but not hit. Air war continued in Laos and Cambodia.
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Saigon
UPI
United States
U.S
Laos
Cambodia
U Minh Forest
Mekong Delta
Florida Abortion Law Ruled Unconstitutional By Court
Florida's 1868 abortion statute was struck down by the State Supreme Court in a 6-1 decision, ruled vague and uncertain. A new bill, including a mother's request option in the first three months, is being drafted by a Senate committee.
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Florida
Tallahassee, Fla
UPI
State Supreme Court
Florida Senate
High Court
Man 92 Survives Five Days Trapped by Nephew Body
In Columbus, Ohio, George Page aged 92 awoke, dressed, and pushed his bedroom door. It was blocked by the body of his nephew Carlton Brown who had died of a heart attack. Page survived five days without food or water until help arrived.
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Man
Columbus, Ohio
UPI
George Page
Carlton Brown
Page
Labor alarm over plot to kill Cesar Chavez in California
The labor movement fears a plot to murder Cesar Chavez. Law enforcement found no evidence, but UAW President Woodcock urged an FBI probe and California officials demand a state investigation. Chavez and the UFWOC are guarded. rewards totaling $20,000 are offered for convictions. Kern County investigators report no progress.
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Bakersfield
Calif
UPI
Cesar Chavez
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
UAW
FBI
John F. Henning
California Labor Federation
California Department of Justice
California
America
Henning
Evelle Younger
John
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Chavez
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Afl-Cio
UFWOC
Jerry Cohen
California Uaw
Kern County
Violence and Fantasia At Williamstown Screens
A review panel flags Dirty Harry as extreme and violent with an anti authority stance, rated R, while Fantasia is a Walt Disney reissue rated G. In a separate local report, an elderly man named Page survives a grave ordeal, recovering from severe malnutrition after police found him. a friend and nurse note his slow improvement and limited communication.
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Hollywood
Clint Eastwood
Eastwood
Supreme Court
Page
Rev
Calvin Thomas
Thomas
Brown
University Hospital
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