Divorce to End 13-Year Marriage Of Jean Peters to Howard Hughes
LAS VEGAS Nevada former actress Jean Peters announced Thursday she will divorce billionaire recluse Howard Hughes ending their 13 year marriage. The statement said the decision was not made in haste and property settlement will be private. Peters 43 and Hughes 64 have lived apart and Peters sought to resume acting while Hughes remains a private figure.
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Civilians slain in refugee camp near My Lai scene
In a refugee camp near the alleged My Lai site, Communist troops killed 14 Vietnamese civilians and destroyed 20 homes. Allied artillery and helicopter gunships, plus U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese militiamen, repelled the attack, killing four attackers. One American was killed and another wounded. South Vietnamese forces reported three killed.
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Soviet Union
France
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Jetport ban near Everglades wins praise from Nixon
The White House announced a permanent ban on building a jetport near Everglades National Park in Florida. The accord, backed by federal, state, and local authorities, aims to relocate the project and complete a new site by 1980 with flight training use only for the existing runway if safety requires.
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Typhoid Outbreak Aboard Oronsay Under quarantine offshore
A 1500 passenger and crew Pacific and Orient liner Oronsay was anchored 400 yards off Vancouver under quarantine as medical teams pursue a carrier of typhoid tied to onboard food handling. Two passengers and 32 crew have been hospitalized or are suspected cases. confirmed cases are in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The ship docked Wednesday and was towed offshore Thursday with yellow quarantine flags.
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Medical Authorities Agree Five Years Needed To Determine If The Pill Causes Cancer
Medical authorities testified before Senator Nelson that it will take at least five years to assess whether birth control pills cause cancer. Dr. Davis of Johns Hopkins urged banning sequential oral contraceptives, while Dr. Kistner of Harvard Medical School said the next five years should yield conclusive data from thousands of patients. A FDA advisory report noted more research is needed but cited benefits outweighing hazards.
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New York City
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New Zealand arrest follows threats to kill Agnew
Auckland police arrested Sydney James Clarke Arthur, 32, an unemployed laborer, on a charge of telephoning a death threat to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew. He pled not guilty and was ordered to undergo a two week psychiatric examination as protests and clashes continued during Agnew's tour.
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Asia
Pacific
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United States
Australia
Southeast Asia
Singapore
Consumers Given Chance To Beef by Senate Panel
Washington witnesses from several states testify at a Senate consumer subcommittee hearing held at a hotel during the Consumer Federation in America 1970 assembly. Ralph Nader, Virginia Knauer, and Bess Meyerson Grant address the opening session urging action funds and annual scorecards to inform voters.
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Ralph Nader
Virginia H. Knauer
Nixon
Bess Meyerson Grant
Consumer Watchdog
New York City
Grant
Consumer Federation
House
Nader
Knauer
Agnew Says He Will Brief Fulbright Upon Return
Vice President Spiro Agnew indicated he would brief Senator J William Fulbright on his one nation Asia and Pacific tour when he returns to Washington He offered the briefing if Fulbright asks and dismissed Fulbright’s criticism calling him a smart aleck as the senator blowing his cool again
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Postal reform faces big ifs in Congress dispatch
United Press International reports that major reforms to the Post Office Department could come in 1970 if Congress resolves three key issues. Debate centers on converting the department to a corporation, further federal pay raises, and compulsory arbitration for postal workers.
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