Charles Invested Prince of Wales Amid Bomb Attacks
Caernarvon, Wales, witnessed Queen Elizabeth invest Prince Charles as the 21st prince of Wales under gray skies and amid bomb blasts near Caernarvon Castle. A youth hurled an egg at the royal carriage as two unrelated explosions killed two men nearby and police arrested suspects in a day of turmoil between ceremony and Welsh nationalist violence.
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Investiture Preparations Turn Welsh Castle Into Fanfare
A royal investiture unfolds at Caernarvon Castle with Queen Elizabeth II crowning Charles Prince of Wales amid bomb hoaxes. Police deploy 5 000 troops, 4 300 guests, and Miss Nixon attends as security tightens under grey skies.
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Swanton Residents Seek Answers On Status Of Track
At a Vermont Racing Commission session in Montpelier Swanton residents pressed for details on the Swanton International Raceway proposal Promotersbackers and opponents clashed as the commission demanded clear plans on financing construction and working plans with no permit granted yet The Rev Alen Bragg and other clergy voiced opposition noting mixed local support while officials stressed formal compliance with a 1969 racing statute requiring two Montpelier meetings a year.
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Nelson questions ABM costs and warns against spending
Senator Gaylord Nelson accuses the Nixon administration of spending 315 million dollars on the Safeguard ABM system without congressional authorization. A computer experts group argues the ABM’s brain is unreliable and could make building the system a dangerous mistake. Nelson calls for an immediate halt to ABM spending until proper authorization is obtained. The Senate Armed Services Committee recently endorsed deploying Safeguard per Nixon's request as debate on a 23 billion defense bill looms next week.
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Argentina declares state of siege after labor leader Vandor’s assassination
A bomb hit a government power plant and railroad cars were set afire as Argentina imposed a state of siege to curb subversives after labor chief Augusto Vandor was killed. Police arrested Vandor’s rival Raimundo Ongaro and enforced expanded powers while Rockefeller, on a Latin America fact finding mission, prepared to depart for Haiti.
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Surtax Extended Major Reform Next
Washington reports that a 210-205 House vote approved a one year extension of the income tax surcharge as part of Nixon's 9.2 billion tax program. Liberals won a pledge to bring tax reform to the House before summer, with Senate leaders on record favoring reform alongside the surtax. In London, theatergoers at Chalk Theatre stripped in the street after Paradise Now prompting an arrest for obstructing police.
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Vermont urged to call special session on environmental problems
Justin Brande of the Vermont Natural Resources Council asked Gov. Davis for a special General Assembly session to address urgent issues. He cited zoning confusion, Lake Champlain decline, Upper Connecticut River recreation plans, and sewage funding gaps. Brande urged bold, broad action and proposed subdivision rules, streambank zoning, detergent study, and wastewater financing. Rep. Arthur Gibb attended but did not commit to a session, noting possible limited measures and upcoming committee recommendations.
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Nixon forms panel to study Defense Department waste
The Nixon administration announced a blue ribbon panel to conduct a 12 month study of the Defense Department's management research procurement and decision making to propose reforms. chairman Gilbert W Fitzhugh chosen. 12 to 15 members to be named. The effort aims to restore credibility while Congress pushes cost containment in Pentagon spending.
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Vietnam
Inside Columnists on Hoover and State Affairs
The Inside columnists Mankiewicz and Braden note J Edgar Hoover sometimes withholds the truth when convenient. Vermont game wardens form an association to push for higher pay and shorter hours. An explanation of how New York State school aid is apportioned. Marlboro Summer Theatre presents two Moliere plays likened to a Marx brothers comedy.
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