Rep Patman urges Congress to halt legalized gambling
Rep Wright Patman of Texas urged Congress to curb legalized gambling including New York state lottery and off track betting programs. As former chairman of the House Banking Committee he helped force New York to stop banks from selling lottery tickets. He called for remedial legislation to control or stop these schemes and urged a national moral reset.
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Head Start fees set for those who can pay
Washington reports the Head Start program for needy preschoolers may charge middle class families enrolling after September 1. Senator Gaylord Nelson endorses parental payment for nonpoor participants to improve mix, while former agency head Sugarman sees broader child care reform ahead. Critics warn gambling for revenue shifts burdens to the poor.
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UPI
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Jule M. Sugarman
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Yevtushenko Attacks Censorship and Stalinism in Speech
In Moscow poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, age 38 and a literary insider, urged a freer flow of Soviet letters at the Writers' Union congress. He warned against forbidden themes and cited dangers of suppressing questions, recalling Solzhenitsyn's expulsion over censorship and foreign publication.
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Yevgeny Yevtushenko
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Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Solzhenitsyn
ARVN Takes Last U.S. Base Near DMZ in Quiet Handover
U S forces transfer Alpha four, a hilltop base near the DMZ, to South Vietnam. Moments after the ceremony a U S tank and APC depart as ARVN troops arrive. Within hours North Vietnamese rockets strike the outpost, about a mile from the DMZ and 12 miles from the South China Sea. Casualties and damage were not immediately reported.
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Blasts level shopping center in Las Vegas
A series of explosions shattered windows and ignited a block long shopping center in Las Vegas killing one man and leveling eight shops. The donut shop victim’s body was found amid debris as authorities doubted a gas cause. Firefighters battled the blaze. 100 nearby apartments evacuated with eight shops damaged.
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Puzzle of a Downfall Child and More At The Movies
At Manchester Cinema Faye Dunaway stars in Puzzle of a Downfall Child about an unfulfilled model. Hathaway's Drive-In drops Airport for Debbie Reynolds and Shelley Winters in What's the Matter With Helen plus Cry of the Banshee. Bennington Drive-In shows Wild Rovers with Ryan O Neill and Dirty Dingus McGee. Ryan's Daughter continues at Harte Theatre with Miles, Mills and Mitchum. Le Mans with Steve McQueen plays at College Cinema in Williamstown. Time clock listings show showtimes for Williamstown Harte Manchester Coelege and drive-ins.
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Robert Mitchum
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Draft Extension Deadlock Maintains Nixon Draft Gap
Washington via UPI Nixon will remain without draft authority into mid month or longer as Congress deadlocks over a two year extension and a withdraw time element. House and Senate bills differ on a nine month withdrawal deadline, with negotiations resuming next week as recess nears.
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Missionary Couple Found Murdered in Dominican Republic
UPI reports American Baptist missionaries Paul Potter and Nancy Potter were slain in their home in Santiago de los Caballeros. Police suspect anti American terrorists. their son David 10 witnessed screams. vehicle bears anti American slogans. The Potters ran a Baptist school and four churches on the island and had returned to the Dominican Republic eight weeks ago.
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