Satchmo Armstrong Eulogized as Genuine American Folk Hero
Louis Armstrong is remembered as a genuine American folk hero at a Queens funeral attended by New York and New Orleans officials and stars like Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. The 71-year-old trumpeter died of a heart attack two days after his birthday. services featured When the Saints Go Marching In and The Lord’s Prayer, with Robbins praising his life and global influence.
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New York
UPI
Louis “Satchmo
Armstrong
Fred Robbins
New
York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Ella Fitzgerald
Duke Ellington
Noble Sissle
David Frost
Dick Cavett
America
Gabriel
Saints
Robbins
Corona
Queens
Lucille
Telstar
Beatrice Collins
New Orleans
Robert D. Sherard
Corona Congregational Church
New York City
Armstrongs
Flushing, Queens
Sherard
Nixon asks repayment of SST shares to airlines
President Nixon urged Congress to release 58.5 million to reimburse airlines for their SST program contributions, while defunding the 235 million appropriation. The move ends hopes for the supersonic plane and reflects a broader shift in anti drug and meal programs.
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Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
Boeing Aircraft Corp
White House
Gerald L. Warren
George P. Shultz
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Shultz
Warren
John D. Ehrlichman
Jerome K. Jaffee
Vietnam
U.S
Vietnamese general denies drug charge
Gen. Ngo Dzu denied the narcotics accusation and said the charge was part of a campaign to oust him as Central Highlands commander. He told newsmen he is innocent and would not resign. A State Department official said South Vietnam and the United States would investigate the matter.
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State Department
Washington
South Vietnam
United States
Marshall Green
House
U.S
Saigon
Dzu
Independence Palace
Thieu
UPI
Military Region II
Lu Lan
Defense Ministry
Steele
GVN
Government of Vietnam
Fuel payment hearing possible says Vermont official
Vermont Social Welfare Commissioner Joseph Betit indicated a hearing on direct fuel and utility bill payments to welfare recipients may still occur. He has not decided and expects to decide in about a week, seeking federal rule clarification on a piecemeal payment system and noting Washington may require total financial management.
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Betit
Washington
Weekend Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures
A cooler dryer day with highs in the low 80s and humidity easing. Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the 60s. Sunday brings more cloudiness and a chance of afternoon showers, with highs again in the 80s.
Brattleboro Hearing Challenges Vermont Yankee Thermal Standards
A Brattleboro hearing on revised Vermont Yankee thermal pollution limits probes federal and state water quality rules. Conservationists oppose removing a 70 degree river cap while Vermont Yankee pledges to meet stricter bounds, with officials warning of impacts on fish life and salmon migration.
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Brattleboro
Vermont Yankee
Vernon Cape
Brattleboro Union High School
State Water Resources Board
Connecticut River
Vernon Dam
Fish and Game
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Drug seizures worth 14.2 million in New York raids
UPI reports narcotics detectives seized about 14.2 million in heroin and cocaine in raids on two apartments. In Queens a luxury apartment laboratory was found Thursday night with over 100 pounds of heroin, a 12.5 million street value, the second largest heroin haul in New York history.
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New York
UPI
Queens
McCloskey to challenge Nixon for GOP nomination
Rep Paul McCloskey plans to run against the Republican delegate slate headed by Nixon in 1972. He will enter the New Hampshire primary and other primaries as funds permit, calling for an end to the Vietnam War with prisoners returned. He aims to register new voters and attract defections from Democrats.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Paul McCloskey Jr
Republican Party
McCloskey
San Mateo
Nixon
Vietnam
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
Southeast Asia
GOP
Richard Nixon
Secret study questions Lockheed Tristar profit prospects
A secret Pentagon cost analysis casts doubt on Lockheed's ability to profit from the Tristar jetliner amid a $250 million government loan guarantee plan. The May 1970 study argues profits require near 400 planes, with only 103 firm orders and 178 options, while officials warn the report may be outdated and stresses government risk while keeping Lockheed viable.
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Lockheed
Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Tristar
Defense
David Packard
House
Senate
Congress
Treasury
Charles E. Walker
House Committee
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Heary Carter
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Albert A. Cree
Cree
Walker
Treasury Department
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