Italian Communists win control of three Italian regions
Rome UPI reports the Communist Party and its allies gain virtual control of Emilia Romagna while Tuscany and Umbria show major leftist gains. Christian Democrats remain dominant nationwide with 37.9 percent. Communists 27.9 percent, Proletarian Socialists 3.2 percent. Eleven regional councils total 690 seats. Sp, neofascists rise to 9.2 percent. Parliament will define regional powers before councils act.
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Rome
UPI
Italy
Red Belt
Christian Democrats
Emilia-Romagna
Tuscany
Ibria
Socialist Party
Communists
Italian Socialist Movement
Ai A
Sfandy
Serious Problems Face Richardson as HEW Chief
Washington UPI reports serious problems loom for Elliot L. Richardson as he becomes head of the Health Education and Welfare Department. The profile notes questions about his philosophy and potential friction with Congress and agency leaders.
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Richardson
HEW
Washington
UPI
Elliot L. Richardson
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Frederic V. Malek
Office of Education
Robert H. Finch
Nixon
U.S
Peru
Department
James E. Allen Jr
Cambodia
White House
Jordanian Troops Clash With Arab Guerrillas in Amman
In Amman Jordanian army troops and Arab guerrillas exchanged gunfire for four hours in separate sectors. Guerrilla spokesmen reported nine killed or injured in the initial clashes. A cease fire ended the fighting after an emergency meeting, announced by Amman Radio. Guerrilla sources said the battle began when troops attacked guerrilla headquarters.
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Amman
Jordan
API
Blacks Seek Seats In Legislature In South Carolina
In Columbia nine black candidates seek to break the color line in the South Carolina Legislature in a Democratic primary. Col. John L. McMillan faces challengers Olin Lansbury Jr and Bill Craig while Claude L. Stephens shows best odds among Black hopefuls. President Nixon era context colors the broader political scene.
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Columbia
S.C
UPI
South Carolina
John L. McMillan
D-S.c
Harry Lightsey Jr
U.S. Senate
John C. West
Albert Watson
Hartsville
McMillan
Congress
Curfew Enforced In Santa Barbara
Heavy armed officers swept Isla Vista with 10 dump trucks enforcing a dusk to dawn curfew after two violent nights. Police reported 73 arrests bringing three-night total to 140 as fires and rock-throwing continued near UC Santa Barbara.
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Santa Barabara
Calif
UPI
University of California
Bank of America
Santa Barbara
Washington Window Reluctant on Cambodia Ambassador
UPI reports President Nixon hesitates to name a U S ambassador to Cambodia. The delay signals doubt about Cambodia’s future and a wish to avoid actions that could be read as widening U S commitment to Lon Nol’s anti Communist government.
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U.S
Cambodia
Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
Nixon
Lon Nol
Phnom Penh
Foreign Service
Lloyd M. Rives
Rives
United States
Washington
William P. Rogers
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Supreme Court to hear loyalty oath case next term
U.S. Supreme Court will consider a Florida case on a state loyalty oath for teachers and workers who must support the Constitution and deny belief in overthrowing the government. The decision comes as the court, now with Justice Blackmun set to join, plans fall arguments and other related actions.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Stella Connell
Supreme Court
Orlando
Florida
Offshore land dispute testifies before special master
The Supreme Court named Chief Judge Albert B. Maris to take testimony and recommend decisions in the offshore lands suit against 13 Atlantic Coast states. The case seeks government rights beyond the three mile limit, covering submerged lands to the outer Continental Shelf from Maine to Florida, with Maine asserting 100 mile submerged lands. The department aims for a Gulf Coast style ruling and disputes state charters as bases for title.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
U.S
Florida
Harry G. Blackmun
California
San Francisco
Albert B. Maris
Justice Department
Atlantic
Maine
Orlando
Fra
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Department
Gulf Coast States
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Texas
Senate Approves 2.79 Billion For Health Hospitals
The Senate approved a three year measure authorizing up to 2.79 billion dollars for hospitals and health facilities the largest such funding since the Hill Burton Act. House action pending final approval and other Monday actions included a Southeast Asia War study group and rural growth funding plus tobacco and military construction measures.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
House Appropriations Committee
Cambodian Troops Report Angkor War Not Damaged
Cambodian and American forces fought Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units across Cambodia near Siem Reap Kompong Thom and the Mekong River. Reported light damage and casualties with allied forces claiming significant enemy losses and large captures of weapons rice and materiel.
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Phnom Penh
API
Cambodia
Siem Reap
Kompong Thom
Angkor Wat
Saigon
U.S
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
K Speu School
Kompong
Prince Norodi Sihanouk
Sihanoukville
Meko
Prep Chik
Ratanakiro
Labansiek
Pershee
Seale's Chicago trial postponed to September
The conspiracy trial of Black Panther leader Bobby Seale was delayed to September by Judge Julius Hoffman amid protests outside the federal building. Demonstrators, including Chicago Seven members, urged freeing Seale as UPI reports clashes with marshals. Seale, in Connecticut jail, faces charges over the 1968 DNC riots.
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Chicago
UPI
Bobby G. Seale
U.S
Seale
Federal
Chicago Seven
Connecticut
Alex Rackley
David T. Dellinger
Rennie C. Davis
Lee Weiner
U.S. District Court
Julius J. Hoffman
Hoffman
Thompson
Thomas A. Foran
James T. Balog
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Isla Vista
UC Santa Barbara
UPS
Charles E. Bennett
D-Fla
Paul Brown
D-Ga
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Przhalovsk
Soviet Republic
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Tass
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Mahar & Son
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United Ss International
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