President Nixon visits Franklin newspaper plant interview chat
Franklin Indiana editor recalls an unscheduled Nixon interview on road 31 near the plant. Secret Service bustle, sign for Max Friedersdorf, questions about paper age and whether it’s daily. Nixon asks about the area and editors share brief questions before departure.
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United States
Indiana
Franklin
Ind
UPI
Indianapolis
Secret Service
Max Friedersdorf
Max
Vietnam
New York Times
Propane truck slides off I-89 interchange
Eighteen families evacuated briefly when a tractor trailer carrying 9,000 gallons of propane slid off an I-89 interchange in Waterbury. State police reported no injuries. the truck driver Guy Daniels of Ranth am New Hampshire escaped unharmed after a tire blowout caused the accident en route to Lebanon.
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Waterbury
UPI
Interstate 89
Guy Daniels
Rantham
N.H
Lebanon
Vermont Yankee fight over finance vs environment unfolds
The Public Service Board refused to separate financial and environmental issues for the Vernon nuclear plant. Vermont Yankee sought $15 million in long term financing for its 161 million project while conserving groups opposed delaying environmental review. The board set hearings for financial issues and environmental matters and noted rising Vermont electricity costs. House boosts FBI funds by 140 million after Hoover says money short for tracking violent groups.
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Jeffords
Vermont
Vermont Yankee
Washington
UPI
House
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Senators tour Harlem basement shooting gallery incident
A knife wielding heroin addict forced Sen. Harold Hughes and fellow lawmakers to flee a Harlem basement used by addicts for shooting up. The group toured with anti drug officials and reporters, witnessing a riskfilled scene across from a hospital. Isaac Hayes, 16, showed packs of heroin bought minutes earlier. The episode highlighted the national drug crisis and Hughes’s presidential prospects.
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New York
UPT
Harold Hughes
D Lown
Harlem
Hughes
Jacob K. Javits
United States
Isaac Hayes
United Harlem Drug Fighters Clinic
Francine Logan
Anti
Senate
Weather clears today with clearing showers and warm 80s
Skies clear this afternoon after lingering shower activity then stay sunny with highs in the low to mid 80s. Tonight will be mild with lows near 60 and cooler Sunday with more sun and similar high temps in the 80s.
Supreme Court weighs press freedom in Pentagon study case
The Supreme Court voted 5 to 4 to hear arguments on whether The New York Times and The Washington Post may resume unrestricted publication of articles drawn from the Pentagon's secret Vietnam study. Until a ruling, both papers face partial restraints and must submit a list of most critical documents.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
New York Times
Washington Post
Pentagon
Justice Department
U.S
High Court
The
Times and Post
Times
Post
Vietnam
Efjamin C. Bradlee
the Post
Hugo L. Black
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Warren E. Burger
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
Harry A. Blackmun
Army reclassifies Medina case to seek verdicts at My Lai
In Ft McPherson Georgia UPI reports Capt Ernest L Medina lost a bid to dismiss murder charges. The Army reclassified the case from capital to non capital allowing a life sentence but opening a path to Vietnam for depositions to aid prosecution. Medina faces 102 murders from My Lai on March 16 1968. Lt William Calley was convicted of 22 murders and is appealing. Judge Col Kenneth Howard ruled no command influence. charges reduced and court martial date moved to July 26 to permit depositions.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
UPI
Ernest L. Medina
Army
My Lai
Medina
Vietnam
Montrose
Colo
William L. Calley
Kenneth A. Howard
Howard
William G. Eckhardt
Albert O. Connor
3Rd Army
Senate panel votes to halt Cuban refugee airlift
Senate Appropriations Committee voted to stop funding the U S airlift of Cuban refugees, citing social welfare strain and Castro’s actions. The panel would fund care for current arrivals but deny new admissions, while also approving 30 to 35 million dollars yearly for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. The move adds to ongoing debate as about 256,328 refugees arrived since 1965, with Miami's Cuban community expressing shock.
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Senate
House
Allen J. Ellender
United States
Fidel Castro
Sam
Ellender
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Radio Free Europe
Radio Liberty
Europe
Central Intelligence Agency
Miami
State Department
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Larry Brown
I-89
PSB
Yankee
James Jeffords
Jonathan Brownell
Brownell
Martin Lindahl
Hanover
Central Vermont Public Service
Green Mountain Power Corp
Lindhal
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cuba
Don Wade
NASA
Aleksander V. Nikiforov
Vladimir S. Syromyatnikov
Vsevolod N. Zhivoglotov
Space Center
Houston
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