Women defendants seek right to testify in Tate murder trial
In Los Angeles three Tate murder defendants demand to testify as their lawyers refuse to ask questions on grounds they would incriminate the clients. Judge Older rules the women have a constitutional right to testify if they wish, but counsel refuse to pose questions.
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Tate
Los Angeles
UPI
Paul Fitzgerald
Patricia Krenwinkel
Charles Manson
Jesus
Superior Court
Charles H. Older
Susan Atkins
Leslie van Houten
Older
Manson
Miss Atkins
Sadie Mae Glutz
Fitzgerald
WWII bomber mystifies Air Force interceptors
At Homestead Air Force Base two young pilots scrambled their Phantom jets to intercept an unannounced craft. They faced a trimotor German World War II bomber lumbering along at about 100 miles per hour, evading the interceptors as if from another era.
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Miami
API
Homestead Air Force Base
Air Force
George Hamilton
Hamilton
Gregory Tompkins
Junkers
Quito
Ecuador
Cozumel
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
North American Air Defense Zone
Lester Weaver
Polo, Ill
Smithsonian Institution
Soviet built tanks reported in Cambodia
South Vietnamese field commanders said as many as 15 Soviet built T34 tanks were operating in northeastern Cambodia near Bo Kheo forests as part of a new operation. Intelligence indicated hidden tanks and a 254 ton cache of 85mm shells near underground bunkers.
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Saigon
UPS
Cambodia
Central Highlands
Ngo Dzu
UPI
Bo Kheo
Highway 19
Ethel Kennedy Criticizes Cuts to U S Youth Programs
Ethel Kennedy denounces Nixon era cuts to youth initiatives like VISTA and the Peace Corps in a New York interview. She recalls Robert Kennedy’s 1966 Bedford Stuyvesant tour, urges parental support for youth, and urges future generations to emulate Kennedy’s concern and commitment.
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Ethel Kennedy
U.S
New York
UPI
NBC
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Disney Fantasia re released at College Cinema Williamstown
The film Fantasia is back in theaters at College Cinema Williamstown, touted as a timeless animation that remains a delight for children and families.
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Walt Disney
Williamstown
CIOL
LIE
Vermont Governor Davis Calls for Welfare Reform and Two Year Plan
In an interview Governor Davis outlines steps to cut costs for state and federal welfare, prioritizes tightening welfare rolls, and defends reforms under the family assistance concept. He signals no third term, discusses staff changes, and argues the 1970s press coverage misinterprets public opinion while condemning speculative reporting.
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Vermont
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Hndians Praari
Proxmire vows fight against arms fund hike
Senator William Proxmire pledges to oppose any rise in the Pentagon budget for the next year and urges at least seven billion dollars in cuts. He says no excuse exists for a higher military outlay unless world conditions dramatically change, while noting administration plans show a possible increase to a 72 billion to 75.5 billion range. Proxmire argues the United States has spent nearly twice Russia on defense in the past five years despite exaggerated claims of Soviet superiority.
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Washington
UPI
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Pentagon
Proxmire
Senate
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
United States
Nixon
House passes bill to curb cheap imported goods
The House approved a trade bill aiming to reduce imports of shoes textiles and other goods, signaling a shift from postwar free trade policies. The measure faces a rocky path to becoming law as opposition and controversy linger.
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House
Washington
UPI
United States
43 Federal judge openings loom in lower courts
Washington report notes 43 vacancies in district and circuit courts as a new law created 61 additional seats. Some posts filled, others empty due to retirements. Senate action expected next month amid opposition to an expansive trade bill tied to quotas on shoes textiles and other goods.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
Congress
Circuit Courts of Appeal
Senate
House
Paul A. Findley
R-Ill
Hendrik S. Houthakker
Council of Economic Advisers
Houthakker
United States
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Northeast
Midwest
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