Alcatraz Seizure Dramatizes Plight of the American Indian
Reportage on the Alcatraz occupation by Native youths, seen as a dramatic protest. Quotes from Lehman Brightman and Adam Nordwall frame the action as a symbol uniting about 300 tribes and spotlightting chronic Indian poverty, mortality, and life expectancy. References to Wounded Knee and recent militancy contextualize the movement.
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Lehman Brightman
United Native Americans
Wounded Knee Creek
Brightman
U.S. Cavalry
Albuquerque
N.M
Walter Hickel
Nebraska
Winnebagos
Alcatraz
Adam Nordwall
United Bay Area Council of Indians
Job Offers Restore Vet's Faith in U.S.
Detroit story of Alvin Williams a Vietnam veteran with three Purple Hearts and a missing arm who after a year of job rejections finally found work at Hercules Forging Co as an inspector earning around 2.92 an hour. He received support from strangers and a Thanksgiving dinner fund while facing postwar challenges. Williams expressed gratitude and a renewed faith in America thanks to new opportunities and kindness.
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Detroit
UPI
Alvin Williams
Alvin
Williams
Hercules Forging Co
Vietnam
Divorce Bill Debated By Italian Lawmakers
Rome Italy Six more clauses in a bill to legalize divorce in Italy were debated in the Chamber of Deputies as Vatican opposition persisted. The chamber approved three clauses and set a final vote for Saturday before sending the measure to the Senate where delays are expected. If passed, it faces possible referendum and long hurdles amid Christian Democrat opposition.
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Rome
UPI
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Vatican
Senate
Christian Democrats
Osservatore Romano
Israeli Divebombers Strike Across Suez in Retaliation
United Press International reports Israeli divebombers crossed the Suez Canal striking Egyptian targets after Thursday cross-canal raids. Two Egyptian planes reportedly shot down by Israeli interceptors as Cairo claims one plane lost. Ground clashes near the Jordan frontier wounded four Israelis. An El Al office bombing in Athens left two critically wounded, including a two year old, claimed by the Popular Struggle Front. Foreign Minister Abba Eban condemned the attack as part of a worldwide anti Israeli campaign.
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Suez Canal
Egypt
Athens
Israel
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Claro Command
Middle East
Jordan
el al
Canada
Amman
Popular Struggle Front
Neces
Moon Dust Storm Filmed During Apollo 12 Landing
Space Center Houston reports dramatic footage from Apollo 12 showing a dust storm kicked up by Intrepid’s descent engine over the Ocean of Storms. The 240 foot film from Pete Conrad and Alan Bean captures the moment before a bullseye touchdown and includes stills of Surveyor 3 and the cratered lunar surface, offering new clues about surface stability and meteoroid impacts.
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Space Agency
Conrad
Kean
Lunar
Nixon Hosts 200 Elderly Guests For Thanksgiving
President Nixon and the First Family spent Thanksgiving at Bayside villa after hosting over 200 elderly guests from Washington area aging and convalescent homes. He recalled his White House feast, noted one third were Negroes with quiet dignity, praised aides and staff for smooth handling, and planned to write thank you letters while traveling with friend Bebe Rebozo.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Bayside
White House
Oldsters
Washington Area
Elmira Milhous
Charles G
Bebe”? Rebozo
Labor Problems Beset Three European Countries
United Press International reports mounting labor troubles across Italy France and Britain. Thousands of metalworkers protest in Rome while French students march against education cuts and Britain faces a longshoremen strike and school shutdowns.
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Italy
France
Britain
London
Rome
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