Rightwing troops threaten Torres rule in Bolivia
In La Paz rightwing rebel troops massed at the Miraflores fortress and vowed not to surrender until constitutional order is restored. Gen. Juan Jose Torres, who seized power after overthrowing Gen. Rogelio Miranda, agreed to let the COB influence eight cabinet posts but keeps veto power on key ministries. The COB proposed three candidates per post as loyalist troops surrounded the fortress amid fears of unrest.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
UPI
Juan Jose Torres
Torres
Bolivian Workers Confederation
COB
Rogelio Miranda
Alfredo Ovando
Revolutionary Committee
Miraflores
Miguel Ayoroa
Col
Hugo Banzar
War College
Banzar
Miranda
Ernesto
Che” Guevara
Agnew Targets Goodell Then Promises to Drop It
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew narrowed focus on Sen. Charles E. Goodell and Sen. J. William Fulbright during a Fort Smith stop, saying he would drop Goodell as a target while denouncing radical liberalism and urging Republicans and Democrats to repudiate it. Agnew also attacked Kennedy Hughes Bayh and McGovern for fundraising for D-Calif. Dellums, and planned a Tulsa stop for a Bartlett fundraiser.
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Fort Smith, Ark
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Goodell
Agnew
New Orleans
Christine Jorgensen
Republican Party
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Sen. Goodell
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Winthrop Rockefeller
Cuba
South Vietnam
Arkansas
Georgetown
Vietnam
Manhattan
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
George McGovern
D-S.c
California
Ronald Dellums
Dellums
Berkeley
Calif
Fort Smith
Tulsa
Okla
Dewey Bartlett
San Diego mayor and officials charged in bribery case
San Diego mayor Frank Curran and seven city officials were arrested on bribery and conspiracy charges tied to the Yellow Cab Co. indictments. Others named include Assemblyman Tom Homn and County Supervisors Walsh and Scheidel, plus council members Schaefer, Hitch, Morrow, and Cobb.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
Frank Curran
National League of Cities
Yellow Cab Co
Curran
Cab
Charles Pratt
Tom Homn
Jack Walsh
Harry Scheidle
J. Michael Schaefer
Allen Hitch
Floyd Morrow
Helen Cobb
Hom
Schaefer
Walsh
Scheidel
Cobb
Hitch
Morrow
FTC proposes strict pricing rules for new cars
Washington UPI The FTC unveiled proposed rules to curb inflated sticker prices, deceptive trade in values, and misleading ads. Public hearings set for Jan 12 13. Rules require sticker price to stay within 3 percent of actual sale levels and link trade in allowances to wholesale values. Manufacturers would not swap standard equipment to optional while advertising price, unless dropped items and prices are listed.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
America
Miles W. Kirkpatrick
Cambodia Declares Republic Amid Grand Phnom Penh Parade
Cambodia proclaims itself a republic ending 24 years of constitutional monarchy in a landmark ceremony. Premier Lon Nol hails the day as the finest in history as thousands march by the royal palace along the Mekong.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Lon Nol
Mekong
U.S
Emory C. Swank
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Poland
East Germany
Angkor Wat
Sihanouk
Agnew accused of dipping GOP banner into filth
A veteran member of the Republican National Committee charged on Thursday that Vice President Spiro T. Agnew dipped a GOP banner into filth. The remark followed tense statements during a political clash at a New York event.
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Agnew
GOP
Binghamton, N.Y
UPI
Republican National Committee
Spiro T. Agnew
Charles E. Goodell
R-N.y
Christine Jorgensen
Republican Party
George L. Hinman
National Committee
White House
New Orleans
Jorgensen
Goodell
Hinman
Genoa flood toll and damage rise after severe rains
Oily, debris-filled floodwaters receded from Genoa and nearby towns revealing extensive destruction. Police report 14 deaths and four missing, with about 50 injured and 100 bruised. A four-story building with 12 apartments collapsed but residents escaped after warned by children. Evacuations and village clearings affected 1,700 inhabitants in Genoa and Voltri as rivers flooded streets and toppled structures.
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Genoa
Italy
UPI
Riviera
Voltri
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Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
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Broyles Roller Skating Arena
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NEW York Daily News
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Republic
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Williamstown
Harte Theatre
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Hathaways
North Hoosick
Bennington Drive-In
CYONE
Chet
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