Agnew Receives Warm Welcome at Marcos Inauguration
In Manila Vice President Spiro T. Agnew received warm applause at Ferdinand Marcos II’s inauguration. He sat with premier Chung H kwon of South Korea, wore a formal morning coat, and left with a poised, cool appearance despite heat. Earlier, a small leftist protest near the U.S. Embassy involved Molotov bombs injuring about 10. Two Philippine students were charged with assault and explosives possession. Marcos urged unity and peaceful coexistence, while shortening the parade and dinner to reflect austerity.
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Perot Races Against Clock To Deliver Gifts to POWs
Texas billionaire H Ross Perot, departing Anchorage, races to deliver 25 tons of medical supplies clothing and food to POWs in North Vietnam. He coordinated with Red Cross volunteers to repack in Bangkok and Copenhagen before a possible flight to Moscow, facing Hanoi’s deadline and Soviet approval hurdles.
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Longest Death Row Stay Ends for La Prisoners
New Orleans AP report: Edgar Lahat and Clifton Peret freed after spending 16 years 2 months and 2 days on death row for a 1950 rape. Convictions overturned four times by the U S Supreme Court for jury exclusion. they pled guilty to attempted aggravated rape and were released. Daryl Chessman held previous record at 11 years 10 months 8 days.
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British Tanker Fire Now Under Control
London AP reports the British supertanker Madra, 208,580 tons, has the fire extinguished and is moving under its own power toward Beira in Portuguese Mozambique after an explosion in an empty tank. Two men died and six others were injured, including a petty officer's wife.
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Mortar Attack Kills GI As Enemy Truce Starts
AP: Amid a Viet Cong cease-fire, an American soldier died after a mortar attack and fighting as clashes continued near Saigon. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces reported multiple enemy deaths, several wounded, and ongoing operations despite the truce. Coast-to-coast reports noted B52 raids, river patrol actions, and protests to the International Control Commission.
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State High Court Upholds Hanging Jury Conviction
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously up held the death sentence of Peter Ladette, a Cambridge man on death row for the 1963 Malden supermarket robbery murder. The court rejected challenges to jurors opposed to capital punishment and affirmed the 1965 conviction and sentence. Last year executive stays through December 31, 1970 were granted.
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Rock Festival Tragedy and Troubles Net Miami Hollywood
A Miami Hollywood festival ends in tragedy with one dead and 47 arrests amid a three day event. Allan Wayne Oliis, 20, of Suiter DC, died from a fractured skull after plunging from a darkened spotlight tower. A three hour power outage caused emergency diesel power. promoter Norman Johnson anticipated about 700000 in losses. Highest attendance reached 15000 at 20 a ticket. In Moscow sixty Ethiopian students stormed the Ethiopian embassy protesting Kilahun Gizaw s death, accusing the Ethiopian government of foul play.
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Addis Ababa
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Viet Cong: from feared force to fading threat in Vietnam
An analysis from Saigon describes Viet Cong’s waning influence as American patrols persist. It notes 4,500 Viet Cong killed this year, widespread terror still used, and shifts toward Viet Namization with expanded territorial forces and home guards. Despite efforts, Saigon residents wonder when the Viet Cong will return.
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Two Truck Drivers Die in Heart Attacks on Turnpike
Charlton MA AP Two Skylar old truck drivers died of heart attacks within 31 minutes of each other on the Massachusetts Turnpike Monday night after one stopped to help the other. Vincent J Braio of Worcester died while driving and was pronounced at Harrington Memorial Hospital Southbridge. James Daley of Medford who stopped to aid him collapsed at a turnpike restaurant and died on arrival at the same hospital.
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Chrysler Orders One-Week Layoffs At Detroit Plant
DETROIT AP One-week layoffs have been ordered at Chrysler Corp. assembly plant workers. About 7,700 employees will be affected. Chrysler offered to explain the layoff but the action reflects unusually high new car inventories due to sagging sales.
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