Supreme Court Allows Pentagon Papers Trial to Proceed
The Supreme Court ruled the Pentagon Papers case against Daniel Elisberg and Anthony Russo may advance in Los Angeles without disclosing which defense members were overheard in a foreign intelligence wiretap. The ruling leaves lingering questions on electronic surveillance and attorney client confidences.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Pentagon
Daniel Elisberg
Anthony Russo
Elisberg
Russo
Los Angeles
William C. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Charles Manson
Douglas
U.S
Matt Byrne
Hijacked Plane Passengers Recall Bizarre Cuban Stop
Miami passengers describe a 28 hour 3 800 mile flight ending in Havana after three armed hijackers demanded 10 million dollars. FBI shootout disabled tires, copilot shot, crew and 27 passengers later flew to Miami and home. Hijackers Melvin Cale Lewis Moore and Henry Jackson captured in Cuba.
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Miami
Cuba
Southern Airways
Havana
FBI
Southern
Gale Buchanan
Orlando
Fla
Buchanan
Auburn
Ala
Billy Johnson
College City
Ark
Hijackers tied to rapists and escapee linked to Detroit case
Police identify three hijackers of a Southern Airways DC9 as Melvin Cale an escapee from Nashville work release and brothers Henry Jackson and Lewis Moore. Jackson and Moore faced multiple rape and assault charges with recent court appearances and bonds. The men were involved in a separate lawsuit alleging police brutality in Detroit.
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Southern Airways
Melvin Charles Cale
Henry D. Jackson
Lewis K. Moore
Moore
Jackson
Detroit
Tennessee
Cale
Oak Ridge
Nashville
FBI
Havana
Tim
Robert Cohn
Cohn
Conti
Violent Storm Strikes Europe Killing Dozens
A north Atlantic storm lashed across Europe with winds up to 124 mph in the Harz Mountains and 90 mph in the Netherlands. Germany suffered the heaviest damage with twelve dead, while Belgium Ireland and Britain faced floods and debris. Talbot Wales endured three feet of floodwater in 350 homes.
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Europe
Germany
Harz
Netherlands
Gosselies
Belgium
Pennine
England
West End
Harz Mountains
East Germany
Ireland
Wales
Talbot
Classifieds and Puzzle Highlights In Journal Page
A compact summary of the issue including crossword, Dear Abby, sports notes, obituaries and theater listings. It signals a shake up predicted in the Democratic Party and a focus on the Washington Avenue apartment issue.
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Abby
Defense Department
Washington Avenue
Military build-up continues on both sides in South Vietnam
The United States delivered 31 amphibious vehicles to South Vietnam as part of battlefield equipment increases ahead of a cease fire. U S B52 bombers pressed raids across Indochina while more war materiel and at least 10 Marine engineers arrived in Saigon to train Vietnamese marines. The air war totaled over 100 B52 missions dropping 3000 tons on supply caches in four countries. South Vietnamese forces reported 62 enemy attacks in 24 hours, with light casualties, while operations in Quang Tri faced heavy artillery and mortar fire.
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United States
South Vietnam
U.S
Indochina
Okinawa
Tan Son Nhut
North
Cambodia
Laos
Hanoi-Haiphong
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Panhandle
Quang Tri Province
79 Countries Agree To End Ocean Pollution
London agrees to an international convention banning ocean dumping of oil mercury cadmium and other toxic wastes and restricting high radioactivity items. 79 countries sign after 15 days of talks with 250 delegates and 12 observer nations. The pact aims to prevent pollution hazards to health life and seas while allowing emergency exceptions. The US sent a 20 member delegation led by Russell E Train.
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London
United States
Russell E. Train
Nixon
Elm Street Bridge Opens Ahead of Schedule in Biddeford
The Elm Street Bridge in Biddeford opened to two way traffic at 1 am. The project finished two days early, with Callahan Bros. of Mechanic Falls as contractor. The south bound lane had been under construction since early September and the north bound lane was completed in June.
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Elm Street
Biddeford
State of Maine Department of Transportation
Bureau of Highways
Callahan Bros
Mechanic Falls
Campaign Clubs May Escape Election Law
A Republican committee that channeled $100000 into Nixon’s re election campaign argues it need not disclose funding sources under a new law. GAO auditors say dues do not exempt such activity and could expose a loophole. they plan to pursue disclosure and possibly a field audit.
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Washington
Nixon
General Accounting Office
Executive Club
Republican Party of
New Jersey
Club
GAO
Justice Department
Colsey
Haig To Brief Nixon On Thieu Talks In Vietnam
Gen Haig returns from talks with South Vietnam President Thieu as Kissinger eyed a Paris session. Haig reported cordial, constructive discussions and prepared to brief Nixon after meetings with Lon Nol in Cambodia and Park in South Korea. Negotiations focus on cease fire, withdrawal of forces, and policing arrangements.
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Nixon
Thieu
Paris
Alexander M. Haig Jr
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Cambodia
South Korea
U.S
Washington
Key Biscayne
Fla
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Kissinger
New York
Joe Namath
New York Jets
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le Duc
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Saigon
Tion
Tin Song
Phnom Penh
Lon Nol
Seoul
Chung Hee Park
Ronald L. Ziegler
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